Patents by Inventor Ibrahim A. ABBA

Ibrahim A. ABBA 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: 20230093135
    Abstract: A method for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of a mixed metal oxide catalyst in a first slurry reactor, where: the pyrolysis oil feed comprises multi-ring aromatic compounds comprising greater than or equal to sixteen carbon atoms, and contacting the pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of the mixed metal oxide catalyst in the first slurry reactor to convert at least a portion of the multi-ring aromatic compounds in the pyrolysis oil feed to light aromatic compounds comprising di-aromatic compounds, tri-aromatic compounds, or both, passing an intermediate stream comprising the light aromatic compounds to a second slurry reactor downstream of the first slurry reactor; and contacting the intermediate stream with hydrogen in the presence of a mesoporous zeolite supported metal catalyst in a second slurry reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Noor Al-Mana, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11602735
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a multi-stage process for upgrading pyrolysis oil comprising polyaromatic compounds to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) includes upgrading the pyrolysis oil in a slurry-phase reactor zone to produce intermediate products, wherein the slurry-phase reactor zone comprises a mixed metal oxide catalyst; and hydrocracking the intermediate products in a fixed-bed reactor zone to produce the BTEX, wherein the fixed-bed reactor zone comprises a mesoporous zeolite-supported metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K. Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Noor Al-Mana, Ke Zhang, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11578276
    Abstract: A method for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of a mixed metal oxide catalyst in a first slurry reactor, where: the pyrolysis oil feed comprises multi-ring aromatic compounds comprising greater than or equal to sixteen carbon atoms, and contacting the pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of the mixed metal oxide catalyst in the first slurry reactor to convert at least a portion of the multi-ring aromatic compounds in the pyrolysis oil feed to light aromatic compounds comprising di-aromatic compounds, tri-aromatic compounds, or both, passing an intermediate stream comprising the light aromatic compounds to a second slurry reactor downstream of the first slurry reactor; and contacting the intermediate stream with hydrogen in the presence of a mesoporous zeolite supported metal catalyst in a second slurry reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Noor Al-Mana, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11577227
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a multi-stage process for upgrading pyrolysis oil comprising polyaromatic compounds to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) includes upgrading the pyrolysis oil in a slurry-phase reactor zone to produce intermediate products, wherein the slurry-phase reactor zone comprises a mixed metal oxide catalyst; and hydrocracking the intermediate products in a fixed-bed reactor zone to produce the BTEX, wherein the fixed-bed reactor zone comprises a mesoporous zeolite-supported metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K. Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Noor Al-Mana, Ke Zhang, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230002689
    Abstract: A method for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of a mixed metal oxide catalyst in a first slurry reactor, where: the pyrolysis oil feed comprises multi-ring aromatic compounds comprising greater than or equal to sixteen carbon atoms, and contacting the pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of the mixed metal oxide catalyst in the first slurry reactor to convert at least a portion of the multi-ring aromatic compounds in the pyrolysis oil feed to light aromatic compounds comprising di-aromatic compounds, tri-aromatic compounds, or both, passing an intermediate stream comprising the light aromatic compounds to a second slurry reactor downstream of the first slurry reactor; and contacting the intermediate stream with hydrogen in the presence of a mesoporous zeolite supported metal catalyst in a second slurry reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Noor Al-Mana, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11377400
    Abstract: A method for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a pyrolysis oil feed with hydrogen in the presence of a mixed metal oxide catalyst in a slurry reactor to produce an intermediate stream comprising light aromatic compounds comprising mono-aromatic compounds, di-aromatic compounds, or both, passing the intermediate stream to a hydrocracking reactor, contacting the intermediate stream with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst in a hydrocracking reactor to produce a hydrocracking effluent comprising aromatic compounds having six to nine carbon atoms, passing the hydrocracking effluent to a transalkylation reactor, and contacting the hydrocracking effluent with hydrogen in the presence of a transalkylation catalyst in the transalkylation reactor to produce a transalkylation effluent comprising xylenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Miao Sun, Sohel K Shaikh, Ibrahim A. Abba, Zhonglin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10883058
    Abstract: A process is provided that is directed to integrated steam pyrolysis and hydroprocessing including residual bypass to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Raheel Shafi, Abdennour Bourane, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Publication number: 20190390125
    Abstract: A system is provided that is directed to a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a hydroprocessing zone including residual bypass to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Raheel SHAFI, Abdennour BOURANE, Essam SAYED, Ibrahim A. ABBA, Abdul Rahman Zafer AKHRAS
  • Patent number: 10344227
    Abstract: A system is provided that is directed to a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a hydroprocessing zone including residual bypass to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Raheel Shafi, Abdennour Bourane, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Patent number: 10329499
    Abstract: Steam pyrolysis and hydroprocessing are integrated including hydrogen redistribution to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. A feed is initially split into a light portion and a heavy portion, and the heavy portion is hydroprocessed. A hydroprocessed effluent is charged, along with steam, to a convection section of a steam pyrolysis zone. The mixture is heated and passed to a vapor-liquid separation section. A residual portion is removed and light components are charged to a pyrolysis section of the steam pyrolysis zone. A mixed product stream is recovered from the steam pyrolysis zone and it is separated into product including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Raheel Shafi, Abdennour Bourane, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Patent number: 10246651
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone and a hydrotreating zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdennour Bourane, Raheel Shafi, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Patent number: 10233400
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone with a hydrotreating zone and a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdennour Bourane, Raheel Shafi, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Patent number: 10221365
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdennour Bourane, Raheel Shafi, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Publication number: 20180208864
    Abstract: A system is provided that is directed to a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a hydroprocessing zone including residual bypass to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Raheel SHAFI, Abdennour BOURANE, Essam SAYED, Ibrahim A. ABBA, Abdul Rahman Zafer AKHRAS
  • Publication number: 20180208863
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone with a hydrotreating zone and a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Abdennour BOURANE, Raheel SHAFI, Essam SAYED, Ibrahim A. ABBA, Abdul Rahman Zafer AKHRAS
  • Publication number: 20180208862
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Abdennour BOURANE, Raheel SHAFI, Essam SAYED, Ibrahim A. ABBA, Abdul Rahman Zafer AKHRAS
  • Patent number: 10017704
    Abstract: An integrated hydrotreating and steam pyrolysis system for the direct processing of a crude oil is provided to produce olefinic and aromatic petrochemicals. Crude oil and hydrogen are charged to a hydroprocessing zone operating under conditions effective to produce a hydroprocessed effluent reduced having a reduced content of contaminants, an increased paraffinicity, reduced Bureau of Mines Correlation Index, and an increased American Petroleum Institute gravity. Hydroprocessed effluent is thermally cracked in the presence of steam to produce a mixed product stream, which is separated. Hydrogen from the mixed product stream is purified and recycled to the hydroprocessing zone, and olefins and aromatics are recovered from the separated mixed product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Raheel Shafi, Julio Hasselmeyer, Abdennour Bourane, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Publication number: 20180187099
    Abstract: A system is provided integrating a steam pyrolysis zone integrated with a solvent deasphalting zone and a hydrotreating zone to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Abdennour Bourane, Raheel Shafi, Essam Sayed, Ibrahim A. Abba, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
  • Patent number: 10011788
    Abstract: An integrated slurry hydroprocessing and steam pyrolosyis system for the production of olefins and aromatic petrochemicals from a crude oil feedstock is provided. Crude oil, a steam pyrolysis residual liquid fraction and slurry reside are combined and treated in a hydroprocessing zone in the presence of hydrogen under conditions effective to produce an effluent having an increased hydrogen content. The effluent is thermally cracked with steam under conditions effective to produce a mixed product stream and steam pyrolysis residual liquid fraction. The mixed product stream is separated and olefins and aromatics are recovered and hydrogen is purified and recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Essam Sayed, Raheel Shafi, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras, Abdennour Bourane, Ibrahim A. Abba
  • Publication number: 20180079975
    Abstract: Steam pyrolysis and hydroprocessing are integrated including hydrogen redistribution to permit direct processing of crude oil feedstocks to produce petrochemicals including olefins and aromatics. A feed is initially split into a light portion and a heavy portion, and the heavy portion is hydroprocessed. A hydroprocessed effluent is charged, along with steam, to a convection section of a steam pyrolysis zone. The mixture is heated and passed to a vapor-liquid separation section. A residual portion is removed and light components are charged to a pyrolysis section of the steam pyrolysis zone. A mixed product stream is recovered from the steam pyrolysis zone and it is separated into product including olefins and aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Raheel SHAFI, Abdennour BOURANE, Essam SAYED, Ibrahim A. ABBA, Abdul Rahman Zafer AKHRAS