Patents by Inventor Youhao Xu

Youhao Xu 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: 20240076250
    Abstract: A fluidized catalytic conversion method for maximizing the production of propylene includes the steps of: 1) contacting a heavy feedstock oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst having a temperature of 650° C. or higher for reaction; 2) contacting a hydrocarbon oil feedstock having an olefin content of 50 wt % or more with the catalytic conversion catalyst after the reaction of step 1); 3) separating a first catalytic cracking distillate oil and a second catalytic cracking distillate oil from the resulting reaction products; 4) separating an olefin-rich stream from the first catalytic cracking distillate oil; and 5) recycling the olefin-rich stream. The method can effectively improve the yield of propylene and realize an effective utilization of petroleum resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Yanfen ZUO, Xingtian SHU, Xieqing WANG, Yibin LUO, Yunpeng ZHANG, Yueyang HAN, Lingyin DU
  • Publication number: 20240067885
    Abstract: A fluidized catalytic conversion method for producing light olefins includes the following steps: 1) introducing an olefin-rich feedstock into a fluidized catalytic conversion reactor, and contacting with a catalyst having a temperature of 650° C. or higher for reaction; 2) separating the reaction product vapor obtained by the reaction to obtain a stream comprising C5+ olefins; and 3) recycling at least a part of the stream comprising C5+ olefins to step 1) for further reaction. The fluidized catalytic conversion method can effectively improve the yield of light olefins, improve the selectivity and improve the ethylene/propylene ratio of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Yanfen ZUO, Xingtian SHU, Xieqing WANG, Yibin LUO, Yunpeng ZHANG, Yueyang HAN, Lingyin DU
  • Publication number: 20240059989
    Abstract: A fluidized catalytic conversion method for producing light olefins from hydrocarbons, includes the steps of conducting catalytic conversion of an olefin-rich feedstock in a first reaction zone of a fluidized catalytic conversion reactor, contacting a heavy feedstock with the reaction stream from the first reaction zone in a second reaction zone of the reactor for reaction, separating the effluent from the reactor, and recycling the resulting olefin-rich stream to the first reaction zone for further reaction. The method can improve the utilization rate of petrochemical resources and shows high yield and selectivity of ethylene, propylene and butylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Yanfen ZUO, Xin WANG, Mingyuan HE, Youxin SHA, Xuhui BAI
  • Patent number: 11873457
    Abstract: A catalytic conversion process for producing gasoline and propylene includes the steps of 1) subjecting a feedstock oil to a first catalytic conversion reaction in a first catalytic conversion reaction device to obtain a first reaction product; 2) separating the first reaction product to obtain a propylene fraction, a gasoline fraction and a fraction comprising C4 olefin; 3) carrying out an oligomerization reaction on the fraction comprising C4 olefin in an oligomerization reactor to obtain an oligomerization product comprising C12 olefin, and optionally separating the oligomerization product to obtain a fraction comprising C12 olefin; 4) recycling the C12 olefin-containing oligomerization product or fraction to the first catalytic conversion reaction device, and/or sending the C12 olefin-containing oligomerization product or fraction to a second catalytic conversion reaction device for a second catalytic conversion reaction to obtain a second reaction product comprising propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Xuhui Bai, Yanfen Zuo, Youhao Xu, Yibin Luo, Xingtian Shu, Xieqing Wang, Xin Wang
  • Patent number: 11518949
    Abstract: A process for producing propylene and a low-sulfur fuel oil component, comprising the steps of contacting a heavy feedstock oil with a solvent for extraction separation to obtain a deasphalted oil and a deoiled asphalt; contacting the deasphalted oil and optionally a light feedstock oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst for reaction to obtain a reaction product comprising propylene; separating the reaction product to obtain a catalytic cracking distillate oil, and subjecting the catalytic cracking distillate oil to hydrodesulfurization to obtain a low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil, wherein the low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil and/or the deoiled asphalt is suitable for use as a fuel oil component. The process allows the conversion of saturated hydrocarbons in the heavy feedstock into propylene, eliminates the use of saturated hydrocarbons in the fuel oil component, and thus has better economic and social benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Xuhui Bai, Xinyu Xie, Shouye Cui, Xin Wang, Yanfen Zuo
  • Patent number: 11512259
    Abstract: A process for producing propylene and a low-sulfur fuel oil component, comprising the steps of: i) contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst for reaction under effective conditions in a catalytic conversion reactor in the absence of hydrogen to obtain a reaction product comprising propylene; ii) separating the reaction product from step i) to obtain a catalytic cracking distillate oil, and iii) subjecting the catalytic cracking distillate oil to hydrodesulfurization to obtain a low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil suitable for use as a fuel oil component. The process can greatly improve the propylene selectivity and propylene yield while producing more fuel oil components, significantly reduce the yield of dry gas and coke, and thus has better economic and social benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Xin Wang, Yanfen Zuo, Shouye Cui, Xuhui Bai, Xinyu Xie
  • Patent number: 11427773
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalytic cracking process for producing isobutane and/or light aromatics in high yield, comprising the steps of: a) providing a catalytic cracking feedstock oil having a polycyclic naphthene content of greater than about 25 wt %; b) subjecting the catalytic cracking feedstock oil to a first catalytic cracking reaction and a second catalytic cracking reaction sequentially under different reaction conditions to obtain a catalytic cracking product; c) separating the resulting catalytic cracking product to obtain a liquefied gas fraction comprising isobutane and a gasoline fraction comprising light aromatics; and d) optionally, recovering isobutane from the liquefied gas fraction and/or recovering light aromatics from the gasoline fraction. The process can enable the production of isobutane and/or light aromatics in high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Xin Wang, Yuying Zhang, Tao Liu, Xuhui Bai, Lishun Dai, Zhigang Zhang, Jialin Liang, Nan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11365360
    Abstract: A process for converting inferior feedstock oil includes several steps. In step a) the inferior feedstock oil is subjected to a low severity hydrogenation reaction. The reaction product is separated to produce a gas, a hydrogenated naphtha, a hydrogenated diesel and a hydrogenated residual oil. In step b) the hydrogenated residual oil obtained in step a) is subjected to a first catalytic cracking reaction, the reaction product is separated to produce a first dry gas, a first LPG, a first gasoline, a first diesel and a first FCC-gas oil. In step c) the first FCC-gas oil obtained in step b) is subjected to a hydrogenation reaction of gas oil, the reaction product is separated to produce a hydrogenated gas oil, and in step d) the hydrogenated gas oil obtained in step c) is subjected to the first catalytic cracking reaction of step b) or a second catalytic cracking reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Tao Liu, Xin Wang, Lishun Dai, Tian Lan, Hong Nie, Dadong Li
  • Publication number: 20220177390
    Abstract: A catalytic conversion process for producing propylene includes the steps of: 1) providing a starting material comprising olefin(s) having 4 or more carbon atoms; 2) pretreating the starting material to obtain a propylene precursor comprising olefin(s) having 3×2n carbon atoms, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and 3) subjecting the propylene precursor to a catalytic cracking reaction to obtain a reaction product comprising propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Xuhui BAI, Langyou WEN, Xin WANG, Mingyuan HE
  • Publication number: 20220169930
    Abstract: A catalytic conversion process for producing gasoline and propylene includes the steps of 1) subjecting a feedstock oil to a first catalytic conversion reaction in a first catalytic conversion reaction device to obtain a first reaction product; 2) separating the first reaction product to obtain a propylene fraction, a gasoline fraction and a fraction comprising C4 olefin; 3) carrying out an oligomerization reaction on the fraction comprising C4 olefin in an oligomerization reactor to obtain an oligomerization product comprising C12 olefin, and optionally separating the oligomerization product to obtain a fraction comprising C12 olefin; 4) recycling the C12 olefin-containing oligomerization product or fraction to the first catalytic conversion reaction device, and/or sending the C12 olefin-containing oligomerization product or fraction to a second catalytic conversion reaction device for a second catalytic conversion reaction to obtain a second reaction product comprising propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Xuhui BAI, Yanfen ZUO, Youhao XU, Yibin LUO, Xingtian SHU, Xieqing WANG, Xin WANG
  • Patent number: 11041131
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating gasoline, comprising the steps of: splitting a gasoline feedstock into a light gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; optionally, subjecting the resulting light gasoline fraction to etherification to obtain an etherified oil; contacting the heavy gasoline fraction with a mixed catalyst and subjecting it to desulfurization and aromatization in the presence of hydrogen to obtain a heavy gasoline product; wherein the mixed catalyst comprises an adsorption desulfurization catalyst and an aromatization catalyst. The process of the present application is capable of reducing the sulfur and olefin content of gasoline and at the same time increasing the octane number of the gasoline while maintaining a high yield of gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Junyi Mao, Xin Wang, Qing Yuan, Jingchuan Yu, Hong Nie, Dadong Li
  • Publication number: 20210122987
    Abstract: A process for producing propylene and a low-sulfur fuel oil component, comprising the steps of: i) contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst for reaction under effective conditions in a catalytic conversion reactor in the absence of hydrogen to obtain a reaction product comprising propylene; ii) separating the reaction product from step i) to obtain a catalytic cracking distillate oil, and iii) subjecting the catalytic cracking distillate oil to hydrodesulfurization to obtain a low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil suitable for use as a fuel oil component. The process can greatly improve the propylene selectivity and propylene yield while producing more fuel oil components, significantly reduce the yield of dry gas and coke, and thus has better economic and social benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Xin WANG, Yanfen ZUO, Shouye CUI, Xuhui BAI, Xinyu XIE
  • Publication number: 20210122983
    Abstract: A process for producing propylene and a low-sulfur fuel oil component, comprising the steps of contacting a heavy feedstock oil with a solvent for extraction separation to obtain a deasphalted oil and a deoiled asphalt; contacting the deasphalted oil and optionally a light feedstock oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst for reaction to obtain a reaction product comprising propylene; separating the reaction product to obtain a catalytic cracking distillate oil, and subjecting the catalytic cracking distillate oil to hydrodesulfurization to obtain a low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil, wherein the low-sulfur hydrogenated distillate oil and/or the deoiled asphalt is suitable for use as a fuel oil component. The process allows the conversion of saturated hydrocarbons in the heavy feedstock into propylene, eliminates the use of saturated hydrocarbons in the fuel oil component, and thus has better economic and social benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Xuhui BAI, Xinyu XIE, Shouye CUI, Xin WANG, Yanfen ZUO
  • Patent number: 10907110
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating gasoline, comprising the steps of: contacting a gasoline feedstock with a mixed catalyst and subjecting it to desulfurization and aromatization in the presence of hydrogen to obtain a desulfurization-aromatization product; optionally, splitting the resulting desulfurization-aromatization product into a light gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; and, optionally, subjecting the resulting light gasoline fraction to etherification to obtain an etherified oil; wherein the mixed catalyst comprises an adsorption desulfurization catalyst and an aromatization catalyst. The process of the present application is capable of reducing the sulfur and olefin content of gasoline and at the same time increasing the octane number of the gasoline while maintaining a high yield of gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Youhao Xu, Yibin Luo, Xin Wang, Ying Ouyang, Zhijian Da, Xingtian Shu, Xieqing Wang
  • Patent number: 10737991
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing light olefins, the process comprising: continuously contacting an oxygen-containing compound raw material with catalyst to have a dehydration reaction so as to prepare low-carbon alkene, the reaction pressure P of the dehydration reaction being 1-2 MPa, and the weight hourly space velocity H of the dehydration reaction being 15-50 h?1. The process of preparing light olefins has a simple and continuous operation process, reduces investment, greatly increases production of light olefins and has a high safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Shouye Cui, Youhao Xu, Jingchuan Yu, Minggang Li, Baoning Zong, Jinlian Tang, Xin Wang
  • Publication number: 20200239791
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalytic cracking process for producing isobutane and/or light aromatics in high yield, comprising the steps of: a) providing a catalytic cracking feedstock oil having a polycyclic naphthene content of greater than about 25 wt %; b) subjecting the catalytic cracking feedstock oil to a first catalytic cracking reaction and a second catalytic cracking reaction sequentially under different reaction conditions to obtain a catalytic cracking product; c) separating the resulting catalytic cracking product to obtain a liquefied gas fraction comprising isobutane and a gasoline fraction comprising light aromatics; and d) optionally, recovering isobutane from the liquefied gas fraction and/or recovering light aromatics from the gasoline fraction. The process can enable the production of isobutane and/or light aromatics in high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Xin WANG, Yuying ZHANG, Tao LIU, Xuhui BAI, Lishun DAI, Zhigan ZHANG, Jialin LIANG, Nan JIANG
  • Publication number: 20200040266
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating gasoline, comprising the steps of: splitting a gasoline feedstock into a light gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; optionally, subjecting the resulting light gasoline fraction to etherification to obtain an etherified oil; contacting the heavy gasoline fraction with a mixed catalyst and subjecting it to desulfurization and aromatization in the presence of hydrogen to obtain a heavy gasoline product; wherein the mixed catalyst comprises an adsorption desulfurization catalyst and an aromatization catalyst. The process of the present application is capable of reducing the sulfur and olefin content of gasoline and at the same time increasing the octane number of the gasoline while maintaining a high yield of gasoline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Junyi MAO, Xin WANG, Qing YUAN, Jingchuan YU, Hong NIE, Dadong LI
  • Publication number: 20190233749
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating gasoline, comprising the steps of: contacting a gasoline feedstock with a mixed catalyst and subjecting it to desulfurization and aromatization in the presence of hydrogen to obtain a desulfurization-aromatization product; optionally, splitting the resulting desulfurization-aromatization product into a light gasoline fraction and a heavy gasoline fraction; and, optionally, subjecting the resulting light gasoline fraction to etherification to obtain an etherified oil; wherein the mixed catalyst comprises an adsorption desulfurization catalyst and an aromatization catalyst. The process of the present application is capable of reducing the sulfur and olefin content of gasoline and at the same time increasing the octane number of the gasoline while maintaining a high yield of gasoline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Yibin LUO, Xin WANG, Ying OUYANG, Zhijian DA, Xingtian SHU, Xieqing WANG
  • Publication number: 20190225897
    Abstract: A process for converting inferior feedstock oil includes several steps. In step a) the inferior feedstock oil is subjected to a low severity hydrogenation reaction. The reaction product is separated to produce a gas, a hydrogenated naphtha, a hydrogenated diesel and a hydrogenated residual oil. In step b) the hydrogenated residual oil obtained in step a) is subjected to a first catalytic cracking reaction, the reaction product is separated to produce a first dry gas, a first LPG, a first gasoline, a first diesel and a first FCC-gas oil. In step c) the first FCC-gas oil obtained in step b) is subjected to a hydrogenation reaction of gas oil, the reaction product is separated to produce a hydrogenated gas oil, and in step d) the hydrogenated gas oil obtained in step c) is subjected to the first catalytic cracking reaction of step b) or a second catalytic cracking reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Youhao XU, Tao LIU, Xin WANG, Lishun DAI, Tian LAN, Hong NIE, Dadong LI
  • Patent number: 10144680
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing light olefins. In the process for producing light olefins by continuously bringing an alkane feedstock and a catalyst into contact to subject to a dehydrogenation reaction, the reaction pressure P of the dehydrogenation reaction is made 0.6-2 MPa and the volume space velocity H of the dehydrogenation reaction is made 500-1000 h?1. The light olefins production process of the present invention is simple and continuous in operation and has the characteristics of low investment, significant increase in yield of light olefins and high safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Jingchuan Yu, Minggang Li, Jianhong Gong, Baoning Zong, Youhao Xu