Patents by Inventor Aldo CAIAZZO

Aldo CAIAZZO 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).

  • Patent number: 11851624
    Abstract: A biofuel includes a mixture having a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose and an isomerized hydroprocessed ester and fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource having fats and oils. The gasoil has a cetane index less than 46 and at least 10 parts per million weight (ppmw) of a heteroatom and a cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.
    Inventors: Nicolaas Van Dijk, Aldo Caiazzo, Harish Kumar Balam, Diederik Mattheus Antonius De Jonge
  • Publication number: 20230125018
    Abstract: A biofuel includes a mixture having a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose and an isomerized hydroprocessed ester and fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource having fats and oils. The gasoil has a cetane index less than 46 and at least 10 parts per million weight (ppmw) of a heteroatom and a cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolaas Van Dijk, Aldo Caiazzo, Harish Kumar Balam, Diederik Mattheus Antonius De Jonge
  • Publication number: 20230120183
    Abstract: A biofuel includes a mixture of a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose. The gasoil has a cetane index less than 46. The biofuel also includes a hydroprocessed ester fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource having fats and oils. A cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolaas Van Dijk, Harish Kumar Balam, Michael Richard Pope, Daniel Thomas Shiosaki, Aldo Caiazzo
  • Publication number: 20220259510
    Abstract: Method to improve or maintain stability and/or compatibility of a residual hydrocarbon fuel comprising: (a) blending at least 5-95% m/m of a residual hydrocarbon component with at least 5-80% m/m of a fatty acids alkyl esters component or (b) blending at least 5-80% m/m of a fatty acids alkyl esters component with a stable residual fuel composition comprising (i) at least 5-95% m/m of a residual hydrocarbon component and (ii) up to 90% m/m of a non-hydroprocessed hydrocarbon, a hydroprocessed hydrocarbon or any combination thereof; wherein the fatty acids alkyl esters component is blended with the stable residual fuel composition before at least one other fuel composition that decreases the asphaltenes solvency power of the residual fuel composition is added thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Cathelijne Anneroos de VROOM, Aldo CAIAZZO, Claudette SALOMONS, Plamen YANKULOV
  • Publication number: 20210355388
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for removing catalyst fine particles from a hydrocarbon product, the process including providing at least one nanofiltration membrane to remove the catalyst fine particles from the hydrocarbon product, the catalyst fine particles comprising a particle size of 0.1 microns or less, contacting the hydrocarbon product at a feed side of the nanofiltration membrane, recovering a catalyst fines-depleted stream at a permeate side of the nanofiltration membrane, recovering a catalyst fines-enriched stream at a retentate side of the nanofiltration membrane, and wherein the catalyst fines-enriched stream comprises the catalyst fine particles removed from the hydrocarbon product, the catalyst fine particles comprising a particle size of 0.1 microns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Pieter HAAN, Aldo CAIAZZO, Johannes Leendert Willem Cornelis DEN BOESTERT
  • Patent number: 11084997
    Abstract: Process for preparing a diesel fuel composition comprising the steps of: (i) blending a Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil with a petroleum derived gasoil to form a blended gasoil which is compliant with the EN590 specification, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil has a density of 0.8 g/cm3 or less and wherein the petroleum derived gasoil is derived from naphthenic high density petroleum crude oil and has a density at 15° C. of 0.84 g/cm3 or greater and a naphthenics content of 30 wt % or greater; and (ii) mixing the blended gasoil produced in step (i) with a diesel base fuel to form a diesel fuel composition, wherein the diesel fuel composition has a density at 15° C. in the range from 0.820 g/cm3 to 0.845 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard John Price, Matthias Mundt, Roger Francis Cracknell, Eri Ito, Marcello Stefano Rigutto, Aldo Caiazzo
  • Publication number: 20180327680
    Abstract: Process for preparing a diesel fuel composition comprising the steps of: (i) blending a Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil with a petroleum derived gasoil to form a blended gasoil which is compliant with the EN590 specification, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil has a density of 0.8 g/cm3 or less and wherein the petroleum derived gasoil is derived from naphthenic high density petroleum crude oil and has a density at 15° C. of 0.84 g/cm3 or greater and a naphthenics content of 30 wt % or greater; and (ii) mixing the blended gasoil produced in step (i) with a diesel base fuel to form a diesel fuel composition, wherein the diesel fuel composition has a density at 15° C. in the range from 0.820 g/cm3 to 0.845 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Richard John PRICE, Matthias MUNDT, Roger Francis CRACKNELL, Eri ITO, Marcello Stefano RIGUTTO, Aldo CAIAZZO
  • Publication number: 20140059923
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising: a diesel base fuel; from 1 to 10% v/v of a fatty acid alkyl ester; and more than 10% v/v of an ether component, the ether component comprising one or more ether compounds having in the range of from 8 to 12 carbon atoms and selected from compounds of formula I R1—O—R2??(I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently primary or secondary alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Aldo CAIAZZO, Lionel CLARKE, Tor Kit GOH, George Robert LEE, David Alexander PARKER, Richard John PRICE