Patents by Inventor Rogier Maarten Kamerbeek

Rogier Maarten Kamerbeek 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).

  • Method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of CO
    Patent number: 8138381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises greater than 40 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is scrubbed with a wash effective to produce a washed extracted gas containing less carbon dioxide than the extracted gas and at least 20 vol. % carbon dioxide. The washed extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid methanol product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Jingyu Cui, Frederik Arnold Buhrman, Scott Lee Wellington, Stanley Nemec Milam, Rogier Maarten Kamerbeek
  • METHOD FOR RECOVERING A NATURAL GAS CONTAMINATED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF CO2
    Publication number: 20100280288
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises greater than 40 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is scrubbed with a wash effective to produce a washed extracted gas containing less carbon dioxide than the extracted gas and at least 20 vol. % carbon dioxide. The washed extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid methanol product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Mahendra Ladharam Joshi, Jingyu Cui, Frederik Arnold Buhrman, Scott Lee Wellington, Stanley Nemec Milam, Rogier Maarten Kamerbeek