Patents by Inventor Mark Ward

Mark Ward 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: 10316259
    Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbon feedstock into olefins and BTX including feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock to a first hydrocracking unit, feeding effluent from the first hydrocracking unit to a first separation section to be separated, feeding a steam including propane to a dehydrogenation unit, and feeding effluent from the dehydrogenation unit to a second separation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Dittrich, Joris Van Willigenburg, Raúl Velasco Pelaez, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Andrew Mark Ward, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Patent number: 10301559
    Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbons originating from refinery operations such as atmospheric distillation unit or a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCC), into lighter boiling hydrocracked hydrocarbons having a boiling point lower than naphthalene and lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Andrew Mark Ward
  • Patent number: 10301561
    Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbons into olefins and BTX based on a combination of hydrocracking, thermal and catalytic dehydrogenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Dittrich, Joris Van Willigenburg, Raúl Velasco Pelaez, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Andrew Mark Ward, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Patent number: 10287518
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing LPG and BTX, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon feedstream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; b) separating the first hydrocracking product stream to provide at least a light hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, a middle hydrocarbon stream comprising C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons and a heavy hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C6+ hydrocarbons and c) subjecting the heavy hydrocarbon stream to second hydrocracking to produce a second hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX, wherein the second hydrocracking is more severe than the first hydrocracking, wherein at least part of the middle hydrocarbon stream is recycled back to the first hydrocracking in step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew P. Davies, Andrew Mark Ward, Kae Shin Wong, Luis Aramburo, Maikel Van Iersel
  • Patent number: 10287517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon stream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; and b) subjecting the first hydrocarbon product stream to C4 hydrocracking optimized for converting C4 hydrocarbons into C3 hydrocarbons in the presence of a C4 hydrocracking catalyst to obtain a C4 hydrocracking product stream comprising C2 and C3 hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew P. Davies, Andrew Mark Ward, Kae Shin Wong, Luis Aramburo, Maikel Van Iersel
  • Patent number: 10260011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, dearomatization, ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to dearomatization to produce a first stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons and a second stream enriched in alkanes; subjecting a stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons to ring opening to produce alkanes; and subjecting refinery unit-derived alkanes produced in the process to olefins synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Patent number: 10259758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Patent number: 10233395
    Abstract: A process for converting mixed waste plastic (MWP) into valuable petrochemicals including feeding MWP to a pyrolysis reactor, converting the MWP into a gaseous stream and a liquid stream, and further processing the gaseous stream into valuable petrochemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Publication number: 20190039969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Mark WARD, Ravichander NARAYANASWAMY, Vijayanand RAJAGOPALAN, Arno Johannes Maria OPRINS, Egidius Jacoba Maria SCHAERLAECKENS, Raul VELASCO PELAEZ
  • Publication number: 20190039970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Mark WARD, Ravichander NARAYANASWAMY, Vijayanand RAJAGOPALAN, Arno Johannes Maria OPRINS, Egidius Jacoba Maria SCHAERLAECKENS, Raul VELASCO PELAEZ
  • Patent number: 10174263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon feedstream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; b) separating the first hydrocracking product stream to provide a light hydrocarbon stream comprising C4? hydrocarbons and c) subjecting the light hydrocarbon stream to C4 hydrocracking in the presence of a C4 hydrocracking catalyst to obtain a C4 hydrocracking product stream comprising C2 and C3 hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew P. Davies, Andrew Mark Ward, Kae Shin Wong, Luis Aramburo, Maikel Van Iersel
  • Publication number: 20180371338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX, comprising pyrolysis, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a pyrolysis feedstream into BTX, comprising a pyrolysis unit, an aromatic ring opening and a BTX recovery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Raul Velasco Pelaez, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew Mark Ward, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Joris Van Willigenburg
  • Patent number: 10160925
    Abstract: A method of controlling the supply and allocation of hydrogen gas in a hydrogen system of a refinery integrated with olefins and aromatics plants to convert crude oil into petrochemicals. The method includes one or more supply sources that provide hydrogen at individual rates, purities, pressures and costs, multiple consumption sites that consume hydrogen at individual rates, purities and pressures and an interconnecting hydrogen distribution network. The method further includes the integration of hydrogen consuming process units with hydrogen producing process units in which hydrogen recovered from the effluents from the hydrogen consuming process units and hydrogen recovered from the hydrogen producing process units are re-used in the hydrogen consuming process units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew Mark Ward, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raúl Velasco Pelaez, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Joris Van Willigenburg
  • Publication number: 20180362866
    Abstract: An integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products by subjecting the crude oil to crude oil distillation to produce gases fraction, naphtha, kerosene, gasoil and resid; subjecting resid to resid upgrading to produce LPG, light-distillate and middle-distillate; subjecting at least a portion of one or more of the group consisting of middle-distillate produced by resid upgrading, kerosene and gasoil to middle-distillate hydrocracking to produce LPG, light-distillate and hydrowax; and subjecting at least a portion of one or more of the group consisting of light-distillate produced by resid upgrading, light-distillate produced by middle-distillate hydrocracking and hydrowax to steam cracking. A process installation for performing the process of the present invention is also provided, and together allow conversion of crude oil into petrochemical products having an improved carbon-efficiency, while maintaining a high ethylene yield and a favourable ethylene:propylene ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Mark WARD, Arno Johannes Maria OPRINS, Egidius Jacoba Maria SCHAERLAECKENS, Raul VELASCO PELAEZ
  • Patent number: 10138177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Patent number: 10131853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising pyrolysis, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a pyrolysis feedstream into BTX comprising a pyrolysis unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Raul Velasco Pelaez, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew Mark Ward, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Joris Van Willigenburg
  • Patent number: 10131854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising coking, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a coker feedstream into BTX comprising a coker unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Andrew Mark Ward, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Joris van Willigenburg, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Patent number: 10119083
    Abstract: A process for converting high boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products in which the lighter boiling hydrocarbon products are suitable feedstock for petrochemical processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Patent number: 10087378
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing LPG and BTX, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon stream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; b) separating the first hydrocracking product stream to provide at least a light hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, a middle hydrocarbon stream consisting of C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons and a heavy hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C6+ hydrocarbons and c) subjecting the heavy hydrocarbon stream to second hydrocracking in the presence of a second hydrocracking catalyst to produce a second hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX, wherein the second hydrocracking is more severe than the first hydrocracking, d) wherein at least part of the middle hydrocarbon stream is subjected to C4 hydrocracking optimized for converting C4 hydrocarbons into C3 hydrocarbons in the presence of a C4 hydrocracking catalyst to produce a C4 hydrocracking product strea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew Mark Ward, Andrew P. Davies, Kae Shin Wong, Luis Aramburo, Maikel Van Iersel
  • Patent number: 10065904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon feedstream comprising benzene to a separation to provide a C6 cut comprising benzene, wherein the C6 cut comprises at least 60 wt-% of C6 hydrocarbons; (b) subjecting the C6 cut to catalytic cracking or thermal cracking to provide a cracking product stream comprising benzene and C2-C4 alkenes and (c) after step (b), without pre-separation of the cracking product stream, subjecting the cracking product stream to conditions suitable for alkylation to provide an alkylation product stream rich in alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the process further comprises the steps of separating benzene and benzene coboilers from the alkylation product stream to obtain a stream of benzene and benzene coboilers and wherein the stream of benzene and benzene coboilers is separated into a benzene-rich stream comprising a higher proportion of benzene than the stream of benzene and benz
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Kae Shin Wong, Andrew Mark Ward