Patents by Inventor Lamar Lane JOFFRION
Lamar Lane JOFFRION 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).
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Patent number: 9797022Abstract: Processing of a reaction product mixture containing at least one volatile organic compound as well as lignin, lignin derived compounds, and/or unextracted cellulose and hemicellulose using a recovery system comprising at least two flashers or at least one flasher and at least two reboilers. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of biomass, particularly cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Molly Gilchrest, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Juben Nemchand Chheda
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Patent number: 9790432Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods and systems can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment. The methods and systems can further include a further hydrotreatment step configured for additional lignin conversion and/or a further hydrotreatment step configured for generating hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Juben Nemchand Chheda, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Philip Walter Anderson
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Patent number: 9790436Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment. The methods and systems can further include generating hydrogen with the further hydrotreatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Juben Nemchand Chheda, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Philip Walter Anderson
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Patent number: 9783740Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Juben Nemchand Chheda, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Philip Walter Anderson
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Patent number: 9758842Abstract: Processing of a reaction product mixture of cellulosic biomass material containing at least one volatile organic compound at least one of lignin, a lignin-derived compound, unextracted cellulose, unextracted hemicellulose, a caramelan, and any combination thereof by vaporizing the at least one volatile organic compound using at least thermal energy generated by combusting at least a portion of the reaction product mixture. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Molly Gilchrest, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Thomas Lamar Flowers, Franklin Eugene Caputo, Todd Paul Peltier
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Patent number: 9644151Abstract: A bottom fraction of a product of a hydrocatalytic reaction is gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions. In one embodiment, one or more volatile organic compounds is also vaporized using heat generated in the gasification process. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds. In another embodiment, a product of the further processing is separated into a bottom fraction and an overhead fraction, where the bottom fraction is also gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joseph Broun Powell, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Todd Paul Peltier, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Thomas Lamar Flowers, Franklin Eugene Caputo, Hubert Willem Schenck, Andries Quinn Boon, Molly Gilchrest
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Patent number: 9644152Abstract: A bottom fraction of a product of a hydrocatalytic reaction is gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds. In another embodiment, a product of the further processing is separated into a bottom fraction and an overhead fraction, where the bottom fraction is also gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andries Quirin Maria Boon, Joseph Broun Powell, Lamar Lane Joffrion, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Hubert Willem Schenck
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Publication number: 20160096995Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods and systems can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment. The methods and systems can further include a further hydrotreatment step configured for additional lignin conversion and/or a further hydrotreatment step configured for generating hydrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Juben Nemchand CHHEDA, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Philip Walter ANDERSON
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Publication number: 20160097000Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment. The methods and systems can further include generating hydrogen with the further hydrotreatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Juben Nemchand CHHEDA, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Philip Walter ANDERSON
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Publication number: 20160096999Abstract: Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by release of lignin therefrom. Methods and systems for processing a reaction product containing lignin-derived products, such as phenolics, can comprise hydrotreating the reaction product to convert the lignin-derived products to desired higher molecular weight compounds. The methods can further include separating the higher molecular weight compounds from unconverted products, such as unconverted phenolics, and recycling the unconverted phenolics for use as at least a portion of the digestion solvent and for further conversion to desired higher molecular weight compounds with additional hydrotreatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Juben Nemchand CHHEDA, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Philip Walter ANDERSON
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Publication number: 20150176092Abstract: Processing of a reaction product mixture containing at least one volatile organic compound as well as lignin, lignin derived compounds, and/or unextracted cellulose and hemicellulose using a recovery system comprising at least two flashers or at least one flasher and at least two reboilers. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of biomass, particularly cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Molly GILCHREST, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Juben Nemchand CHHEDA
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Publication number: 20150176093Abstract: Processing of a reaction product mixture of cellulosic biomass material containing at least one volatile organic compound at least one of lignin, a lignin-derived compound, unextracted cellulose, unextracted hemicellulose, a caramelan, and any combination thereof by vaporizing the at least one volatile organic compound using at least thermal energy generated by combusting at least a portion of the reaction product mixture. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Molly GILCHREST, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Thomas Lamar FLOWERS, Franklin Eugene CAPUTO, Todd Paul PELTIER
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Publication number: 20150080622Abstract: A bottom fraction of a product of a hydrocatalytic reaction is gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions. In one embodiment, one or more volatile organic compounds is also vaporized using heat generated in the gasification process. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds. In another embodiment, a product of the further processing is separated into a bottom fraction and an overhead fraction, where the bottom fraction is also gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Juben Nemchand CHHEDA, Molly GILCHREST, Andries Quirin Maria BOON
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Publication number: 20150080620Abstract: Systems and methods for supplying hydrogen to a hydrocatalytic reaction of a biomass feedstock by gasification of a biomass material. In a preferred embodiment, the biomass material comprises hog fuel. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds, which can be used to produce a fuel product. In one embodiment, the biomass material comprises an outer bark layer of wood logs used as part of the biomass feedstock subject to the hydrocatalytic reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Joseph Broun POWELL, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Lamar Lane JOFFRION
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Publication number: 20150080621Abstract: A bottom fraction of a product of a hydrocatalytic reaction is gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions. In one embodiment, one or more volatile organic compounds is also vaporized using heat generated in the gasification process. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds. In another embodiment, a product of the further processing is separated into a bottom fraction and an overhead fraction, where the bottom fraction is also gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Joseph Broun POWELL, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Todd Paul PELTIER, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Thomas Lamar FLOWERS, Franklin Eugene CAPUTO, Hubert Willem SCHENCK, Andries Quinn BOON, Molly GILCHREST
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Publication number: 20150080626Abstract: A bottom fraction of a product of a hydrocatalytic reaction is gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions. In one embodiment, an overhead fraction of the hydrocatalytic reaction is further processed to generate higher molecular weight compounds. In another embodiment, a product of the further processing is separated into a bottom fraction and an overhead fraction, where the bottom fraction is also gasified to generate hydrogen for use in further hydrocatalytic reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Andries Quirin Maria BOON, Joseph Broun POWELL, Lamar Lane JOFFRION, Kimberly Ann JOHNSON, Hubert Willem SCHENCK