Patents by Inventor Ludovic Raynal

Ludovic Raynal 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: 12151994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the oligomerization of C2 to C4 olefin(s) in a gas/liquid or all-liquid oligomerization reactor (c) using a solvent, an oligomerization catalyst and olefin(s), in which compression and premixing are performed between a liquid phase comprising the solvent and a gaseous phase comprising said gaseous olefin(s) by a multiphase pump (b), with partial or total dissolution of the olefin(s) of the gaseous phase in the liquid phase and/or premixing between the two phases, before introduction of the premix obtained into said reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Ludovic Raynal, Philippe Pagnier, Yozika Glavan Moreno
  • Publication number: 20240300870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas/liquid reactor for the oligomerization of gaseous ethylene, comprising a central pipe which delimits inside the reactor chamber a central zone allowing a descending flow and an outer zone allowing an ascending flow, thus making it possible to increase the time of travel of the injected gas bubbles in the liquid phase, without increasing the volume of the liquid phase and thus the volume of the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Ludovic RAYNAL, Alexandre VONNER, Pedro MAXIMIANO RAIMUNDO
  • Publication number: 20240050911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas/liquid reactor for the oligomerization of gaseous ethylene, comprising a gaseous ethylene injection device and a liquid injection device, said injection devices advantageously being arranged so that the injection of the liquid can bring about a reduction, by shear, of the size of the ethylene bubbles, during the injection of the gaseous ethylene. The gas/liquid reactor according to the present invention may be used for any gaseous olefinic feedstock injected into a liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Ludovic RAYNAL, Alexandre VONNER, Pedro MAXIMIANO RAIMUNDO
  • Patent number: 11839872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and to a process for the fluidized bed catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock, in which: a first feedstock (2) is cracked in a dense fluidized bed reactor (1) in the presence of a catalyst (3) to produce a first effluent; and at least one second feedstock (10) is cracked in a transport fluidized bed reactor (4) in the presence of the catalyst (3) supplied by the dense fluidized bed reactor (1) to produce a second effluent, the second feedstock (10) being a heavier feedstock than the first feedstock (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Ann Cloupet, Ludovic Raynal
  • Patent number: 11638905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of gas/liquid reactors permitting the oligomerization of olefins to give linear olefins by homogeneous catalysis, comprising a reaction chamber and vertical internal means of compartmentalization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Ludovic Raynal, Alexandre Vonner
  • Publication number: 20220388928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the oligomerization of C2 to C4 olefin(s) in a gas/liquid or all-liquid oligomerization reactor (c) using a solvent, an oligomerization catalyst and olefin(s), in which compression and premixing are performed between a liquid phase comprising the solvent and a gaseous phase comprising said gaseous olefin(s) by a multiphase pump (b), with partial or total dissolution of the olefin(s) of the gaseous phase in the liquid phase and/or premixing between the two phases, before introduction of the premix obtained into said reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Ludovic RAYNAL, Philippe PAGNIER, Yozika GLAVAN MORENO
  • Publication number: 20220062845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and to a process for the fluidized bed catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock, in which: a first feedstock (2) is cracked in a dense fluidized bed reactor (1) in the presence of a catalyst (3) to produce a first effluent; and at least one second feedstock (10) is cracked in a transport fluidized bed reactor (4) in the presence of the catalyst (3) supplied by the dense fluidized bed reactor (1) to produce a second effluent, the second feedstock (10) being a heavier feedstock than the first feedstock (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Ann CLOUPET, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Patent number: 11207657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligomerization process using a reaction device comprising a dispersion means. In particular, the process relates to the oligomerization of ethylene to give linear ?-olefins, such as 1-butene, 1-hexene or 1-octene, or a mixture of linear alpha-olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Frederic Augier, Alexandre Vonner, Ludovic Raynal
  • Patent number: 11168264
    Abstract: The present invention describes a packing with a three-dimensional structure which is particularly suited to creating homogenous and anisotropic mixing between the gas phase and a dispersed solid phase moving in counter-current flow. Application of this packing to the stripper of fluidized catalytic cracking units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Rim Brahem, Benjamin Amblard, Ann Cloupet, Thierry Gauthier, Ludovic Raynal
  • Patent number: 11149208
    Abstract: The present invention describes a packing with a three-dimensional structure which is particularly suited to creating homogenous and anisotropic mixing between a gas phase and a dispersed solid phase moving in counter-current flow. Application of this packing to the stripper of fluidized catalytic cracking units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Rim Brahem, Benjamin Amblard, Ann Cloupet, Thierry Gauthier, Ludovic Raynal
  • Publication number: 20210077977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligomerization process using a reaction device comprising a dispersion means. In particular, the process relates to the oligomerization of ethylene to give linear ?-olefins, such as 1-butene, 1-hexene or 1-octene, or a mixture of linear alpha-olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Frederic AUGIER, Alexandre VONNER, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Publication number: 20200376460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of gas/liquid reactors permitting the oligomerization of olefins to give linear olefins by homogeneous catalysis, comprising a reaction chamber and vertical internal means of compartmentalization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Ludovic RAYNAL, Alexandre VONNER
  • Publication number: 20200140763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for fluid catalytic cracking of a feedstock comprising a light tight oil and at least one conventional feedstock in order to produce an effluent, in which the feedstock has a content of light tight oil so that the density of the feedstock is between 0.84 and 0.91.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Heloise DREUX, Pascal ETIENNE, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Patent number: 10633597
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic cracking of a gasoline feedstock for the production of light olefins, in which said gasoline feedstock is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite NU-86, alone or in a mixture with at least one other zeolite, at a temperature comprised between 500 and 700° C., at an absolute pressure comprised between 10 and 60 MPa, and with a contact time of the feedstock on said catalyst comprised between 10 milliseconds and 100 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sylvie Lacombe, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Ludovic Raynal, Bertrand Fanget
  • Publication number: 20200109334
    Abstract: The present invention describes a packing with a three-dimensional structure which is particularly suited to creating homogenous and anisotropic mixing between a gas phase and a dispersed solid phase moving in counter-current flow. Application of this packing to the stripper of fluidized catalytic cracking units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Rim BRAHEM, Benjamin AMBLARD, Ann CLOUPET, Thierry GAUTHIER, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Publication number: 20200095507
    Abstract: The present invention describes a packing with a three-dimensional structure which is particularly suited to creating homogenous and anisotropic mixing between the gas phase and a dispersed solid phase moving in counter-current flow. Application of this packing to the stripper of fluidized catalytic cracking units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Rim BRAHEM, Benjamin AMBLARD, Ann CLOUPET, Thierry GAUTHIER, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Patent number: 10507447
    Abstract: Device for distributing a light fluid phase (2) in a heavy phase (4) in the fluidized state in a reaction chamber (5), comprising: a pipe (1) for transporting the light fluid phase; first and second windows (7, 8) created in the pipe, the second windows opening into the reaction chamber; and branches (6) extending each first window and splitting into: a central passage opening into the reaction chamber via an intermediate window (9) created in the upper wall of the branch (6); and at least two distinct lateral branches forming two lateral passages (10) opening into the reaction chamber via end-of-branch windows (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Benjamin Amblard, Sina Tebianian, Ludovic Raynal, Thierry Gauthier, Jean-Francois Le Coz
  • Publication number: 20190374920
    Abstract: Device for distributing a light fluid phase (2) in a heavy phase (4) in the fluidized state in a reaction chamber (5), comprising: a pipe (1) for transporting the light fluid phase; first and second windows (7, 8) created in the pipe, the second windows opening into the reaction chamber; and branches (6) extending each first window and splitting into: a central passage opening into the reaction chamber via an intermediate window (9) created in the upper wall of the branch (6); and at least two distinct lateral branches forming two lateral passages (10) opening into the reaction chamber via end-of-branch windows (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Benjamin AMBLARD, Sina TEBIANIAN, Ludovic RAYNAL, Thierry GAUTHIER, Jean-Francois LE COZ
  • Publication number: 20190314781
    Abstract: The present invention describes a turbulent fluidized bed reactor having a diameter of between 6 and 25 meters and an H/D ratio of between 0.1 and 1, and exhibiting a compartmentation with a central zone, this reactor been particularly well suited to the catalytic cracking of light cuts for the purpose of producing major intermediates of petrochemistry and in particular light olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Ann CLOUPET, Ludovic RAYNAL
  • Publication number: 20190161685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the catalytic cracking of a gasoline feedstock for the production of light olefins, in which said gasoline feedstock is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising at least one zeolite NU-86, alone or in a mixture with at least one other zeolite, at a temperature comprised between 500 and 700° C., at an absolute pressure comprised between 10 and 60 MPa, and with a contact time of the feedstock on said catalyst comprised between 10 milliseconds and 100 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sylvie LACOMBE, Bogdan HARBUZARU, Ludovic RAYNAL, Bertrand FANGET