Patents by Inventor Francis Raatz

Francis Raatz 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: 5302770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for isomerization of a C8 aromatic cut containing a mordenite characterized in that said mordenite contains at least one metal of groups IIa, IVb, IIb or IVa and is such that:its overall Si/Al atomic ratio is between 6 and 15,its sodium content by weight relative to the weight of dry mordenite is less than 2000 ppm,its elementary mesh volume is between 2.725 and 2.785 nm.sup.3,its n-hexane adsorption capacity is greater than 0.065 cm.sup.3 of liquid/gram,its isooctane adsorption capacity is less than 0.068 cm.sup.3 of liquid/gram.The invention also relates to the preparation of this mordenite by grafting on an H-shaped mordenite of at least one organometallic compound of said metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Jean M. Basset, Agnes Choplin, Francis Raatz, Albert Theolier, Christine Travers
  • Patent number: 5268522
    Abstract: For the catalytic aromatization of hydrocarbons containing 5 to 9 carbons atoms per molecule, use is made of a catalyst containing a MFI zeolite containing at least one noble metal from the platinum family and at least one additional metal chosen from the group constituted by tin, germanium, lead and indium, and optionally an amorphous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais de Petrole
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bournonville, Francis Raatz, Jeannine Juguin, Sylvie Juguin
  • Patent number: 5239482
    Abstract: For measuring the adsorption and desorption of a gas adsorbed by a solid sample, a gas pressure drop during the adsorption phase or a gas pressure increase during the desorption phase is programmed in the reservoir circuit 1 from 0.1 to 0.7 Pa per minute by at least one regulating valve V.sub.P1 having a proportional opening, in order to transfer a substantially constant flow of gas to the sample and from the sample to the reservoir, the gas pressure being measured periodically in the measuring circuit by pressure sensors. By a microprocessor, the isotherm of adsorption and desorption is determined based on the volume of the reservoir circuit, the quantity of gas transferred, the gas pressure in the measuring circuit, and the volume of the measuring circuit. The system measures the adsorption-desorption isotherms of a gas from a solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Hubert Ajot, Jean F. Joly, Dominique A. Garnier, Felix Marny, Francis Raatz, Colette Russmann
  • Patent number: 5234873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for isomerization of a C8 aromatic cut containing a mordenite characterized in that said mordenite contains at least one metal of groups IIa, IVb, IIb or IVa and is such that:its overall Si/Al atomic ratio is between 6 and 15,its sodium content by weight relative to the weight of dry mordenite is less than 2000 ppm,its elementary mesh volume is between 2.725 and 2.785 nm.sup.3,its n-hexane adsorption capacity is greater than 0.065 cm.sup.3 of liquid/gram,its isooctane adsorption capacity is less than 0.068 cm.sup.3 of liquid/gram.The invention also relates to the preparation of this mordenite by grafting on an H-shaped mordenite of at least one organometallic compound of said metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Jean M. Basset, Agnes Choplin, Francis Raatz, Albert Theolier, Christine Travers
  • Patent number: 5227557
    Abstract: For the aromatization of hydrocarbons containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms per molecule in the presence of a specific and preferably acid catalyst, the catalyst contains an MFI zeolite in which is introduced at least one noble metal from the platinum family and at least one additional metal chosen from within the group consisting of tin, germanium, lead and indium, and the catalyst optionally contains an amorphous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bournonville, Francis Raatz, Bernard Juguin, deceased
  • Patent number: 5215736
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a synthetic crystalline zeolite of the mordenite type characterized by:a) the following approximate general formula:Na.sub.2 O, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2where x is a number ranging from 9 to 30, andb) an X-ray diffraction diagram represented in table I of the description,c) a fluorine content ranging from about 0.005 to 2.0% by weight,and in that it has been synthetized in a fluoride medium.The invention also relates to a process for preparing said zeolite.This zeolite can notably be utilized in adsorption and in catalysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Philippe Caullet, Jean-Louis Guth, Anne-Catherine Faust, Jean-Francois Joly, Christine Travers, Francis Raatz
  • Patent number: 5215950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst and a catalytic process for the aromatization of hydrocarbons containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms per molecule.The catalyst contains a MFI zeolite and an amorphous matrix containing at least one noble metal from the platinum family, at least one additional metal chosen from tin, germanium, lead and indium and at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bournonville, Francis Raatz, Bernard Juguin, deceased, by Jeannine Juguin, legal representative, by Sylvie Juguin, legal representative
  • Patent number: 5177280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing an alkylbenzene from benzene and an aliphatic mono-olefin in the presence of a catalyst based on a dealuminized Y zeolite with a molar ratio SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ranging from 8 to 70, the product of this reaction being afterwards fractionated into a first fraction containing non converted benzene and a mono-alkylbenzene and a second fraction containing a poly-alkylbenzene, said second fraction reacting then with benzene in the presence of a catalyst based on a dealuminized mordenite with a total atomic ratio Si/Al ranging from 30 to 80. The invention especially applies to the production of ethylbenzene and cumene respectively from ethylene and propene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Bernard Juguin, Pierre Dufresne, Francis Raatz, Germain Martino
  • Patent number: 5171556
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a synthetic crystalline zeolite of the beta type characterized by:a) the following approximate general formula:M.sub.2/n O, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2where M represents a proton and/or a metallic cationn is the valence of Mx is a number ranging from 5 to 800,b) an X-ray diffraction diagram represented in table I of the description, andc) a fluorine content ranging from about 0.005 to 2.0% by weight, said zeolite having been furthermore synthetized in a fluoride medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Philippe Caullet, Jean-Louis Guth, Anne-Catherine Faust, Francis Raatz, Jean-Francois Joly, Jean-Marie Deves
  • Patent number: 5157198
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isomerizing normal paraffins, particularly C.sub.5 -C.sub.6, in the presence of at least one catalyst based on an omega zeolite having a molar ratio SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ranging from 6.5 to 80, a content by weight of sodium lower than 0.2%, crystalline parameters "a" and "c" respectively smaller than or equal to 1.814 nm and 0.760 nm, a capacity of adsorption of nitrogen, measured at 77K under a partial pressure of 0.19, higher than about 8% by weight, the catalyst also comprising at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic table of elements, preferably platinum or/and palladium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignees: Institut Francais Du Petrole, Elf France
    Inventors: Francis Raatz, Christine Travers, Christian Marcilly, Thierry Descourieres, Francois Fajula, Francois Figueras
  • Patent number: 5132479
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for isomerizing a C.sub.8 aromatic fraction containing a mordenite and at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic classification of elements (such as Pt or Pd), characterized in that the mordenite is such that its skeleton Si/Al atomic ratio is between 6 and 10.5, its sodium weight content is below 2000 ppm, its unit cell volume is between 2.73 and 2.78 nm.sup.3, its benzene adsorption capacity is between 4 and 10% based on the dry mordenite weight and its 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene adsorption capacity is between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight based on the dry mordenite weight. The invention also relates to the preparation of said mordenite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christine Travers, Francis Raatz, Christian Marcilly
  • Patent number: 5077254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for isomerizing C.sub.8 aromatic fractions, the catalyst containing a mordenite and at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic classification of elements (such as Pt or Pd), characterized in that the mordenite is such that its skeleton Si/Al atomic ratio is between 6 and 10.5, its sodium weight content is below 2000 ppm, its unit cell volume is between 2.73 and 2.78 nm.sup.3, its benzene adsorption capacity is between 4 and 10% based on the dry mordenite weight and its 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene adsorption capacity is between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight based on the dry mordenite weight. The invention also relates to the preparation of the mordenite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christine Travers, Francis Raatz, Christian Marcilly
  • Patent number: 5073672
    Abstract: A MFI-based gallosilicate type catalyst is described.The catalyst is characterized by the following composition expressed by weight:a) 0.1 to 99.49% of a matrix,b) 0.5 to 99.99% of a zeolite having the following approximate chemical formula:M.sub.2/n O, Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2whereinM represents a proton and/or a metallic cation,n is the valence of said cation,x is a number ranging from 12 to 1,00,the zeolite of MFI structure synthesized in a fluoride medium having a fluorine content ranging from 0.02 to 1.5% by weight incorporated during synthesis.The catalyst is notably used in aromatization reactions of light C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 gases in the presence or not of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Laurent Petit, Jean-Paul Bournonville, Jean-Louis Guth, Francis Raatz, Alain Seive
  • Patent number: 5062946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dewaxing an atomspheric or a vacuum gas oil in the presence of at least one catalyst comprising:a/ 2 to 99.4% by weight of a synthetic crystalline zeolite of the ferrisilicate type, the approximate chemical formula of the zeolite being M.sub.2/n O, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2 where M represents a proton and/or a metal cation, n is the valence of M and x is a number ranging from 40 to 1,000, the zeolite having been synthetized in a fluoride medium and showing a fluorine content ranging from about 0.01 to 1.6% by weight, the zeolite having an X-ray diffraction diagram represented in Table 1 of the description;b/ 0.1 to 97.5% by weight of a matrix; andc/ at least one promoter selected from the group consisting of Pd, Pt, NiO, CoO, MoO.sub.3 and WO.sub.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Pierre Dufresne, Francis Raatz
  • Patent number: 5034363
    Abstract: An aluminosilicate type catalyst and its use in the aromatization of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 light-gas cut in the presence or not of olefins is described.The catalyst is characterized by the following composition expressed by weight:a) 0.01 to 10% by weight of galliumb) 0.1 to 99.49% of a matrixc) 0.5 to 99.99% of a zeolite having the following approximate chemical formula:M.sub.2/n O, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2whereinM represents a proton and/or a metallic cation,n is the valency of said cation,x is a number ranging from 12 to 1000,said zeolite having a MFI structure being synthesized, moreover, in a fluoride medium and having a fluorine content ranging from 0.02 to 1.5% by weight incorporated during synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrol
    Inventors: Laurent Petit, Jean-Paul Bournonville, Jean-Louis Guth, Francis Raatz, Henri Kessler
  • Patent number: 5013537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the synthesis of zeolites of the ferrisilicate type called ferrizeosilites, to the products obtained by this process as well as their uses. Ferrizeosilite according to the invention is characterized by (a) a chemical formula close to the following:M.sub.2/n O, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, x SiO.sub.2whereM represents a proton and/or a metal cationn is the valence of said cationx is a number between 40 and 1000(b) an x-ray diffraction diagram, and (c) a fluorine content between about 0.01% and 16% by weight. Uses are in processes for the conversion of methanol into hydrocarbons, alkylation of toluene with methanol and catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Joel Patarin, Jean-Louis Guth, Henri Kessler, Gisele Coudurier, Francis Raatz
  • Patent number: 5010048
    Abstract: A MFI-based gallosilicate type catalyst is described.The catalyst is characterized by the following composition expressed by weight:(a) 0.1 to 99.49% of a matrix,(b) 0.5 to 99.99% of a zeolite having the following approximate chemical formula:M.sub.2/n O, Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3, xSiO.sub.2whereinM represents a proton and/or a metallic cation,n is the valency of said cation,x is a number ranging from 12 to 1000, the zeolite of MFI structure synthesized in a fluoride medium having a fluorine content ranging from 0.02 to 1.5% by weight incorporated during synthesis.The catalyst is notably used in aromatization reactions of light C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 gases in the presence or not of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Laurent Petit, Jean-Paul Bournonville, Jean-Louis Guth, Francis Raatz, Alain Seive
  • Patent number: 5008000
    Abstract: The cracking catalyst of the invention contains:(a) 20-95% by weight of at least one matrix, selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, magnesia, clay, titanium oxide, zirconia, combinations of at least two of these compounds and alumina-boron oxide combinations,(b) 1-60% by weight of at least one zeolite of open structure whose main dodecagonal channels have openings of at least 7 Angstroms, said zeolite of open structure being selected from the group formed of X, Y, L, omega and beta zeolites,(c) 0.5-60% by weight of at least one offretite whose main dodecagonal channels have openings smaller than 7 Angstroms and which have a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio from about 15 to about 500, the crystalline paramaters a and c of elementary mesh ranging respectively from 1.285 to 1.315 nm for a and from 0.748 to 0.757 nm for c and have a potassium content lower than 1.5% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christian Marcilly, Jean-Marie Deves, Francis Raatz
  • Patent number: 4992400
    Abstract: The cracking catalyst of the invention contains:(a) 20-95% by weight of at least one matrix, selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, magnesia, clay, titanium oxide, zirconia, combinations of at least two of these compounds and alumina-boron oxide combinations,(b) 1-60% by weight of at least one zeolite of open structure whose main dodecagonal channels have openings of at least 7 Angstroms, said zeolite of open structure being selected from the group formed of X, Y, L, omega and beta zeolites,(c) 0.5-60% by weight of at least one offretite whose main dodecagonal channels have openings smaller than 7 Angstroms and which have a SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 molar ratio from about 15 to about 500, the crystalline parameters a and c of elementary mesh ranging respectively from 1.285 to 1.315 nm for a and from 0.748 to 0.757 nm for c and have a potassium content lower than 1.5% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christian Marcilly, Jean-Marie Deves, Francis Raatz
  • Patent number: 4982046
    Abstract: Olefin oligomerization employing as a catalyst(a) a ferrierite of the following approximate formula:M.sub.x/n (T.sup.III O.sub.2).sub.x (Si.sup.IV O.sub.2).sub.36-xwhereT.sup.III represents at least one element selected from the group of boron (B.sup.III), aluminum (Al.sup.III), gallium (Ga.sup.III) and iron (Fe.sup.III);x ranges from 0.05 to 6.6;M is a compensation cation; andn is the valence of M;(b) an X-ray diffraction diagram shown in Table 1 of the description;(c) a fluorine content after synthesis ranging from about 0.01 to 1.6% by weight; and(d) a Si.sup.IV /T.sup.III molar ratio of at least about 4.75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais Du Petrole
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Guth, Anne-Catherine Faust, Francis Raatz