Patents by Inventor Christian Wix
Christian Wix 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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Publication number: 20240132428Abstract: A method and system for producing a synthesis gas for use in the production of methanol, or a hydrocarbon product such as a synthetic fuel, comprising the steps of: providing a carbon dioxide-rich stream and passing it through an electrolysis unit for producing a feed stream comprising CO and CO2; providing a water feedstock and passing it through an electrolysis unit for producing a feed stream comprising H2; combining said feed stream comprising CO and CO2 and said feed stream comprising H2 into said synthesis gas; and converting said synthesis gas into said methanol or said hydrocarbon product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: TOPSOE A/SInventors: Christian WIX, Troels STUMMANN
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Patent number: 10549991Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process plant and a process for production of a hydrogen rich gas, comprising the steps of (a) directing an amount of a synthesis gas comprising at least 15%, 50% or 80% on dry basis of CO and H2 in combination, a gas comprising steam, and a recycled intermediate product gas to be combined into a first reactor feed gas, (b) directing said first reactor feed gas to contact a first material catalytically active in water gas shift reaction, producing an intermediate product gas, (c) splitting said intermediate product gas in the recycled intermediate product gas and a remaining intermediate product gas, (d) combining said remaining intermediate product gas with a further amount of synthesis gas forming a second reactor feed gas, (e) directing said second reactor feed gas to contact a second material catalytically active in the water gas shift reaction, producing a product gas, characterized in the H2O:CO ratio in said first reactor feed gas being from 0.5 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S4Inventors: Christian Wix, Ib Dybkjær, Rasmus Trane-Restrup
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Patent number: 10525428Abstract: The invention relates to a boiling water reactor for an exothermal reaction. The reactor comprises reactant by-pass inserts arranged on top of the upper tube sheet to provide for a catalyst layer on top of the upper tube sheet and also a cooling stream of reactant by-passing the upper layer of catalyst and cooling the upper tube sheet from the temperature rise due to the exothermal reaction taking place in the upper layer of catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Christian Wix, Michael Boe
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Patent number: 9988330Abstract: In a process for the production of higher alcohols, i.e. C4+ alcohols, from syngas, the syngas is first reacted in a heterogeneous alcohol pre-converter (A) using an alcohol synthesis catalyst, whereby methanol as the main product in a concentration corresponding to or close to the equilibrium concentration is produced. Then the effluent from the pre-converter is mixed with unconverted wet recycle gas and reacted in a heterogeneous reactor for higher alcohols synthesis (B) containing a higher alcohols synthesis catalyst, and finally the effluent from the reactor for higher alcohols synthesis is separated into (i) unconverted syngas, which is recycled to the higher alcohols synthesis reactor, (ii) methanol and light alcohols, which are recycled to the higher alcohols synthesis reactor, and (iii) the final product consisting of higher alcohols.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Hassan Modarresi, Christian Wix
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Patent number: 9890098Abstract: Process for the production of a synthesis gas for use in the production of chemical compounds from a hydrocarbon feed stock containing higher hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (a) in a pre-reforming stage pre-reforming the feed stock with steam to a pre-reformed gas containing methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; and (b) cooling the pre-reformed gas to below its dewpoint and removing condensed water; and (c) reducing the amount of carbon dioxide the in the pre-reformed gas from step (b) to obtain a module of (H2?CO2)/(CO+CO2) of between 1.0 and 3.8 in the pre-reformed gas.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Christian Wix, Ib Dybkjaer
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Publication number: 20180028997Abstract: The invention relates to a boiling water reactor for an exothermal reaction. The reactor comprises reactant by-pass inserts arranged on top of the upper tube sheet to provide for a catalyst layer on top of the upper tube sheet and also a cooling stream of reactant by-passing the upper layer of catalyst and cooling the upper tube sheet from the temperature rise due to the exothermal reaction taking place in the upper layer of catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventors: Christian Wix, Michael Boe
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Publication number: 20170355601Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process plant and a process for production of a hydrogen rich gas, comprising the steps of (a) directing an amount of a synthesis gas comprising at least 15%, 50% or 80% on dry basis of CO and H2 in combination, a gas comprising steam, and a recycled intermediate product gas to be combined into a first reactor feed gas, (b) directing said first reactor feed gas to contact a first material catalytically active in water gas shift reaction, producing an intermediate product gas, (c) splitting said intermediate product gas in the recycled intermediate product gas and a remaining intermediate product gas, (d) combining said remaining intermediate product gas with a further amount of synthesis gas forming a second reactor feed gas, (e) directing said second reactor feed gas to contact a second material catalytically active in the water gas shift reaction, producing a product gas, characterized in the H2O:CO ratio in said first reactor feed gas being from 0.5 to 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Christian WIX, Ib DYBKJÆR, Rasmus TRANE-RESTRUP
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Publication number: 20170021322Abstract: The present disclosure relates in a broad form to a pseudo-isothermal flow reactor (100) for an exothermal reaction comprising at least two reaction enclosures (108, 114) and a cooling medium enclosure (102) configured to hold a cooling medium under pressure at the boiling point of said cooling medium, said reaction enclosures (108, 114) having an outer surface configured to be in thermal contact with the cooling medium, and each of said reaction enclosures (108, 114) having an inlet and an outlet with the associated benefit of enabling a two-stage pseudo-isothermal operation while only requiring a single cooling medium enclosure (102) and only single cooling medium circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: Haldor Topsøes A/SInventors: Christian Wix, Michael Boe, Anders Helbo Hansen
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Publication number: 20160304424Abstract: Process for the production of a synthesis gas for use in the production of chemical compounds from a hydrocarbon feed stock containing higher hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (a) in a pre-reforming stage pre-reforming the feed stock with steam to a pre-reformed gas containing methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; and (b) cooling the pre-reformed gas to below its dewpoint and removing condensed water; and (c) reducing the amount of carbon dioxide the in the pre-reformed gas from step (b) to obtain a module of (H2—CO2)/(CO+CO2) of between 1.0 and 3.8 in the pre-reformed gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventors: CHRISTIAN WIX, Ib Dybkjaer
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Patent number: 9464014Abstract: In a process for the preparation of methanolin parallel reactors, comprising the steps of (a) reacting carbon oxides and hydrogen in the presence of a methanol catalyst in a first methanol reactor to obtain a first methanol-containing effluent, (b) introducing and reacting unconverted synthesis gas in a second methanol reactor in the presence of a methanol catalyst to obtain a second methanol-containing effluent, the first methanol reactor and the second methanol reactor being connected in parallel, (c) combining the first and second effluent, and (d) cooling and separating the combined and cooled effluent into a methanol-containing liquid phase and unconverted synthesis gas, the methanol catalyst in the first methanol reactor is indirectly cooled by boiling water and the methanol catalyst in the second methanol reactor is either directly or indirectly cooled by the unconverted synthesis gas prior to conversion into the second effluent.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Hassan Modarresi, Christian Wix
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Patent number: 9346725Abstract: Process for production of a higher alcohol product from an alcohol synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and lower alcohols, comprising a carbon dioxide and optional alkane removal step. Use a stripper using synthesis gas as stripping gas to purify the liquid phase containing the lower and highers alcohols, in order to strip the lower alcohol from the alcohol stream. Synthesis gas used for stripping is used as recycle stream in the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventor: Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20160107961Abstract: In a process for the preparation of methanolin parallel reactors, comprising the steps of (a) reacting carbon oxides and hydrogen in the presence of a methanol catalyst in a first methanol reactor to obtain a first methanol-containing effluent, (b) introducing and reacting unconverted synthesis gas in a second methanol reactor in the presence of a methanol catalyst to obtain a second methanol-containing effluent, the first methanol reactor and the second methanol reactor being connected in parallel, (c) combining the first and second effluent, and (d) cooling and separating the combined and cooled effluent into a methanol-containing liquid phase and unconverted synthesis gas, the methanol catalyst in the first methanol reactor is indirectly cooled by boiling water and the methanol catalyst in the second methanol reactor is either directly or indirectly cooled by the unconverted synthesis gas prior to conversion into the second effluent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventors: Hassan Modarresi, Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20150322358Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for hydrogenation of a raw gas feed, said process comprising the steps of a) reacting the raw gas in the presence of a material being catalytically active in hydrogenation of oxygen and/or olefins, and being an adsorbent of H2S, and b) withdrawing a heated purified gas wherein said raw gas comprises at least 10 ppb, preferably at least 20 ppb, and most preferably at least 50 ppb of a sulfur impurity such as H2S or COS, and at least 0.1%, preferably at least 0.2% and most preferably at least 0.5% by volume of one or more further impurities taken from the group of O2 and CnH2n, and wherein the temperature of the catalytically active material is sufficiently high to ensure that the concentration of the sulfur impurity and said one or more further impurities in said purified gas is less than half the concentration in said raw gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventor: Christian Wix
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Patent number: 9181155Abstract: Process for the catalytic production of alcohol products, wherein by-products comprising ketone, aldehyde and ester compounds contained in the alcohol product are subjected to hydrogenation with a hydrogen-containing purge gas.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventor: Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20150315109Abstract: In a process for the production of higher alcohols, i.e. C4+ alcohols, from syngas, the syngas is first reacted in a heterogeneous alcohol pre-converter (A) using an alcohol synthesis catalyst, whereby methanol as the main product in a concentration corresponding to or close to the equilibrium A concentration is produced. Then the effluent from the pre-converter is mixed with unconverted wet recycle gas and reacted in a heterogeneous reactor for higher alcohols synthesis (B) containing a higher alcohols synthesis catalyst, and finally the effluent from the reactor for higher alcohols synthesis is separated into (i) unconverted syngas, which is recycled to the higher alcohols synthesis reactor, (ii) methanol and light alcohols, which are recycled to the higher alcohols synthesis reactor, and (iii) the final product consisting of higher alcohols.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventors: Hassan Modarresi, Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20150045460Abstract: Process for the catalytic production of alcohol products, wherein by-products comprising ketone, aldehyde and ester compounds contained in the alcohol product are subjected to hydrogenation with a hydrogen-containing purge gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventor: Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20140330050Abstract: Process for production of a higher alcohol product from an alcohol synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and lower alcohols, comprising a carbon dioxide and optional alkane removal step. Use a stripper using synthesis gas as stripping gas to purify the liquid phase containing the lower and highers alcohols, in order to strip the lower alcohol from the alcohol stream. Synthesis gas used for stripping is used as recycle stream in the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/SInventor: Christian Wix
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Patent number: 8530529Abstract: Process for the production of substitute natural gas (SNG) by the methanation of a synthesis gas derived from the gasification of a carbonaceous material together with water gas shift and carbon dioxide removal thereby producing a synthesis gas with a molar ratio (H2?CO2)/(CO+CO2) greater than 3.00. At the same time, a gas with a molar ratio (H2?CO2)/(CO+CO2) lower than 3.00 is added to the methanation section. The final product (SNG) is of constant high quality without excess of carbon dioxide and hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventor: Christian Wix
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Publication number: 20100286292Abstract: Process for the production of substitute natural gas (SNG) by the methanation of a synthesis gas derived from the gasification of a carbonaceous material together with water gas shift and carbon dioxide removal thereby producing a synthesis gas with a molar ratio (H2—CO2)/(CO+CO2) greater than 3.00. At the same time, a gas with a molar ratio (H2—CO2)/(CO+CO2) lower than 3.00 is added to the methanation section. The final product (SNG) is of constant high quality without excess of carbon dioxide and hydrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventor: Christian Wix