Patents by Inventor Philibert Leflaive

Philibert Leflaive 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: 11918982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the rejuvenation of an at least partially spent catalyst resulting from a hydrotreating process, said at least partially spent catalyst resulting from a fresh catalyst comprising a metal from group VIII, a metal from group VIb, an oxide support, and optionally phosphorus, said at least partially spent catalyst additionally comprising carbon in a content of between 2% and 20% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the at least partially spent catalyst, and sulfur in a content of between 1% and 8% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the at least partially spent catalyst, said process comprising the following stages: a) said spent catalyst is brought into contact with an impregnation solution containing a compound comprising a metal from group VIb, b) a drying stage is carried out at a temperature of less than 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Etienne Girard, Philibert Leflaive
  • Publication number: 20240009655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a recycled catalyst comprising at least one metal M1 from group VI B, and/or at least one metal M2 from group VIII, optionally phosphorus and/or sulfur, and a support based on oxide(s). The process comprises the recycling of at least a part of the metal or metals of a source catalyst comprising the metal M1 and/or the metal M2 common with the recycled catalyst to be produced, with: an extraction by an extraction solution of the metal M1 and/or of the metal M2 from said source catalyst, in order to obtain a solution of extracted metal/metals, then—an impregnation of the support with an impregnation solution resulting from said solution of extracted metal/metals, in order to obtain an impregnated substrate, said extracted metal(s) remaining in the liquid phase from the extraction until the impregnation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie DEVERS, Pierre-louis CARRETTE, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Marine MINIERE
  • Publication number: 20240010932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing organometallic impurities in a gasoline-type hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds and olefins, wherein said feedstock is brought into contact with hydrogen and a capture mass comprising a nickel-based active phase, and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal distribution of mesopores and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 mm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 mm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie DEVERS, Etienne GIRARD, Philibert LEFLAIVE
  • Publication number: 20240010931
    Abstract: Method for treating a partially desulphurised sulphur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock from a preliminary hydrodesulphurisation step in the presence of a catalyst comprising an active phase comprising a group VII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina support comprising a bimodal distribution of mesopores, wherein: -the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm is between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; -the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; -the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20240010933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut wherein said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a catalyst comprising an alumina support obtained by dehydration of an aluminum hydroxide or oxyhydroxide at a temperature of between 400° C. and 1200° C. and for a time of between 0.1 seconds and 5 seconds, at least one metal from group VIB, at least one metal from group VIII, and phosphorus are brought into contact, the molar ratio between the phosphorus and the metal from group VIB being between and 0.35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Antoine FECANT, Charlie BLONS
  • Patent number: 11866656
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for treating a petrol containing sulphur compounds, olefins and diolefins, the method comprising the following steps: a) a step of hydrodesulphurisation in the presence of a catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase comprising a group VIB metal and a group VIII metal from, b) a step of hydrodesulphurising at least one portion of the effluent from step a) at a higher hydrogen flow rate/feed ratio and a temperature higher than those of step a) without removing the H2S formed in the presence of a catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase consisting of at least one group VIII metal, c) a step of separating the H2S formed in the effluent from step b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVLLES
    Inventors: Clementina Lopez-Garcia, Philibert Leflaive
  • Publication number: 20230416617
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing organometallic impurities in a gasoline-type hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds and olefins, wherein said feedstock is brought into contact with hydrogen and a capture mass comprising a nickel-based active phase, and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal distribution of mesopores and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20230415131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the hydrodesulfurization of an olefinic gasoline cut containing sulfur, wherein said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a catalyst are brought into contact, said catalyst comprising a group VIB metal, a group VIII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal mesopore distribution and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20230405573
    Abstract: A method for selective hydrogenation of gasoline including polyunsaturated compounds and light sulfur compounds wherein the gasoline and hydrogen is brought into contact with a catalyst containing a group VIB metal, a group VIII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal mesopore distribution and wherein the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm is 10 to 30% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate, the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm is 30 to 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate; the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm is 30 to 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Antoine FECANT
  • Patent number: 11806695
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide carried out in the liquid phase and/or in the gas phase under irradiation employing a photocatalyst of microporous crystalline metal sulfide type, said process being carried out by bringing a charge containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound into contact with said photocatalyst, then by irradiating the photocatalyst by at least one irradiation source producing at least one wavelength lower than the bandgap width of said photocatalyst, so as to reduce the CO2 and to oxidize the sacrificial compound, so as to produce an effluent containing, at least in part, C1 or more carbon-based molecules other than CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Raquel Martinez Franco, Gerhard Pirngruber, Philibert Leflaive
  • Patent number: 11795405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut in which said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a regenerated catalyst are brought into contact, said process being carried out at a temperature of between 200° C. and 400° C., a total pressure of between 1 and 3 MPa, an hourly space velocity, defined as being the flow rate by volume of feedstock relative to the volume of catalyst, of between 1 and 10 h?1; and a hydrogen/gasoline feedstock ratio by volume of between 100 and 1200 SI/I, said regenerated catalyst resulting from an at least partially spent catalyst resulting from a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut and comprises at least one metal from group VIII, at least one metal from group VIb and an oxide support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Philibert Leflaive, Etienne Girard
  • Patent number: 11773337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut in which said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a rejuvenated catalyst are brought into contact, said hydrodesulfurization process being carried out at a temperature of between 200° C. and 400° C., a total pressure of between 1 and 3 MPa, an hourly space velocity, defined as being the flow rate by volume of feedstock relative to the volume of catalyst, of between 1 and 10 h?1 and a hydrogen/gasoline feedstock ratio by volume of between 100 and 1200 Sl/l, said rejuvenated catalyst resulting from a hydrotreating process and comprises at least one metal from group VIII, at least one metal from group VIb, an oxide support and at least one organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen and/or sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Etienne Girard, Philibert Leflaive
  • Publication number: 20230264180
    Abstract: A hydrotreating catalyst comprising an active phase containing at least one group VIB metal and at least one group VIII metal, and a porous support containing alumina and at least one spinel MAl2O4 where M is chosen from nickel and cobalt, characterized in that: the molar ratio (r1) between said group VIII metal and said group VIB metal of the active phase is between 1.0 and 3.0 mol/mol; the molar ratio (r2) between said metal M of the porous support and said group VIII metal of the active phase is between 0.3 and 0.7 mol/mol; the molar ratio (r3) between the sum of the contents of the metal M and of the group VIII metal relative to the content of group VIB metal is between 2.2 and 3.0 mol/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine FECANT, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Juan Jose SOSSA LEDEZMA
  • Publication number: 20230173470
    Abstract: A selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising an active phase based on nickel and molybdenum, and a porous support consisting of alumina and/or nickel aluminate, characterized in that the molar ratio between the nickel and the molybdenum is greater than 2.5 mol/mol and less than 3.0 mol/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine FECANT, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Juan Jose SOSSA LEDEZMA
  • Publication number: 20230166241
    Abstract: A selective hydrogenation catalyst contains an active phase having a group VIB metal and a group VIII metal, and a porous support containing alumina. The group VIB metal content is between 1 and 18% by weight relative to total weight of the catalyst, and the group VIII metal content of the active phase, measured in oxide form, is between 1 and 20% by weight relative to total weight of the catalyst. The molar ratio between the group VIII metal and the group VIB metal is between 1.0 and 3.0 mol/mol. The group VIII metal is homogeneously distributed in the porous support with a distribution coefficient R of between 0.8 and 1.2, measured using a Castaing microprobe, and the group VIB metal is distributed at the periphery of the porous support with a distribution coefficient R of less than 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine FECANT, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Etienne GIRARD, Juan Jose SOSSA LEDEZMA
  • Publication number: 20230016535
    Abstract: The invention describes a mass for scavenging mercaptans which is particularly suitable for the treatment of olefinic gasoline cuts containing sulfur such as gasolines resulting from catalytic cracking. The scavenging mass comprises an active phase based on group VIII, IB or IIB metal particles which is prepared by a step of bringing a porous support into contact with a metal salt of said group VIII, IB or IIB metal and a step heating the resulting mixture to a temperature above the melting point of said metal salt. The invention also relates to a process for using said scavenging mass for the adsorption of mercaptans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine HUGON, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20220325191
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for processing a petrol containing sulfur and olefin compounds, comprising the following steps: a) a step of hydrodesulfurisation in the presence of a catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase comprising a metal from group VIB and a metal from group VIII, b) a step of separating the H2S formed, c) a step of hydrodesulfurisation at a higher temperature than that of step a), with a hydrogen/feedstock ratio less than that of step a), and in the presence of a hydrodesulfurisation catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase consisting of at least one metal from group VIII, d) a step of separating the H2S formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie COUDERC, Adrien GOMEZ, Clementina LOPEZ GARCIA, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Damien HUDEBINE, Floriane MALDONADO
  • Publication number: 20220275291
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for treating a petrol containing sulphur compounds, olefins and diolefins, the method comprising the following steps: a) a step of hydrodesulphurisation in the presence of a catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase comprising a group VIB metal and a group VIII metal from, b) a step of hydrodesulphurising at least one portion of the effluent from step a) at a higher hydrogen flow rate/feed ratio and a temperature higher than those of step a) without removing the H2S formed in the presence of a catalyst comprising an oxide support and an active phase consisting of at least one group VIII metal, c) a step of separating the H2S formed in the effluent from step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Clementina LOPEZ-GARCIA, Philibert LEFLAIVE
  • Publication number: 20220267686
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulfur compounds and olefins includes the following stages: a) hydrodesulfurization in the presence of a catalyst having an oxide support and an active phase having a metal from group VIB and a metal from group VIII, b) hydrodesulfurization at a higher temperature than that of stage a) and in the presence of a catalyst having an oxide support and an active phase with at least one metal from group VIII, c) separation of H2S formed, d) hydrodesulfurization at a low hydrogen/feedstock ratio and in the presence of a hydrodesulfurization catalyst having an oxide support and an active phase having a metal from group VIB and a metal from group VIII or an active phase with at least one metal from group VIII, and e) further separation of H2S formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Sophie COUDERC, Adrien GOMEZ, Clementina LOPEZ-GARCIA, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Damien HUDEBINE, Floriane MALDONADO
  • Publication number: 20220226802
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide carried out in the liquid phase and/or in the gas phase under irradiation employing a photocatalyst of microporous crystalline metal sulfide type, said process being carried out by bringing a charge containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound into contact with said photocatalyst, then by irradiating the photocatalyst by at least one irradiation source producing at least one wavelength lower than the bandgap width of said photocatalyst, so as to reduce the CO2 and to oxidize the sacrificial compound, so as to produce an effluent containing, at least in part, C1 or more carbon-based molecules other than CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine FECANT, Raquel MARTINEZ FRANCO, Gerhard PIRNGRUBER, Philibert LEFLAIVE