Patents by Inventor Hong-Xin Li

Hong-Xin Li 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: 20230365420
    Abstract: A desilicated crystalline material having an MFI (ZSM-5) framework type, a molar silica to alumina ratio (SAR) of 15 or more, and mean crystal size of about 200 nm or less, is disclosed. The disclosed crystalline material has a mesopore volume of at least 0.40 cm3/g and a micropore volume of at least 0.10 cm3/g. A method of preparing a desilicated crystalline material is also disclosed. The method comprises mixing a starting ZSM-5 material having a mean crystal size of 200 nm or less in a base solution, collecting the solids by filtration or other separation methods, drying, and optionally calcining the solids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Anton PETUSHKOV, Hong-Xin LI
  • Patent number: 11786864
    Abstract: There is disclosed an organic-free, metal-containing zeolite Beta with a silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) ranging from 5 and 20, and a metal content of at least 0.5 wt. %. There is also disclosed a method of making such a zeolite Beta without organic structure directing agent (SDA). The metal, which may comprise Fe or Cu, can be found in amounts ranging from 1-10 wt. %. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases using the disclosed zeolite is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, William E Cormier, Bjorn Moden
  • Publication number: 20220410132
    Abstract: An ethylbenzene dealkylation catalyst composition comprising a ZSM-5 type zeolite as a carrier component, wherein said zeolite has been synthesized from an aqueous reaction mixture comprising one or more alumina sources, one or more silica sources, one or more alkali sources, and one or more primary and/or secondary amines and wherein the ZSM-5 type zeolite has a number average crystallite size in the range of from 1 to 10 ?m and a molar silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) in the range of from 30 to 70; a method for reducing xylene losses in an ethylbenzene dealkylation process, said method comprising conducting the ethylbenzene dealklylation process in the presence of the afore-mentioned catalyst composition; and a process for the dealkylation of ethylbenzene, which process comprises contacting, in the presence of hydrogen, a feedstock which comprises ethylbenzene with said catalyst composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yuriy Ihorovych YANSON, Hong Xin LI, Anton PETUSHKOV, James HUGHES
  • Publication number: 20220361392
    Abstract: A view-based method for controlling the driving of agricultural machinery includes collecting ground information from images; identifying a target operation area according to the ground image information; determining a navigation route for the agricultural machinery within the target operation area; and determining whether the navigation route is reliable; detecting manual driving signal of the user and allowing manual driving of the agricultural machinery according to the manual driving signal if the navigation route is not reliable; and determining driving adjustment parameters for the navigation route and current driving attitude if the navigation route is found reliable. A system for driving agricultural machinery, a device applying the method, and a non-volatile storage medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Di Wu, Yuan Yao, WEN-QUAN ZHAO, BO WANG, HONG-XIN LI
  • Publication number: 20220317688
    Abstract: A system and method for automatic row alignment driving by a harvester when harvesting above-ground crops includes an elastic row sensing module, a processing module, a controlling module, and a steering module. The elastic row sensing module is disposed on a front grain thresher/grain isolator of the harvester, collecting data as to physical contact with the crop. The elastic row sensing module includes a deformable elastomer in contact with the high stem crop, the sensor detects and reports deformation of the elastomer. The processing module determines current alignment state of the harvester and the controlling module determines any corrective steering signal for the harvester. The steering module controls steering direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: HONG-XIN LI, BIN LI, SHUO QIN, QING-QUAN WANG, BO WANG, Yuan Yao, Di Wu
  • Publication number: 20220162081
    Abstract: An as-synthesized microporous material having a CHA structure and containing a first and a second organic structure directing agent (OSDA), wherein the first OSDA has the following general structure of the quaternary ammonium cation is disclosed: A microporous crystalline material made from the as-synthesized material is also disclosed. A method of making microporous crystalline material using combined organic structure directing agents is also disclosed. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas that comprises contacting exhaust gases, typically in the presence of ammonia, urea, an ammonia generating compound, or a hydrocarbon compound, with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Lifeng WANG, Bjorn MODEN, Hong-Xin LI, Nathaniel J. ROECKEL
  • Patent number: 11278875
    Abstract: A metal-containing chabazite zeolite, which has an FTIR peak area ratio between the peak at 900-1300 cm?1 (Si—O—Si asymmetric stretch) and the peak at 765-845 cm?1 (˜805 cm?1 is Si—O—Si symmetric stretch) of at least 55. A method for preparing metal-containing CHA zeolites with high SCR activity at low reaction temperatures from alkali cation-free reaction mixtures that contain the three OSDA structures: metal-polyamine, N,N,N-trimethyl-1-adamantyl ammonium (TMAda+) and TMAOH. The metal-containing CHA zeolites produced by the disclosed method can be identified by XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, FT-VIS spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. A method of selective catalytic reduction of NOx in exhaust gas using the material described herein is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ecovyst, Inc
    Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Bjorn Moden, James Thomas Hughes, Hong-Xin Li
  • Patent number: 11229899
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising (a) carrier comprising (i) 5 to 95 wt % mordenite type zeolite having a mean crystallite length parallel to the direction of the 12-ring channels of 60 nm or less and a mesopore volume of at least 0.10 cc/gram, (ii) 5 to 95 wt % ZSM-5 type zeolite; and (iii) 10 to 60 wt % inorganic binder; and (b) 0.001 to 10 wt % of one or more catalytically active metals, wherein the inorganic binder comprises titania, its preparation and its use in alkylaromatic conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, Richard Berend Mauer, Gisela Sabater Pujadas
  • Patent number: 11059034
    Abstract: Process for dealkylation of alkylaromatic compounds which process comprises contacting an alkylaromatic feedstock with i) a first catalyst comprising a) a carrier comprising of from 20 to 70 wt. % of refractory oxide binder and of from 30 to 80 wt. % of dealuminated ZSM-5 having a crystallite size of from 500 to 10,000 nm and a silica to alumina molar ratio (SAR) of from 20 to 100; b) of from 0.001 to 5 wt. % metal chosen from the group consisting of Groups 6, 9 and 10; and optionally c) up to 0.5 wt. % of a Group 14 metal, and ii) a subsequent catalyst comprising a) a carrier comprising of from 20 to 70 wt. % of refractory oxide binder and of from 30 to 80 wt. % of ZSM-5 having a crystallite size of from 3 to 100 nm and a SAR of from 20 to 200; b) of from 0.001 to 5 wt. % of metal chosen from the group consisting of Groups 6, 9 and 10; and optionally c) up to 0.5 wt. % of a Group 14 metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, Gisela Sabater Pujadas, Ingrid Maria Van Vegchel, Yuriy Yanson
  • Patent number: 11040337
    Abstract: A microporous crystalline material having a molar silica to alumina ratio (SAR) ranging from 10 to 15 and a fraction of Al in the zeolite framework of 0.63 or greater is disclosed. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas that comprises contacting exhaust gases, typically in the presence of ammonia, urea, an ammonia generating compound, or a hydrocarbon compound, with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline is also disclosed. Further, a method of making the disclosed microporous crystalline material is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: PQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, Anton Petushkov, Lifeng Wang, Bjorn Moden
  • Patent number: 11027983
    Abstract: An as-synthesized microporous material having a CHA structure and containing at least one organic structure directing agent that has the following general structure of the quaternary ammonium cation is disclosed: A microporous crystalline material made from the as-synthesized material is also disclosed. A method of making microporous crystalline material using one or more organic structure directing agents is also disclosed. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas that comprises contacting exhaust gases, typically in the presence of ammonia, urea, an ammonia generating compound, or a hydrocarbon compound, with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, Bjorn Moden, Anton Petushkov
  • Publication number: 20200392009
    Abstract: An as-synthesized microporous material having a CHA structure and containing at least one organic structure directing agent that has the following general structure of the quaternary ammonium cation is disclosed: A microporous crystalline material made from the as-synthesized material is also disclosed. A method of making microporous crystalline material using one or more organic structure directing agents is also disclosed. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas that comprises contacting exhaust gases, typically in the presence of ammonia, urea, an ammonia generating compound, or a hydrocarbon compound, with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: PQ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Xin LI, Bjorn Moden, Anton Petushkov
  • Patent number: 10773249
    Abstract: A process of preparing a catalyst composition which process comprises the steps of (a) treating ZSM-5 zeolite with an alkaline solution having a pH of at least (8) followed by ion exchange to obtain a treated zeolite, (b) extruding a mixture of the treated zeolite and binder and contacting the zeolite with a fluorocompound containing solution, (c) increasing the temperature of the extrudates obtained in step (b) to at least 200° C., and (d) combining the extrudates obtained in step (c) with one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Group (10) and (11) of the IUPAC Periodic Table of Elements and a process for the conversion of an aromatic hydrocarbons containing feedstock using a catalyst composition prepared by such process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Yuriy Yanson, David Allen Cooper, Hong-Xin Li
  • Publication number: 20200197916
    Abstract: A metal-containing chabazite zeolite, which has an FTIR peak area ratio between the peak at 900-1300 cm?1 (Si—O—Si asymmetric stretch) and the peak at 765-845 cm?1 (˜805 cm?1 is Si—O—Si symmetric stretch) of at least 55. A method for preparing metal-containing CHA zeolites with high SCR activity at low reaction temperatures from alkali cation-free reaction mixtures that contain the three OSDA structures: metal-polyamine, N,N,N-trimethyl-1-adamantyl ammonium (TMAda+) and TMAOH. The metal-containing CHA zeolites produced by the disclosed method can be identified by XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, FT-VIS spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. A method of selective catalytic reduction of NOx in exhaust gas using the material described herein is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: PQ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lifeng WANG, Bjorn MODEN, James Thomas HUGHES, Hong-XIN LI
  • Patent number: 10675613
    Abstract: Paraffin isomerization catalyst comprising of from 0.01 to 5 wt. % of a Group VIII noble metal on a carrier containing alumina and zeolite beta having a silica to alumina molar ratio (SAR) of from 5 to 15 and process employing such catalyst for isomerization of a hydrocarbon feed containing paraffins having of from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Monique Van der Zon, Vincent Rogers, Hong-Xin Li, William Edward Cormier, Bjorn Moden, Bart Pelgrim, Wiebe S. Kijlstra
  • Publication number: 20200078777
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising (a) carrier comprising (i) 5 to 95 wt % mordenite type zeolite having a mean crystallite length parallel to the direction of the 12-ring channels of 60 nm or less and a mesopore volume of at least 0.10 cc/gram, (ii) 5 to 95 wt % ZSM-5 type zeolite; and (iii) 10 to 60 wt % inorganic binder; and (b) 0.001 to 10 wt % of one or more catalytically active metals, wherein the inorganic binder comprises titania, its preparation and its use in alkylaromatic conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hong-Xin LI, Richard Berend MAUER, Gisela SABATER PUJADAS
  • Publication number: 20200061594
    Abstract: A microporous crystalline material having a molar silica to alumina ratio (SAR) ranging from 10 to 15 and a fraction of Al in the zeolite framework of 0.63 or greater is disclosed. A method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas that comprises contacting exhaust gases, typically in the presence of ammonia, urea, an ammonia generating compound, or a hydrocarbon compound, with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline is also disclosed. Further, a method of making the disclosed microporous crystalline material is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: PQ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Xin LI, Anton PETUSHKOV, Lifeng WANG, Bjorn MODEN
  • Patent number: 10427143
    Abstract: A new configuration of ZSM-5 is provided whereby the crystals have a higher average silica to alumina ratio at the edges of each crystallite than in the centre as determined from a narrow slit line scan profile obtained from SEM/EDX or TEM/EDX elemental analysis. Such ZSM-5 crystals are obtained by a preparation process using L-tartaric acid. The new configuration ZSM-5 provides significantly reduced xylene losses in ethylbenzene dealkylation, especially when combined with silica as binder, and one or more hydrogenation metals selected from platinum, tin, lead, silver, copper, and nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: László Domokos, Ralph Haswell, Hong-Xin Li
  • Patent number: 10384162
    Abstract: There is disclosed a microporous crystalline material comprising a metal containing chabazite having a crystal size greater than 0.5 microns and a silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) greater than 15, wherein the metal containing chabazite retains at least 80% of its initial surface area and micropore volume after exposure to temperatures of up to 900° C. in the presence of up to 10 volume percent water vapor for up to 1 hour. Methods of using the disclosed crystalline material, such as in the SCR of NOx in exhaust gas are also disclosed, as are methods of making such materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, William E. Cormier, Bjorn Moden
  • Patent number: 10377638
    Abstract: There is disclosed a microporous crystalline material comprising a crystal structure having building units of double-6-rings (d6r) and pore opening of 8-rings, wherein the material comprises a first metal chosen from alkali-earth group, rare-earth group, alkali group or mixtures thereof, and a second metal chosen from copper, iron or mixtures thereof, wherein the material has molar silica to alumina ratio (SAR) from 3 to 12, and is further steamed to enhance stability. Methods of making the crystalline material are also disclosed. There is also disclosed a method of selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas, comprising at least partially contacting the exhaust gases with an article comprising the disclosed microporous crystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hong-Xin Li, Bjorn Moden, David Cooper, William E. Cormier