Patents by Inventor Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh

Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh 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: 11655227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20220323880
    Abstract: Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having reduced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows selective recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Thomas Allen Puckette, Scott Allen Owens, Syed Mohammed Maaz, Jack R. Edwards
  • Patent number: 11266924
    Abstract: Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having re-duced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows select-ive recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: Eastman Chemical Company, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Thomas Allen Puckette, Scott Owens, Syed Maaz, Jack R. Edwards
  • Patent number: 11066376
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20210206738
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 11027263
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin
  • Patent number: 10954207
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl) furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 10882032
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin, Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr., Shane Kipley Kirk, Paula Moody, Bradford Russell Bowers, Michael Charles Morrow
  • Publication number: 20200354330
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl) furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20200324277
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin
  • Publication number: 20200269152
    Abstract: Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having re-duced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows select-ive recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Thomas Allen Puckette, Scott Owens, Syed Maaz, Jack R. Edwards
  • Patent number: 10723712
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 10702793
    Abstract: Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having reduced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows selective recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Eastman Chemical Company, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Thomas Allen Puckette, Scott Owens, Syed Maaz, Jack R. Edwards
  • Patent number: 10695755
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin
  • Publication number: 20200123119
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 10611743
    Abstract: A process for purifying a crude furan 2,5-dicarboxylic acid composition (cFDCA) by hydrogenation of a FDCA composition dissolved in a hydrogenation solvent such as water, and hydrogenating under mild conditions, such as at a temperature within a range of 130° C. to 225° C. by contacting the solvated FDCA composition with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under a hydrogen partial pressure within a range of 10 psi to 900 psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin, Charles Edwan Sumner, Shane Kipley Kirk
  • Patent number: 10526301
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Publication number: 20200002301
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh
  • Patent number: 10436506
    Abstract: Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having reduced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows selective recovery of a stream enriched in propene from a mixture of propane and propene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh, Anthony Ponder, Ginette Tolleson
  • Patent number: 10421736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kevin John Fontenot, Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shahanawaz Shaikh