Patents by Inventor Zhun ZHAO
Zhun ZHAO 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: 20220126251Abstract: A chemical synthesis plant comprising: one or more reactors configured for producing, from one or more reactants, a process stream comprising at least one chemical product; a feed preparation system configured to prepare one or more feed streams comprising one or more of the one or more reactants for introduction into the one or more reactors; and/or a product purification system configured to separate the at least one chemical product from reaction byproducts, unreacted reactants, or a combination thereof within the process stream, wherein the chemical synthesis plant is configured such that a majority of the net energy needed for heating, cooling, compressing, or a combination thereof utilized via the one or more reactors, the feed preparation system, the product purification system, or a combination thereof is provided from a noncarbon based energy source, from a renewable energy source, and/or from electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Scott STEVENSON, Andrew Mark WARD, Tim ABBOTT, Kenneth Francis LAWSON, Joseph William SCHROER, Michael Edward HUCKMAN, Arno OPRINS, Zhun ZHAO
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Publication number: 20220127209Abstract: An olefin synthesis plant comprising: a feed pretreatment section configured to pretreat a feed stream; a pyrolysis section comprising one or more pyrolysis reactors configured to crack hydrocarbons in the feed stream in the presence of a diluent to produce a cracked gas stream; a primary fractionation and compression section configured to provide heat recovery from and quenching of the cracked gas stream; remove a component from the cracked gas stream; and compress the cracked gas stream, thus providing a compressed cracked gas stream; and/or a product separation section configured to separate a product olefin stream from the compressed cracked gas stream, wherein the olefin synthesis plant is configured such that, relative to a conventional olefin synthesis plant, more of the energy and/or the net energy required by the olefin synthesis plant and/or one or more sections thereof, is provided by a non-carbon based and/or renewable energy source and/or electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Andrew Mark WARD, Scott STEVENSON, Arno OPRINS, Zhun ZHAO, Tim ABBOTT, Kenneth Francis LAWSON, Joseph William SCHROER, Michael Edward HUCKMAN
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Publication number: 20220119252Abstract: A chemical synthesis plant comprising: one or more reactors configured for producing, from one or more reactants, a process stream comprising at least one chemical product; a feed preparation system configured to prepare one or more feed streams comprising one or more of the one or more reactants for introduction into the reactor; and/or a product purification system configured to separate the at least one chemical product from reaction byproducts, unreacted reactants, or a combination thereof within the process stream, wherein the chemical synthesis plant is configured such that a majority (e.g., greater than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%) of the net energy needed for heating, cooling, compressing, or a combination thereof utilized via the one or more reactors, the feed preparation system, the product purification system, or a combination thereof is provided from an intermittent energy source (IES).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Scott STEVENSON, Andrew Mark WARD, Kenneth Francis LAWSON, Joseph William SCHROER, Michael Edward HUCKMAN, Zhun ZHAO
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Publication number: 20220119328Abstract: A methanol synthesis plant comprising: a feed pretreating section operable to pretreat a feed stream; a synthesis gas (syngas) generation section comprising one or more reactors operable to produce a syngas synthesis product stream comprising synthesis gas from the feed stream; a methanol synthesis section comprising one or more methanol synthesis reactors operable to produce a synthesis product comprising methanol; and/or a methanol purification section operable to remove at least one component from the synthesis product to provide a purified methanol product; wherein the methanol synthesis plant is configured such that, relative to a conventional methanol synthesis plant, more of the net energy required by the methanol synthesis plant, the feed pretreating section, the syngas generation section, the methanol synthesis section, the methanol purification section, or a combination thereof, is provided by a non-carbon based energy source, a renewable energy source, and/or electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Joseph William SCHROER, Scott STEVENSON, Andrew Mark WARD, Tim ABBOTT, Kenneth Francis LAWSON, Michael Edward HUCKMAN, Zhun ZHAO, Arno OPRINS
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Publication number: 20220119269Abstract: An ammonia synthesis plant comprising: a feed pretreating section operable to pretreat a feed stream; a syngas generation section operable to reform the feed stream to produce a reformer product stream; a shift conversion section operable to subject the reformer product stream to the water gas shift reaction, to produce a shifted gas stream comprising more hydrogen than the reformer gas stream; a purification section operable to remove at least one component from the shifted gas stream, and provide an ammonia synthesis feed stream; and/or an ammonia synthesis section operable to produce ammonia from the ammonia synthesis feed stream, wherein the ammonia synthesis plant is configured such that, relative to a conventional ammonia synthesis plant, more of the energy required by the ammonia synthesis plant or one or more sections thereof is provided by a non-carbon based energy source, a renewable energy source, and/or electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Michael Edward HUCKMAN, Scott STEVENSON, Andrew Mark WARD, Tim ABBOTT, Kenneth Francis LAWSON, Joseph William SCHROER, Zhun ZHAO, Arno OPRINS
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Patent number: 10618038Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst comprising: a composition having a formula BNxMyOz wherein B represents boron, N represents nitrogen, M comprises a metal or metalloid, and O represents oxygen, x ranges from 0 to 1, y ranges from 0.01 to 5.5; and z ranges from 0 to 16.5. The catalyst may be suitable for converting alkanes to olefins.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Paulette N. Hazin, Zhun Zhao, Ashwin Patel, Jason Loiland, Dick Alan Nagaki
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Patent number: 10576463Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst comprising: a composition having a formula BNxMyOz wherein B represents boron, N represents nitrogen, M comprises a metal or metalloid, and O represents oxygen, x ranges from 0 to 1, y ranges from 0.01 to 5.5; and z ranges from 0 to 16.5. The catalyst may be suitable for converting alkanes to olefins.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Paulette N. Hazin, Zhun Zhao, Ashwin Patel, Jason Loiland, Dick Alan Nagaki
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Publication number: 20200030781Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst comprising: a composition having a formula BNxMyOz wherein B represents boron, N represents nitrogen, M comprises a metal or metalloid, and O represents oxygen, x ranges from 0 to 1, y ranges from 0.01 to 5.5; and z ranges from 0 to 16.5. The catalyst may be suitable for converting alkanes to olefins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Paulette N. Hazin, Zhun Zhao, Ashwin Patel, Jason Loiland, Dick Alan Nagaki
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Patent number: 9902665Abstract: A method for producing C2+ hydrocarbons and H2 comprising (a) introducing to a reactor a reactant mixture comprising methane, (b) heating the reactant mixture to a preheating temperature to yield a heated mixture, (c) generating free radicals in the heated mixture to form a primary effluent mixture comprising free radicals, C2+ hydrocarbons, H2, and unreacted methane, (d) reacting the primary effluent mixture in a secondary reaction zone to form a secondary effluent mixture comprising C2+ hydrocarbons, H2, free radicals, and unreacted methane, at a secondary reaction zone temperature that is greater than the preheating temperature, wherein a free radicals amount in the primary effluent mixture is greater than a free radicals amount in the secondary effluent mixture, (e) cooling the secondary effluent mixture to a quench temperature lower than the secondary reaction zone temperature to yield a product mixture comprising C2+ hydrocarbons and H2, and (f) recovering the product mixture.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Sabic Global Technologies, B.V.Inventors: Dick A. Nagaki, Zhun Zhao, Myat Noe Zin Myint, Istvan Lengyel, Aghaddin Mamedov, C. William Gundlach, IV, Krishnan Sankaranarayanan, Derek Falcone
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Publication number: 20160362351Abstract: A method for producing C2+ hydrocarbons and H2 comprising (a) introducing to a reactor a reactant mixture comprising methane, (b) heating the reactant mixture to a preheating temperature to yield a heated mixture, (c) generating free radicals in the heated mixture to form a primary effluent mixture comprising free radicals, C2+ hydrocarbons, H2, and unreacted methane, (d) reacting the primary effluent mixture in a secondary reaction zone to form a secondary effluent mixture comprising C2+ hydrocarbons, H2, free radicals, and unreacted methane, at a secondary reaction zone temperature that is greater than the preheating temperature, wherein a free radicals amount in the primary effluent mixture is greater than a free radicals amount in the secondary effluent mixture, (e) cooling the secondary effluent mixture to a quench temperature lower than the secondary reaction zone temperature to yield a product mixture comprising C2+ hydrocarbons and H2, and (f) recovering the product mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Dick A. NAGAKI, Zhun ZHAO, Myat Noe Zin MYINT, Istvan LENGYEL, Aghaddin MAMEDOV, C. William GUNDLACH, IV, Krishnan SANKARANARAYANAN, Derek FALCONE