Patents by Inventor Theodorus Johannes Brok

Theodorus Johannes Brok 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).

  • Publication number: 20140296593
    Abstract: A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin and an amount of sulphur with a fluid cracking catalyst at a temperature of equal to or more than 400° C. to produce a products stream. The process further comprises separating fluid cracking catalyst from the products stream and separating a light fraction from the products stream; and removing hydrogen sulphide from the light fraction by means of an amine treating process. Activated carbon is used to treat at least part of an amine solution used in the amine treating process or to treat at least part of the feed to the amine treating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Wei ZHU, Yinsuo CAI, YiBin LIU, YongShan TU, ChaoHe YANG, Yunying QI, Robert Alexander LUDOLPH, James Lloyd JENKINS, Theodorus Johannes BROK, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Binghui LI
  • Publication number: 20140296592
    Abstract: A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises (a) contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds with a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst at elevated temperature to produce a cracked products stream, the feed comprising an amount of sulphur; (b) separating catalyst from the cracked products stream; (c) separating a light fraction from the cracked products stream; and (d) removing hydrogen sulphide from the light fraction by means of an amine treating process. The fluid catalytic cracking process involves the presence or use of water and/or steam and comprises a working-up process of the cracked products stream. In the working-up process, one or more chemical additives for reducing or hindering the formation of foam in amine liquids selected from defoamers and demulsifiers are added to the amine solvent in one or more amine treaters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Wei ZHU, Yinsuo CAI, YiBin LIU, YongShan TU, ChaoHe YANG, Yunying QI, Robert Alexander LUDOLPH, James Lloyd JENKINS, Theodorus Johannes BROK, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Binghui LI
  • Publication number: 20140296594
    Abstract: A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises (a) contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin with a fluid cracking catalyst at a temperature of equal to or more than 400° C. to produce a products stream; (b) separating fluid cracking catalyst from the products stream and separating a fraction comprising one or more C1-C4 hydrocarbon compounds from the products stream; and (c) processing the fraction comprising one or more C1-C4 hydrocarbon compounds in a work-up process, which comprises one or more oil/water separation steps. One or more de-emulsifiers are added to one or more oil/water separation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Theodorus Johannes BROK, Yinsuo CAI, James Lloyd JENKINS, Binghui LI, YiBin LIU, Robert Alexander LUDOLPH, Yunying QI, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, YongShan TU, ChaoHe YANG
  • Patent number: 8765086
    Abstract: A process for removal of H2S and CO2 from an acid gas stream comprising H2S and CO2, the process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting H2S in the acid gas stream with SO2 to form sulphur vapor and water vapor, thereby obtaining a first off-gas stream comprising CO2, water vapor, sulphur vapor, residual SO2 and residual H2S; (b) converting residual SO2 in the first off-gas stream to H2S in a first off-gas treating reactor, thereby obtaining a second off-gas stream depleted in SO2 and enriched in H2S and CO2 compared to the first off-gas stream; (c) contacting the second off-gas stream with an H2S absorbing liquid, thereby transferring H2S from the gas stream to the H2S absorbing liquid to obtain H2S absorbing liquid enriched in H2S and a third off-gas stream enriched in CO2; (d) removing CO2 from the third off-gas stream by contacting the third off-gas stream with CO2 absorbing liquid in a CO2 absorber, thereby transferring CO2 from the third off-gas stream to the CO2 absorbing liquid to obtain CO2 absorbing l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Theodorus Johannes Brok, Gerardus Petrus Van Der Zwet
  • Publication number: 20100310439
    Abstract: A process for removal of H2S and CO2 from an acid gas stream comprising H2S and CO2, the process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting H2S in the acid gas stream with SO2 to form sulphur vapour and water vapour, thereby obtaining a first off-gas stream comprising CO2, water vapour, sulphur vapour, residual SO2 and residual H2S; (b) converting residual SO2 in the first off-gas stream to H2S in a first off-gas treating reactor, thereby obtaining a second off-gas stream depleted in SO2 and enriched in H2S and CO2 compared to the first off-gas stream; (c) contacting the second off-gas stream with an H2S absorbing liquid, thereby transferring H2S from the gas stream to the H2S absorbing liquid to obtain H2S absorbing liquid enriched in H2S and a third off-gas stream enriched in CO2; (d) removing CO2 from the third off-gas stream by contacting the third off-gas stream with CO2 absorbing liquid in a CO2 absorber, thereby transferring CO2 from the third off-gas stream to the CO2 absorbing liquid to obtain CO2 absorbi
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Theodorus Johannes Brok, Gerardus Petrus Van Der Zwet
  • Patent number: 7758673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing carbon dioxide and optionally hydrogen sulphide and/or COS from a gas stream containing these compounds by washing the gas with an aqueous washing solution containing water, sulfolane and a secondary or tertiary amine derived from ethanolamine. More particularly the invention relates to the process described above, the process being carried out in the presence of a primary or secondary amine compound in an amount between 0.5 and 15 wt. % based on water, sulfolane and amine. The invention further relates to an absorbent liquid to be used in the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Theodorus Johannes Brok, Rudolf Johannes Mathilda Groenen, Jeanine Marie Klinkenbijl, Mariette Catharina Knaap