Patents by Inventor Adel Alshafai

Adel Alshafai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Carbon dioxide promoted dehydrogenation process for olefins
    Patent number: 7094942
    Abstract: A process for the dehydrogenation of alkane hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process comprises contacting the alkane with a chromium-based dehydrogenation catalyst in the presence of carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 400° C. to about 700° C., a pressure of from about 0.1 to about 10 atmospheres, wherein the alkane to carbon dioxide molar ratio is about 1:0.0001 to 1:0.045.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Mazhar Abdulwahed, Leal G. Canelon, Adel Alshafai
  • Carbon dioxide promoted dehydrogenation process for olefins
    Publication number: 20040181107
    Abstract: A process for the dehydrogenation of alkane hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process comprises contacting the alkane with a chromium-based dehydrogenation catalyst in the presence of carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 400° C. to about 700° C., a pressure of from about 0.1 to about 10 atmospheres, wherein the alkane to carbon dioxide molar ratio is about 1:0.0001 to 1:0.045.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Mazhar Abdulwahed, Leal G. Canelon, Adel Alshafai