Patents by Inventor Bogdan Harbuzaru

Bogdan Harbuzaru 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: 11851338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the rapid synthesis of an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, a FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 2.00 and 100, a nitrogen-containing organic compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M of valence n, with the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 2.00 and 100, H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, M2/nO/(SiO2(FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.45, wherein SiO2 (FAU) denotes the amount of SiO2 provided by the FAU zeolite and Al2O3 (FAU) denotes the amount of Al2O3 provided by the FAU zeolite, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermally treating said precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) under autogenous pressure at a temperature of between 120° C. and 250° C., for 4 to 12 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Eric Llido, David Berthout
  • Patent number: 11691134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst comprising a mixture of AFX-structure and BEA-structure zeolites and at least one additional transition metal, to the process for preparing same and to the use thereof for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx in the presence of a reducing agent such as NH3 or H2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: David Berthout, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Eric Llido
  • Patent number: 11643332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, an FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 2.00 (limit included) and 6.00 (limit excluded), an organic nitrogenous compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M, the reaction mixture having the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 2.00 (limit included) and 6.00 (limit excluded), H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, M2/nO/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.7, limits included, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained on conclusion of step i) at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Eric Llido, David Berthout, Bogdan Harbuzaru
  • Patent number: 11560317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, an FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 6.00 and 200, limits included, an organic nitrogenous compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M, the reaction mixture having the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 6.00 and 200, H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1.00 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.60, M2/nO/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.45, limits included, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained on conclusion of step i) at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Bogdan Harbuzaru
  • Publication number: 20220339612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst based on an AFX zeolite exchanged with at least one transition metal, comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, of at least one source of silicon (Si) in SiO2 oxide form, at least one source of aluminum (Al) in Al2O3 oxide form, 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dihydroxide, and at least one source of at least one alkali metal, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment at a temperature between 75° C. and 95° C., limits included; iii) at least one ion exchange with a solution comprising at least one species capable of releasing a transition metal, iv) heat treatment by drying followed by at least one calcination under a stream of air at a temperature between 400 and 700° C. The invention also relates to the catalyst obtained and to the use thereof for the selective reduction of NOx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Bogdan HARBUZARU, David BERTHOUT, Eric LLIDO, Laetitia JOTHIE
  • Publication number: 20220332595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing a high-purity AFX zeolite, comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, of at least one source of silicon (Si) in SiO2 oxide form, at least one source of aluminum (Al) in Al2O3 oxide form, a nitrogenous organic compound of 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dihydroxide type, and at least one source of at least one alkali metal chosen from lithium, potassium or sodium, and the mixture of at least two of these metals, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) at a temperature of between 75° C. and 95° C., limits included, for a period of between 40 and 100 hours, limits included, to obtain a solid AFX-structure crystalline phase, termed “AFX zeolite”. The invention also relates to the high-purity AFX zeolite obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Bogdan HARBUZARU, David BERTHOUT, Eric LLIDO, Laetitia JOTHIE, Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO
  • Publication number: 20220194805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the rapid synthesis of an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, a FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 2.00 and 100, a nitrogen-containing organic compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M of valence n, with the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 2.00 and 100, H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, M2/nO/(SiO2(FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.45, wherein SiO2 (FAU) denotes the amount of SiO2 provided by the FAU zeolite and Al2O3(FAU) denotes the amount of Al2O3 provided by the FAU zeolite, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermally treating said precursor gel obtained at the end of step i) under autogenous pressure at a temperature of between 120° C. and 250° C., for 4 to 12 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Eric LLIDO, David BERTHOUT
  • Publication number: 20220193645
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst based on a zeolite of AFX structural type and on at least one transition metal, comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, of at least one source of silicon in oxide form SiO2, of at least one source of aluminium in oxide form Al2O3, of an organic nitrogen-comprising compound R, of at least one source of at least one alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal M until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel to obtain a crystallized solid phase, iii) at least one ion exchange with a transition metal; iv) heat treatment. The invention also relates to the catalyst capable of being obtained or directly obtained by the process and to the process for the selective reduction of NOx employing the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Bogdan HARBUZARU, David BERTHOUT
  • Patent number: 11338277
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a copper-comprising SAPO material with AFX structure, comprising at least the steps of mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one aluminum source, at least one silicon source, at least one copper source, at least one phosphorus source, a TETA complexing agent and a TMHD structuring agent, in order to obtain a gel, and hydrothermal treatment of said gel with a shear rate of less than 50 s?1 in order to obtain crystallization of said copper-comprising SAPO material with AFX structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: David Berthout, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Eric Llido
  • Publication number: 20210388272
    Abstract: Process for fixed-bed reforming of a hydrocarbon-based feedstock comprising n-paraffinic, naphthenic and aromatic hydrocarbons, at a temperature of between 400 and 700° C., a pressure of between 0.1 and 4 MPa, and a mass flow of feedstock treated per unit mass of catalyst and per hour of between 0.1 and 10 h?1, by bringing said feedstock into contact with a catalyst comprising platinum, a promoter metal selected from the group consisting of rhenium and iridium, a halogen selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, and a porous alumina support in the form of an extrudate characterized by a length “l” of between 1 and 10 mm, a section comprising four lobes, the largest diameter “D” of the cross section of said extrudate being between 1 and 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Bogdan HARBUZARU, Sylvie LACOMBE, Jacques LAVY, Christophe VALLEE, Pierre-Yves LE GOFF, Kevin DEBOLT
  • Patent number: 11148953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a zeolite composite material composed of a mixture of AFX and BEA zeolites, comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing in aqueous medium, in particular proportions, of an FAU zeolite having an SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio of between 30 and 100 and a parameter Pze such that: 3250<Pze<7200, with at least one zeolite of FAU structure type having an SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio of between 2 and 30 (upper limit excluded), of at least one organonitrogen compound R, R being 1,5-bis(methylpiperidinium)pentane dihydroxide, 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dihydroxide and/or 1,7-bis(methylpiperidinium)heptane dihydroxide, of at least one source of at least one alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal M of valency n, to obtain a gel, ii) hydrothermal treatment of said gel obtained at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Bogdan Harbuzaru
  • Publication number: 20210205797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst comprising a mixture of AFX-structure and BEA-structure zeolites and at least one additional transition metal, to the process for preparing same and to the use thereof for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx in the presence of a reducing agent such as NH3 or H2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: David BERTHOUT, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Eric LLIDO
  • Publication number: 20210206650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, an FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 2.00 (limit included) and 6.00 (limit excluded), an organic nitrogenous compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M, the reaction mixture having the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 2.00 (limit included) and 6.00 (limit excluded), H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.6, M2/nO/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.7, limits included, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained on conclusion of step i) at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO, Eric LLIDO, David BERTHOUT, Bogdan HARBUZARU
  • Publication number: 20210198113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a zeolite composite material composed of a mixture of AFX and BEA zeolites, comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing in aqueous medium, in particular proportions, of an FAU zeolite having an SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio of between 30 and 100 and a parameter Pze such that: 3250<Pze<7200, with at least one zeolite of FAU structure type having an SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio of between 2 and 30 (upper limit excluded), of at least one organonitrogen compound R, R being 1,5-bis(methylpiperidinium)pentane dihydroxide, 1,6-bis(methylpiperidinium)hexane dihydroxide and/or 1,7-bis(methylpiperidinium)heptane dihydroxide, of at least one source of at least one alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal M of valency n, to obtain a gel, ii) hydrothermal treatment of said gel obtained at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO, Bogdan HARBUZARU
  • Publication number: 20210188651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, an FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 6.00 and 200, limits included, an organic nitrogenous compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M, the reaction mixture having the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 6.00 and 200, H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1.00 and 100, R/(SiO2(FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.60, M2/nO/(SiO2(FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.45, limits included, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained on conclusion of step i) at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO, Bogdan HARBUZARU
  • Patent number: 10889502
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a copper-comprising microporous aluminosilicate material with AFX structure, comprising at least the steps of mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one aluminum source, at least one silicon source, at least one copper source, a TETA or TEPA organic complexing agent and a DABCO-C4 structuring agent, in order to obtain a gel, and hydrothermal treatment of said gel with stirring in order to obtain crystallization of said copper-comprising microporous aluminosilicate material with AFX structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: David Berthout, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Eric Llido
  • Publication number: 20200156949
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a copper-comprising microporous aluminosilicate material with AFX structure, comprising at least the steps of mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one aluminum source, at least one silicon source, at least one copper source, a TETA or TEPA organic complexing agent and a DABCO-C4 structuring agent, in order to obtain a gel, and hydrothermal treatment of said gel with stirring in order to obtain crystallization of said copper-comprising microporous aluminosilicate material with AFX structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: David BERTHOUT, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Eric LLIDO
  • Patent number: 10633597
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic cracking of a gasoline feedstock for the production of light olefins, in which said gasoline feedstock is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite NU-86, alone or in a mixture with at least one other zeolite, at a temperature comprised between 500 and 700° C., at an absolute pressure comprised between 10 and 60 MPa, and with a contact time of the feedstock on said catalyst comprised between 10 milliseconds and 100 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sylvie Lacombe, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Ludovic Raynal, Bertrand Fanget
  • Publication number: 20200086305
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a copper-comprising SAPO material with AFX structure, comprising at least the steps of mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one aluminum source, at least one silicon source, at least one copper source, at least one phosphorus source, a TETA complexing agent and a TMHD structuring agent, in order to obtain a gel, and hydrothermal treatment of said gel with a shear rate of less than 50 s?1 in order to obtain crystallization of said copper-comprising SAPO material with AFX structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: David BERTHOUT, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Eric LLIDO
  • Publication number: 20190161685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic cracking of a gasoline feedstock for the production of light olefins, in which said gasoline feedstock is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite NU-86, alone or in a mixture with at least one other zeolite, at a temperature comprised between 500 and 700° C., at an absolute pressure comprised between 10 and 60 MPa, and with a contact time of the feedstock on said catalyst comprised between 10 milliseconds and 100 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sylvie LACOMBE, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Ludovic RAYNAL, Bertrand FANGET