Patents by Inventor Kyle J. Zalman

Kyle J. Zalman 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).

  • Hydroformylation system with vent reactor recycle to primary reactor
    Patent number: 11155510
    Abstract: A hydroformylation system for making aldehydes includes: (a) a primary reactor provided with catalyst feed, syngas feed and olefin feed adapted to convert the olefin and syngas to product aldehyde; (b) a first liquid vapor separator coupled to the primary reactor for receiving output therefrom, adapted to separate the product aldehyde into a crude aldehyde product stream and a vent stream containing syngas and unreacted olefin; (c) a vent reactor coupled to the first liquid vapor separator to receive the vent stream therefrom, the vent reactor also being coupled to the primary reactor which is configured to provide catalyst thereto, wherein the vent reactor is operative to convert unreacted olefin in the vent stream from the first liquid vapor separator to additional product aldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: OQ Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle J. Zalman, Markus Heuwes, Christopher J. Bischoff
  • Hydroformylation System With Vent Reactor Recycle to Primary Reactor
    Publication number: 20210040023
    Abstract: A hydroformylation system for making aldehydes includes: (a) a primary reactor provided with catalyst feed, syngas feed and olefin feed adapted to convert the olefin and syngas to product aldehyde; (b) a first liquid vapor separator coupled to the primary reactor for receiving output therefrom, adapted to separate the product aldehyde into a crude aldehyde product stream and a vent stream containing syngas and unreacted olefin; (c) a vent reactor coupled to the first liquid vapor separator to receive the vent stream therefrom, the vent reactor also being coupled to the primary reactor which is configured to provide catalyst thereto, wherein the vent reactor is operative to convert unreacted olefin in the vent stream from the first liquid vapor separator to additional product aldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle J. Zalman, Markus Heuwes, Christopher J. Bischoff