Patents by Inventor Mario Marchionna
Mario Marchionna 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: 9598652Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Publication number: 20140197070Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: ENI S.p.AInventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto DELBIANCO, Nicoletta PANARITI, Romolo MONTANARI, Sergio ROSI, Sebastiano CORRERA
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PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF HEAVY CHARGE STOCKS SUCH AS HEAVY CRUDE OILS AND DISTILLATION RESIDUES
Publication number: 20130112593Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charge stocks selected from heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, carbons of different origins and other high boiling charges of a hydrocarbon origin known as “black oils”, using at least the following process units: solvent deasphalting (SDA), hydroconversion with slurry phase catalysts (HT), distillation or flash (D), which process includes: solvent deasphalting, thereby forming a deasphthalted oil (DAO), as described; hydrotreating the DAO in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst precursor and hydrogen or hydrogen and H2S, as described; sending the product therefrom to distillation or flash (D) step(s), and separating the most volatile fractions from the distillation residue (tar) or from the liquid coming from the flash unit, as described; recycling at least a portion of the tar or the liquid, to the hydrotreating section, as described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Romolo MONTANARI, Mario Marchionna, Sergio Rosi, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco -
Publication number: 20120261309Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase tType: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Patent number: 8147675Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or coming from catalytic treatment, visbreaker tars, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, liquids from coats of different origins and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon nature known as “black oils.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Salvatore Meli, Luigi Patron, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti
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Patent number: 8123932Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks using hydrotreatment, distillation or flash, and deasphalting that includes mixing a heavy feedstock with a hydrogenation catalyst and subjecting the thus-formed mixture to a hydrotreatment reactor for reaction with one or more of hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide to form a first product stream; subjecting the first product stream to a distillation or flash to form a plurality of distillate fractions; and recycling heavies from the distillation residue and/or tar by deasphalting in the presence of a solvent; where the hydrotreatment reaction product is pre-separated under high pressure to form light and heavy fractions and sending the heavy fraction to the distillation and/or flash.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: Eni S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A., Enitechnologie S.p.A.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco, Sergio Rosi
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Patent number: 8057660Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or catalytic treatment, “visbreaker tars”, “thermal tars”, bitumens from “oil sands” liquids from coals of different origins and other high boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Salvatore Meli, Luigi Patron, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti
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Publication number: 20110253594Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase tType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: ENI S.P.A.Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Patent number: 8017000Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known as black oils, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), and deasphalting (SDA).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignees: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco, Sergio Rosi
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Publication number: 20100300934Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of process units hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), that includes three units operating on mixed streams containing of fresh charge and recycled streams, by sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one containing of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the most volatile fractions are separated, among which the gases produced in the hydro-treatment reaction; rType: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: ENI S.P.A.Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Patent number: 7691256Abstract: Heavy hydrocarbon charges are converted in a deasphalting section in the presence of solvents and obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil and the other one containing asphaltenes, mixing the deasphalted oil stream with a hydrogenation catalyst and passing the thus obtained mixture to a hydroprocessing section containing hydrogen or hydrogen/H2S, mixing the stream consisting of asphaltenes discharged from the deasphalting section with an appropriate hydrogenation catalyst and passing the obtained mixture to a second hydroprocessing section where it is reacted with hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S, passing both the stream containing the reaction product with dispersed catalyst from the hydroprocessing section and the stream containing the reaction product with dispersed catalyst from the second hydroprocessing section, to one or more distillation or flash stages, whereby the more volatile fractions are separated from the distillation residue (tar) or from the liquid discharged from theType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignees: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Sergio Rosi, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco
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Publication number: 20090314681Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or catalytic treatment, “visbreaker tars”, “thermal tars”, bitumens from “oil sands” liquids from coals of different origins and other high boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin, comprising the following steps: •mixing the heavy feedstock with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a first hydrotreatment area (HT1) to which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S are introduced; •sending the effluent stream from the first hydrotreatment area (HT1), containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase, to a first distillation area (D1) having one or more flash steps and/or atmospheric distillation and/or vacuum distillation whereby the various fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; •sending at least part of the distillation residue (tar) or liquid leaving the flash unit of the first distillation area (D1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: ENI S.P.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Salvatore Meli, Luigi Patron, Albert Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti
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Publication number: 20090261016Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks comprising the following steps: mixing the heavy feedstock with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a first hydrotreatment area (HT1) to which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S are introduced; sending the effluent stream from the first hydrotreatment area (HT1), containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase, to a first distillation area (D1) having one or more flash steps and/or atmospheric distillation and/or vacuum distillation whereby the various fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; sending at least part of the distillation residue (tar) or liquid leaving the flash unit of the first distillation area (D1), containing the catalyst in dispersed phase, rich in metallic sulfides produced by demetallation of the feedstock and optionally minimum quantities of coke, to a deasphalting area (SDA) in the presence of solvents or to a physical separation area, obtainType: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: ENI S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Salvatore Meli, Luigi Patron, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti
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Publication number: 20090101540Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase tType: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicants: ENI S.P. A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Patent number: 7339086Abstract: A process is described for the hydrogenation of olefinic streams containing sulfurated compounds, obtained starting from hydrocarbon cuts containing isobutene (by means of selective dimerization), characterized by fractionating said streams in one or more distillation columns and hydrogenating separately the two fractions obtained. The stream at the head, with a minimum content of sulfurated compounds, is hydrogenated with conventional catalysts based on nickel or noble metals (Platinum and/or Palladium), extremely active but also very sensitive to sulfur, whereas the bottom of the column, rich in sulfurated compounds, is treated with bimetallic catalysts (for example Ni/Co and/or Ni/Mo), less active but not deactivated by sulfur.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.Inventors: Marco Di Gerolamo, Roberto Catani, Mario Marchionna
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Patent number: 7235113Abstract: Use of a liquid oxygenated product with a cetane number higher than 50, consisting of one or more compounds selected from dialkyl-polyformals represented by the formula RO(CH2O)mR wherein R is an alkyl chain CnH2n+1, m is an integer equal to or higher than 2, n is an integer between 1 and 10, as a substitute of gas oil in diesel engines.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignees: ENI S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A.Inventors: Domenico Sanfilippo, Renata Patrini, Mario Marchionna
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Process for the conversion of heavy charge stocks such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues
Publication number: 20060272982Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charge stocks selected from heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, carbons of different origins and other high boiling charges of a hydrocarbon origin known as “black oils”, by means of the combined used of at least the three following process units: solvent deasphalting (SDA), hydroconversion with slurry phase catalysts (HT), distillation or flash (D), characterized in that it comprises the following steps: sending the heavy charge stock to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of solvents, obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other containing asphaltenes; mixing the stream consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO) with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst precursor and sending the mix obtained to a hydrotreating reactor (HT), introducing, into the same reactor, hydrogen or a mix containing hydrogen and H2S; sending the stream containing the productType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicants: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Sergio Rosi, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco -
Publication number: 20060186021Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase tType: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Applicants: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
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Publication number: 20060175229Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known as black oils, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), comprising the following steps: mixing at least part of the heavy feedstock and/or at least most of the stream containing asphaltenes obtained in the deasphalting unit with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydrotreatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the different fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; recycling aType: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicants: edni s.p.a, snamprogetti s.p.a, enitechologie s.pa.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco, Sergio Rosi
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Publication number: 20060163115Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known as black oils, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), comprising the following steps: • mixing at least part of the heavy feedstock and/or at least most of the stream containing asphaltenes obtained in the deasphalting unit with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydrotreatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; • sending the stream containing the hydrotreatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the different fractions coming from the hydrotreatment reaction are separated; • recycType: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicants: ENI S.P.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.P.A., ENITECNOLGIE S.P.A.Inventors: Romolo Montanari, Mario Marchionna, Nicoletta Panariti, Alberto Delbianco, Sergio Rosi