Patents by Inventor Hugues Dulot

Hugues Dulot 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: 11898108
    Abstract: A process for hydrocracking a petroleum feedstock involves: (a) hydrocracking the feedstock to obtain a hydrocracked effluent; (b) liquid/gas separation of the effluent to obtain a gaseous effluent and a liquid effluent; (c) fractionating the liquid effluent at a pressure P1, producing a first distillate and a first residue, (d) recycling a first portion of the first residue to hydrocracking, (e) rectifying a second portion of the first residue at a pressure P2 lower than or equal to the pressure P1, to obtain a secondary distillate, a secondary residue and a vapor stream, (f) purging a portion of the secondary residue, and (g) recycling all or part of the secondary distillate to hydrocracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AXENS
    Inventors: Jerome Bonnardot, Hugues Dulot, Alexis Paillier, Jerome Pigourier, Nicolas Pupat
  • Publication number: 20220403262
    Abstract: A process for hydrocracking a petroleum feedstock involves: (a) hydrocracking the feedstock to obtain a hydrocracked effluent; (b) liquid/gas separation of the effluent to obtain a gaseous effluent and a liquid effluent; (c) fractionating the liquid effluent at a pressure P1, producing a first distillate and a first residue, (d) recycling a first portion of the first residue to hydrocracking, (e) rectifying a second portion of the first residue at a pressure P2 lower than or equal to the pressure P1, to obtain a secondary distillate, a secondary residue and a vapor stream, (f) purging a portion of the secondary residue, and (g) recycling all or part of the secondary distillate to hydrocracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: AXENS
    Inventors: Jerome BONNARDOT, Hugues DULOT, Alexis PAILLIER, Jerome PIGOURIER, Nicolas PUPAT
  • Patent number: 10711206
    Abstract: Method for starting up a method for producing kerosene and diesel fuel from hydrocarbon compounds produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The start-up method employs catalytic reaction of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with a synthesis gas for producing a heavy hydrocarbon fraction and a light hydrocarbon fraction, a reduction (RE) reducing a hydrotreatment catalyst by ensuring contact with a gas comprising hydrogen, bringing the heavy hydrocarbon fraction into contact with the hydrotreatment catalyst (DM). During the step for ensuring contact, the temperature (TEMP) of the catalyst is increased to a temperature of between 260° C. and 360° C. Then, (TR) bringing a mixture comprising the heavy hydrocarbon fraction and the light hydrocarbon fraction into contact with the hydrotreatment catalyst is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Hugues Dulot, Aline Grezaud, Jean-Philippe Heraud
  • Publication number: 20190119585
    Abstract: Method for starting up a method for producing kerosene and diesel fuel from hydrocarbon compounds produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The start-up method employs catalytic reaction of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with a synthesis gas for producing a heavy hydrocarbon fraction and a light hydrocarbon fraction, a reduction (RE) reducing a hydrotreatment catalyst by ensuring contact with a gas comprising hydrogen, bringing the heavy hydrocarbon fraction into contact with the hydrotreatment catalyst (DM). During the step for ensuring contact, the temperature (TEMP) of the catalyst is increased to a temperature of between 260° C. and 360° C. Then, (TR) bringing a mixture comprising the heavy hydrocarbon fraction and the light hydrocarbon fraction into contact with the hydrotreatment catalyst is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Hugues DULOT, Aline GREZAUD, Jean-Philippe HERAUD
  • Patent number: 9546329
    Abstract: A process for the production of middle distillates from a paraffinic feedstock produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis comprising a limited content of molecules containing at least one oxygen atom. In the process, the feedstock is subjected to at least one hydrocracking/hydroisomerization stage in the presence of a hydrogen stream also containing a limited atomic oxygen content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Bouchy, Aline Grezaud, Jean Philippe Heraud, Hugues Dulot, Vincenzo Calemma
  • Patent number: 9523049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks having 200 ppm by weight to 2% by weight of asphaltenes and/or more than 10 ppm by weight of metals, comprising a hydrodemetallation treatment in at least 2 switchable reaction zones, containing hydrodemetallation catalyst and optionally hydrodenitrification catalyst, then a hydrorefining treatment to lower the organic nitrogen content, followed by a fixed-bed hydrocracking treatment and a distillation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Jan Jeroum Verstraete, Hugues Dulot, Fabrice Bertoncini, Eric Sanchez
  • Patent number: 9353320
    Abstract: A method for producing middle distillates from a feedstock produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and containing oxygenated compounds, including: a) a step of bringing the feedstock into contact with a hydrotreating catalyst allowing the methanation of the CO and CO2 contained in the feedstock or originating from the decomposition of the oxygenated compounds present in the feedstock, b) a step of hydroisomerization/hydrocracking of at least a part of the liquid and gaseous effluent originating from step a), in the presence of a hydroisomerization/hydrocracking catalyst, c) a step of gas/liquid separation of the effluent originating from step b) into a gaseous fraction comprising predominantly hydrogen and a hydroisomerized/hydrocracked liquid fraction, d) a step of fractionation of the liquid fraction separated in step c) to obtain at least one fraction of middle distillate, in which the hydrogen in step a) is obtained from the gaseous fraction separated in step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Aline Grezaud, Jean Philippe Heraud, Hugues Dulot, Christophe Bouchy, Vincenzo Calemma
  • Patent number: 9273255
    Abstract: Production of middle distillates from a feedstock produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and containing oxygenated compounds: a) catalytic hydrotreating; b) hydroisomerization/hydrocracking at least a part of liquid and gaseous effluent originating from a); c) gas/liquid separation of the stream from b) into a gaseous fraction comprising predominantly hydrogen, a hydroisomerized/hydrocracked organic liquid fraction and an aqueous fraction; d) fractionation of the organic liquid fraction in c) to obtain at least one fraction of middle distillates; and e) catalytic methanation of CO and CO2 on at least a part of said gaseous fraction in c) before hydrotreating a), and/or on at least a part of the liquid and gaseous effluent originating from a) in which the hydrogen in a) is obtained at least partly from the gaseous fraction separated in c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: ENI S.P.A., IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Heraud, Aline Grezaud, Hugues Dulot, Christophe Bouchy, Vincenzo Calemma
  • Patent number: 9249364
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for converting a heavy feed which is flexible for the production of propylene, gasoline and middle distillate. The process uses a catalytic cracking unit and a unit for the oligomerization of C4 to C9 olefins. The process of the invention includes selective hydrogenation of the unrefined gasoline cut obtained from the catalytic cracking unit and separation between a light gasoline cut and a heavy gasoline cut, the light gasoline being directed to the oligomerization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Frédéric Feugnet, Francois Hugues, Natacha Touchais, Hugues Dulot, Annick Pucci
  • Patent number: 9079174
    Abstract: The invention concerns a catalyst containing a support comprising at least one binder and at least one zeolite having at least one series of channels the opening of which is defined by a ring containing 12 oxygen atoms, said catalyst comprising phosphorus, at least one C1-C4 dialkyl succinate, acetic acid and a hydrodehydrogenating function comprising at least one element from group VI B and at least one element from group VIII, the Raman spectrum of the catalyst comprising bands at 990 and/or 974 cm-1, characteristic of at least one Keggin heteropolyanion, the characteristic bands of said succinate and the characteristic principal band of acetic acid at 896 cm-1. The invention also concerns the process for preparing the catalyst and its use in hydroconversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: TOTAL RAFFINAGE MARKETING, IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Laurent Simon, Bertrand Guichard, Gregory Lapisardi, Hugues Dulot, Valentina De Grandi, Delphine Minoux, Jean Pierre Dath
  • Patent number: 8916043
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of coal into fuel bases comprises two successive direct liquefaction stages in ebullated bed reactors followed by a fixed bed hydrocracking stage. This process can produce excellent quality fuel bases (kerosene and diesel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Nadege Charon, Hugues Dulot, Alain Quignard, Wilfried Weiss
  • Publication number: 20130324775
    Abstract: A process for preparing aromatic compounds from a liquid biofuel feedstock by introducing the feedstock into a hydroreforming stage in the presence of hydrogen and a hydroreforming catalyst that contains a transition metal of a group 3 to 12 element and an activated carbon, silicon carbide, silica, transition alumina, alumina-silica, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, titanium oxide, or an aluminate of a transition metal substrate, to obtain a liquid effluent that contains an aqueous phase and an organic phase, a stage for hydrotreatment of the organic phase, a hydrocracking stage, recycling a fraction that boils higher than 160° C. in said hydrocracking stage, a separation into a fraction containing naphtha and a fraction that boils higher than 160° C., a stage for catalytic reforming of the fraction containing naphtha to obtain hydrogen and a reformate that contains aromatic compounds and a stage for separation of the aromatic compounds of the reformate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Alain QUIGNARD, Olivier THINON, Hugues DULOT, Raphael HUYGHE
  • Publication number: 20130270154
    Abstract: A method for producing middle distillates from a feedstock produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and containing oxygenated compounds, including: a) a step of bringing the feedstock into contact with a hydrotreating catalyst allowing the methanation of the CO and CO2 contained in the feedstock or originating from the decomposition of the oxygenated compounds present in the feedstock, b) a step of hydroisomerization/hydrocracking of at least a part of the liquid and gaseous effluent originating from step a), in the presence of a hydroisomerization/hydrocracking catalyst, c) a step of gas/liquid separation of the effluent originating from step b) into a gaseous fraction comprising predominantly hydrogen and a hydroisomerized/hydrocracked liquid fraction, d) a step of fractionation of the liquid fraction separated in step c) to obtain at least one fraction of middle distillate, in which the hydrogen in step a) is obtained from the gaseous fraction separated in step c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: IFP Energies nouvelles, ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Aline GREZAUD, Jean Philippe HERAUD, Hugues DULOT, Christophe BOUCHY, Vincenzo CALEMMA
  • Publication number: 20130270153
    Abstract: Production of middle distillates from a feedstock produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and containing oxygenated compounds: a) catalytic hydrotreating; b) hydroisomerization/hydrocracking at least a part of liquid and gaseous effluent originating from a); c) gas/liquid separation of the stream from b) into a gaseous fraction comprising predominantly hydrogen, a hydroisomerized/hydrocracked organic liquid fraction and an aqueous fraction; d) fractionation of the organic liquid fraction in c) to obtain at least one fraction of middle distillates; and e) catalytic methanation of CO and CO2 on at least a part of said gaseous fraction in c) before hydrotreating a), and/or on at least a part of the liquid and gaseous effluent originating from a) in which the hydrogen in a) is obtained at least partly from the gaseous fraction separated in c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe HERAUD, Aline GREZAUD, Hugues DULOT, Christophe BOUCHY, Vincenzo CALEMMA
  • Publication number: 20110230688
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of coal into fuel bases comprises two successive direct liquefaction stages in ebullated bed reactors followed by a fixed bed hydrocracking stage. This process can produce excellent quality fuel bases (kerosene and diesel).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Nadege CHARON, Hugues Dulot, Alain Quignard, Wilfried Weiss
  • Patent number: 8002970
    Abstract: The present invention concerns doped catalysts on a mixed zeolite/alumino-silicate support with a low macropore content, and hydrocracking/hydroconversion and hydrotreatment processes employing them. The catalyst comprises at least one hydrodehydrogenating element selected from the group formed by elements from group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table and a doping element in a controlled quantity selected from phosphorus, boron and silicon, and a support based on zeolite Y defined by a lattice parameter a of the unit cell in the range 24.40×10?10 m to 24.15×10?10 m and silica-alumina containing a quantity of more than 5% by weight and 95% by weight or less of silica (SiO2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Patrick Euzen, Patrick Bourges, Christophe Gueret, Carole Bobin, Alexandra Chaumonnot, Hugues Dulot
  • Patent number: 7790019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst including at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element chosen from the group formed by the group VIB and group VIII elements of the periodic table and a substrate based on a silica-alumina matrix with a reduced content of macropores containing a quantity greater than 5% by weight and less than or equal to 95% by weight of silica (SiO2) and based on at least one zeolite. The invention also relates to a substrate based on a silica-alumina matrix with a reduced content of macropores containing a quantity greater than 5% by weight and less than or equal to 95% by weight of silica (SiO2) and based on at least one zeolite. The invention also relates to hydrocracking and/or hydroconversion processes and hydrotreating processes utilizing a catalyst according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Patrick Euzen, Patrick Bourges, Hugues Dulot, Christophe Gueret
  • Publication number: 20100155293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks having 200 ppm by weight to 2% by weight of asphaltenes and/or more than 10 ppm by weight of metals, comprising a hydrodemetallation treatment in at least 2 switchable reaction zones, containing hydrodemetallation catalyst and optionally hydrodenitrification catalyst, then a hydrorefining treatment to lower the organic nitrogen content, followed by a fixed-bed hydrocracking treatment and a distillation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: IFP
    Inventors: Jan Jeroum Verstraete, Hugues Dulot, Fabrice Bertoncini, Eric Sanchez
  • Patent number: 7678262
    Abstract: The invention concerns an improved hydrocracking process with a recycle having a step for eliminating polyaromatic compounds from at least a portion of the recycled fraction by adsorption on a particular adsorbent based on alumina-silica with a controlled macropore content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Karin Barthelet, Patrick Euzen, Hugues Dulot, Patrick Bourges
  • Patent number: 7588678
    Abstract: The invention concerns an improved hydrocracking process having a step for eliminating polyaromatic compounds from at least a portion of a recycled fraction by adsorption on a particular adsorbent based on alumina-silica with a limited macropore content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Karin Barthelet, Patrick Euzen, Hugues Dulot, Patrick Bourges