Patents by Inventor Guozhen Qi

Guozhen Qi 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: 20230364572
    Abstract: A mixing device for mixing at least two particulate materials has a first riser used for loading first particles and a second riser surrounding and being coaxial with the riser and used for loading second particles. The upper part of the first riser extending beyond the top of the second riser. At least a part of the upper part of the first riser and at least a part of the upper part of the second riser being located inside a mixing zone container, such that the first and second particles are delivered to the inside of the mixing zone container by means of the first and second risers respectively and mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hongyuan ZONG, Xiaohong LI, Guozhen QI, Yongming JIN, Pan GAO, Yanxue WANG
  • Publication number: 20230348340
    Abstract: A device for mixing at least two granular materials has a first lifting tube used for loading first particles and a second lifting tube surrounding and coaxial to the first lifting tube and used for loading second particles. The upper part of said first lifting tube extends beyond the top of said second lifting tube, and at least part of the upper part of the first lifting tube and at least part of the upper part of the second lift tube are located inside a fast bed precipitator, allowing the first and second particles to be transported by means of the first and second lifting tubes to the interior of said fast bed precipitator and mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hongyuan ZONG, Xiaohong LI, Guozhen QI, Hongtao WANG, Zhinan YU, Yijun ZHENG, Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20230137544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of converting methanol to olefins, comprising: feeding a feedstock comprising methanol to a fluidized bed reactor to contact with catalysts to produce an olefin product, wherein the process at least partially deactivates the catalysts to format least partially deactivated catalysts; feeding spent catalysts from the at least partially deactivated catalysts to a regenerator for regeneration, thereby forming regenerated catalysts, and returning the activated catalysts from the regenerated catalysts to the reactor via a regenerated catalyst line; characterized in that on the regenerated catalyst line, the oxygen content by volume in the gas phase component at the outlet of the regenerated catalyst line is controlled to be less than 0.1%, preferably less than 0.05%, and more preferably less than 0.01%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Hongyuan ZONG, Guozhen QI, Jing CAO, Hongtao WANG, Zhinan YU, Yijun ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230139652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regulating the gas velocity of the empty bed in a fluidized bed, wherein solid catalysts are used as fluidized particles or as a part of fluidized particles, characterized in that the gas velocity of the empty bed ? of the reaction zone of the fluidized bed is measured, compared with the bed average catalyst density ? of the solid catalysts in the reaction zone of the fluidized bed, the gas velocity of the empty bed ? being adjusted as required such that the gas velocity of the empty bed ? and the bed average catalyst density ? satisfy the formula (I) below: ?=0.356?3?4.319?2?35.57?+M; wherein M=250?; where ? is provided in m/s and ? is provided in kg/m3. The method can be used for the industrial production of lower olefin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Hongyuan ZONG, Guozhen QI, Jing CAO, Xiaohong LI, Zhinan YU, Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20230118300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of converting methanol in a fluidized bed reactor comprising feeding a methanol-containing feedstock into a fluidized bed reactor, contacting the feedstock with a catalyst, to produce a product comprising ethylene and propylene under effective conditions; the fluidized bed reactor comprises a diluent-phase zone and a dense-phase zone, wherein the diluent-phase temperature difference between any regions of the diluent-phase zone having a methanol concentration of more than 0.1 wt % (preferably more than 0.01 wt %) in the fluidized bed reactor is controlled to be less than 20° C., and the dense-phase temperature difference between any regions in the dense-phase zone having a methanol concentration of more than 0.1 wt % (preferably more than 0.01 wt %) in the fluidized bed reactor is controlled to be less than 10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Guozhen QI, Jing CAO, Xiaohong LI, Hongtao WANG, Li WANG, Yanxue WANG
  • Publication number: 20230118436
    Abstract: A process for producing lower olefins from oxygenates includes the steps of contacting a feedstock comprising oxygenates with molecular sieve catalyst in fluidized bed reaction zone under effective conditions, to produce product including ethylene and/or propylene; the effective conditions include that in the fluidized bed reaction zone, the weights of catalysts having various carbon deposition amounts are controlled, calculated as the weight of the molecular sieve in the catalysts, to have the following proportions based on the total weight of the catalysts in the fluidized bed reaction zone: the proportion of the weight of the catalyst having a coke deposition amount of less than 3 wt % is 1-20 wt %; the catalyst having a coke deposition amount of from 3 wt % to less than 5 wt % represents 10 to 70 wt %; the catalyst having a coke deposition amount from 5 wt % to 10 wt % represents 10 to 88 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Guozhen QI, Jing CAO, Xiaohong LI, Hongtao WANG, Yongming JIN, Pan GAO
  • Patent number: 9895671
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor is provided, comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone. A guide plate with through holes is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof and encompassing the dense channel region. Catalysts in said fluidized bed reactor can be homogeneously distributed in the reaction zone thereof, whereby the reaction efficiency can be improved. A reaction regeneration apparatus comprising said fluidized bed reactor, and a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates and a process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates using the reaction regeneration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY SINOPEC
    Inventors: Weimin Yang, Xiaohong Li, Siqing Zhong, Guozhen Qi, Jun Xu, Zhinan Yu
  • Patent number: 9855539
    Abstract: Device for use in a fluidized bed reactor includes a gas-solid separator communicated with an outlet of the fluidized bed reactor; a vertically arranged damper, a solid outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with a lower region of the damper, a gas outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with an upper region of the damper; a fine gas-solid separator, an inlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the upper region of the damper, and a solid outlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the lower region of the damper. Product from the fluidized bed reactor is fed into the preliminary gas-solid separator, most solid catalysts separated and fed into the lower region; the product entraining the rest catalysts is fed into the upper region, and into the fine gas-solid separator, the rest catalysts fed into the lower region; and final product is obtained from the fine gas-solid separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY SINOPEC
    Inventors: Jun Xu, Songyuan Gu, Siqing Zhong, Yongming Jin, Zhinan Yu, Guozhen Qi, Xiaohong Li
  • Publication number: 20160101396
    Abstract: Device for use in a fluidized bed reactor includes a gas-solid separator communicated with an outlet of the fluidized bed reactor; a vertically arranged damper, a solid outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with a lower region of the damper, a gas outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with an upper region of the damper; a fine gas-solid separator, an inlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the upper region of the damper, and a solid outlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the lower region of the damper. Product from the fluidized bed reactor is fed into the preliminary gas-solid separator, most solid catalysts separated and fed into the lower region; the product entraining the rest catalysts is fed into the upper region, and into the fine gas-solid separator, the rest catalysts fed into the lower region; and final product is obtained from the fine gas-solid separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Shanghai Research Institute Of Petrochemical Technology, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Jun XU, Songyuan GU, Siqing ZHONG, Yongming JIN, Zhinan YU, Guozhen QI, Xiaohong LI
  • Publication number: 20160102033
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor is provided, comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone. A guide plate with through holes is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof and encompassing the dense channel region. Catalysts in said fluidized bed reactor can be homogeneously distributed in the reaction zone thereof, whereby the reaction efficiency can be improved. A reaction regeneration apparatus comprising said fluidized bed reactor, and a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates and a process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates using the reaction regeneration apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicants: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology SINOPEC
    Inventors: Weimin YANG, Xiaohong LI, Siqing ZHONG, Guozhen QI, Jun XU, Zhinan YU
  • Patent number: 9295963
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins is provided. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream; the gas-phase stream and the catalyst enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and the catalyst pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Sinopec
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Siqing Zhong, Wei Chen, Zhinan Yu
  • Patent number: 9233350
    Abstract: The invention provides a start-up method for a reaction-regeneration unit for preparing light olefins from methanol, which comprises: (a) heating a regenerator with an auxiliary combustion chamber and a reactor with a start-up furnace; (b) charging a catalyst into the regenerator and reactor; (c) closing a spent catalyst slide valve and a regenerated catalyst slide valve after the reactor reaches about 350° C. or more; (d) feeding methanol to the reactor after the dense phase stage of the regenerator reaches about 350° C. or more; (e) opening the spent catalyst slide valve and introducing a carbon deposited catalyst from the reactor to the regenerator after the dense phase stage reaches about 400° C. or more and the average amount of carbon deposits on the catalyst in the reactor reaches about 2.5% or more; (f) raising the regenerator to above about 580° C.; and (g) stopping the start-up furnace and auxiliary combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Siqing Zhong, Zhinan Yu, Yongming Jin
  • Patent number: 9221724
    Abstract: A process for producing at least one light olefin, comprising converting three raw materials in the presence of at least one catalyst comprising at least one molecular sieve and regenerating said at least one catalyst into three separate product streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Songyuan Gu, Siqing Zhong, Yongming Jin
  • Patent number: 9212105
    Abstract: A process for producing at least one light olefin comprising: (a) contacting a first raw material comprising methanol with a least one catalyst in a first reaction zone to produce at least one light olefin and at least one inactivated catalyst; (b) transporting the at least one inactivated catalyst to a first regeneration zone to produce at least one first regenerated catalyst, and transporting a portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to the first reaction zone; (c) transporting another portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to a second regeneration zone to obtain at least one second regenerated catalyst; and (d) transporting the at least one second regenerated catalyst to a second reaction zone, and contacting the at least one second regenerated catalyst with a second raw material comprising C4 olefins to produce a product stream II comprising at least one light olefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Sinopec, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Siqing Zhong, Hongtao Wang, Yongming Jin
  • Patent number: 9085501
    Abstract: A process for increasing the yield of ethylene and propylene, comprising: (1) feeding a feedstock into a reaction zone with a catalyst to produce (i) a product stream and a catalyst to be regenerated; (2) stripping and then dividing the catalyst to be regenerated into at least two parts, wherein a first part is recycled into the reaction zone at a first position, and a second part is regenerated in the regenerator to form a regenerated catalyst and then recycled into the reaction zone at a second position; and (3) controlling the temperature increase in the reaction zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Sinopec
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Zhe Yang, Huiming Zhang, Li Wang, Ju Wang, Xiaohong Li, Huawen Wang
  • Publication number: 20140186231
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins is provided. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream; the gas-phase stream and the catalyst enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and the catalyst pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Sinopec, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guozhen QI, Siqing ZHONG, Wei CHEN, Zhinan YU
  • Patent number: 8692045
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins is provided. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream; the gas-phase stream and the catalyst enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and the catalyst pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology
    Inventors: Guozhen Qi, Siqing Zhong, Wei Chen, Zhinan Yu
  • Patent number: 8304594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for increasing ethylene and/or propylene yield during conversion of oxygenates using a system comprising a reactor and a regenerator, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed reactor and a riser reactor, which process increases ethylene and/or propylene yield by using a mixture of the deactivated catalyst from the fluidized bed reactor and the regenerated catalyst from the regenerator in the riser reactor for further cracking the C4+ hydrocarbon stream separated from the product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology Sinopec
    Inventors: Zaiku Xie, Guozhen Qi, Weimin Yang, Siqing Zhong
  • Publication number: 20120123179
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream and a catalyst to be regenerated; the gas-phase stream and catalyst to be regenerated enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and catalyst to be regenerated pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Guozhen QI, Siqing Zhong, Wei Chen, Zhinan Yu
  • Publication number: 20120123175
    Abstract: A process for increasing the yield of ethylene and propylene, comprising: (1) feeding a feedstock into a reaction zone with a catalyst to produce (i) a product stream and a catalyst to be regenerated; (2) stripping and then dividing the catalyst to be regenerated into at least two parts, wherein a first part is recycled into the reaction zone at a first position, and a second part is regenerated in the regenerator to form a regenerated catalyst and then recycled into the reaction zone at a second position; and (3) controlling the temperature increase in the reaction zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Guozhen QI, Zhe Yang, Huiming Zhang, Li Wang, Ju Wang, Xiaohong Li, Huawen Wang