Patents by Inventor Avelino Corma Canos

Avelino Corma Canos 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: 10703639
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10703986
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selective oxidation of CO and/or C3? hydrocarbonaceous compounds in a reaction environment including hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbonaceous components. The selective oxidation can be performed by exposing the CO and/or C3? hydrocarbonaceous compounds to a catalytic metal that is encapsulated in a small pore zeolite. The small pore zeolite containing the encapsulated metal can have a sufficiently small pore size to reduce or minimize the types of hydrocarbons or hydrocarbonaceous compounds that can interact with the encapsulated metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Pedro Serna Merino, Jadeene E. Gabay, Avelino Corma Canos, Manuel Moliner Marin
  • Patent number: 10703638
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Publication number: 20200207631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for synthesising a crystalline material comprising the zeolite MFI structure in nanocrystalline form, and which can comprise at least the following steps: i) preparing a mixture comprising at least one source of water, at least one source of a tetravalent element Y, at least one source of a trivalent element X, at least one source of an alkali cation or alkaline earth metal cation (A), and at least one organic molecule (OSDA1), wherein OSDA1 is preferably a monocyclic quaternary ammonium with the structure R1R2CycloN+, the molar composition of the mixture being: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O; ii) crystallising this mixture in a reactor; and iii) recovering the crystalline material obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Eva Maria Gallego Sanchez, Cecilia Gertrudis Paris Carrizo, Luis-Joaquin Martinez Triguero, Manuel Moliner Marin, Avelino Corma Canos
  • Patent number: 10676367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the direct synthesis of a material with a CHA zeolite structure in the silicoaluminate form thereof containing copper atoms, which comprises at least the following steps: (i) Preparation of a mixture which contains at least one water source, one copper source, one polyamine, one source of Y tetravalent element, one source of X trivalent element, the tetraethylammonium cation as the only OSDA and one source of alkaline or alkaline earth (A) cations, and wherein the synthesis mixture has the following molar composition: YO2:aX2O3:bOSDA:cA:dH2O:eCu:fpolyamine (ii) Crystallization of the mixture obtained in (i) in a reactor; (iii) Recovery of the crystalline material obtained in (ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martin Garcia
  • Patent number: 10646826
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for preparing the copper-containing silicoaluminate form of the AEI zeolite structure by means of a direct synthesis methodology. This new process involves combining a organometallic copper-complex with an additional organic molecule capable of directing the crystallization of the silicoaluminate form of the AEI zeolite structure as organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10538469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing 1-octanol comprising a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and two catalysts A and B, wherein catalyst A comprises a metal oxide comprising Ga and a noble metal and catalyst B comprises a metal oxide comprising Cu, Ni or any mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ABENGOA BIOENERGIA NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS, S.A.
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canos, Marcelo Eduardo Domine, Juan Luis Sanz Yague, Francisco Antonio Ladron De Guevara Vidal
  • Patent number: 10526208
    Abstract: A synthesis process for a crystalline material with the AEI zeolite structure, comprising (i) preparation of a mixture containing, at least, water, one zeolite with the FAU crystal structure as the only source of silicon and aluminum, a cyclic ammonium cation with alkyl substituents as the OSDA, and a source of alkaline or alkaline-earth cations (A), wherein the synthesis mixture has the following molar composition: SiO2:a Al2O3:b OSDA:c A:d H2O where a ranges between 0.001 and 0.2; where b ranges between 0.01 and 2; where c ranges between 0 and 2; where d ranges between 1 and 200; and wherein the mixture is free from phosphorous and fluorinated species, (ii) crystallisation of the mixture and, (iii) recovery of the crystalline material. Also, preparation of catalysts based on the AEI zeolite and application as a catalysts in processes including the selective catalytic reduction of NOx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politència de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10486975
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10486976
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10442753
    Abstract: Process for preparing aminated aromatic hydrocarbons that may be substituted comprising the steps of reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon with ammonia in the presence of a catalyst having a crystalline microporous structure wherein the catalyst comprises vanadium aluminophosphate molecular sieve (VAPO) and/or aluminophosphate molecular sieve (AlPO) and wherein the catalyst is preferably impregnated with nickel and/or copper, and wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon may be substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canos, Patricia Concepcion Heydorn
  • Publication number: 20190300463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing 1-octanol comprising a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and two catalysts A and B, wherein catalyst A comprises a metal oxide comprising Ga and a noble metal and catalyst B comprises a metal oxide comprising Cu, Ni or any mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Avelino CORMA CANOS, Marcelo Eduardo DOMINE, Juan Luis SANZ YAGUE, Francisco Antonio LADRON DE GUEVARA VIDAL
  • Patent number: 10427140
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a microporous crystalline material, to the method for the production thereof and to the use of same, the material having a composition: xX2O3:zZO2:yYO2 in which: X is a trivalent element such as Al, B, Fe, In, Ga, Cr, or mixtures thereof, where (y+z)/x can have values of between 9 and infinity; Z corresponds to a tetravalent element selected from Si, Ge or mixtures thereof; and Y corresponds to a tetravalent element such as Ti, Sn, Zr, V or mixtures thereof, where z/y can have values of between 10 and infinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canos, Fernando Rey Garcia, Manuel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jose Luis Jorda Moret
  • Patent number: 10427098
    Abstract: A method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from exhaust, flue or off gas by selective catalytic reduction in presence of ammonia as a reductant, comprising the steps of contacting the exhaust gas together with the ammonia or a precursor thereof with an SCR catalyst comprising a Fe-AEI zeolite material essentially free of alkali metal ions (Alk), having the following molar compositions: SiO2:oAl2O3:pFe:qAlk wherein o is in the range from 0.001 to 0.2; wherein p is in the range from 0.001 to 0.2; wherein Alk is one or more of alkali metal ions and wherein q is below 0.02.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nuria Martín García, Manuel Moliner Marín, Avelino Corma Canós, Joakim Reimer Thøgersen, Peter Nicolai Ravnborg Vennestrøm
  • Publication number: 20190284115
    Abstract: A method of making BTX (benzene, toluene, xylene) compounds by feeding a heavy reformate stream to a reactor, where the reactor includes a composite zeolite catalyst, that contains a mixture of a desilicated mesoporous mordenite and ZSM-5, and in which the desilicated mesoporous mordenite, the ZSM-5, or both, comprise one or more impregnated metals. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to catalyze the transalkylation reaction and the dealkylation reaction simultaneously to produce the BTX compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Tammana Veeara Venkata Ramakrishna, Raed Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani
  • Publication number: 20190284114
    Abstract: Method of making BTX compounds including benzene, toluene, and xylene, including feeding heavy reformate to a reactor containing a composite zeolite catalyst. The composite zeolite catalyst includes a mixture of layered mordenite (MOR-L) comprising a layered or rod-type morphology with a layer thickness less than 30 nm and ZSM-5. The MOR-L, the ZSM-5, or both include one or more impregnated metals. The method further includes producing the BTX compounds by simultaneously performing transalkylation and dealkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to simultaneously catalyze both the transalkylation and dealkylation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, Vicente J. Margarit Benavent, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani
  • Publication number: 20190284110
    Abstract: Method of making BTX compounds including benzene, toluene, and xylene, including feeding heavy reformats to a reactor containing a composite zeolite catalyst. The composite zeolite catalyst includes a mixture of nanocrystalline Beta zeolite (Nano-Beta) comprising crystal size in the range of 10 to 40 nm and ZSM-5. The Nano-Beta, the ZSM-5, or both include one or more impregnated metals. The method further includes producing the BTX compounds by simultaneously performing transalkylation and dealkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to simultaneously catalyze both the transalkylation and dealkylation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, c/o Instituto de Technologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, Sohel Shaikh, Raed Abudawoud
  • Publication number: 20190284056
    Abstract: A method of forming a composite zeolite catalyst includes combining a silicon source and an aqueous organic structure directing agent having a polyamino cation compound to form a silica intermediary gel, introducing an aluminum precursor to the silica intermediary gel to form a catalyst precursor gel, evaporating water in the catalyst precursor gel to form a catalyst gel, and heating the catalyst gel to form a composite zeolite catalyst particle having an intergrowth region with a mixture of both Beta crystals and ZSM-5 crystals. An associated method of making xylene includes feeding heavy reformate to a reactor, the reactor containing the composite zeolite catalyst, and producing xylene by simultaneously performing dealkylation and transalkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor, where each composite zeolite catalyst particle is able to catalyze both the dealkylation and transalkylation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Mohamed Elanany, Raed Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, Vicente J. Margarit Benavent, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani, Khalid A. Al-Majnouni
  • Publication number: 20190284113
    Abstract: Methods of making BTX compounds including benzene, toluene, and xylene include feeding heavy reformate to a reactor containing a composite zeolite catalyst. The composite zeolite catalyst includes a mixture of SSZ-33 and ZSM-5. The SSZ-33, the ZSM-5, or both comprise one or more impregnated metals. The method further includes producing the BTX compounds by simultaneously performing transalkylation and dealkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor. The composite zeolite catalyst is able to simultaneously catalyze both the transalkylation and dealkylation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Mohammed I. Al-Amer, Laszek Rupnicki, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani
  • Publication number: 20190284057
    Abstract: A method of forming composite zeolite catalyst particles includes combining a silicon source, an aqueous organic structure directing agent having a polyquaternary ammonium compound, water and an aluminum source to form a catalyst gel. The method also includes heating the catalyst gel to form the composite zeolite catalyst particle having an intergrowth region with a mixture of both Mordenite crystals and ZSM-5 crystals. An associated method of making xylene includes feeding heavy reformate to a reactor, the reactor containing the composite zeolite catalyst particles, and producing xylene by simultaneously performing dealkylation and transalkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor, where each composite zeolite catalyst particle is able to catalyze both the dealkylation and transalkylation reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, UPV-CSIC
    Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, Vicente J. Margarit Benavent, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani