Patents by Inventor Tin-Tack Peter Cheung
Tin-Tack Peter Cheung 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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Publication number: 20180148260Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9943821Abstract: Methods and systems for improved catalytic reforming are disclosed. A method of catalytic reforming includes feeding a feedstream comprising C6-convertibles to one or more reactors; contacting the feedstream with a reforming catalyst; selecting values for a LHSV, a H2/HC ratio, and a conversion of C6-convertibles from a deactivation kinetic model so as to maximize a net present amount of benzene produced over a run-length of the reforming catalyst; operating the one or more reactors at the selected LHSV, the selected H2/HC ratio, and the selected conversion of C6-convertibles; and recovering an effluent from the reactor, wherein the effluent comprises at least about 40 wt % benzene.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventor: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung
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Patent number: 9938206Abstract: A process for aromatizing hydrocarbons comprises: converting at least a portion of highly branched hydrocarbons in a feed stream into selectively convertible components, and aromatizing the selectively convertible components to produce an aromatization reactor effluent. The aromatization reactor effluent comprises an aromatic product. Converting at least the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons into the selectively convertible components may include contacting the feed stream with an isomerization catalyst in an isomerization reaction system under isomerization reaction conditions; and isomerizing the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons in the feed stream into the selectively convertible components.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Eric P. Weber, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Yu Su
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Patent number: 9914676Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20180044263Abstract: A process for aromatizing hydrocarbons comprises: converting at least a portion of highly branched hydrocarbons in a feed stream into selectively convertible components, and aromatizing the selectively convertible components to produce an aromatization reactor effluent. The aromatization reactor effluent comprises an aromatic product. Converting at least the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons into the selectively convertible components may include contacting the feed stream with an isomerization catalyst in an isomerization reaction system under isomerization reaction conditions; and isomerizing the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons in the feed stream into the selectively convertible components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Eric P. WEBER, Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG, Yu SU
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Publication number: 20170349507Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9822316Abstract: A system of reforming reactors comprises a plurality of reactors coupled by flow lines, a feed header coupled to the plurality of reactors by a plurality of feed lines, an effluent header coupled to the plurality of reactors by a plurality of effluent lines, and a plurality of valves disposed in the flow lines, the feed lines, and the effluent lines. Each reactor comprises a reforming catalyst, and the plurality of valves is configured to dynamically connect the plurality of reactors to create a first serial flow path and reconnect the plurality of reactors to create a second serial flow path through the plurality of reactors. A first reactor of the plurality of reactors is adjacent to a second reactor of the plurality of reactors in the first serial flow path, and the first reactor is not adjacent to the second reactor in the second serial flow path.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LPInventors: Scott G. Morrison, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Joe Bergmeister, III, Vincent D. McGahee, Bruce D. Murray, Daniel M. Hasenberg
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Patent number: 9809510Abstract: A process for aromatizing hydrocarbons comprises: converting at least a portion of highly branched hydrocarbons in a feed stream into selectively convertible components, and aromatizing the selectively convertible components to produce an aromatization reactor effluent. The aromatization reactor effluent comprises an aromatic product. Converting at least the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons into the selectively convertible components may include contacting the feed stream with an isomerization catalyst in an isomerization reaction system under isomerization reaction conditions; and isomerizing the portion of the highly branched hydrocarbons in the feed stream into the selectively convertible components.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Eric P. Weber, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Yu Su
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Patent number: 9758446Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20170197199Abstract: A composition comprising an extruded inorganic support comprising an oxide of a metal or metalloid, and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the extruded inorganic support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution, wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum, wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 120 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 120 nm, and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the extruded inorganic support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG, Joseph BERGMEISTER, III, Stephen L. KELLY
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Publication number: 20170137346Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9636659Abstract: A composition comprising an extruded inorganic support comprising an oxide of a metal or metalloid, and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the extruded inorganic support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution, wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum, wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 120 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 120 nm, and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the extruded inorganic support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Stephen L. Kelly
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Patent number: 9550173Abstract: A method for producing a selective hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon comprising contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support and adding palladium to the chlorided catalyst support to form a supported-palladium composition. A selective hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon formed by the method comprising contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support and adding palladium to the chlorided catalyst support to form a supported-palladium composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Chevron Philips Chemical Company LPInventors: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Zongxuan Hong
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Publication number: 20160355449Abstract: A process comprising hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst and a second hydrogenation catalyst to one or more compounds including an unsaturated hydrocarbon such that a total conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon is about 99 mol % or greater. In the process, the first hydrogenation catalyst, the second hydrogenation catalyst, or both, have a hydrogenation selectivity to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90% or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Timothy O. Odi, Zongxuan Hong, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9511359Abstract: A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting a support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with an organophosphorus compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst composition; and reducing the catalyst composition to form the catalyst. A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting an alumina support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with silver nitrate and potassium fluoride to form a mixture; contacting the mixture with an organophosphorus compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst precursor; and reducing the catalyst precursor to form the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Joseph Bergmeister, III
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Patent number: 9347139Abstract: A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer with one or more chemical removal agents to remove at least a portion of the metal protective layer from the reactor component. A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer to remove the metal protective layer from the reactor component, and determining a thickness of the reactor component following treatment.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Dennis L. Holtermann, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Christopher D. Blessing, Lawrence E. Huff, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Robert L. Hise, Geoffrey E. Scanlon, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20160136630Abstract: A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting a support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with an organophosphorus compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst composition; and reducing the catalyst composition to form the catalyst. A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting an alumina support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with silver nitrate and potassium fluoride to form a mixture; contacting the mixture with an organophosphorus compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst precursor; and reducing the catalyst precursor to form the catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Joseph Bergmeister, III
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Publication number: 20160107146Abstract: A composition comprising a support formed from a high surface area alumina and having a low angularity particle shape; and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution; wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum; wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 200 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 200 nm; and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG, Joseph BERGMEISTER, III, Stephen L. KELLY, Michael Joseph BREEN, Joseph C. DELLAMORTE, Dana Rehms MOONEY
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Publication number: 20160059199Abstract: Methods and systems for improved catalytic reforming are disclosed. A method of catalytic reforming includes feeding a feedstream comprising C6-convertibles to one or more reactors; contacting the feedstream with a reforming catalyst; selecting values for a LHSV, a H2/HC ratio, and a conversion of C6-convertibles from a deactivation kinetic model so as to maximize a net present amount of benzene produced over a run-length of the reforming catalyst; operating the one or more reactors at the selected LHSV, the selected H2/HC ratio, and the selected conversion of C6-convertibles; andrecovering an effluent from the reactor, wherein the effluent comprises at least about 40 wt % benzene.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG
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Patent number: 9221727Abstract: A composition comprising a supported hydrogenation catalyst comprising palladium and an organophosphorous compound, the supported hydrogenation catalyst being capable of selectively hydrogenating highly unsaturated hydrocarbons to unsaturated hydrocarbons. A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting a support with a palladium-containing compound to form a palladium supported composition, contacting the palladium supported composition with an organophosphorus compound to form a catalyst precursor, and reducing the catalyst precursor to form the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong