Patents by Inventor Stéphane Fedou

Stéphane Fedou 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: 10190059
    Abstract: A process for the hydrotreatment of a feed obtained from renewable sources in which the total stream of feed F is divided into a number of different part-streams of feed F1 to Fn equal to the number of catalytic zones n, where n is 1 to 10. The mass flow rate of hydrogen sent to the first catalytic zone represents more than 80% by weight of the total mass flow rate of hydrogen used. The effluent from the reactor outlet undergoes at least one separation step. A portion of the liquid fraction is recycled to the catalytic zones in a manner such that the local recycle ratio for each of the beds is 2 or less, and the local dilution ratio over each of the beds is less than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Thierry Chapus, Frederic Bazer-Bachi, Elodie Tellier, Yves Scharff, Stephane Fedou, Octavio Carvalho, Sebastien Boucher
  • Patent number: 9879192
    Abstract: A process for producing jet fuel comprising the following steps: A.1) separating at least a portion of the C9 to C15 fraction from the product of a hydrocarbon synthesis process; A.2) converting at least a part of the separated C9 to C15 fraction to aromatic hydrocarbons; A.3) obtaining a jet fuel comprising the, optionally further treated, converted separated C9 to C15 fraction of step A.2); B.1) separating at least a portion of the C16+ fraction from the product of a hydrocarbon synthesis process; B.2) reducing the average number of carbon atoms of at least a portion of the separated C16+ fraction; B.3) optionally, separating the C9 to C15 fraction of at least a portion from the product obtained from step B.2); and B.4) adding at least a portion of the C9 to C15 fraction separated in step B.3), if present; or at least a portion of the product of step B.2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LTD., AXENS
    Inventors: Ewald Watermeyer De Wet, Pata Clair Williams, Stéphane Fedou, Marielle Gagniere
  • Publication number: 20170022424
    Abstract: A process for the hydrotreatment of a feed obtained from renewable sources in which the total stream of feed F is divided into a number of different part-streams of feed F1 to Fn equal to the number of catalytic zones n, where n is 1 to 10. The mass flow rate of hydrogen sent to the first catalytic zone represents more than 80% by weight of the total mass flow rate of hydrogen used. The effluent from the reactor outlet undergoes at least one separation step. A portion of the liquid fraction is recycled to the catalytic zones in a manner such that the local recycle ratio for each of the beds is 2 or less, and the local dilution ratio over each of the beds is less than 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Thierry CHAPUS, Frederic BAZER-BACHI, Elodie TELLIER, Yves SCHARFF, Stephane FEDOU, Octavio CARVALHO, Sebastien BOUCHER
  • Patent number: 9422492
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an integrated process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons starting from a feed containing at least one fraction of biomass and optionally at least one fraction of another feed, said process comprising at least one pre-treatment step, a gasification step, a step for conditioning synthesis gas, a water scrubbing step, a step for eliminating acid gases, a final purification step, and a catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, AXENS, BIONEXT, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, AVRIL, THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AG, TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE
    Inventors: Guillaume Boissonnet, Michael Hecquet, Priscilla Avenier, Laurent Bournay, David Chiche, Jean-Philippe Heraud, Anne Claire Lucquin, Norbert Ullrich, Stéphane Fedou, Julien Rousseau, Raphael Lemaire, Jean-Christophe Viguie
  • Publication number: 20150275112
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an integrated process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons starting from a feed containing at least one fraction of biomass and optionally at least one fraction of another feed, said process comprising at least one pre-treatment step, a gasification step, a step for conditioning synthesis gas, a water scrubbing step, a step for eliminating acid gases, a final purification step, and a catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicants: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, AXENS, TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE, SOFIPROTEOL, THYSSENKRUPP UHDE GMBH, BIONEXT
    Inventors: Guillaume Boissonnet, Michael Hecquet, Priscilla Avenier, Laurent Bournay, David Chiche, Jean-Philippe Heraud, Anne Claire Lucquin, Norbert Ullrich, Stéphane Fedou, Julien Rousseau, Raphael Lemaire, Jean-Christophe Viguie
  • Publication number: 20140316173
    Abstract: A process for producing jet fuel comprising the following steps: A.1) separating at least a portion of the C9 to C15 fraction from the product of a hydrocarbon synthesis process; A.2) converting at least a part of the separated C9 to C15 fraction to aromatic hydrocarbons; A.3) obtaining a jet fuel comprising the, optionally further treated, converted separated C9 to C15 fraction of step A.2); B.1) separating at least a portion of the C16+ fraction from the product of a hydrocarbon synthesis process; B.2) reducing the average number of carbon atoms of at least a portion of the separated C16+ fraction; B.3) optionally, separating the C9 to C15 fraction of at least a portion from the product obtained from step B.2); and B.4) adding at least a portion of the C9 to C15 fraction separated in step B.3), if present; or at least a portion of the product of step B.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: Sasol Technology (PTY) Ltd., Axens
    Inventors: Ewald Watermeyer De Wet, Pata Clair Williams, Stéphane Fedou, Marielle Gagniere
  • Patent number: 8709234
    Abstract: A process in which the paraffinic effluent derived from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis unit is separated to obtain a heavy C5+ fraction, said heavy fraction then being hydrogenated in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature in the range 80° C to 200° C, at a total pressure in the range 0.5 to 6 MPa, at an hourly space velocity in the range 1 to 10 h-1, and at a hydrogen flow rate corresponding to a hydrogen/hydrocarbons volume ratio in the range 5 to 80 NI/I/h, the liquid hydrogenated effluent then being brought into contact with a hydroisomerization/hydrocracking catalyst, with no prior separation step, the hydroisomerized/hydrocracked effluent then being distilled to obtain middle distillates and possibly oil bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: IFP Energies Nouvelles, ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Aurelie Dandeu, Nathalie Marchal-George, Vincent Coupard, Eric Caprani, Jean Cosyns, Damien Douziech, Stephane Fedou
  • Publication number: 20100298451
    Abstract: The invention describes a process in which the paraffinic effluent derived from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis unit is separated to obtain a heavy C5+ fraction, said heavy fraction then being hydrogenated in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature in the range 80° C. to 200° C., at a total pressure in the range 0.5 to 6 MPa, at an hourly space velocity in the range 1 to 10 h?1, and at a hydrogen flow rate corresponding to a hydrogen/hydrocarbons volume ratio in the range 5 to 80 Nl/l/h, the liquid hydrogenated effluent then being brought into contact with a hydroisomerization/hydrocracking catalyst, with no prior separation step, the hydroisomerized/hydrocracked effluent then being distilled to obtain middle distillates and possibly oil bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., IFP
    Inventors: Aurelie Dandeu, Nathalie Marchal-George, Vincent Coupard, Eric Caprani, Jean Cosyns, Damien Douziech, Stephane Fedou