Patents by Inventor Denis Uzio

Denis Uzio 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: 11905471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogenolysis process wherein a hydrocarbon-based feedstock comprising aromatic compounds having at least 8 carbon atoms is treated by means of a hydrogen feed and in the presence of a catalyst, in order to convert C2+ alkyl chains of said aromatic compounds into methyl groups and to produce a hydrogenolysis effluent enriched in methyl-substituted aromatic compounds, wherein the catalyst comprises a support, comprising at least one refractory oxide, and an active phase comprising nickel and molybdenum, wherein: the nickel content being between 0.1 and 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; the molybdenum content being between 0.1 and 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; and the catalyst comprising a molar ratio of molybdenum to nickel of between 0.2 and 0.9. The present invention also relates to said catalyst and to the process for preparing said catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Vincent Coupard, Anne-Claire Dubreuil, Alexandre Jouve, Denis Uzio
  • Patent number: 11717808
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction method carried out in liquid and/or gas phase under irradiation, using a photocatalyst containing a first semiconductor, particles comprising one or more metallic-state elements M, and a second semiconductor SC, wherein the method is carried out by contacting a feedstock containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound with the photocatalyst, then irradiating the photocatalyst such that the CO2 is reduced, and oxidising the sacrificial compound in order to produce an effluent containing at least in part C1 or above carbon molecules other than CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie Bernadet, Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Renal-Vasco Backov, Serge Ravaine
  • Publication number: 20220056350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogenolysis process wherein a hydrocarbon-based feedstock comprising aromatic compounds having at least 8 carbon atoms is treated by means of a hydrogen feed and in the presence of a catalyst, in order to convert C2+ alkyl chains of said aromatic compounds into methyl groups and to produce a hydrogenolysis effluent enriched in methyl-substituted aromatic compounds, wherein the catalyst comprises a support, comprising at least one refractory oxide, and an active phase comprising nickel and molybdenum, wherein: the nickel content being between 0.1 and 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; the molybdenum content being between 0.1 and 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; and the catalyst comprising a molar ratio of molybdenum to nickel of between 0.2 and 0.9. The present invention also relates to said catalyst and to the process for preparing said catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Vincent COUPARD, Anne-Claire DUBREUIL, Alexandre JOUVE, Denis UZIO
  • Patent number: 11247193
    Abstract: Process for preparing a porous monolith comprising between 10% and 100% by weight of a semiconductor relative to the total weight of the porous monolith, which process comprises the following steps: a) a first aqueous suspension containing polymer particles is prepared; b) a second aqueous suspension containing particles of least one inorganic semiconductor is prepared; c) the two aqueous suspensions prepared in steps a) and b) are mixed in order to obtain a paste; d) a heat treatment of the paste obtained in step c) is carried out in order to obtain the monolith with multimodal porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie Bernadet, Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Renal-Vasco Backov, Serge Ravaine
  • Patent number: 11242301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a selective hydrogenolysis method for treating a feed rich in aromatic compounds having more than 8 carbon atoms, comprising transforming at least one alkyl group with at least two carbon atoms (ethyl, propyl, butyl, isopropyl, etc.) attached to a benzene ring into at least one methyl group. The invention also relates to the integration of the hydrogenolysis unit into an aromatic complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Alexandre Pagot, Denis Uzio, Jean-Francois Joly, Anne-Claire Dubreuil
  • Patent number: 11077427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a porous monolith comprising between 20 wt.-% and 70 wt.-% TiO 2 relative to the total weight of the monolith, and between 30 wt.-% and 80 wt.-% a refractory oxide, selected from silica, alumina or silica-alumina, relative to the total weight of the monolith, characterized in that said porous monolith has a bulk density of less than 0.19 g/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie Bernadet, Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Renal-Vasco Backov, Serge Ravaine
  • Publication number: 20210106977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction method carried out in liquid and/or gas phase under irradiation, using a photocatalyst containing a first semiconductor, particles comprising one or more metallic-state elements M, and a second semiconductor SC, wherein the method is carried out by contacting a feedstock containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound with the photocatalyst, then irradiating the photocatalyst such that the CO2 is reduced, and oxidising the sacrificial compound in order to produce an effluent containing at least in part C1 or above carbon molecules other than CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie BERNADET, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Renal-Vasco BACKOV, Serge RAVAINE
  • Publication number: 20210101133
    Abstract: The invention relates to a porous monolith comprising between 20 wt.-% and 70 wt.-% Ti0 2 relative to the total weight of the monolith, and between 30 wt.-% and 80 wt.-% a refractory oxide, selected from silica, alumina or silica-alumina, relative to the total weight of the monolith, characterized in that said porous monolith has a bulk density of less than 0.19 g/mL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie BERNADET, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Renal-Vasco BACKOV, Serge RAVAINE
  • Publication number: 20210101134
    Abstract: Process for preparing a porous monolith comprising between 10% and 100% by weight of a semiconductor relative to the total weight of the porous monolith, which process comprises the following steps: a) a first aqueous suspension containing polymer particles is prepared; b) a second aqueous suspension containing particles of least one inorganic semiconductor is prepared; c) the two aqueous suspensions prepared in steps a) and b) are mixed in order to obtain a paste; d) a heat treatment of the paste obtained in step c) is carried out in order to obtain the monolith with multimodal porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie BERNADET, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Renal-Vasco BACKOV, Serge RAVAINE
  • Patent number: 10695753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Dina Lofficial, Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Eric Puzenat, Christophe Geantet
  • Patent number: 10682630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD—LYON 1
    Inventors: Dina Lofficial, Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Eric Puzenat, Christophe Geantet
  • Publication number: 20200148611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a selective hydrogenolysis method for treating a feed rich in aromatic compounds having more than 8 carbon atoms, comprising transforming at least one alkyl group with at least two carbon atoms (ethyl, propyl, butyl, isopropyl, etc.) attached to a benzene ring into at least one methyl group. The invention also relates to the integration of the hydrogenolysis unit into an aromatic complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Alexandre PAGOT, Denis UZIO, Jean-Francois JOLY, Anne-Claire DUBREUIL
  • Publication number: 20190105648
    Abstract: The invention concerns a catalyst comprising a support based on alumina or silica or silica-alumina, at least one element selected from group VIII and/or group VIB, and at least one catecholamine. The invention also concerns the process for the preparation of said catalyst and its use in a hydrotreatment and/or hydrocracking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Dorothee LAURENTI, Rajesh MUNIRATHINAM, Gerhard PIRNGRUBER, Denis UZIO
  • Patent number: 9993807
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Publication number: 20170239647
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Dina LOFFICIAL, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Eric PUZENAT, Christophe GEANTET
  • Publication number: 20170216823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD - LYON 1
    Inventors: Dina LOFFICIAL, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Eric PUZENAT, Christophe GEANTET
  • Publication number: 20150158017
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Patent number: 8652321
    Abstract: Production of gasolines with low sulfur contents from a starting gasoline containing sulfur-containing compounds comprising a stage a) for selective hydrogenation of non-aromatic polyunsaturated compounds present in the starting gasoline, a stage b) for increasing the molecular weight of the light sulfur-containing products that are initially present in the gasoline that enters this stage, a stage c) for alkylation of at least a portion of the sulfur-containing compounds present in the product that originates from stage b), a stage d) for fractionation of the gasoline that originates from stage c) into at least two fractions, one fraction virtually lacking in sulfur-containing compounds, whereby the other contains a larger proportion of sulfur-containing compounds (heavy gasoline), a stage e) for catalytic treatment of the heavy gasoline for transformation of sulfur-containing compounds under conditions for the at least partial decomposition of hydrogenation of these sulfur-containing compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Quentin Debuisschert, Denis Uzio, Jean-Luc Nocca, Florent Picard
  • Publication number: 20140005031
    Abstract: Inorganic material having at least two elementary spherical particles, each of said spherical metallic particles: a polyoxometallate with formula (XxMmOyHh)q?, where H is hydrogen, O is oxygen, X is phosphorus, silicon, boron, nickel or cobalt and M is one or more vanadium, niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, copper, zinc, cobalt and nickel, x is 0, 1, 2 or 4, m is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 18, y is 17 to 72, h is 0 to 12 and q is 1 to 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE
    Inventors: Alexandra Chaumonnot, Clement Sanchez, Cedric Boissiere, Frederic Colbeau-Justin, Karin Marchand, Elodie Devers, Audrey Bonduelle, Denis Uzio, Antoine Daudin, Bertrand Guichard, Denis Uzio, Antoine Daudin
  • Patent number: 8178735
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of an olefinic fraction, using a catalyst prepared by a process comprising: a) The preparation of a colloidal oxide suspension of a first metal M1 by the neutralization of a basic solution by an acidic mineral solution that contains the precursor of the metal M1, b) Bringing into contact the precursor of the promoter M2, either directly in its crystallized form or after dissolution in aqueous phase, with the colloidal suspension that is obtained in stage a), c) Bringing into contact the colloidal suspension that is obtained in stage b) with the substrate, d) Drying at a temperature of between 30° C. and 200° C., under a flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Vincent Coupard, Denis Uzio, Carine Petit-Clair, Lars Fischer, Frederic Portejole