Patents by Inventor Maria Margaret Ludvig

Maria Margaret Ludvig 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: 11964256
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition and method of making the same. The catalyst additive composition comprises zeolite about 35 wt % to about 80 wt %, preferably about 40 wt % to about 70 wt %; silica about 0 wt % to about 10 wt %, preferably about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %; about 10.5 wt % to 20 wt % alumina and about 7 wt % to 20 wt % P2O5, preferably about 11 wt % to about 18 wt %, and the balance clay which can fall between 0 and 50 wt %. The alumina is typically derived from more than one source, such as at least an amorphous or small crystallite size pseudo-boehmite alumina and then either a large crystallite size alumina or other reactive alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ketjen Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Edward Lee Foster, Maria Margaret Ludvig, Kevin Alfonso Miller
  • Publication number: 20230149905
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition and method of making the same. The catalyst additive composition comprises zeolite about 35 wt% to about 80 wt%, preferably about 40 wt% to about 70 wt%; silica about 0 wt% to about 10 wt%, preferably about 2 wt% to about 10 wt%; about 10.5 wt% to 20 wt% alumina and about 7 wt% to 20 wt% P2O5, preferably about 11 wt% to about 18 wt%, and the balance clay which can fall between 0 and 50 wt%. The alumina is typically derived from more than one source, such as at least an amorphous or small crystallite size pseudo-boehmite alumina and then either a either a large crystallite size alumina or other reactive alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Edward Lee FOSTER, Maria Margaret LUDVIG, Kevin Alfonso MILLER
  • Patent number: 10953391
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst composition having increased propylene production with respect to other Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalysts (measured at constant conversion). The catalyst composition comprises a particulate which comprises (a) non-rare earth metal exchanged Y-zeolite in an amount in the range of about 5 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate; and (b) ZSM-5 zeolite in an amount in the range of about 2 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Erja Paivi Helena Rautiainen, Albert Carel Pouwels
  • Patent number: 10888852
    Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition with a novel binder. The steps involve mixing an alumina source with water to make a slurry; adding to the alumina slurry an amount of P2O5 source; the slurry is then stirred and reacted under controlled temperature and time conditions to form an aluminum phosphate binder; adding to the aluminum phosphate binder a zeolite, an amount of silica binder and an amount of clay; and spray-drying the slurry to form catalyst additive particles. The catalyst additive composition comprises a about 35 wt % to about 65 wt % zeolite; about 0 wt % to about 10 wt % silica; about 15 wt % to about 50 wt % clay and an aluminum phosphate binder comprising about 2.5 wt % to 5 wt % amorphous or pseudo-boehmite alumina and about 7 wt % to 15 wt % phosphoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Sandra Gavalda, Nataly Garcia Vargas, Petrus Martinus Overwater, Kevin Alfonso Miller, Edward Lee Foster
  • Publication number: 20190091669
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst composition having increased propylene production with respect to other Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalysts (measured at constant conversion). The catalyst composition comprises a particulate which comprises (a) non-rare earth metal exchanged Y-zeolite in an amount in the range of about 5 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate; and (b) ZSM-5 zeolite in an amount in the range of about 2 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Erja Paivi Helena Rautiainen, Albert Carel Pouwels
  • Patent number: 10173206
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst composition having increased propylene production with respect to other Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalysts (measured at constant conversion). The catalyst composition comprises a particulate which comprises (a) non-rare earth metal exchanged Y-zeolite in an amount in the range of about 5 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate; and (b) ZSM-5 zeolite in an amount in the range of about 2 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Erja Paivi Helena Rautiainen, Albert Carel Pouwels
  • Publication number: 20180361367
    Abstract: Provided is a process for manufacturing a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition with a novel binder. The steps involve mixing an alumina source with water to make a slurry; adding to the alumina slurry an amount of P2O5 source; the slurry is then stirred and reacted under controlled temperature and time conditions to form an aluminum phosphate binder; adding to the aluminum phosphate binder a zeolite, an amount of silica binder and an amount of clay; and spray-drying the slurry to form catalyst additive particles. The catalyst additive composition comprises a about 35 wt % to about 65 wt % zeolite; about 0 wt % to about 10 wt % silica; about 15 wt % to about 50 wt % clay and an aluminum phosphate binder comprising about 2.5 wt % to 5 wt % amorphous or pseudo-boehmite alumina and about 7 wt % to 15 wt % phosphoric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Sandra Gavalda, Nataly Garcia Vargas, Patrus Martinus Overwater, Kevin Alfonso Miller, Edward Lee Foster
  • Publication number: 20150298107
    Abstract: Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst composition having increased propylene production with respect to other Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalysts (measured at constant conversion). The catalyst composition comprises a particulate which comprises (a) non-rare earth metal exchanged Y-zeolite in an amount in the range of about 5 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate; and (b) ZSM-5 zeolite in an amount in the range of about 2 to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the particulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Maria Margaret Ludvig, Erja Paivi Helena Rautiainen, Albert Carel Pouwels
  • Publication number: 20100111797
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of an additive-containing anionic clay generally comprising the steps of: a) milling a physical mixture of a divalent metal compound and a trivalent metal compound, b) calcining the milled physical mixture at a temperature in the range of about 200 to about 8000 C, and c) rehydrating the calcined mixture in aqueous suspension to form the additive-containing anionic clay, wherein an additive is optionally present in the physical mixture of step (a) and present in the aqueous suspension of step (c), and the additive is essentially free of vanadium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Albemarle Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Elbert Arjan De Graaf, Jorge Alberto Conzalez, Julie Ann Francis, Maria Margaret Ludvig