Patents by Inventor Yvon Simon

Yvon Simon 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: 11629108
    Abstract: This method comprises passing a residual stream into a flash drum to form a gaseous overhead flow and liquid bottom flow, and feeding the bottom flow into a distillation column, It comprises cooling the overhead flow in a heat exchanger to form a cooled overhead flow. It comprises the extraction of a gaseous overhead stream at the head of the distillation column, and the formation of at least one effluent stream from the overhead stream and/or from the top stream. The separation of the cooled overhead flow comprises passing the cooled overhead flow into an absorber, and injecting a methane-rich stream into the absorber to place the cooled overhead flow in contact with the methane-rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE
    Inventors: Yvon Simon, Bruno Destour, Marco Valente
  • Publication number: 20220402840
    Abstract: This process comprises quenching and washing with water a gas stream derived from pyrolysis, and separating an aqueous phase from a washed gas stream; compressing, then cooling a washed gas stream; washing the compressed gas stream under pressure; passing the washed gas stream through at least one acid removal unit; drying the acid-depleted gas stream; passing the dry gas stream through at least one impurity removal unit; and feeding the purified gas stream into a cryogenic absorption unit and supplying the cryogenic absorption unit with a hydrocarbon cryogenic solvent to obtain a light gas residue, and a fraction of C2+ hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Veronique Reich, Yvon Simon, Walkiria Braga
  • Patent number: 10767924
    Abstract: This method includes introducing a downstream stream (140) of cracked gas from a downstream heat exchanger (58) in a downstream separator (60) and recovering, at the head of the downstream separator (60), a high-pressure fuel gas stream (144). The method includes the passage of the stream (144) of fuel through the downstream exchanger (58) and an intermediate exchanger (50, 54) to form a reheated high-pressure fuel stream (146), the expansion of the reheated high-pressure fuel stream (146) in at least a first dynamic expander (68) and the passage of the partially expanded fuel stream (148) from the intermediate exchanger (50, 54) in a second dynamic expander (70) to form an expanded fuel stream (152). The expanded fuel stream (152) from the second dynamic expander (70) is reheated in the downstream heat exchanger (58) and in the intermediate heat exchanger (50, 54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laugier, Yvon Simon
  • Publication number: 20200199046
    Abstract: This method comprises passing a residual stream into a flash drum to form a gaseous overhead flow and liquid bottom flow, and feeding the bottom flow into a distillation column, It comprises cooling the overhead flow in a heat exchanger to form a cooled overhead flow. It comprises the extraction of a gaseous overhead stream at the head of the distillation column, and the formation of at least one effluent stream from the overhead stream and/or from the top stream. The separation of the cooled overhead flow flow comprises passing the cooled overhead flow into an absorber, and injecting a methane-rich stream into the absorber to place the cooled overhead flow in contact with the methane-rich stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Yvon Simon, Bruno Destour, Marco Valente
  • Publication number: 20200071245
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for improved yields of propylene via metathesis, primarily from the conversion of C4 and C5+ olefins obtained from steam or fluid catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons. In particular, the present disclosure relates to processes for preparing propylene by improved isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene relative to the metathesis reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Technip Process Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Evitt, Cornelis F. Van Egmond, Veronique Reich, Yvon SIMON, Bruno DESTOUR
  • Patent number: 10458701
    Abstract: This method comprises: forming an expanded intermediate recirculation stream (170) from a liquid (112, 128) obtained during an upstream cooling and/or intermediate cooling step, upstream from the downstream cooling step; circulating the intermediate recirculation stream (170) at least in an upstream heat exchanger (42) to cool an upstream stream of cracked gas (102); reintroducing the reheated intermediate recirculation stream (170) in a raw cracked gas (20) upstream from at least one compressor (36, 38) of a cooling and compression stage (24). The upstream, intermediate and downstream cooling steps is carried out without a heat exchanger respectively of an upstream stream of cracked gas (102), an intermediate stream of cracked gas (114) and a downstream stream of cracked gas (140) with an external refrigeration cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Bruno Destour, Yvon Simon, Aurélia Dadou, David Chazallet
  • Publication number: 20160258676
    Abstract: This method comprises: forming an expanded intermediate recirculation stream (170) from a liquid (112, 128) obtained during an upstream cooling and/or intermediate cooling step, upstream from the downstream cooling step; circulating the intermediate recirculation stream (170) at least in an upstream heat exchanger (42) to cool an upstream stream of cracked gas (102); reintroducing the reheated intermediate recirculation stream (170) in a raw cracked gas (20) upstream from at least one compressor (36, 38) of a cooling and compression stage (24). The upstream, intermediate and downstream cooling steps is carried out without a heat exchanger respectively of an upstream stream of cracked gas (102), an intermediate stream of cracked gas (114) and a downstream stream of cracked gas (140) with an external refrigeration cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Bruno DESTOUR, Yvon SIMON, Aurélia DADOU, David CHAZALLET
  • Publication number: 20160146534
    Abstract: This method comprises the following steps: treating a feed stream (12) to obtain a treated gas stream (60); cooling the treated gas stream (60) in a heat exchanger (34) to form at least one column feed fraction; feeding each column feed fraction into a distillation column (50); heating at least one downstream flow (106) derived from the column head stream (104) in the heat exchanger (34). The treatment step comprises the forming of an intermediate stream (20) containing at least 20 mole % ethylene and at least 20 mole % carbon monoxide, the method comprising a step to remove the carbon monoxide contained in the intermediate stream (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: TECHNIP FRANCE
    Inventors: Bruno DESTOUR, Yvon SIMON, Aurélia DADOU
  • Patent number: 8552245
    Abstract: This method includes the separation of an upstream partly condensed cracked gas stream in an intermediate separator (44B) in order to recover an intermediate liquid (136), and an intermediate cracked gas stream (138) and the introduction of the intermediate liquid (140) into an intermediate demethanization column (68). The method comprises the sampling of a portion of the intermediate liquid (136) and the expansion of at least one first fraction (194) obtained from the sampled portion (190). It comprises the putting of the first expanded fraction in a heat exchange relationship with the intermediate head stream (146) from the column (68) for at least partly condensing the intermediate head stream (146). The method includes the separation of the intermediate partly condensed head stream in a first reflux separator (76) in order to form a liquid stream (148) introduced into the intermediate column (68) and a combustible gas stream (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Yvon Simon, Jean-Paul Laugier
  • Publication number: 20130102827
    Abstract: This method includes the separation of an upstream partly condensed cracked gas stream in an intermediate separator (44B) in order to recover an intermediate liquid (136), and an intermediate cracked gas stream (138) and the introduction of the intermediate liquid (140) into an intermediate demethanization column (68). The method comprises the sampling of a portion of the intermediate liquid (136) and the expansion of at least one first fraction (194) obtained from the sampled portion (190). It comprises the putting of the first expanded fraction in a heat exchange relationship with the intermediate head stream (146) from the column (68) for at least partly condensing the intermediate head stream (146). The method includes the separation of the intermediate partly condensed head stream in a first reflux separator (76) in order to form a liquid stream (148) introduced into the intermediate column (68) and a combustible gas stream (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Yvon Simon, Jean-Paul Laugier
  • Publication number: 20120266630
    Abstract: This method includes introducing a downstream stream (140) of cracked gas from a downstream heat exchanger (58) in a downstream separator (60) and recovering, at the head of the downstream separator (60), a high-pressure fuel gas stream (144). The method includes the passage of the stream (144) of fuel through the downstream exchanger (58) and an intermediate exchanger (50, 54) to form a reheated high-pressure fuel stream (146), the expansion of the reheated high-pressure fuel stream (146) in at least a first dynamic expander (68) and the passage of the partially expanded fuel stream (148) from the intermediate exchanger (50, 54) in a second dynamic expander (70) to form an expanded fuel stream (152). The expanded fuel stream (152) from the second dynamic expander (70) is reheated in the downstream heat exchanger (58) and in the intermediate heat exchanger (50, 54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laugier, Yvon Simon
  • Patent number: 6578378
    Abstract: A process for the high-yield recovery of ethylene and heavier hydrocarbons from the gas produced by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons in which the liquid products resulting from the fractionated condensation of a cracking gas for the recovery of almost all the ethylene, are supplied to a distillation column, called a de-ethanizer, at different intermediate levels. At the top of the de-ethanizer the vapor of the column distillate is treated directly in an acetylene hydrogenation reactor, the effluent containing virtually no acetylene being separated by a distillation column called a de-methanizer, into an ethylene- and ethane-enriched tail product, while the head product is recycled by compression or treated for subsequent recovery of ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Technip-Coflexip
    Inventors: Victor Kaiser, Jean-Paul Laugier, Yvon Simon
  • Publication number: 20020198430
    Abstract: Process for the high-yield recovery of ethylene and heavier hydrocarbons from the gas produced by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons (1) in which the liquid products (12-15, 23) resulting from the fractionated condensation of the cracking gas (1) for the recovery of almost all the ethylene, are supplied to a distillation column (C1), called the de-ethanizer, at different intermediate levels, at the top of which the vapor (31) of the column distillate is treated directly in an acetylene hydrogenation reactor (R1), the effluent containing virtually no acetylene being separated by a distillation column (C2) called the de-methanizer, into an ethylene- and ethane-enriched tail product (43), while the head product (44) is recycled by compression or treated for subsequent recovery of ethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: Technip-Coflexip
    Inventors: Victor Kaiser, Jean-Paul Laugier, Yvon Simon
  • Patent number: RE40124
    Abstract: A process for the high-yield recovery of ethylene and heavier hydrocarbons from the gas produced by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons in which the liquid products resulting from the fractionated condensation of a cracking gas for the recovery of almost all the ethylene, are supplied to a distillation column, called a de-ethanizer, at different intermediate levels. At the top of the de-ethanizer the vapor of the column distillate is treated directly in an acetylene hydrogenation reactor, the effluent containing virtually no acetylene being separated by a distillation column called a de-methanizer, into an ethylene- and ethane-enriched tail product, while the head product is recycled by compression or treated for subsequent recovery of ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Technip
    Inventors: Victor Kaiser, Jean-Paul Laugier, Yvon Simon