Patents by Inventor Michael Jon Scott
Michael Jon Scott 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: 11939289Abstract: The selective dimerization of isoolefins, such as isobutene or isopentane, or mixtures thereof, may be conducted in a system including a series of fixed bed reactors and a catalytic distillation reactor. The system may provide for conveyance of the fixed bed reactor effluents, without componential separation, to a downstream reactor. It has been found that a high selectivity to the dimer may be achieved even though intermediate separation of the desired product from unreacted components between reactors is not performed. Further, embodiments provide for use of a divided wall column for recovery of a high purity dimer product, reducing unit piece count and plot size.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20230133823Abstract: The selective dimerization of isoolefins, such as isobutene or isopentane, or mixtures thereof, may be conducted in a system including a series of fixed bed reactors and a catalytic distillation reactor. The system may provide for conveyance of the fixed bed reactor effluents, without componential separation, to a downstream reactor. It has been found that a high selectivity to the dimer may be achieved even though intermediate separation of the desired product from unreacted components between reactors is not performed. Further, embodiments provide for use of a divided wall column for recovery of a high purity dimer product, reducing unit piece count and plot size.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Patent number: 11623906Abstract: A process for supplying deaerated water to a chemical plant that includes a distillation column for separating a reaction effluent comprising water and a product. The process includes inventorying the distillation column with aerated water (water having an oxygen content of greater than 50 ppbw, such as greater than 1 ppmw). The aerated water in the distillation column may then be distilled to produce an oxygen-containing overheads and a bottoms fraction comprising deaerated water. The deaerated water in the bottoms fraction ma be transported to an upstream or a downstream unit operation, and utilizing the deaerated water in the upstream or downstream unit operation. The reaction effluent is fed to the distillation column, transitioning the distillation column from separating oxygen from water to operations for separating the product from the water.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Maurice Korpelshoek, Michael Jon Scott, Eric Arthur Schwarz, Shahid Jamal
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Publication number: 20230002294Abstract: Systems and methods for the production of a high purity isoamylene product. The isoamylene in a mixed hydrocarbon stream may initially be converted to TAME via etherification, and a subsequent decomposition of the TAME may result in a high purity isoamylene stream with very low impurities that is suitable for a variety of petrochemical applications, such as for use in the production of fragrances, pesticides, peroxides, polymer antioxidants, UV stabilizers and hydrocarbon resins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Patent number: 11505512Abstract: Systems and processes disclosed may be used to produce a high purity isobutane stream and a high purity 1-butene stream from mixed C4 streams having disparate starting compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Martinus Johannes Almering, Rosette Barias, Romain Lemoine, Michael Jon Scott
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Patent number: 11465949Abstract: Systems and methods for the production of a high purity isoamylene product. The isoamylene in a mixed hydrocarbon stream may initially be converted to TAME via etherification, and a subsequent decomposition of the TAME may result in a high purity isoamylene stream with very low impurities that is suitable for a variety of petrochemical applications, such as for use in the production of fragrances, pesticides, peroxides, polymer antioxidants, UV stabilizers and hydrocarbon resins.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20220259126Abstract: Systems and processes for the efficient conversion of high concentration isoolefin streams to tertiary alkyl ethers are disclosed. The systems and processes may include a feed system to advantageously divide the high concentration isoolefin feed to multiple fixed bed reactors and a catalytic distillation reactor to control the reaction exotherm and achieve a high isoolefin conversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20220135496Abstract: Systems and methods for the production of a high purity isoamylene product. The isoamylene in a mixed hydrocarbon stream may initially be converted to TAME via etherification, and a subsequent decomposition of the TAME may result in a high purity isoamylene stream with very low impurities that is suitable for a variety of petrochemical applications, such as for use in the production of fragrances, pesticides, peroxides, polymer antioxidants, UV stabilizers and hydrocarbon resins.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20220127208Abstract: A process for the selective dimerization and etherification of isoolefins. The process including feeding a mixed C5 stream to a selective hydrogenation unit to convert dienes to olefins and isoolefins, producing a hydrogenated effluent stream. The hydrogenated effluent stream is fed to a first fixed bed reactor, producing a first reactor effluent. The first reactor effluent is fed to a catalytic distillation reactor system, producing a first overheads including unreacted olefins, isoolefins, oxygenate, and one or more C5 ethers and a first bottoms including dimers of the isoolefins, any produced trimers of the isoolefins, and heavy oxygenates. The first overheads is fed to a second fixed bed reactor, producing a second reactor effluent including dimers of the isoolefins, unreacted C5s, and unreacted oxygenates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Michael Jon Scott, Liang Chen
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Patent number: 11312671Abstract: The selective dimerization of isoolefins, such as isobutene or isopentane, or mixtures thereof, may be conducted in a system including a series of fixed bed reactors and a catalytic distillation reactor. The system may provide for conveyance of the fixed bed reactor effluents, without componential separation, to a downstream reactor. It has been found that a high selectivity to the dimer may be achieved even though intermediate separation of the desired product from unreacted components between reactors is not performed. Further, embodiments provide for use of a divided wall column for recovery of a high purity dimer product, reducing unit piece count and plot size.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20220048843Abstract: A process for supplying deaerated water to a chemical plant that includes a distillation column for separating a reaction effluent comprising water and a product. The process includes inventorying the distillation column with aerated water (water having an oxygen content of greater than 50 ppbw, such as greater than 1 ppmw). The aerated water in the distillation column may then be distilled to produce an oxygen-containing overheads and a bottoms fraction comprising deaerated water. The deaerated water in the bottoms fraction ma be transported to an upstream or a downstream unit operation, and utilizing the deaerated water in the upstream or downstream unit operation. The reaction effluent is fed to the distillation column, transitioning the distillation column from separating oxygen from water to operations for separating the product from the water.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Maurice Korpelshoek, Michael Jon Scott, Eric Arthur Schwarz, Shahid Jamal
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Publication number: 20210403398Abstract: The selective dimerization of isoolefins, such as isobutene or isopentane, or mixtures thereof, may be conducted in a system including a series of fixed bed reactors and a catalytic distillation reactor. The system may provide for conveyance of the fixed bed reactor effluents, without componential separation, to a downstream reactor. It has been found that a high selectivity to the dimer may be achieved even though intermediate separation of the desired product from unreacted components between reactors is not performed. Further, embodiments provide for use of a divided wall column for recovery of a high purity dimer product, reducing unit piece count and plot size.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Rosette Barias, Liang Chen, Michael Jon Scott
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Publication number: 20210101851Abstract: Systems and processes disclosed may be used to produce a high purity isobutane stream and a high purity 1-butene stream from mixed C4 streams having disparate starting compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Martinus Johannes Almering, Rosette Barias, Romain Lemoine, Michael Jon Scott