Patents by Inventor Alex A. Rio

Alex A. Rio 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).

  • Fluid catalytic cracking process including adsorption of hydrogen and a catalyst for the process
    Patent number: 9701913
    Abstract: A process for catalytic cracking includes the steps of: (a) contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst at catalytic cracking conditions; (b) adsorbing hydrogen on the catalyst during cracking; and (c) producing a cracked product, preferably propylene, wherein the catalyst comprises (i) a matrix, (ii) a catalytically active material, and (iii) a hydrogen adsorption material. Another process for catalytic cracking includes the steps of: (a) contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst at catalytic cracking conditions; (b) contacting the hydrocarbon feed with a hydrogen adsorption material; (c) adsorbing hydrogen on the hydrogen adsorption material during cracking; and (d) producing a cracked product, wherein the catalyst comprises (i) a matrix and (ii) a catalytically active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Lippmann, Alex A. Rio, Keith A. Couch
  • FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS INCLUDING ADSORPTION OF HYDROGEN AND A CATALYST FOR THE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150166431
    Abstract: A process for catalytic cracking includes the steps of: (a) contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst at catalytic cracking conditions; (b) adsorbing hydrogen on the catalyst during cracking; and (c) producing a cracked product, preferably propylene, wherein the catalyst comprises (i) a matrix, (ii) a catalytically active material, and (iii) a hydrogen adsorption material. Another process for catalytic cracking includes the steps of: (a) contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst at catalytic cracking conditions; (b) contacting the hydrocarbon feed with a hydrogen adsorption material; (c) adsorbing hydrogen on the hydrogen adsorption material during cracking; and (d) producing a cracked product, wherein the catalyst comprises (i) a matrix and (ii) a catalytically active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Lippmann, Alex A. Rio, Keith A. Couch