Patents by Inventor Fergal Coleman
Fergal Coleman 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: 11845900Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polymer. The present invention provides a vacuum pyrolysis process for preparing a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C., to induce thermal decomposition of the plastic polyolefin polymer and to form a thermal decomposition product effluent which comprises a major portion by weight of a C20 to C60 wax fraction; and iii) condensing a vapour component of the thermal decomposition product effluent from the vacuum pyrolysis reactor in a multistage condensation comprising a plurality of condensation stages connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: H&R Internationale Beteiligung GmbHInventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Patent number: 11472783Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of glycidol from the thermal decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate. In one aspect, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of glycidol by thermal decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate, said process comprising the steps of: d) contacting liquid glycerol carbonate with a decarboxylation promotor, having a boiling point of at least 160° C. at atmospheric pressure and consisting essentially of an aliphatic mono-ol, an aliphatic polyol, or mixtures thereof, to form a liquid phase mixture; e) applying heat to the liquid phase mixture formed in step a) to induce thermal decarboxylation of the glycerol carbonate; and f) separating glycidol formed in step b) from the liquid phase mixture by evaporation of glycidol; and wherein the process does not comprise the use of a decarboxylation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Green Lizard Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Martin Atkins, Fergal Coleman, Sean Hardiman
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Patent number: 11091700Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of a particular plastic polyolefin polymer blend. The present invention provides a vacuum pyrolysis process for preparing a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TRIFOL RESOURCES LIMITEDInventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Patent number: 10947211Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of glycerol carbonate from the reaction of glycerol and a dialkylcarbonate, for example dimethyl carbonate, or a cyclic alkylene carbonate. More specifically, the invention relates to a process where the synthesis of glycerol carbonate is conducted in the presence of a homogeneous transesterification catalyst and involves the partial reaction of a glycerol reactant stream and a dialkyl carbonate or cyclic alkylene carbonate reactant stream and an intermediate step of alcohol by-product separation before further reaction in order to improve glycerol conversion and glycerol carbonate selectivity and yield.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: The Queen's University of BelfastInventors: Fergal Coleman, Sophie Tyrrell, Martin Philip Atkins, Albert Ferrer Ugalde, Ignazio Scarlata, Yoan Delavoux
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Patent number: 10899991Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polymer. The present invention provides a process for preparing a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Trifol Resources LimitedInventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Publication number: 20210017142Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of glycidol from the thermal decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate. In one aspect, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of glycidol by thermal decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate, said process comprising the steps of: d) contacting liquid glycerol carbonate with a decarboxylation promotor, having a boiling point of at least 160° C. at atmospheric pressure and consisting essentially of an aliphatic mono-ol, an aliphatic polyol, or mixtures thereof, to form a liquid phase mixture; e) applying heat to the liquid phase mixture formed in step a) to induce thermal decarboxylation of the glycerol carbonate; and f) separating glycidol formed in step b) from the liquid phase mixture by evaporation of glycidol; and wherein the process does not comprise the use of a decarboxylation catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Martin Atkins, Fergal Coleman, Sean Hardiman
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Patent number: 10723673Abstract: A process is provided for the selective oligomerisation of C5 to C20 alpha-olefins to produce polyalphaolefin oligomers with a molecular weight distribution that is suitable for use in lubricant base oils.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS)Inventors: Martin Philip Atkins, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Malgorzata Swadzba-Kwasny, Fergal Coleman
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Patent number: 10487162Abstract: A process is provided for the selective oligomerization of C5 to C20 alpha-olefins to produce polyalphaolefin oligomers with a molecular weight distribution that is suitable for use in lubricant base oils.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)Inventors: Martin Philip Atkins, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Malgorzata Swadzba-Kwasny, Fergal Coleman
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Publication number: 20190292164Abstract: This invention relates to aprocess for the preparation of glycerolcarbonate from the reaction of glycerol and a dialkyl-carbonate, for example dimethyl carbonate, or a cyclic alkylene carbonate. More specifically, the invention relates to a process where the synthesis of glycerolcarbonate is conducted in the presence of a homogeneous transesterificationcatalyst and involves the partial reaction of a glycerol reactant stream and a dialkyl carbonateor cyclic alkylene carbonate reactant stream and an intermediate step of alcohol by-product separation before further reaction in order to improve glycerol conversion and glycerol carbonate selectivity and yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Fergal COLEMAN, Sophie TYRRELL, Martin Philip ATKINS, Albert Ferrer UGALDE, Ignazio SCARLATA, Yoan DELAVOUX
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Publication number: 20190177652Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polymer. The present invention provides a process for preparing a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Publication number: 20190144755Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of a particular plastic polyolefin polymer blend. The present invention provides a vacuum pyrolysis process for preparing a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Publication number: 20180273848Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polymer. The present invention provides a vacuum pyrolysis process for preparing a C20 to C60 wax from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C., to induce thermal decomposition of the plastic polyolefin polymer and to form a thermal decomposition product effluent which comprises a major portion by weight of a C20 to C60 wax fraction; and iii) condensing a vapour component of the thermal decomposition product effluent from the vacuum pyrolysis reactor in a multistage condensation comprising a plurality of condensation stages connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Martin P. ATKINS, Fergal COLEMAN
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Publication number: 20180187087Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polymer. The present invention provides a process for preparing a lubricant base stock from the thermal decomposition of plastic polyolefin polymer, the method comprising the steps of: i) introducing plastic polyolefin polymer into a thermal reaction zone of a vacuum pyrolysis reactor; ii) heating the plastic polyolefin polymer at sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein the temperature in the thermal reaction zone of the reactor is from 500° C. to 750° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Martin P. Atkins, Fergal Coleman
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Publication number: 20170114001Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing alkanolamines, useful in the removal of CO2 and/or H2S from a CO2 and/or H2S containing gaseous stream, wherein the preparation of the alkanolamines is conducted using specifically selected ionic liquids under specifically selected reaction conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Martin Atkins, Fergal Coleman, Yoan Delavoux
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Publication number: 20170022447Abstract: The present invention relates to deacidification of glyceride oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Martin Atkins, Fergal Coleman, Peter Goodrich
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Publication number: 20160200699Abstract: This invention relates to an improved one-pot synthetic process for the preparation of glycidol from the reaction of glycerol and dimethyl carbonate. More specifically, the invention relates to a one-pot synthetic process for the preparation of glycidol comprising the reaction of glycerol and dimethyl carbonate in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst having the formula: [Cat+][X] wherein: [Cat] represents one or more cationic species, and [X] represents one or more anionic species; wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature of from 100° C. to 160° C. and wherein the molar ratio of glycerol to dimethylcarbonate is from 1:4 to 1:10.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Fergal COLEMAN, John HOLBREY, Kenneth SEDDON, Martin ATKINS, Yoan DELAVOUX, Jeni TOLAND, Ting YAN
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Publication number: 20160068622Abstract: This invention relates to base oils for lubricating compositions. In particular, the present invention provides a process for the selective oligomerisation of C5 to C20 alpha-olefins to produce polyalphaolefin oligomers with a molecular weight distribution that is suitable for use in lubricant base oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: The Queen's Universiyt of BelfastInventors: Martin Philip ATKINS, Kenneth Richard SENDON, Malgorzata SWADZBA-KWASNY, Fergal COLEMAN
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Publication number: 20160052838Abstract: This invention relates to base oils for lubricating compositions. In particular, the present invention provides a process for the selective oligomerisation of C5 to C20 alpha-olefins to produce polyalphaolefin oligomers with a molecular weight distribution that is suitable for use in lubricant base oils.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFASTInventors: Martin Philip Atkins, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Malgorzata Swadzba-Kwasny, Fergal Coleman