Patents by Inventor Eric Llido

Eric Llido 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
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7572946
    Abstract: An olefin oligomerization process employs a particular silica-alumina catalyst which comprises a non zeolitic support based on silica-alumina containing a quantity of more than 5% by weight and 95% by weight or less of silica (SiO2) and has the following characteristics: a mean pore diameter, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 20 to 140 ?; a total pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.1 ml/g to 0.6 ml/g; a total pore volume, measured by nitrogen porosimetry, in the range 0.1 ml/g to 0.6 ml/g; a BET specific surface area in the range 100 to 550 m2/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 140 ?, of less than 0.1 ml/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 160 ?, of less than 0.1 ml/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 200 ?, of less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Sylvie Lacombe, Renaud Revel, Patrick Briot, Eric Llido, Patrick Euzen, Carole Bobin
  • Patent number: 7504548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for formulation of a synthetic gas oil or an additive for gas oil in which an alkyl-aromatic compound or a mixture of alkyl-aromatic compounds is selected based on at least one parameter that is selected from the group that consists of the number of cycles of the aromatic core, the number of alkyl chains that are grafted to the aromatic cycle, the length of the alkyl chain or chains, the position of the aromatic cycle or cycles on the alkyl chain or chains of said alkyl-aromatic compound or compounds such that the cetane number of the synthetic gas oil or the additive for gas oil is greater than 30. The invention also relates to a process for the production of alkyl-aromatic compounds for use as a gas oil or additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Sylvie Lacombe, Jean-François Joly, Eric Llido
  • Patent number: 7329787
    Abstract: A process is described for transforming an initial hydrocarbon feed containing 4 to 15 carbon atoms, limits included, into a hydrocarbon fraction having an improved octane number and a hydrocarbon fraction with a high cetane number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric Llido
  • Patent number: 7161052
    Abstract: A process is described for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge, comprising three steps: a step a) consisting of separating said charge of hydrocarbons into a fraction (O1) comprising essentially compounds containing 5 carbon atoms, including at least 2% by weight of pentenes, a step b) consisting of placing said fraction (O1) in contact with a cut of hydrocarbons (O2) at least partly comprising hydrocarbons having a number of carbon atoms between 6 and 10, including at least 2% by weight of olefins, and a step c) consisting of separating the effluents originating from step b) into a gasoline cut (?) the upper distillation point of which is less than 100° C. and a kerosene cut (?) having a distillation range between 100° C. and 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Institut Francais de Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric Llido, Thierry Poussereau
  • Publication number: 20060079704
    Abstract: A process is described in which an unsaturated fat is reacted with ethylene in a metathesis reaction in the presence of at least one non-aqueous ionic liquid to produce both an olefinic fraction and a composition of monoalcohol or polyol esters. Particular application to an oleic sunflower seed oil, an oleic rapeseed oil or to a mixture of monoalcohol esters of said oils, the process producing both an olefinic fraction and a monoalcohol or glycerol esters composition generally having more than half of its chains constituted by unsaturated C10 chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Sylvie Lacombe, Renaud Revel, Patrick Briot, Eric Llido, Patrick Euzen, Carole Bobin
  • Publication number: 20060063955
    Abstract: An olefin oligomerization process employs a particular silica-alumina catalyst which comprises a non zeolitic support based on silica-alumina containing a quantity of more than 5% by weight and 95% by weight or less of silica (SiO2) and has the following characteristics: a mean pore diameter, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 20 to 140 ?; a total pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.1 ml/g to 0.6 ml/g; a total pore volume, measured by nitrogen porosimetry, in the range 0.1 ml/g to 0.6 ml/g; a BET specific surface area in the range 100 to 550 m2/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 140 ?, of less than 0.1 ml/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 160 ?, of less than 0.1 ml/g; a pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, included in pores with a diameter of more than 200 ?, of less than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sylvie Lacombe, Renaud Revel, Patrick Briot, Eric Llido, Patrick Euzen, Carole Bobin
  • Publication number: 20050189261
    Abstract: The desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing fraction, e.g. kerosene or gas oil that comprises at least one stage of treatment of said fraction with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a catalyst of said oxidation, in which said catalyst comprises at least one oxide of chemical formula MxOy, whereby M is an element that is selected from the group that consists of the elements of groups IV-B, V-B or VI-B of the periodic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Alain Forestiere, Thierry Chapus, Frederic Morel, Eric Llido
  • Publication number: 20050101821
    Abstract: A process is described for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge, comprising three steps: a step a) consisting of separating said charge of hydrocarbons into a fraction (O1) comprising essentially compounds containing 5 carbon atoms, including at least 2% by weight of pentenes, a step b) consisting of placing said fraction (O1) in contact with a cut of hydrocarbons (O2) at least partly comprising hydrocarbons having a number of carbon atoms between 6 and 10, including at least 2% by weight of olefins, and a step c) consisting of separating the effluents originating from step b) into a gasoline cut (?) the upper distillation point of which is less than 100° C. and a kerosene cut (?) having a distillation range between 100° C. and 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric Llido, Thierry Poussereau