Patents by Inventor Edgar Lotero
Edgar Lotero 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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Patent number: 10811121Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for achieving enhanced catalytic performance via the strategic arrangement of multiple catalyst beds in series, where each catalyst bed comprises a compositionally-distinct catalyst, and each catalyst facilitates the conversion of the same structural moieties on the reactant to form the same product. Arranging multiple catalyst beds according to the methods and systems disclosed herein allows a predictable enhancement of conversion of the reactant to product without the need for time-consuming experimentation to test all possible catalysts configurations.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Patent number: 10160912Abstract: This disclosure relates to the fast pyrolysis of organic matter. More specifically, it relates to the catalytic modification of vapors created during the fast pyrolysis of organic matter to create transportation fuel or a transportation fuel component. At least a first portion of pyrolysis vapors is catalytically stabilized or converted, then combined with a portion of raw, unconverted bio-derived pyrolysis vapors at a temperature and pressure sufficient for molecules of the combined vapors to react and produce hydrocarbons of increased molecular weight that are suitable for use as a hydrocarbon transportation fuel or component thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Johnathan T. Gorke, Edgar Lotero
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Patent number: 10053397Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Publication number: 20180232499Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for achieving enhanced catalytic performance via the strategic arrangement of multiple catalyst beds in series, where each catalyst bed comprises a compositionally-distinct catalyst, and each catalyst facilitates the conversion of the same structural moieties on the reactant to form the same product. Arranging multiple catalyst beds according to the methods and systems disclosed herein allows a predictable enhancement of conversion of the reactant to product without the need for time-consuming experimentation to test all possible catalysts configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Patent number: 9938469Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru Platon, Edgar Lotero Alegria
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Publication number: 20170240818Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Publication number: 20170240486Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock that increases the conversion of oxygenates to hydrocarbons while avoiding detrimental effects resulting from increasing the severity of the hydrodeoxygenation reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Edgar Lotero ALEGRIA
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Patent number: 9388351Abstract: Furfural is produced through hydrolysis of the hemi-cellulose in corn stover. Furfural may also be produced from other biomass. The direct conversion of furfural to mono-alcohols which can be blended with gasoline is an attractive chemical process for providing biomass into the liquid fuel supply. Examples of such alcohols include 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Preferred alcohols include C-4 and C-5 mono-alcohols that have suitable blending properties.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Yun Bao, Kristi A. Fjare, Edward L. Sughrue, TiePan Shi, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero
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Publication number: 20160108323Abstract: In brief, the invention is a process for the conversion of molecules containing one or more alcohol functionalities to larger molecules. Alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and hexanol and diols/glycols, such a propylene glycol and butanediol are fed to supported metal catalyst such as a noble metal/solid acid catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at elevated temperatures and pressures create a mixture of hydrocarbon and oxygenate products.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Stephen T. MARSHALL, Sourabh S. PANSARE, Kristie A. FJARE, Edgar LOTERO
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Publication number: 20150376511Abstract: The present invention is related to the production of jet fuel-range hydrocarbons from cellulose/hemicellulose derived alcohols, such as pentanediol and/or hydroxymethyl-tetrahydrofuran which is also known as tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. The alcohols are spliced or dimerized through Guerbet chemistry where longer chain organic molecules are formed using an alcohol condensation catalyst. The organic molecules are hydrotreated to remove oxygen to yield jet fuel-range hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Edgar LOTERO, Sourabh S. PANSARE, Kristi A. Fjare
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Patent number: 9181506Abstract: Carbohydrates as derived from plant biomass can be converted into mono-alcohols, diols, and/or bi-functional alcohols or into carboxylic acid derivatives. By catalytic transesterification of such carbohydrate derivatives, ester-type diesel-fuel blendstock components may be produced. More specifically, alkyl levulinates are catalytically trans-esterified with hydroxyl-functionalized compounds where both the alcohols and the alkyl levulinates are derived from biomass carbohydrates. Esters produced in this way show physicochemical characteristics that make them suitable for use as diesel fuel blendstock.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Edgar Lotero, Kristi A. Fjare, Cory B. Phillips, Alexandru Platon
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Publication number: 20150071836Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems for the fast pyrolysis of organic matter. More specifically, it relates to systems for the catalytic modification of vapors created during the fast pyrolysis of organic matter to create transportation fuel or a transportation fuel component. The inventive systems either catalytically stabilize or convert at least a first portion of pyrolysis vapors, then combine them with a portion of raw, unconverted bio-derived pyrolysis vapors at a temperature and pressure sufficient for molecules of the combined vapors to react and produce hydrocarbons of increased molecular weight that are suitable for use as a hydrocarbon transportation fuel or component thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Johnathan T. Gorke, Edgar Lotero
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Publication number: 20150073181Abstract: This disclosure relates to the fast pyrolysis of organic matter. More specifically, it relates to the catalytic modification of vapors created during the fast pyrolysis of organic matter to create transportation fuel or a transportation fuel component. At least a first portion of pyrolysis vapors is catalytically stabilized or converted, then combined with a portion of raw, unconverted bio-derived pyrolysis vapors at a temperature and pressure sufficient for molecules of the combined vapors to react and produce hydrocarbons of increased molecular weight that are suitable for use as a hydrocarbon transportation fuel or component thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Johnathan T. Gorke, Edgar Lotero
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Patent number: 8961794Abstract: This invention relates to a process for production of transportation fuels from biomass. More particularly, this invention relates to a process for using solvent to remove metal impurities and high molecular weight components from biomass derived biocrude to prevent potential catalyst poisoning and catalyst bed plugging in biocrude-to-transportation fuel upgrading process.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Kristi Fjare, Jianhua Yao, Edward L. Sughrue, Jaehoon Bae, TiePan Shi, Yun Bao, Edgar Lotero
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Publication number: 20140350292Abstract: Carbohydrates as derived from plant biomass can be converted into mono-alcohols, diols, and/or bi-functional alcohols or into carboxylic acid derivatives. By catalytic transesterification of such carbohydrate derivatives, ester-type diesel-fuel blendstock components may be produced. More specifically, alkyl levulinates are catalytically trans-esterified with hydroxyl-functionalized compounds where both the alcohols and the alkyl levulinates are derived from biomass carbohydrates. Esters produced in this way show physicochemical characteristics that make them suitable for use as diesel fuel blendstock.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Edgar Lotero, Kristi A. Fjare, Cory B. Phillips, Alexandru Platon
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Patent number: 8846992Abstract: A process for converting biomass to hydrocarbons and oxygenates that may include providing a biomass feedstock and de-oxygenating the biomass feedstock to form a solid-intermediate. The process may further include liquefaction of the solid intermediate, which may be carried out either by rapid heating followed by condensation or by liquefying by applying high pressure. The liquefaction of the solid intermediate may produce a mixture of hydrocarbons and oxygenates, which is generally termed as biocrude. Further, the biocrude is processed by one or more refining means for production of hydrocarbons that can be used as fuel.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Philips 66 CompanyInventors: Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Daren E. Daugaard, Kristi Fjare
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Publication number: 20140110271Abstract: The process describes performing electrolysis on an alkaline oxygenate mixture to produce hydrogen. In this process the electrolysis does not form any significant amounts of oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Mahaprasad Kar, Sourabh Pansare, John T. Gorke, Edgar Lotero, Neal D. McDaniel, Danielle K. Smith, Dennis G. Schultz, Kristi A. Fjare, Bruce B. Randolph, Sikta Patnaik, Uchenna P. Paul, Madhu Anand
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Publication number: 20140073823Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to novel biomass pyrolysis processes and systems that decrease entrainment of char and other contaminants with the pyrolysis vapors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Mark A. Hughes, Johnathan T. Gorke, Samuel T. Jones, Tie-Pan Shi, Natalie A. Rebacz, Edgar Lotero
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Patent number: 8629310Abstract: Oxygenate feedstocks derived from biomass are converted to a variety of fuels including gas, jet, and diesel fuel range hydrocarbons. General methods are provided including hydrolysis, dehydration, hydrogenation, condensation, oligomerization, and/or a polishing hydrotreating.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Edgar Lotero, Kristi Fjare, TiePan Shi, Sourabh Pansare, Yun Bao
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Publication number: 20130327626Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the thermal conversion of biomass. Processes are disclosed for converting algal biomass to condensable vapor intermediates such as pyrolysis oil by means of pyrolysis in a reactor comprising at least one auger. The intermediates may be further processed for production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels. The disclosed processes assist in preventing premature devolatization of algal biomass during pyrolysis, thereby increasing efficiency and commercial feasibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Daren E. Daugaard, Samuel T. Jones, Alexandru Platon, Kening Gong, Edgar Lotero