Patents by Inventor Raphaël Huyghe
Raphaël Huyghe 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: 10421697Abstract: The invention relates to a thermally-integrated method for producing butadiene from butanol that comprises at least the following steps: a) Dehydration of butanol, fed by a dehydration feed that is formed from at least said n-butanol feedstock that is diluted with at least a portion of the purified water effluent that is obtained from step c), leading to a butene effluent in at least one reactor, in the presence of a catalyst that comprises an alumina, b) Oxidizing dehydrogenation of said butene effluent, diluted with at least a portion of the purified water effluent that is obtained from step c), into butadiene, with said butene effluent not having undergone any treatment following the dehydration step a), c) Separation of the effluent that is obtained from step b) into at least one butadiene effluent and one purified water effluent.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Olivier Thinon, Vincent Coupard, Raphael Huyghe
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Patent number: 10358396Abstract: A process for the production of butadiene from an ethanol feed having at least 80% by weight of ethanol, A) converting ethanol into acetaldehyde B) converting an ethanol/acetaldehyde mixture into butadiene, C1) hydrogen treatment, D1) butadiene extraction, a first butadiene purification D2), a subsequent butadiene purification D3), an effluent treatment E1), E2) eliminating impurities and brown oils and F) scrubbing with water.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: IFP Energies nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Rejane Dastillung, Beatrice Fischer, Marc Jacquin, Raphael Huyghe
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Publication number: 20180258008Abstract: The invention relates to a thermally-integrated method for producing butadiene from butanol that comprises at least the following steps: a) Dehydration of butanol, fed by a dehydration feed that is formed from at least said n-butanol feedstock that is diluted with at least a portion of the purified water effluent that is obtained from step c), leading to a butene effluent in at least one reactor, in the presence of a catalyst that comprises an alumina, b) Oxidizing dehydrogenation of said butene effluent, diluted with at least a portion of the purified water effluent that is obtained from step c), into butadiene, with said butene effluent not having undergone any treatment following the dehydration step a), c) Separation of the effluent that is obtained from step b) into at least one butadiene effluent and one purified water effluent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicants: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Olivier THINON, Vincent COUPARD, Raphael HUYGHE
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Patent number: 9950969Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the production of butadiene from an ethanol feed comprising at least 80% by weight of ethanol, comprising a step for conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, a step for the extraction of butadiene, a step for scrubbing gaseous by-products with water, a step for eliminating impurities and brown oils, a step for treating effluents, a first butadiene purification step, and a subsequent butadiene purification step, said ethanol feed being supplied to said butadiene extraction step, the arrangement of the steps and recycles allowing the recycles to be maximized and allowing the water and energy consumption to be minimized.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Rejane Dastillung, Beatrice Fischer, Marc Jacquin, Raphael Huyghe
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Process for the production of hydrogen with total recovery of COand recycling of unconverted methane
Patent number: 9896333Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam comprising: A stage for the production of a synthesis gas in a unit for the steam-reforming of the hydrocarbon feedstock, A stage for shift conversion with steam of the synthesis gas that is obtained in the preceding stage producing a hydrogen stream that contains methane and carbon dioxide, A stage for recovering carbon dioxide and methane, present in the stream that is obtained in the shift conversion stage, in the form of hydrates that produce a stream of pure hydrogen, A stage for regeneration of methane, A stage for recycling methane to steam reforming.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Pierre Antoine Bouillon, Raphael Huyghe, Rafael Lugo, Fabrice Giroudiere -
Publication number: 20170291859Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the production of butadiene from an ethanol feed comprising at least 80% by weight of ethanol, comprising at least one step A) for the conversion of ethanol into acetaldehyde A), a step B) for converting an ethanol/acetaldehyde mixture into butadiene, a step C1) for hydrogen treatment, a step D1) for butadiene extraction, a first butadiene purification step D2), a subsequent butadiene purification step D3), an effluent treatment step E1), a step E2) for eliminating impurities and brown oils and a step F) for scrubbing with water.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicants: IFP Energies nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Rejane DASTILLUNG, Beatrice FISCHER, Marc JACQUIN, Raphael HUYGHE
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Patent number: 9776933Abstract: Production of 1,3-butadiene ethanol, that is more than 50% of the total weight of feedstock: A) conversion of feedstock and of ethanol effluent from separation B to a conversion effluent being a majority of 1,3-butadiene, water and ethylene, and to a hydrogen effluent, operating at a pressure between 0.1 and 1.0 MPa, a temperature between 300 and 500° C. in the presence of at least one catalyst; B) separation of conversion effluent originating from A and hydration effluent from C to an ethanol effluent, a butadiene effluent, a water effluent and an ethylene effluent; C) hydration of ethylene fed by ethylene effluent and/or water effluent both from separation B, to produce an ethanol hydration effluent then being recycled to separation B.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Rejane Dastillung, Nicolas Cadran, Marc Jacquin, Raphael Huyghe, Beatrice Fischer
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Publication number: 20170267604Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the production of butadiene from an ethanol feed comprising at least 80% by weight of ethanol, comprising a step for conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, a step for the extraction of butadiene, a step for scrubbing gaseous by-products with water, a step for eliminating impurities and brown oils, a step for treating effluents, a first butadiene purification step, and a subsequent butadiene purification step, said ethanol feed being supplied to said butadiene extraction step, the arrangement of the steps and recycles allowing the recycles to be maximized and allowing the water and energy consumption to be minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicants: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Rejane DASTILLUNG, Beatrice FISCHER, Marc JACQUIN, Raphael HUYGHE
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Patent number: 9670112Abstract: A process for the production of middle-distillate hydrocarbon-containing bases from a butanol feedstock, comprising: a) isomerizing dehydration of butanol feedstock; b) separating the water from butylenic effluent; c) purifying the organic liquid effluent from stage b); d) oligomerizing a feedstock that comprises at least a portion of the purified organic effluent from stage c), the entire effluent from stage g), and at least a portion of the light product from stage f); e) oligomerizing the first oligomerization effluent to produce a second oligomerization effluent; f) fractionating the second oligomerization effluent into at least three products: a light product mostly comprising C2 to C4 compounds, an intermediate product mostly comprising C5 to C9 compounds, and a middle distillate product mostly comprising compounds having at least 10 carbon atoms; g) oligomerizing at least a portion of the intermediate product, and h) hydrogenating at least a portion of the middle distillate product.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Tom Vivien, Vincent Coupard, Francois Hugues, Raphael Huyghe
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Publication number: 20160376206Abstract: Production of 1,3-butadiene ethanol, that is more than 50% of the total weight of feedstock: A) conversion of feedstock and of ethanol effluent from separation B to a conversion effluent being a majority of 1,3-butadiene, water and ethylene, and to a hydrogen effluent, operating at a pressure between 0.1 and 1.0 MPa, a temperature between 300 and 500° C. in the presence of at least one catalyst; B) separation of conversion effluent originating from A and hydration effluent from C to an ethanol effluent, a butadiene effluent, a water effluent and an ethylene effluent; C) hydration of ethylene fed by ethylene effluent and/or water effluent both from separation B, to produce an ethanol hydration effluent then being recycled to separation B.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicants: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Rejane DASTILLUNG, Nicolas CADRAN, Marc JACQUIN, Raphael HUYGHE, Beatrice FISCHER
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Publication number: 20160264417Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam comprising: A stage for the production of a synthesis gas in a unit for the steam-reforming of the hydrocarbon feedstock, A stage for shift conversion with steam of the synthesis gas that is obtained in the preceding stage producing a hydrogen stream that contains methane and carbon dioxide, A stage for recovering carbon dioxide and methane, present in the stream that is obtained in the shift conversion stage, in the form of hydrates that produce a stream of pure hydrogen, A stage for regeneration of methane, A stage for recycling methane to steam reforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Pierre Antoine BOUILLON, Raphael HUYGHE, Rafael LUGO, Fabrice GIROUDIERE
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Publication number: 20150246855Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of middle-distillate hydrocarbon-containing bases from a butanol feedstock, with said process comprising at least the following stages: a) isomerizing dehydration of butanol feedstock, b) separating the water from butylenic effluent, c) purifying the organic liquid effluent from stage b), d) oligomerizing of a feedstock that comprises at least a portion of the purified organic effluent from stage c), the entire effluent from stage g), and at least a portion of the light product from stage f), e) oligomerizing the first oligomerization effluent to produce a second oligomerization effluent, f) fractionating said second oligomerization effluent into at least three products: a light product that most comprises the C2 to C4 compounds, an intermediate product that mostly comprises the C5 to C9 compounds, and a middle distillate product that mostly comprises compounds having at least 10 carbon atoms, g) oligomerizing at least a portion of said intermediate proType: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Tom Vivien, Vincent Coupard, Francois Hugues, Raphael Huyghe
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Publication number: 20140249340Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of middle-distillate hydrocarbon-containing bases from a feedstock comprising butanol and pentanol, with said process comprising at least: a) Isomerizing dehydration of said feedstock; b) Separation of the water that is present in said olefinic effluent; c) Purification of the organic liquid effluent coming from b); d) Selective oligomerization of a feedstock that comprises at least a portion of the purified organic effluent coming from c), to produce a first oligomerization effluent; e) Oligomerization of said first oligomerization effluent in such a way as to produce a second oligomerization effluent; f) Fractionation of said second oligomerization effluent into at least three products, a light product, an intermediate product and a distillate product; g) Oligomerization of at least a portion of said intermediate product; h) Hydrogenation of at least a portion of said distillate product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Vivien Tom, Vincent Coupard, Francois Hugues, Raphael Huyghe
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Publication number: 20130324775Abstract: A process for preparing aromatic compounds from a liquid biofuel feedstock by introducing the feedstock into a hydroreforming stage in the presence of hydrogen and a hydroreforming catalyst that contains a transition metal of a group 3 to 12 element and an activated carbon, silicon carbide, silica, transition alumina, alumina-silica, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, titanium oxide, or an aluminate of a transition metal substrate, to obtain a liquid effluent that contains an aqueous phase and an organic phase, a stage for hydrotreatment of the organic phase, a hydrocracking stage, recycling a fraction that boils higher than 160° C. in said hydrocracking stage, a separation into a fraction containing naphtha and a fraction that boils higher than 160° C., a stage for catalytic reforming of the fraction containing naphtha to obtain hydrogen and a reformate that contains aromatic compounds and a stage for separation of the aromatic compounds of the reformate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Alain QUIGNARD, Olivier THINON, Hugues DULOT, Raphael HUYGHE
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Publication number: 20120036764Abstract: A process for converting carbon material into fuel bases comprising two liquefaction stages in the presence of hydrogen in a boiling-bed reactor containing a supported catalyst and integrating a hydrogen production stage generated by non-fossil sources that do not emit CO2. The hydrogen production stage comprises the gasification of biomass and/or the decomposition of water, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen chloride or hydrogen sulfide by thermal, electrolytic, chemical or biological processes. The thus produced hydrogen is sent into at least one of the liquefaction stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Celine BABE, Raphael Huyghe, Alain Quignard, Wilfried Weiss
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Patent number: 7985331Abstract: The liquid hydrocarbon stream including COS is introduced via line 1 into membrane contactor CM to be placed in contact, through membrane M, with the aqueous alkanolamine solution arriving via line 3. The COS contained in the hydrocarbon stream is absorbed by the aqueous alkanolamine solution. The liquid hydrocarbons from which the COS has been removed are evacuated from CM via line 2. The aqueous solution containing COS is sent via line 4 to zone R to be regenerated. The compounds released during regeneration, particularly COS and COS-derived products, are evacuated from zone R via line 5. The regenerated aqueous alkanolamine solution is recycled via line 3 into membrane contactor CM.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Institut Francais du PetroleInventors: Arnaud Baudot, Renaud Cadours, Raphaël Huyghe, Elsa Jolimaitre, Pascal Mougin, Eszter Toth
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Publication number: 20100200809Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enriching a gaseous effluent with acid compounds, comprising the following stages: feeding into a contactor R1 a feed gas and a mixture of at least two liquid phases non-miscible with one another, including an aqueous phase, the feed gas containing at least acid compounds, establishing in said contactor predetermined pressure and temperature conditions for the formation of hydrates consisting of water and of acid compounds, carrying the hydrates dispersed in the phase non-miscible in the aqueous phase by pumping P1 to a hydrate dissociation drum R2, establishing in the drum the hydrate dissociation conditions, discharging the gas resulting from the dissociation enriched in acid compounds in relation to the feed gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Anne Sinquin, David Pasquier, Raphaël Huyghe, Pierre-Antoine Bouillon
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Publication number: 20100158793Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam comprising: A stage for the production of a synthesis gas in a unit for the steam-reforming of the hydrocarbon feedstock, A stage for shift conversion with steam of the synthesis gas that is obtained in the preceding stage producing a hydrogen stream that contains methane and carbon dioxide, A stage for recovering carbon dioxide and methane, present in the stream that is obtained in the shift conversion stage, in the form of hydrates that produce a stream of pure hydrogen, A stage for regeneration of methane, A stage for recycling methane to steam reforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: IFPInventors: Pierre Antoine BOUILLON, Raphael Huyghe, Rafael Lugo, Fabrice Giroudiere
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Patent number: 7582204Abstract: The invention relates to a process, including removal of resins, for the treatment of a hydrocarbon charge, at least 80% of the compounds of which have a boiling point which is above or equal to 340° C., in which process: the charge is sent to a fractionation stage during which the recovery takes place of at least one heavy fraction and at least one light fraction, at least some of the heavy fraction is sent to an extraction stage during which resins contained in said heavy fraction are extracted, and a purified fraction is recovered, a mixture is made which comprises at least part of the purified fraction which was obtained in the extraction stage and at least one light fraction which was obtained in the fractionation stage, and the mixture thus obtained is sent to a cracking stage.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Institut Francais du PetroleInventors: Christophe Gueret, Raphaël Huyghe, Hugues Dulot, Patrick Euzen
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Publication number: 20090127164Abstract: The liquid hydrocarbon stream including COS is introduced via line 1 into membrane contactor CM to be placed in contact, through membrane M, with the aqueous alkanolamine solution arriving via line 3. The COS contained in the hydrocarbon stream is absorbed by the aqueous alkanolamine solution. The liquid hydrocarbons from which the COS has been removed are evacuated from CM via line 2. The aqueous solution containing COS is sent via line 4 to zone R to be regenerated. The compounds released during regeneration, particularly COS and COS-derived products, are evacuated from zone R via line 5. The regenerated aqueous alkanolamine solution is recycled via line 3 into membrane contactor CM.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Arnaud Baudot, Renaud Cadours, Raphael Huyghe, Elsa Jolimaitre, Pascal Mougin, Eszter Toth