Patents by Inventor Osamu Hirohata

Osamu Hirohata 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).

  • Publication number: 20250066268
    Abstract: The method comprises a mixing step of obtaining a raw material mixed gas by adding hydrogen to the synthesis gas; a reaction step of obtaining a mixed gas product containing paraxylene by introducing the raw material mixed gas into a reactor and bringing it into contact with a paraxylene synthesis catalyst under heating and pressurization; a separation step of separating the mixed gas product into a gas phase composed of non-condensable components, an oil phase containing paraxylene, and an aqueous phase containing water-soluble components by cooling the mixed gas product to condense high-boiling point components; and a purification step of purifying the oil phase to obtain paraxylene, wherein the mixing step adds hydrogen so that the obtained raw material mixed gas has a composition in which an R value defined by the following formula (1) falls within a range of 0.7 or more and 2.1 or less: R = N H ? 2 - N CO ? 2 N CO + N CO ? 2 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Hirohata
  • Publication number: 20240336543
    Abstract: An object is to reduce an overall cost including the construction cost of a plant and its raw material and energy costs, and also reduce carbon dioxide emissions. An aromatic compound manufacturing method is characterized in that the method comprises: a step A of manufacturing an aromatic compound mixture from a raw material mixture gas containing carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide or both of these and hydrogen; a step B of manufacturing an aromatic compound mixture by a cracked petroleum-derived BTX manufacturing process, a reformate-derived BTX manufacturing process, and a synthetic BTX manufacturing process using naphtha as a raw material; a step C of combining the aromatic compound mixture manufactured in the step A and the aromatic compound mixture manufactured in the step B; and a step D of separating a desired aromatic compound from the aromatic compound mixture combined in the step C and purifying the desired aromatic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Hirohata, Yuria Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240217893
    Abstract: The method is for producing para-xylene using, as a main raw material, a mixed gas of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide or both thereof and hydrogen. The method including: a reaction step of bringing a raw material mixed gas including the mixed gas into contact with a reaction catalyst under high temperature and high pressure to cause a reaction, to thereby obtain a product gas mixture containing para-xylene; a separation step of cooling the product gas mixture obtained in the reaction step to condense a high boiling point component, to thereby separate the product gas mixture into a water phase containing a water-soluble component, an oil phase containing a xylene mixture, and a gas phase containing an unreacted gas; and a circulation step of mixing at least part of the gas phase having been separated in the separation step into the raw material mixed gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Hirohata, Tadashi Ito, Taichiro Masagaki, Yuria Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9388096
    Abstract: A producing method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which reaction products including monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are produced by bringing an oil feedstock and an aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other, the oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of more than or equal to 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of less than or equal to 380° C., the method including the steps of: introducing the oil feedstock into a fluidized-bed reaction apparatus housing the aromatic production catalyst; bringing the oil feedstock and the aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other in the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus; and introducing steam into the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus based on the introducing amount of the oil feedstock per hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo, Osamu Hirohata
  • Publication number: 20140179968
    Abstract: A producing method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which reaction products including monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are produced by bringing an oil feedstock and an aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other, the oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of more than or equal to 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of less than or equal to 380° C., the method including the steps of: introducing the oil feedstock into a fluidized-bed reaction apparatus housing the aromatic production catalyst; bringing the oil feedstock and the aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other in the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus; and introducing steam into the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus based on the introducing amount of the oil feedstock per hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo, Osamu Hirohata