Patents by Inventor Essam A. AL-SAYED
Essam A. AL-SAYED 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: 11162038Abstract: A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a heavy fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a pyrolysis section configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple olefinic products.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Raed Abudawoud, Thamer Mohammad, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Essam Al Sayed
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Patent number: 11149218Abstract: A method for producing a supercritical water (SCW)-treated product is provided. The method comprising the steps of introducing a crude oil stream and a water stream to a supercritical water process, wherein the crude oil stream can undergo conversion reactions to produce the supercritical water (SCW)-treated product, wherein the SCW-treated product includes an increased paraffin concentration as compared to crude oil stream. The method further includes the step of introducing the SCW-treated product to a steam cracking process, wherein the SCW-treated product can undergo conversion reactions to produce furnace effluent.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Abdullah T. Alabdulhadi, Gonzalo Feijoo Martinez, Ali M. Alsomali, Mohammad A. Alabdullah, Essam A. Al-Sayed
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Patent number: 11084992Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a heavy oil may be upgraded by a process that may include removing at least a portion of metals from the heavy oil in a hydrodemetalization reaction zone to form a hydrodemetalization reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of metals and at least a portion of nitrogen from the hydrodemetalization reaction effluent in a transition reaction zone to form a transition reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of nitrogen from the transition reaction effluent in a hydrodenitrogenation reaction zone to form a hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent, and reducing aromatics content in the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent in a hydrocracking reaction zone by contacting the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent to form an upgraded fuel.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Ibrahim Abba
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Publication number: 20210040403Abstract: A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a heavy fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a pyrolysis section configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple olefinic products.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Raed Abudawoud, Thamer Mohammad, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Essam Al Sayed
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Patent number: 10898885Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described, a zeolite supported catalyst may be synthesized by a process that includes combining a colloidal mixture with a metal oxide support material to form a support precursor material, processing the support precursor material to form a support material, and impregnating the support material with one or more metals to form the zeolite supported catalyst. The colloidal mixture may include nano-sized zeolite crystals, and the nano-sized zeolite crystals may have an average size of less than 100 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Manal Al-Eid, Hanaa Habboubi
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Patent number: 10898884Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Manal Al-Eid, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
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Publication number: 20200368732Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Manal Al-Eid, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
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Patent number: 10844296Abstract: A system includes a hydroprocessing zone configured to remove impurities from crude oil; a first separation unit configured to separate a liquid output from the hydroprocessing zone into a light fraction and a heavy fraction; an aromatic extraction subsystem configured to extract aromatic petrochemicals from the light fraction; and a pyrolysis section configured to crack the heavy fraction into multiple olefinic products.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Raed Abudawoud, Thamer Mohammad, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Essam Al Sayed
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Patent number: 10793792Abstract: According to one or more embodiments presently described, a feedstock oil may be processed by a method which may include hydrotreating the feedstock oil to reduce or remove one or more of sulfur content, metals content, nitrogen content, or aromatics content to produce a hydrotreated oil stream; separating at least a portion of the hydrotreated oil stream into a at least a lesser boiling point oil fraction stream and a greater boiling point oil fraction stream in a first separator; hydrocracking the greater boiling point oil fraction stream; and steam cracking the lesser boiling point oil fraction stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Sherif Mohamed, Ibrahim Al-Nutaifi, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Ibrahim Abba
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Patent number: 10773248Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Manal Al-Eid, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
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Publication number: 20200270535Abstract: A method for producing a supercritical water (SCW)-treated product is provided. The method comprising the steps of introducing a crude oil stream and a water stream to a supercritical water process, wherein the crude oil stream can undergo conversion reactions to produce the supercritical water (SCW)-treated product, wherein the SCW-treated product includes an increased paraffin concentration as compared to crude oil stream. The method further includes the step of introducing the SCW-treated product to a steam cracking process, wherein the SCW-treated product can undergo conversion reactions to produce furnace effluent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Ki-Hyouk CHOI, Abdullah T. ALABDULHADI, Gonzalo Feijoo MARTINEZ, Ali M. ALSOMALI, Mohammad A. ALABDULLAH, Essam A. AL-SAYED
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Patent number: 10703999Abstract: A method for producing a supercritical water (SCW)-treated product is provided. The method comprising the steps of introducing a crude oil stream and a water stream to a supercritical water process, wherein the crude oil stream can undergo conversion reactions to produce the supercritical water (SCW)-treated product, wherein the SCW-treated product includes an increased paraffin concentration as compared to crude oil stream. The method further includes the step of introducing the SCW-treated product to a steam cracking process, wherein the SCW-treated product can undergo conversion reactions to produce furnace effluent.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Abdullah T. Alabdulhadi, Gonzalo Feijoo Martinez, Ali M. Alsomali, Mohammad A. Alabdullah, Essam A. Al-Sayed
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Patent number: 10689587Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, petrochemicals may be produced from crude oil by a process which includes passing the crude oil and hydrogen into a hydroprocessing reactor, separating the hydrotreated oil into a lesser boiling point fraction and a greater boiling point fraction, passing the lesser boiling point fraction to a pyrolysis section of a steam cracker to produce a pyrolysis effluent comprising olefins, aromatics, or both, passing the greater boiling point fraction to a gasifier, where the gasifier produces hydrogen, and passing at least a portion of the hydrogen produced by the gasifier to the hydroprocessing reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Essam Al-Sayed, Omer Refa Koseoglu, Lianhui Ding, Abdennour Bourane, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Furqan Al Jumah
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Publication number: 20200179912Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described, a zeolite supported catalyst may be synthesized by a process that includes combining a colloidal mixture with a metal oxide support material to form a support precursor material, processing the support precursor material to form a support material, and impregnating the support material with one or more metals to form the zeolite supported catalyst. The colloidal mixture may include nano-sized zeolite crystals, and the nano-sized zeolite crystals may have an average size of less than 100 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Manal Al-Eid, Hanaa Habboubi
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Patent number: 10603657Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described, a zeolite supported catalyst may be synthesized by a process that includes combining a colloidal mixture with a metal oxide support material to form a support precursor material, processing the support precursor material to form a support material, and impregnating the support material with one or more metals to form the zeolite supported catalyst. The colloidal mixture may include nano-sized zeolite crystals, and the nano-sized zeolite crystals may have an average size of less than 100 nm.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Manal Al-Eid, Hanaa Habboubi
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Patent number: 10563141Abstract: Embodiments for an integrated hydrotreating and steam pyrolysis process for the processing of crude oil comprising recycling the higher boiling point fraction of the upgraded crude oil to increase the yield of petrochemicals such as olefins and aromatics.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Duhaiman U. Al-Yami, Abdennour Bourane, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros, Ibrahim Abba
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Patent number: 10407311Abstract: According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a mesoporous zeolite may be made by a method comprising contacting an initial zeolite material with ammonium hexafluorosilicate to modify the framework of the initial zeolite material, and forming mesopores in the framework-modified zeolite material. The contacting may form a framework-modified zeolite material. The mesoporous zeolites may be incorporated into catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
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Patent number: 10301556Abstract: According to an embodiment disclosed, a feedstock hydrocarbon may be processed by a method which may include separating the feedstock hydrocarbon into a lesser boiling point hydrocarbon fraction and a greater boiling point hydrocarbon fraction, cracking the greater boiling point hydrocarbon fraction in a high-severity fluid catalytic cracking reactor unit to form a catalytically cracked effluent, cracking the lesser boiling point hydrocarbon fraction in a steam cracker unit to form a steam cracked effluent, and separating one or both of the catalytically cracked effluent or the steam cracked effluent to form two or more petrochemical products. In one or more embodiments, the feedstock hydrocarbon may include crude oil and one of the petrochemical products may include light olefins.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Sameer A. Al-Ghamdi, Essam Al-Sayed, Ibrahim Abba, Abdennour Bourane, Alberto Lozano Ballesteros
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Publication number: 20180334390Abstract: According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a mesoporous zeolite may be made by a method comprising contacting an initial zeolite material with ammonium hexafluorosilicate to modify the framework of the initial zeolite material, and forming mesopores in the framework-modified zeolite material. The contacting may form a framework-modified zeolite material. The mesoporous zeolites may be incorporated into catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
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Publication number: 20180333708Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Lianhui Ding, Manal Al-Eid, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane