Patents by Inventor Finn Joensen

Finn Joensen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250197313
    Abstract: A process for producing a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the jet fuel range, said process including: a) passing a synthesis gas (syngas) stream including a carbon oxide and hydrogen over a fixed bed including a dual-function catalyst active in the conversion of syngas to the oxygenate(s) methanol (MeOH) and/or dimethyl ether (DME), and the conversion of said oxygenate(s) to an olefin product stream; wherein the dual-function catalyst including: a MeOH synthesis catalyst; and an oxygenate conversion catalyst; b) passing at least a portion of the olefin product stream through an oligomerization step over an oligomerization catalyst, and optionally subsequently conducting a separation step, for thereby producing an oligomerized stream; c) passing at least a portion of the oligomerized stream through a hydrogenation step over a hydrogenation catalyst, and optionally subsequently conducting a separation step, for thereby producing said hydrocarbon stream including hydrocarbons boiling in the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn JOENSEN, Niels Christian SCHJØDT, Pablo BEATO, Rasmus Yding BROGAARD, Linn Edda SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20250084315
    Abstract: A process for producing a C3 olefin product stream and a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the jet fuel range, the process comprising: passing a feedstock stream comprising oxygenates over a catalyst active in the conversion of oxygenates for producing a first olefin stream; conducting the first olefin stream to a first separation step and withdrawing thereof a liquid hydrocarbon fraction comprising at least 50 wt % of the C3-olefins contained in the first olefin stream; conducting the liquid hydrocarbon fraction to a fractionation step and separating therefrom said C3 olefin product stream and the olefin product stream; and converting the olefin product stream into the hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the jet fuel range, particularly sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), by subsequent oligomerization and hydrogenation. The invention provides also a plant for conducting the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Niels Christian SCHJØDT, Pablo BEATO, Finn JOENSEN, Rasmus Yding BROGAARD, Linn Edda SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20240182794
    Abstract: Process and plant for producing a gasoline product from an oxygenate feed stream comprising the steps of: conducting the oxygenate feed stream to an oxygenate-to-gasoline reactor, suitably a methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) reactor, under the presence of a fixed bed of catalyst active for converting oxygenates in the oxygenate feed stream to a raw gasoline stream comprising C3-C4 paraffins and C5+ hydrocarbons; separating from the raw gasoline stream a gasoline product stream comprising the C5+ hydrocarbons and a stream comprising C3-C4 paraffins; conducting the entire stream comprising C3-C4 paraffins or a portion thereof to an upgrading reactor under the presence of a catalyst active for converting the C3-C4 paraffins into an aromatic stream such as an aromatic stream comprising benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX); and combining the entire aromatic stream or a portion thereof with the oxygenate feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn JOENSEN, Arne Knudsen, Mathias Jørgensen, John Bøgild Hansen
  • Publication number: 20240124783
    Abstract: Process for converting an oxygenate feed stream, the process comprising the steps of: conducting the oxygenate feed stream to an oxygenate-to-gasoline reactor, suitably a methanol-to-gasoline reactor (MTG reactor) under the presence of a catalyst active for converting oxygenates in the oxygenate feed stream into a raw gasoline stream comprising C3-C4 paraffins and C5+ hydrocarbons; and adding an aromatic stream to the MTG reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn JOENSEN, Arne Knudsen, Mathias Jørgensen, John Bøgild Hansen
  • Patent number: 11945762
    Abstract: In a process for the catalytic conversion of lower hydrocarbons to aromatic compounds comprising benzene, toluene and xylenes, a process stream containing lower hydrocarbons is contacted with a zeolitic catalyst having an MFI framework and containing 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of a zinc compound. The process stream further contains one or more sulfur compounds, especially hydrogen sulfide, for improving the selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventor: Finn Joensen
  • Patent number: 11628428
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, the bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl2O4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Publication number: 20220402836
    Abstract: In a process for the catalytic conversion of lower hydrocarbons to aromatic compounds comprising benzene, toluene and xylenes, a process stream containing lower hydrocarbons is contacted with a zeolitic catalyst having an MFI framework and containing 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of a zinc compound. The process stream further contains one or more sulfur compounds, especially hydrogen sulfide, for improving the selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventor: Finn JOENSEN
  • Publication number: 20210331147
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, the bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl2O4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Patent number: 11077431
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, said bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl2O4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Patent number: 10888849
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for conversion of oxygenates, said bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein P is evenly distributed across the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn Joensen, Uffe Vie Mentzel
  • Publication number: 20200238262
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, said bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl2O4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Patent number: 10336673
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a metal-containing zeolite based catalyst, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventors: Finn Joensen, Uffe Vie Mentzel, Ian Menjon
  • Patent number: 10239801
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a Zn-containing zeolite based catalyst wherein Zn is at least partly present as ZnAl2O4, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Publication number: 20190076830
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for conversion of oxygenates, said bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein P is evenly distributed across the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/S
    Inventors: Finn Joensen, Uffe Vie
  • Patent number: 10150714
    Abstract: Process and catalyst for upgrading gasoline comprising durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) and pseudodocumene, the process comprises hydroisomerization of durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) and pseudocumene (1,2,4-trimethylbenzene) contained in the gasoline in presence of a catalyst comprising a sulfided base metal supported on an acidic carrier, thereby converting durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) to isodurene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) and prehnitene (1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene) and converting pseudocumene (1,2,4-trimethylbenzene) to mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Angelica Hidalgo Vivas, Finn Joensen
  • Patent number: 10150718
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of—converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a metal-containing zeolite based catalyst, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, —separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, —removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn Joensen, Uffe Vie Mentzel, Ian Menjon
  • Publication number: 20180304240
    Abstract: A bifunctional catalyst for conversion of oxygenates, said catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder and Zn, wherein the Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl2O4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/S
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Publication number: 20180305275
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a Zn-containing zeolite based catalyst wherein Zn is at least partly present as ZnAl2O4, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/S
    Inventors: Uffe Vie Mentzel, Finn Joensen
  • Publication number: 20180022673
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a metal-containing zeolite based catalyst, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, separating said effluent to obtain art aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventors: Finn JOENSEN, Uffe Vie MENTZEL, Ian MENJON
  • Publication number: 20180002610
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for production of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of —converting a feed stream comprising alcohols, ethers or mixtures hereof over a metal-containing zeolite based catalyst, active in dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, in a conversion step thereby obtaining a conversion effluent, —separating said effluent to obtain an aqueous process condensate stream, a liquid hydrocarbon stream and a gaseous stream, —removing part of the hydrogen formed in the conversion step, and recycling at least part of the gaseous and/or liquid hydrocarbon stream to the conversion step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventors: Finn JOENSEN, Uffe Vie MENTZEL, Ian MENJON