Patents by Inventor Frederic Feugnet

Frederic Feugnet 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: 20250019593
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalytic pyrolysis process for the production of renewable diesel fuel. The present invention provides a process for preparing renewable diesel fuel, comprising preparing renewable diesel fuel by a) fractionating a mixture comprising renewable aromatics to produce a first fraction boiling at 180° C. to 350° C. at atmospheric conditions, and a fraction boiling below the boiling point of the first fraction, blending at least a portion of the first fraction with at least one distillate cut having lower aromatic content than the first fraction, and b) hydrogenating a blend of the first fraction and distillate cut having lower aromatic content to produce a hydrogenated fraction comprising a renewable diesel fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Matthieu DREILLARD, Bertrand FANGET, Frederic FEUGNET, Jérôme BONNARDOT, Charles SORENSEN, Anthony Rocco CARTOLANO
  • Publication number: 20250011655
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising preparing renewable jet fuel blendstock by: a. feeding biomass, catalyst, and optionally transport fluid to a catalytic pyrolysis process fluidized bed reactor maintained at reaction conditions to manufacture a raw fluid product stream containing renewable aromatics, b. feeding the raw fluid product stream of a) to a solids separation and stripping system to produce separated solids and a fluid product stream, c. feeding the fluid product stream of b) to a fractionation system in order to recover a fraction boiling at 180° C. to 300° C., d. hydrogenating at least a portion of the fraction generated in c) with hydrogen at hydrogenation conditions to produce a hydrogenated fraction containing naphthenes, suitable as jet fuel blendstock, e. optionally recovering the jet fuel blendstock comprising naphthenes from the hydrogenated fraction of d) in a product recovery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Matthieu DREILLARD, Bertrand FANGET, Frederic FEUGNET, Jérôme BONNARDOT, Charles SORENSEN, Anthony Rocco CARTOLANO
  • Publication number: 20230374555
    Abstract: Device and process for the conversion of a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is treated notably by means of a fractionation train (4-7), a xylene separation unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; a reverse water gas shift RWGS reaction section (50) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water, and produces ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-François JOLY, Frédéric FEUGNET
  • Patent number: 11781078
    Abstract: Device and process for converting a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is notably treated using a fractionation train (4-7), a xylenes separating unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon-based feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; an RWGS reverse water gas shift reaction section (51) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water and produces ethanol; and an aromatization reaction section (14) converts the ethanol into a mixture of aromatic and paraffinic compounds feeding the feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
  • Patent number: 11702602
    Abstract: Device and process for converting a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is notably treated using a fractionation train (4-7), a xylenes separating unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon-based feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; a WGS water gas shift reaction section (50) suitable for treating the pyrolysis gas and for producing a WGS gas enriched in CO2 and in hydrogen; a CO2 aromatization reaction section (52) suitable for: at least partly treating the WGS gas to produce a hydrocarbon effluent comprising aromatic compounds, and feeding the feedstock with the hydrocarbon effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Catherine Laroche, Frederic Feugnet
  • Patent number: 11692206
    Abstract: Device and process for the conversion of a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is treated notably by means of a fractionation train (4-7), a xylene separation unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; a reverse water gas shift RWGS reaction section (50) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water, to produce ethanol and recycle the ethanol to the inlet of the pyrolysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
  • Patent number: 11485916
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for converting heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks of which at least 50% by weight boils at a temperature of at least 300° C., and in particular vacuum residues. The feedstocks are subjected to a first step a) of deep hydroconversion, optionally followed by a step b) of separating a light fraction, and a heavy residual fraction is obtained from step b) of which at least 80% by weight has a boiling temperature of at least 250° C. Said fraction from step b) or the effluent from step a) is then subjected to a second step c) of deep hydroconversion. The overall hourly space velocity for steps a) to c) is less than 0.1 h?1. The effluent from step c) is fractionated to separate a light fraction. The heavy fraction obtained, of which 80% by weight boils at a temperature of at least 300° C., is sent to a deasphalting step e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Joao Marques, Matthieu Dreillard, Frederic Feugnet, Jean-Francois Le Coz
  • Patent number: 11407696
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for converting aromatic compounds, comprising/using: a fractionating train (4-7) suitable for extracting at least one benzene-comprising fraction (22), one toluene-comprising fraction (23) and one fraction (24) comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene from the feedstock (2); a xylene separating unit (10) suitable for treating the fraction comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing a para-xylene-comprising extract (39) and a raffinate (40) comprising ortho-xylene, meta-xylene and ethylbenzene; an isomerizing unit (11) for treating the raffinate and producing a para-xylene-enriched isomerizate (42), which is sent to the fractionated train; and an alkylating reaction section (13) for treating at least part of the benzene-comprising fraction with an ethanol source (30) and producing an alkylation effluent (31) comprising ethylbenzene, which is sent to the isomerizing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
  • Patent number: 11365362
    Abstract: A device and process for the conversion of aromatic compounds, includes/uses: a unit for the separation of the xylenes suitable for treating a cut comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing an extract comprising para-xylene and a raffinate; an isomerization unit suitable for treating the raffinate and producing an isomerate enriched in para-xylene which is sent to a fractionation train; a pyrolysis unit suitable for treating biomass, producing a pyrolysis effluent feeding, at least partially, the feedstock, and producing a pyrolysis gas comprising CO and H2; a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction section suitable for treating, at least in part, the pyrolysis gas, producing a synthesis effluent sent, at least in part, to the pyrolysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
  • Publication number: 20220098624
    Abstract: Device and process for the conversion of a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is treated notably by means of a fractionation train (4-7), a xylene separation unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; a reverse water gas shift RWGS reaction section (50) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water, to produce ethanol and recycle the ethanol to the inlet of the pyrolysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Publication number: 20220098498
    Abstract: Device and process for converting a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is notably treated using a fractionation train (4-7), a xylenes separating unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon-based feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; an RWGS reverse water gas shift reaction section (51) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water and produces ethanol; and an aromatization reaction section (14) converts the ethanol into a mixture of aromatic and paraffinic compounds feeding the feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Publication number: 20220098499
    Abstract: Device and process for converting a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is notably treated using a fractionation train (4-7), a xylenes separating unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon-based feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO2 and H2; a WGS water gas shift reaction section (50) suitable for treating the pyrolysis gas and for producing a WGS gas enriched in CO2 and in hydrogen; a CO2 aromatization reaction section (52) suitable for: at least partly treating the WGS gas to produce a hydrocarbon effluent comprising aromatic compounds, and feeding the feedstock with the hydrocarbon effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Catherine LAROCHE, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Patent number: 11247950
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for converting aromatic compounds, comprising/using: a fractionating train (4-7) suitable for extracting at least one benzene-comprising fraction (22), one toluene-comprising fraction (23) and one fraction (24) comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene from the feedstock (2); a xylene separating unit (10) suitable for treating the fraction comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing a para-xylene-comprising extract (39) and a raffinate (40) comprising ortho-xylene, meta-xylene and ethylbenzene; an isomerizing unit (11) for treating the raffinate and producing a para-xylene-enriched isomerizate (42), which is sent to the fractionating train; and an alkylating reaction section (13) for treating at least part of the benzene-comprising fraction with an ethylene source (30) and producing an alkylation effluent (31) comprising ethylbenzene, which is sent to the isomerizing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
  • Publication number: 20220041943
    Abstract: A device and process for the conversion of aromatic compounds, includes/uses: a unit for the separation of the xylenes suitable for treating a cut comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing an extract comprising para-xylene and a raffinate; an isomerization unit suitable for treating the raffinate and producing an isomerate enriched in para-xylene which is sent to a fractionation train; a pyrolysis unit suitable for treating biomass, producing a pyrolysis effluent feeding, at least partially, the feedstock, and producing a pyrolysis gas comprising CO and H2; a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction section suitable for treating, at least in part, the pyrolysis gas, producing a synthesis effluent sent, at least in part, to the pyrolysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Patent number: 11203718
    Abstract: A process is described for producing a BTX cut from biomass comprising at least one step of catalytic pyrolysis of said biomass in a fluidized-bed reactor in which a stream comprising at least one oxygenated compound selected from alcohols having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, alcohol acids having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, diols having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, carboxylic acids having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, ethers having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, aldehydes having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, esters having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and glycerol, alone or mixed, is fed into the catalytic pyrolysis reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Frederic Feugnet, Nicolas Lopes Ferreira, Slavik Kasztelan
  • Publication number: 20210179517
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for converting aromatic compounds, comprising/using: a fractionating train (4-7) suitable for extracting at least one benzene-comprising fraction (22), one toluene-comprising fraction (23) and one fraction (24) comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene from the feedstock (2); a xylene separating unit (10) suitable for treating the fraction comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing a para-xylene-comprising extract (39) and a raffinate (40) comprising ortho-xylene, meta-xylene and ethylbenzene; an isomerizing unit (11) for treating the raffinate and producing a para-xylene-enriched isomerizate (42), which is sent to the fractionating train; and an alkylating reaction section (13) for treating at least part of the benzene-comprising fraction with an ethylene source (30) and producing an alkylation effluent (31) comprising ethylbenzene, which is sent to the isomerizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Publication number: 20210179513
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for converting aromatic compounds, comprising/using: a fractionating train (4-7) suitable for extracting at least one benzene-comprising fraction (22), one toluene-comprising fraction (23) and one fraction (24) comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene from the feedstock (2); a xylene separating unit (10) suitable for treating the fraction comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing a para-xylene-comprising extract (39) and a raffinate (40) comprising ortho-xylene, meta-xylene and ethylbenzene; an isomerizing unit (11) for treating the raffinate and producing a para-xylene-enriched isomerizate (42), which is sent to the fractionated train; and an alkylating reaction section (13) for treating at least part of the benzene-comprising fraction with an ethanol source (30) and producing an alkylation effluent (31) comprising ethylbenzene, which is sent to the isomerizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOLY, Frederic FEUGNET
  • Publication number: 20210102130
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for converting heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks of which at least 50% by weight boils at a temperature of at least 300° C., and in particular vacuum residues. The feedstocks are subjected to a first step a) of deep hydroconversion, optionally followed by a step b) of separating a light fraction, and a heavy residual fraction is obtained from step b) of which at least 80% by weight has a boiling temperature of at least 250° C. Said fraction from step b) or the effluent from step a) is then subjected to a second step c) of deep hydroconversion. The overall hourly space velocity for steps a) to c) is less than 0.1 h?1. The effluent from step c) is fractionated to separate a light fraction. The heavy fraction obtained, of which 80% by weight boils at a temperature of at least 300° C., is sent to a deasphalting step e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Joao MARQUES, Matthieu DREILLARD, Frederic FEUGNET, Jean-Francois LE COZ
  • Patent number: 10961464
    Abstract: A process for producing BTX and alcohols from biomass, comprising at least a) catalytic pyrolysis of said biomass in a fluidized-bed reactor producing a gaseous pyrolysis effluent; b) separation of said gaseous pyrolysis effluent into at least one BTX fraction and a gaseous effluent comprising at least carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, c) recycling at least part of said gaseous effluent comprising at least carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into the reactor of said step a), d) purging said gaseous effluent recycled according to step c) to produce a purge effluent, e) sending at least part of said purge effluent from step d) into a fermentation step producing a liquid fermentation stream comprising at least one stream comprising at least one oxygenated compound chosen from alcohols, diols, acid alcohols, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, ketones and esters, alone or as a mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Frederic Feugnet, Nicolas Lopes Ferreira, Slavik Kasztelan
  • Publication number: 20200346177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas-solid separation device specially adapted to the external risers of catalytic cracking units. The device comprises a pipe (19) forming substantially an angle of 90° with respect to a riser (2), said pipe (19) dividing into two tubular sections (4) forming between them an angle 2*?, ? being between 5° and 85°. This device simultaneously makes it possible to channel the stripping gases and improves the overall efficiency of the separation by virtue of better control of the contact time. The present invention also relates to a catalytic cracking process using said gas-solid separation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Benjamin AMBLARD, Frederic FEUGNET