Patents by Inventor Matthew S. IDE
Matthew S. IDE 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: 11951463Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising a zeolite and a mesoporous support or binder are disclosed. The mesoporous support or binder comprises a mesoporous metal oxide having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 20 ?m at 50% of the cumulative pore size distribution (d50). Also disclosed are processes for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound (e.g., ethylbenzene or cumene) which exhibit improved yield of the mono-alkylated aromatic compound using alkylation catalysts comprising one or more of these catalyst compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ExxonMobil Engineering & Technology CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Brett T. Loveless, Doron Levin, William W. Lonergan, Matthew J. Vincent, Wei-Ping Tai, Federico Barrai
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Publication number: 20230249167Abstract: Catalyst composition which comprises a first zeolite having a BEA* framework type and a second zeolite having a MOR framework type and a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g is disclosed. These catalyst compositions are used to remove catalyst poisons from untreated feed streams having one or more impurities which cause deactivation of the downstream catalysts employed in hydrocarbon conversion processes, such as those that produce mono-alkylated aromatic compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Doron Levin, Wenyih F. Lai, Ivy D. Johnson, Scott J. Weigel, Brett T. Loveless
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Patent number: 11654423Abstract: Catalyst composition which comprises a first zeolite having a BEA* framework type and a second zeolite having a MOR framework type and a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g is disclosed. These catalyst compositions are used to remove catalyst poisons from untreated feed streams having one or more impurities which cause deactivation of the downstream catalysts employed in hydrocarbon conversion processes, such as those that produce mono-alkylated aromatic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Doron Levin, Wenyih F. Lai, Ivy D. Johnson, Scott J. Weigel, Brett T. Loveless
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Publication number: 20230137305Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous liquid or a porous liquid enzyme system that includes a high surface area solid and a liquid film substantially covering the high surface area solid. The porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme may be contacted with a fluid that is immiscible with the liquid film such that a liquid-fluid interface is formed. The liquid film may facilitate mass transfer of a substance or substrate across the liquid-fluid interface. The present disclosure also provides methods of performing liquid-based extractions and enzymatic reactions utilizing the porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides methods for selecting the components of the porous liquid or a porous liquid enzyme system and methods of self-replenishing the used liquid coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering CompanyInventors: Ning Ma, Mohsen S. Yeganeh, Robert J. Colby, Qiuzi Li, Matthew S. Ide
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Patent number: 11590447Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous liquid or a porous liquid enzyme that includes a high surface area solid and a liquid film substantially covering the high surface area solid. The porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme may be contacted with a fluid that is immiscible with the liquid film such that a liquid-fluid interface is formed. The liquid film may facilitate mass transfer of a substance or substrate across the liquid-fluid interface. The present disclosure also provides methods of performing liquid-based extractions and enzymatic reactions utilizing the porous liquid or porous liquid enzyme of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Exxon Mobil Technology and Engineering CompanyInventors: Mohsen S. Yeganeh, Pavel Kortunov, P. Scott Northrop, Xiaozhou Zhang, Giovanni Pilloni, Ning Ma, Robert J. Colby, Qiuzi Li, Zarath M. Summers, Matthew S. Ide
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Patent number: 11439927Abstract: A species extraction apparatus for liquid-based extractions is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a body supporting a matrix structure comprising cellular units. The apparatus is configured to uptake an absorptive liquid, and the absorptive liquid can remove at least one species from a working fluid that contacts the apparatus. In certain embodiments, the at least one species can be CO2, and the absorptive liquid can be liquid water-free tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA). The apparatus is advantageously manufacture using additive manufacturing techniques.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Mohsen S. Yeganeh, John B. Barnes, Jessica L. Vreeland
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Patent number: 11325106Abstract: Ceramic compositions with catalytic activity are provided, along with methods for using such catalytic ceramic compositions. The ceramic compositions correspond to compositions that can acquire increased catalytic activity by cyclic exposure of the ceramic composition to reducing and oxidizing environments at a sufficiently elevated temperature. The ceramic compositions can be beneficial for use as catalysts in reaction environments involving swings of temperature and/or pressure conditions, such as a reverse flow reaction environment. Based on cyclic exposure to oxidizing and reducing conditions, the surface of the ceramic composition can be converted from a substantially fully oxidized state to various states including at least some dopant metal particles supported on a structural oxide surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Changmin Chun, Anastasios I. Skoulidas
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Publication number: 20220134317Abstract: Processes for transforming an inert metal component into an active metal catalyst are provided. Apparatus and methods using active metal catalyst prepared according the process described herein are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Matthew S. IDE, Anastasios I. SKOULIDAS, Joseph A. CAMISA, Jianxin J. WU (deceased)
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Patent number: 11318447Abstract: Ceramic compositions with catalytic activity are provided, along with methods for using such catalytic ceramic compositions. The ceramic compositions correspond to compositions that can acquire increased catalytic activity by cyclic exposure of the ceramic composition to reducing and oxidizing environments at a sufficiently elevated temperature. The ceramic compositions can be beneficial for use as catalysts in reaction environments involving swings of temperature and/or pressure conditions, such as a reverse flow reaction environment. Based on cyclic exposure to oxidizing and reducing conditions, the surface of the ceramic composition can be converted from a substantially fully oxidized state to various states including at least some dopant metal particles supported on a structural oxide surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Changmin Chun, Anastasios I. Skoulidas
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Patent number: 11253845Abstract: Processes for transforming an inert metal component into an active metal catalyst are provided. Apparatus and methods using active metal catalyst prepared according the process described herein are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Anastasios I. Skoulidas, Joseph A. Camisa, Jianxin J. Wu
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Patent number: 11230515Abstract: Methods for removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream using a guard bed material are disclosed. The guard bed material includes compositions which comprises a zeolite and a mesoporous support or binder. The zeolite has a Constraint Index of less than 3. The mesoporous support or binder comprises a mesoporous metal oxide having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 20 ?m at 50% of the cumulative pore size distribution (d50), a pore volume of less than 1 cc/g, and an alumina content of greater than 75%, by weight. Also disclosed are processes for producing mono-alkylated aromatic compounds (e.g., ethylbenzene or cumene) using impure feed streams that are treated by the disclosed methods to remove impurities which act as catalyst poisons to downstream alkylation and/or transalkylation catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Doron Levin, Scott J. Weigel, Brett T. Loveless, Jean W. Beeckman
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Patent number: 11198115Abstract: Methods are provided for forming noble metal catalysts comprising both platinum and a second Group VIII metal, such as palladium, with improved aromatic saturation activity. Instead of impregnating a catalyst with both platinum and another Group VIII metal at the same time, a sequential impregnation can be used, with the Group VIII metal being impregnated prior to platinum. It has been discovered that by forming a Group VIII metal-impregnated catalyst first, and then impregnating with platinum, the distribution of platinum throughout the catalyst can be improved. The improved distribution of platinum can result in a catalyst with enhanced aromatic saturation activity relative to a catalyst with a similar composition formed by simultaneous impregnation.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Stephen J. McCarthy, Gary P. Schleicher
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Patent number: 11015131Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a base oil stock from a light hydrocarbon stream are provided. An example method includes cracking a light hydrocarbon stream to form an impure olefinic stream, separating water from the impure olefinic stream, and oligomerizing the impure olefinic stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A light olefinic stream from the raw oligomer stream and linear alpha olefins are recovered from the light olefinic stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream. They hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base oil stock.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Suzzy C. Ho, Guang Cao, Brian M. Weiss, Sara L. Yohe
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Publication number: 20210047249Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an improved transalkylation process that better tolerates the presence of C10+ aromatics and may be conducted substantially in the liquid phase. The transalkylation feedstock may comprise alkyl-substituted benzenes and naphthalene and the transalkylation effluent comprises alkyl-substituted naphthalene and benzene, toluene, and/or xylenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Tan-Jen Chen, Wenyih F. Lai, Brett T. Loveless, Matthew S. Ide, Jeevan S. Abichandani
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Patent number: 10889769Abstract: A systems and method for manufacturing a base stock from an ethanol stream are described herein. An example method includes dehydrating an ethanol stream to form an impure ethylene mixture, recovering an ethylene stream from the impure ethylene mixture, and oligomerizing the ethylene stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream. The heavy olefinic stream is hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream, and the hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base stock.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Guang Cao, Suzzy C. Ho, Matthew S. Ide, Shifang Luo, William R. Gunther
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Publication number: 20200385322Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound, such as, for example, ethylbenzene or cumene, in which an alkylatable aromatic compound stream, such as, for example, benzene, and an alkylation agent stream, such as, for example, poly-ethylbenzene or poly-isopropylbenzene, are contacted in the presence of a transalkylation catalyst and under at least partial liquid phase transalkylation conditions. The transalkylation catalyst comprises a zeolite having a framework structure selected from the group consisting of FAU, BEA*, MOR, MWW and mixtures thereof. The zeolite has a silica-alumina molar ratio in a range of 10 to 15. The transalkylation catalyst composition has an external surface area/volume ratio in the range of 30 cm?1 to 85 cm?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Brett T. Loveless, Jean W. Beeckman, Christopher G. Oliveri, Scott J. Weigel, Matthew S. Ide, Theresa A. Baumrucker
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Patent number: 10858599Abstract: Systems and a method for manufacturing a base stock from a hydrocarbon stream are provided. An example method includes cracking the hydrocarbon stream to form a raw hydrocarbon stream, separating an ethylene stream from the raw hydrocarbon stream and oligomerizing the ethylene stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A light olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and linear alpha olefins are recovered from the light olefinic stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream. The heavy olefinic stream is hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream. The hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base stock.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Suzzy C. Ho, Guang Cao, Matthew S. Ide, Shifang Luo, William R. Gunther, Jo Ann M. Canich
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Publication number: 20200377431Abstract: Methods for removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream using a guard bed material are disclosed. The guard bed material includes compositions which comprises a zeolite and a mesoporous support or binder. The zeolite has a Constraint Index of less than 3. The mesoporous support or binder comprises a mesoporous metal oxide having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 20 ?m at 50% of the cumulative pore size distribution (d50), a pore volume of less than 1 cc/g, and an alumina content of greater than 75%, by weight. Also disclosed are processes for producing mono-alkylated aromatic compounds (e.g., ethylbenzene or cumene) using impure feed streams that are treated by the disclosed methods to remove impurities which act as catalyst poisons to downstream alkylation and/or transalkylation catalysts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Doron Levin, Scott J. Weigei, Brett T. Loveless, Jean W. Beeckman
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Publication number: 20200376471Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising a zeolite and a mesoporous support or binder are disclosed. The mesoporous support or binder comprises a mesoporous metal oxide having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 20 ?m at 50% of the cumulative pore size distribution (d50). Also disclosed are processes for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound (e.g., ethylbenzene or cumene) which exhibit improved yield of the mono-alkylated aromatic compound using alkylation catalysts comprising one or more of these catalyst compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Brett T. Loveless, Doron Levin, William W. Lonergan, Matthew J. Vincent, Wei-Ping Tai, Federico Barrai
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Patent number: 10843980Abstract: Methods and a system for manufacturing a base stock from an ethanol stream are provided. An example method includes dehydrating an ethanol stream to form an impure ethylene stream, recovering an ethylene stream from the impure ethylene stream, and oligomerizing the ethylene stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A light olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and blended with the ethylene stream prior to the oligomerization. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream. The hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base stock.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Guang Cao, Suzzy C. Ho, Matthew S. Ide, Shifang L. Luo, William R. Gunther