Patents by Inventor Laurent Georges Huve
Laurent Georges Huve 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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Publication number: 20210053040Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: László DOMOKOS, Laurent Georges HUVE, Hermanus JONGKIND, Aan Hendrik KLAZINGA, Marcello Stefano RIGUTTO
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Patent number: 10864506Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: László Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Patent number: 10766022Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises dealuminated ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite and a refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina, processes for preparing such composition and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: László Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Patent number: 10655075Abstract: The invention provides a process for hydrotreating and dewaxing a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of: (a) hydrotreating the feedstock under hydrotreating conditions in a first reaction zone to obtain a first stage hydrotreated effluent; and (b) introducing at least part of the first stage hydrotreated effluent into a second reaction zone in which the first stage hydrotreated effluent is subjected to a series of alternating dewaxing steps and hydrotreating steps.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Laurent Georges Huve, Meng Loong Chua
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Publication number: 20200129968Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: László DOMOKOS, Laurent Georges HUVE, Hermanus JONGKIND, Aan Hendrik KLAZINGA, Marcello Stefano RIGUTTO
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Patent number: 10590361Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing a hydrowax comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock which contains more than 4% by weight of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of from 550 to 800° C.; (b) hydrotreating the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock with a hydrotreating catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrotreating conditions to obtain a hydrotreated product; (c) hydrocracking at least part of the hydrotreated product as obtained in step (b) with a hydrocracking catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrocracking conditions to obtain a hydrocracked product, which hydrocracking catalyst contains a zeolitic component which is present in an amount of at least 14 wt %, based on the total weight of the hydrocracking catalyst, and wherein the volume ratio of the hydrotreating catalyst as used in step (b) and the hydrocracking catalyst is more than 1; and (d) recovering from the hydrocracked product as obtained in step (c) the hydrowax.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: John Joseph Baric, Nicolaas Van Dijk, Laurent Georges Huve
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Patent number: 10543479Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: László Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Publication number: 20190388880Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises dealuminated ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite and a refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina, processes for preparing such composition and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: László DOMOKOS, Laurent Georges HUVE, Hermanus JONGKIND, Aan Hendrik KLAZINGA, Marcello Stefano RIGUTTO
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Patent number: 10449525Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises dealuminated ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite and a refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina, processes for preparing such composition and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Laszlo Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Publication number: 20150322364Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing a hydrowax comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock which contains more than 4% by weight of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of from 550 to 800° C.; (b) hydrotreating the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock with a hydrotreating catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrotreating conditions to obtain a hydrotreated product; (c) hydrocracking at least part of the hydrotreated product as obtained in step (b) with a hydrocracking catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas under hydrocracking conditions to obtain a hydrocracked product, which hydrocracking catalyst contains a zeolitic component which is present in an amount of at least 14 wt %, based on the total weight of the hydrocracking catalyst, and wherein the volume ratio of the hydrotreating catalyst as used in step (b) and the hydrocracking catalyst is more than 1; and (d) recovering from the hydrocracked product as obtained in step (c) the hydrowax.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: John Joseph BARIC, Nicolaas VAN DIJK, Laurent Georges HUVE
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Publication number: 20150299586Abstract: The invention provides a process for hydrotreating and dewaxing a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of: (a) hydrotreating the feedstock under hydrotreating conditions in a first reaction zone to obtain a first stage hydrotreated effluent; and (b) introducing at least part of the first stage hydrotreated effluent into a second reaction zone in which the first stage hydrotreated effluent is subjected to a series of alternating dewaxing steps and hydrotreating steps, which dewaxing steps are carried out under catalytically dewaxing conditions and the hydrotreating steps are carried out under hydrotreating conditions, wherein the first step in the series of alternating dewaxing and hydrotreating steps is a dewaxing step and the last step of the series of alternating dewaxing and hydrotreating steps is a hydrotreating step, and the dewaxing steps are carried out with a dewaxing catalyst which comprises a Group VIII metal hydrogenation component, dealuminated aluminosilicate zeolite crystallites and a lowType: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Laurent Georges HUVE, Meng Loong CHUA
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Publication number: 20140209506Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises dealuminated ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite and a refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina, processes for preparing such composition and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: László Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Publication number: 20130288885Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: László Domokos, Laurent Georges Huve, Hermanus Jongkind, Aan Hendrik Klazinga, Marcello Stefano Rigutto
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Patent number: 7727379Abstract: Process to prepare simultaneously two or more base oil grades and middle distillates from a mineral crude derived feed, in particular a de-asphalted oil or a vacuum distillate feed or their mixtures, by performing the following steps: (a) hydrocracking the mineral crude derived feed, thereby obtaining an effluent; (b) distillation of the effluent as obtained in step (a) into one or more middle distillates and a full range residue boiling substantially above 340° C., (c) catalytically dewaxing the full range residue by contacting the residue with a dewaxing catalyst comprising a zeolite of the MTW type and a Group VIII metal, thereby obtaining a dewaxed oil; (d) isolating by means of distillation two or more base oil grades from the dewaxed oil obtained in step (c); and (e) isolating a dewaxed gas oil from the dewaxed-oil obtained in step (c); wherein the dewaxed oil as obtained in step (c) comprises between 10 and 40 wt % of a dewaxed heavy gas oil boiling for more than 70 wt % between 370 and 400° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Nicholas James Adams, Harmannus Julius Hegge, Laurent Georges Huve, Kevin John Anthony Polder, Wiecher Derk Evert Steenge
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Patent number: 7611689Abstract: The invention provides a zeolite of the faujasite structure which has a unit cell size in the range of from 24.40 to 24.50 ?; a bulk silica to alumina ratio (SAR) in the range of from 5 to 10; and an alkali metal content of less than 0.15 wt %. Such zeolites have been found to have a very useful naphtha selectivity in hydrocracking, particularly a selectivity to heavy naphtha. A preparation process for the zeolite, hydrocracking catalyst composition comprising the zeolite and its use in hydrocracking are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Edward Julius Creyghton, Laurent Georges Huve, Aan Hendrik Klazinga
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Patent number: 7354508Abstract: The invention relates to a process to prepare a heavy and a light lubricating base oil from a partly isomerized Fischer-Tropsch derived feedstock, the feedstock having an initial boiling point of below 400° C. and a final boiling point of above 600° C. by (a) separating the fraction via distillation into a light base oil precursor fraction and a heavy base oil precursor fraction; (b) reducing the pour point of each separate base oil precursor fraction via dewaxing; and, (c) isolating the desired base oil products from the dewaxed oil fractions as obtained in step (b).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Nicholas James Adams, Jan Lodewijk Maria Dierickx, Gilbert Robert Bernard Germaine, Laurent Georges Huve, David John Wedlock
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Patent number: 7261808Abstract: A process to further upgrade a pre-processed used lubricating oil by: (a) contacting the partially upgraded used oil in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrodemetallization catalyst; (b) contacting the effluent of step (a) in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrotreating catalyst; (c) contacting the effluent of step (b) in the presence of hydrogen with a dewaxing catalyst; and (d) contacting the effluent of step (c) in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrotreating catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Pierre Grandvallet, Anthony Patrick Hagan, Laurent Georges Huve
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Patent number: 7077948Abstract: Process for the catalytic dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil feed including waxy molecules and more than 500 ppmw of sulphur or sulphur containing compounds by contacting the oil feed under catalytic dewaxing conditions with a catalyst composition comprising at least a hydrogenation component, dealuminated aluminosilicate zeolite crystallites and a low acidity refractory oxide binder material which is essentially free of alumina.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1999Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Guy Barre, Jean-Paul Darnanville, Laurent Georges Huve
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Patent number: 6576120Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic dewaxing of a hydrocarbon feed containing waxy molecules by contacting the hydrocarbon feed under catalytic dewaxing conditions with a catalyst composition having metallosilicate crystallites, a binder and a hydrogenation component, wherein the weight ratio of the metallosilicate crystallites and the binder is between 5:95 and 35:65. The invention also relates to a catalyst composition having at least a low acidity refractory oxide binder, which binder is essentially free of aluminum, metallosilicate crystallites and a hydrogenation component, wherein the weight ratio of the metallosilicate crystallites and the binder is between 5:95 and 35:65.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Carolus Maria Van Ballegoy, Edward Julius Creyghton, Jean-Paul Darnanville, Eric Duprey, Laurent Georges Huve, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Thomas Joris Remans, Maria Barbara Hendrica Crijnen-Van Beers
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Patent number: 6190639Abstract: Process for the preparation of a mesoporous, crystalline, acidic molecular sieve comprising the successive steps of (a) preparing an aqueous mixture comprising a silicon source, a fluorine source, and an organic template at a temperature in the range of at most 90° C. such that crystallization starts; (b) adjusting the pH of the solution to such value in the range of from about 5.0 to about 12.5 that a precipitate is formed; (c) recovering the precipitate; and (d) calcining the precipitate to obtain the mesoporous, crystalline, acidic molecular sieve, wherein an aluminum source is added in one or more of steps (a) and (b) and/or between steps (c) and (d) in such amount that after addition of all aluminum source the Si/Al atomic ratio is at least about 3.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Jean-Louis Guth, Laurent Georges Huve, Anne-Claude Voegtlin