Patents by Inventor Alexandru Platon
Alexandru Platon 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).
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Patent number: 10811121Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for achieving enhanced catalytic performance via the strategic arrangement of multiple catalyst beds in series, where each catalyst bed comprises a compositionally-distinct catalyst, and each catalyst facilitates the conversion of the same structural moieties on the reactant to form the same product. Arranging multiple catalyst beds according to the methods and systems disclosed herein allows a predictable enhancement of conversion of the reactant to product without the need for time-consuming experimentation to test all possible catalysts configurations.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Patent number: 10053397Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Publication number: 20180232499Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for achieving enhanced catalytic performance via the strategic arrangement of multiple catalyst beds in series, where each catalyst bed comprises a compositionally-distinct catalyst, and each catalyst facilitates the conversion of the same structural moieties on the reactant to form the same product. Arranging multiple catalyst beds according to the methods and systems disclosed herein allows a predictable enhancement of conversion of the reactant to product without the need for time-consuming experimentation to test all possible catalysts configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Patent number: 9938469Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Publication number: 20170240818Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Publication number: 20170240486Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Patent number: 9573823Abstract: A closed loop combustion system for the combustion of fuels using a molten metal oxide bed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: David C. LaMont, James Seaba, Edward G. Latimer, Alexandru Platon
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Patent number: 9181506Abstract: Carbohydrates as derived from plant biomass can be converted into mono-alcohols, diols, and/or bi-functional alcohols or into carboxylic acid derivatives. By catalytic transesterification of such carbohydrate derivatives, ester-type diesel-fuel blendstock components may be produced. More specifically, alkyl levulinates are catalytically trans-esterified with hydroxyl-functionalized compounds where both the alcohols and the alkyl levulinates are derived from biomass carbohydrates. Esters produced in this way show physicochemical characteristics that make them suitable for use as diesel fuel blendstock.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Edgar Lotero, Kristi A. Fjare, Cory B. Phillips, Alexandru Platon
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Patent number: 9028676Abstract: Integrating a biomass pyrolysis and upgrading process into a fluid catalytic cracking unit. The process uses conventional FCC feed and a mixture of a solvent and biomass to produce upgraded fuel products. A slurry stream composed of solid biomass particles and a solvent is fed into an FCC riser through a slurry pump to achieve biomass pyrolysis and in situ pyrolysis oil upgrading. The catalytic cracking of the conventional petroleum feed also occurs in the riser.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Kening Gong, Alexandru Platon, Terry S. Cantu, Daren E. Daugaard
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Patent number: 8936654Abstract: A biomass pyrolysis product is quenched by direct cooling with a cold quench fluid and initial product separation is performed based on boiling point and solubility in the quench fluid. A properly chosen quench fluid may act as a selective solvent, thus providing dilution of unstable precursors of pyrolytic lignin or other heavy by-products, and/or separation of certain undesirable pyrolysis oil components such as water and light acids.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Ronald E. Brown, Daren E. Daugaard
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Publication number: 20140350292Abstract: Carbohydrates as derived from plant biomass can be converted into mono-alcohols, diols, and/or bi-functional alcohols or into carboxylic acid derivatives. By catalytic transesterification of such carbohydrate derivatives, ester-type diesel-fuel blendstock components may be produced. More specifically, alkyl levulinates are catalytically trans-esterified with hydroxyl-functionalized compounds where both the alcohols and the alkyl levulinates are derived from biomass carbohydrates. Esters produced in this way show physicochemical characteristics that make them suitable for use as diesel fuel blendstock.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Edgar Lotero, Kristi A. Fjare, Cory B. Phillips, Alexandru Platon
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Publication number: 20140341784Abstract: Integrating a biomass pyrolysis and upgrading process into a fluid catalytic cracking unit. The process uses conventional FCC feed and a mixture of a solvent and biomass to produce upgraded fuel products. A slurry stream composed of solid biomass particles and a solvent is fed into an FCC riser through a slurry pump to achieve biomass pyrolysis and in situ pyrolysis oil upgrading. The catalytic cracking of the conventional petroleum feed also occurs in the riser.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Kening GONG, Alexandru PLATON, Terry S. CANTU, Daren E. DAUGAARD
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Patent number: 8846992Abstract: A process for converting biomass to hydrocarbons and oxygenates that may include providing a biomass feedstock and de-oxygenating the biomass feedstock to form a solid-intermediate. The process may further include liquefaction of the solid intermediate, which may be carried out either by rapid heating followed by condensation or by liquefying by applying high pressure. The liquefaction of the solid intermediate may produce a mixture of hydrocarbons and oxygenates, which is generally termed as biocrude. Further, the biocrude is processed by one or more refining means for production of hydrocarbons that can be used as fuel.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Philips 66 CompanyInventors: Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Daren E. Daugaard, Kristi Fjare
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Patent number: 8829258Abstract: Integrating a biomass pyrolysis and upgrading process into a fluid catalytic cracking unit. The process uses conventional FCC feed and a mixture of a solvent and biomass to produce upgraded fuel products. A slurry stream composed of solid biomass particles and a solvent is fed into an FCC riser through a slurry pump to achieve biomass pyrolysis and in situ pyrolysis oil upgrading. The catalytic cracking of the conventional petroleum feed also occurs in the riser.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Kening Gong, Alexandru Platon, Terry S. Cantu, Daren E. Daugaard
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Publication number: 20130327627Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the thermal conversion of biomass. Processes are disclosed for converting biomass to condensable vapor intermediates such as pyrolysis oil by means of catalytic pyrolysis in a reactor comprising at least one auger, where the catalyst also comprises a heat carrier. The intermediates produced may be further processed for production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Daren E. Daugaard, Samuel T. Jones, Alexandru Platon, Kening Gong, Edgar Lotero
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Publication number: 20130327626Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the thermal conversion of biomass. Processes are disclosed for converting algal biomass to condensable vapor intermediates such as pyrolysis oil by means of pyrolysis in a reactor comprising at least one auger. The intermediates may be further processed for production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels. The disclosed processes assist in preventing premature devolatization of algal biomass during pyrolysis, thereby increasing efficiency and commercial feasibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Daren E. Daugaard, Samuel T. Jones, Alexandru Platon, Kening Gong, Edgar Lotero
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Publication number: 20130144091Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144098Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144094Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144090Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown