Patents by Inventor Terry Mazanec

Terry Mazanec 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).

  • CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES BY CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150218078
    Abstract: In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are reacted in a process to form one or more chemical intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Eugene Schmelzer, Fred Pesa, Dennis McCullough, Ruozhi Song, Yu-Ting Cheng
  • Catalysts and Processes for Producing p-xylene from Biomass
    Publication number: 20150166899
    Abstract: Biomass is converted to a fluid hydrocarbon product comprising p-xylene by reaction over a zeolite catalyst. An iron-modified zeolite catalyst having a siliceous coating and methods of making the catalyst are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Jian Shi, Yu-Ting Cheng, Ruozhi Song, Jr., Terry Mazanec
  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor
    Patent number: 9023900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. Also disclosed is a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Terry Mazanec, Francis P. Daly, Dave VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, Chunshe Cao, Charles Kibby, Xiaohong Li, Michael D. Briscoe, Nathan Gano, Ya-Huei Chin
  • Catalysts having catalytic material applied directly to thermally-grown alumina and catalytic methods using same; improved methods of oxidative dehydrogenation
    Patent number: 9011781
    Abstract: The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Long, Junko M. Watson, Francis P. Daly, Terry Mazanec, Barry L. Yang
  • Process for making ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 8933254
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process, comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen or a source of oxygen in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to form a product comprising ethylene oxide, wherein the catalyst contains silver or silver compound and a support and the catalyst is in the form of particulate solids having a mean particle diameter from 1 to 1000 ?m and wherein the molar ratio of oxygen to ethylene is from 1:4 to 10:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Radwan Abdallah, Torsten Mäurer, Tobias Rosendahl, Frank Rosowski, Gerhard Theis, Terry Mazanec, Soumitra Deshmukh, Laura J. Silva
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING MICROCHANNEL PROCESS TECHNOLGOY
    Publication number: 20140291204
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for conducting a hydrocracking or a hydrotreating process in a microchannel reactor. This invention also relates to a process and apparatus for flowing a vapor and liquid into a plurality of microchannels in a microchannel processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Ravi Arora, John Brophy, Francis P. Daly, Soumitra Deshmukh, Maddalena Fanelli, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Timothy J. LaPlante, Richard Q. Long, Terry Mazanec, Daniel Francis Ryan, Laura J. Silva, Wayne W. Simmons, Bruce Strangeland, Yong Wang, Thomas Yuschak, Steven T. Perry, Jeffrey Dale Marco, Michael Alan Marchiando, Robert Lewis Litt
  • Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction using microchannel technology
    Patent number: 8747805
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a microchannel reactor. The process involves the use of active heat exchange and is suitable for conducting exothermic and endothermic reactions. The process is particularly suitable for synthesizing methanol and dimethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Terry Mazanec, Francis P. Daly, Rachid Taha, Enrique Aceves de Alba
  • Process and apparatus employing microchannel process technology
    Patent number: 8747656
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for conducting a hydrocracking or a hydrotreating process in a microchannel reactor. This invention also relates to a process and apparatus for flowing a vapor and liquid into a plurality of microchannels in a microchannel processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Ravi Arora, John Brophy, Francis P. Daly, Soumitra Deshmukh, Maddalena Fanelli, Kai Tod Paul Jarosch, Timothy J. LaPlante, Richard Q. Long, Terry Mazanec, Daniel Francis Ryan, Laura J. Silva, Wayne W. Simmons, Bruce Stangeland, Yong Wang, Thomas Yuschak, Steven T. Perry, Jeffrey Dale Marco, Michael Alan Marchiando, Robert Dwayne Litt
  • Process for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide using microchannel process technology
    Patent number: 8703984
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide comprising: flowing reactants comprising ethylene and oxygen or a source of oxygen in a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to form a product comprising ethylene oxide, the reactants undergoing an exothermic reaction in the microchannel reactor; and transferring heat from the microchannel reactor to a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Wayne W. Simmons, Francis P. Daly, Richard Q. Long, Laura J. Silva
  • CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES BY CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140107306
    Abstract: In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are reacted in a process to form one or more chemical intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Eugene Schmelzer, Fred Pesa, Dennis McCullough, Ruozhi Song, Yu-Ting Cheng
  • Electroless plating in microchannels
    Patent number: 8648006
    Abstract: Novel methods of electroless plating are described. Catalyst coatings can be applied within microchannel apparatus. Various reactions, including combustion and steam reforming, can be conducted over electroless catalyst coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis P. Daly, Richard Long, Junko Ida, Rachid Taha, Terry Mazanec, Barry L. Yang
  • FAST CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS WITH RECYCLE OF SIDE PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140027265
    Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in the fast pyrolysis of biomass. In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are condensed in the liquid phase and at least a portion of the recovered liquid is recycled to the pyrolysis reactor for further conversion to valuable, useful products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Jeff Whiting
  • OLEFIN CONDITIONING IN A FAST CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS RECYCLE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140031583
    Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in the fast pyrolysis of biomass. In this invention, olefins are separated from the effluent stream of a pyrolysis reactor and at least a portion of the olefins are treated and the resulting treated stream recycled to the pyrolysis reactor for further conversion to valuable, useful products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Jeff Whiting, Fred Pesa, Greg Norenberg
  • Process for making ethylene oxide using microchannel process technology
    Patent number: 8524927
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process comprising reacting ethylene and oxygen or a source of oxygen in a process microchannel in the presence of a catalyst to form a product comprising ethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Mazanec, Soumitra Desmukh, Laura J. Silva, Torsten Maurer, Radwan Abdallah, Frank Rosowski
  • FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS USING MICROCHANNEL TECHNOLOGY AND NOVEL CATALYST AND MICROCHANNEL REACTOR
    Publication number: 20130217793
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. The disclosed invention also relates to a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Terry Mazanec, Francis P. Daly, Dave VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, Chunshe Cao, Charles Kibby, Xiaohong Li, Michael D. Briscoe, Nathan Gano, Ya-Huei Chin
  • Catalysts having catalytic material applied directly to thermally-grown alumina and catalytic methods using same, improved methods of oxidative dehydrogenation
    Patent number: 8378163
    Abstract: The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Velocys Corp.
    Inventors: Junko Ida, Francis P. Daly, Terry Mazanec, Barry L. Yang, Richard Long
  • Catalysts Having Catalytic Material Applied Directly to Thermally-Grown Alumina and Catalytic Methods Using Same; Improved Methods of Oxidative Dehydrogenation
    Publication number: 20120302811
    Abstract: The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Velocys Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Long, Junko M. Watson, Francis P. Daly, Terry Mazanec, Barry L. Yang
  • Protected alloy surfaces in microchannel apparatus and catalysts, alumina supported catalysts, catalyst intermediates, and methods of forming catalysts and microchannel apparatus
    Patent number: 8206597
    Abstract: The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a metal aluminide or are made in a process in which a metal aluminide layer is formed as an intermediate. Certain processing conditions have surprisingly been found to result in superior coatings. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification. Other catalysts and catalyst synthesis techniques are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry L. Yang, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Junko M. Watson, Francis P. Daly, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Chunshe Cao, Xiaohong Li, Terry Mazanec, Bradley R. Johnson, Ravi Arora, David J. Hesse, Dongming Qiu, Rachid Taha, Jeffrey J. Ramler, Yong Wang, Richard Long, Ya-Huei Chin
  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor
    Patent number: 8188153
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant composition through a microchannel reactor in contact with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to convert the reactant composition to the product, the microchannel reactor comprising a plurality of process microchannels containing the catalyst; transferring heat from the process microchannels to a heat exchanger; and removing the product from the microchannel reactor; the process producing at least about 0.5 gram of aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms per gram of catalyst per hour; the selectivity to methane in the product being less than about 25%. The disclosed invention also relates to a supported catalyst comprising Co, and a microchannel reactor comprising at least one process microchannel and at least one adjacent heat exchange zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Velocys, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Terry Mazanec, Francis P. Daly, Dave VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, Chunshe Cao, Charles Kibby, Xiaohong Shari Li, Michael D. Briscoe, Nathan Gano, Ya-Huei Chin
  • Tailored and uniform coatings in microchannel apparatus
    Patent number: 8124177
    Abstract: Interior microchannels within microchannel apparatus are uniformly coated. Remarkably, these uniform coatings are formed from materials that are applied to the interior microchannels after an apparatus has been assembled or manufactured. Coatings can be made uniform along the length of a microchannel, in the corner of a microchannel, and/or throughout numerous microchannels in an array of microchannels. Techniques for tailoring the application of washcoats onto microchannels is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Velocys
    Inventors: Anna Lee Tonkovich, Barry L. Yang, Terry Mazanec, Francis P. Daly, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Ravi Arora, Dongming Qiu, Bin Yang, Steven T. Perry, Kai Jarosh, Paul W. Neagle, David J. Hesse, Rachid Taha, Richard Long, Jeff Marco, Thomas D. Yuschak, Jeffrey J. Ramler, Mike Marchiando