Patents by Inventor Colin John Schaverien
Colin John Schaverien 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: 20130276360Abstract: A process for converting a solid biomass material, comprising contacting the solid biomass material and a hydrocarbon co-feed with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a riser reactor to produce one or more cracked products, wherein the solid biomass material is introduced to the riser reactor at a location downstream of the location where the hydrocarbon co-feed is introduced to the riser reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Martin Jean Pierre Cornelis NIESKENS, Easwar Santhosh RANGANATHAN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20130109892Abstract: A process for converting a solid biomass material by contacting the solid biomass material with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a riser reactor to produce one or more cracked products is provided, wherein the riser reactor is an internal riser reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: John William HARRIS, Sander VAN PAASEN, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN
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Publication number: 20120291340Abstract: A process or a system for converting a solid biomass material is provided, comprising contacting the solid biomass material with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a riser reactor to produce one or more cracked products. The riser reactor contains: a riser reactor pipe, which riser reactor pipe has a diameter that increases in a downstream direction; and a bottom section connected to the riser reactor pipe, which bottom section has a larger diameter than the riser reactor pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Sander VAN PAASEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120289752Abstract: A process for converting a solid biomass material is provided. The solid biomass material and a fluid hydrocarbon feed is contacted with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a catalytic cracking reactor to produce one or more cracked products which are then fractionated to produce one or more product fractions; then hydrodeoxygenated to produce one or more hydrodeoxygenated products.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Sander VAN PAASEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY, Andries Quirin Maria BOON
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Publication number: 20120277499Abstract: A process to prepare a suspension of solid biomass particles in a hydrocarbon-containing liquid for a catalytic cracking process is provided. A catalytic cracking process and subsequent processing of the cracked product from such suspension of solid biomass particles in the hydrocarbon-containing liquid is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Sander VAN PAASEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120271074Abstract: A process for converting a solid biomass material is provided. The solid biomass material and a fluid hydrocarbon feed is contacted with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a riser reactor to produce one or more cracked products. The solid biomass material is supplied to the riser reactor at a location upstream of the location where the fluid hydrocarbon feed is supplied to the riser reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Sander VAN PAASEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120271075Abstract: A method of purifying a vapour product stream obtained from cracking of biomass catalysed by a fluidised solid catalyst is provided. The catalyst is separated from the vapour product stream to provide a de-catalysed vapour product stream. Solid biomass residue is cyclonically separated from the de-catalysed vapour product stream to provide a purified vapour product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: John William HARRIS, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120271073Abstract: A process for regenerating a coked catalytic cracking catalyst which the carbon-containing deposits on the catalyst contains at least 1 wt % bio-carbon, based on the total weight of carbon present in the carbon-containing deposits is provided. Such coked catalytic cracking catalyst is contacted with an oxygen containing gas at a temperature of equal to or more than 550° C. in a regenerator to produce a regenerated catalytic cracking catalyst, heat and carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120266525Abstract: A process for converting a solid biomass material is provided. The solid biomass material is contacted with a catalytic cracking catalyst at a temperature of more than 400° C. in a riser reactor to produce one or more cracked products. The riser reactor is an external riser reactor with a curve and/or low velocity zone at its termination and wherein a part of the catalytic cracking catalyst has deposited in the curve and/or low velocity zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Sander VAN PAASEN, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120266838Abstract: A liquid fuel composition containing a biofuel component, produced from a fraction of one or more cracking products produced by catalytic cracking of a biomass source. The liquid fuel composition contains in the range of 0.5 to 20 vol. % of C4-C8-olefins, which C4-C8-olefins contain in the range from equal to or more than 0.02 wt % to equal to or less than 100 wt % of bio-carbon, based on the total weight of carbon present in the C4-C8-olefins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Richard John PRICE, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120151831Abstract: A process for catalytic cracking of a lipid-containing feedstock is provided. The lipid-containing feedstock contains lipids derived from microalgae and a hydrocarbon feedstock. The lipid-containing feedstock is contacted with at least one cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 450° C., to obtain a product stream; and separating at least one hydrocarbon fraction from the product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph Way
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Publication number: 20120151832Abstract: A process for catalytic cracking of a lipid-containing feedstock is provided. The lipid-containing feedstock contains lipids derived from a diatomic microalgae species. The lipid-containing feedstock is contacted with at least one cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 450° C., to obtain a product stream; and separating at least one hydrocarbon fraction from the product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Publication number: 20120151829Abstract: A process for catalytically cracking aquatic microbial biomass is provided. Aquatic microbial biomass is catalytically cracked over a cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 450° C. to obtain a product stream. At least one hydrocarbon fraction is separated from the product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph Way, Johan Willem Gosselink
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Patent number: 8076525Abstract: Process for the preparation of C3 and C4 olefins and gasoline by: (a) contacting in a fluidised bed reactor a light hydrocarbon feedstock with a first catalyst inventory comprising a medium pore size zeolite catalyst, wherein the first catalyst inventory is a fresh catalyst inventory; (b) combining at least part of the catalyst inventory as used in step (a) with one or more catalyst streams to form a second catalyst inventory comprising a medium pore size zeolite catalyst and a large pore size zeolite catalyst; (c) contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with the second catalyst inventory in a reactor riser to form cracked products.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: George A. Hadjigeorge, Colin John Schaverien, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph Waij
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Publication number: 20110257446Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons from microbial lipids is provided by: contacting a feed comprising microbial lipids, wherein the microbial lipids comprise a triglyceride content in the range of from 40 wt % to 70 wt % and a free fatty acid content in the range of from 10 wt % to 30 wt %, with a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen at a temperature in the range of from 250 to 380° C. and a total pressure in the range of from 20 to 160 bar (absolute), to obtain an effluent comprising paraffinic hydrocarbons and water; optionally separating a liquid stream rich in paraffinic hydrocarbons from the effluent; contacting the paraffinic hydrocarbons in the liquid stream rich in paraffinic hydrocarbons or the effluent comprising paraffinic hydrocarbons by contacting hydrogen and the liquid stream with hydroisomerisation catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 280 to 450° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Carolina BOTELLA-FRANCO, Hans De Lang, Lavanya Meesala, Argi Joachim Antonio Moppi, Colin John Schaverien
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Publication number: 20110257447Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons from microbial lipids is provided by contacting a feed comprising microbial lipids with a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen at a temperature in the range of from 250 to 380° C. and a total pressure in the range of from 20 to 160 bar (absolute), to obtain an effluent comprising paraffinic hydrocarbons and water; optionally separating a liquid stream rich in paraffinic hydrocarbons from the effluent; contacting the paraffinic hydrocarbons in the liquid stream rich in paraffinic hydrocarbons or the effluent comprising paraffinic hydrocarbons by contacting hydrogen and the liquid stream with hydroisomerisation catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 280 to 450° C. and a total pressure in the range of from 20 to 160 bar (absolute); and separating at least one product fraction from the product stream obtained, wherein the hydrogenation catalyst and/or the hydroisomerisation catalyst comprises a sulfided hydrogenation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Carolina Botella-Franco, Hans De Lang, Lavanya Meesala, Argi Joachim Antonio Moppi, Colin John Schaverien
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Publication number: 20110119994Abstract: A process for catalytic hydrotreatment of a pyrolysis oil derived from lignocelluloses is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Johannes Antonius Hogendoorn, Sascha Reinier Aldegonda Kersten, Lavanya Meesala, Ferran De Miguel Mercader, Argi Joachim Antonio Moppi, Colin John Schaverien
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Publication number: 20100163455Abstract: A system comprising a riser reactor comprising a gas oil feedstock and a first catalyst under catalytic cracking conditions to yield a riser reactor product comprising a cracked gas oil product and a first used catalyst; a intermediate reactor comprising at least a portion of the cracked gas oil product and a second catalyst under high severity conditions to yield a cracked intermediate reactor product and a second used catalyst; wherein the intermediate reactor feedstock comprises at least one of a fatty acid and a fatty acid ester.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: George A. Hadjigeorge, Weijian Mo, Colin John Schaverien
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Publication number: 20090026112Abstract: A fluid catalytic cracking process for the preparation of cracked products by contacting in a reactor a hydrocarbon feedstock with a cracking catalyst, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock comprises a paraffinic feedstock and triglycerides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Jan Lodewijk Maria Dierickx, George A. Hadjigeorge, Colin John Schaverien
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Publication number: 20080188702Abstract: Process for the preparation of C3 and C4 olefins and gasoline by: (a) contacting in a fluidised bed reactor a light hydrocarbon feedstock with a first catalyst inventory comprising a medium pore size zeolite catalyst, wherein the first catalyst inventory is a fresh catalyst inventory; (b) combining at least part of the catalyst inventory as used in step (a) with one or more catalyst streams to form a second catalyst inventory comprising a medium pore size zeolite catalyst and a large pore size zeolite catalyst; (c) contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with the second catalyst inventory in a reactor riser to form cracked products.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2005Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: George A. Hadjigeorge, Colin John Schaverien, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph Waij