Metal Or Metal Oxide Catalyst Patents (Class 208/112)
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Patent number: 12109559Abstract: This disclosure relates to slurry-phase catalyst compositions comprising a metal complex and disulfide oil, and methods of making said compositions in slurry-phase hydrocracking units.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Ashok Kumar Punetha
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Patent number: 12031094Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process associated with a refining operation, during the FCC process, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPInventors: Jeffrey A. Sexton, Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr., Lance T. Campbell, Randy N. Ridge, Brian K. Wilt
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Patent number: 11661555Abstract: A SHC apparatus and process comprise a catalyst precursor reactor for providing a catalyst precursor stream in downstream communication with a source of molybdenum, a SHC feed line for providing a heavy hydrocarbon feed stream in downstream communication with a heater, and a SHC reactor in downstream communication with the SHC feed line and with the catalyst precursor reactor. A process for SHC, the process comprising preparing a catalyst precursor stream comprising molybdenum in a catalyst precursor reactor, mixing the catalyst precursor stream with a heavy hydrocarbon stream to provide a catalyst precursor concentrate stream, heating a hydrocracking hydrocarbon feed stream in a heater to provide a heated hydrocracking feed stream, mixing the catalyst precursor concentrate stream with the heated hydrocarbon stream to provide a SHC feed stream, and reacting the SHC feed stream in a SHC reactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Grant H. Yokomizo, Ping Sun, Mark Van Wees, Neeraj Tiwari, Syed Hassan Shah
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Patent number: 11566186Abstract: A petroleum refining method for upgrading petroleum products improves the efficiency and reduces the costs of upgrading oils, such as lipids, bitumen, crude oil, fracking oils, synthetic oils, and other feeds, to produce useful fuels and chemical precursor streams. Usage of a specific type of zeolite (ZSM-5) catalyst, supercritical water to control coke formation, and a specific response to phase behavior and other catalytic effects optimize the process. A prescribed set of reactor conditions employing supercritical water increases activity of the catalyst in industrial reactions.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Michael T. Timko, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Azadeh Zaker
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Patent number: 11434431Abstract: A catalyst and process for the deoxygenation and conversion of bio-derived feedstocks. The catalyst comprises a silica-alumina support having specifically defined physical properties and a molybdenum component but a material absence of nickel. The process involves the processing of a bio-derived feedstock having an oxygen content to yield a conversion product having an exceptional distillation profile and physical properties and a substantially reduced oxygen content.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.Inventor: Opinder Kishan Bhan
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Patent number: 11325108Abstract: A composition that comprises a support material having incorporated therein a metal component and impregnated with an additive compound that is selected from the group of heterocyclic, polar compounds of the formula CxHnNyOz; wherein: x is an integer of at least 3; y is either 0, 1, 2, or 3; z is either 0, 1, 2, or 3; and n is the number of hydrogen atoms required to fill the remaining bonds with the carbon atoms of the molecule. The composition includes the support material that is impregnated with the additive compound and is useful in the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks, especially in the denitrogenation and desulfurization of distillate feedstocks to make ultra low sulfur diesel.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.Inventors: John Anthony Smegal, Alexei Grigorievich Gabrielov, Ed Ganja, Theofiel Meuris
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Patent number: 11168266Abstract: Compositions and methods for restoring catalytic activity by dissolving soft coke with a solvent, one method including detecting soft coke deposition on a catalyst composition; preparing an aromatic bottoms composition with a Hildebrand solubility parameter of at least about 20 SI to remove the soft coke from the catalyst composition; and washing the catalyst composition with the aromatic bottoms composition until at least a portion of the soft coke deposition is removed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins
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Patent number: 10927312Abstract: A method for upgrading a petroleum feedstock using a supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes introducing the petroleum feedstock, water and an auxiliary feedstock. The method includes operating the system to combine the petroleum feedstock and the water to form a mixed petroleum feedstock and introducing separately and simultaneously into a lower portion of an upflowing supercritical water reactor. The auxiliary feedstock is introduced such that a portion of a fluid contained within the upflowing reactor located proximate to the bottom does not lack fluid momentum. An embodiment of the method includes operating the supercritical water petroleum upgrading system such that the upflowing reactor product fluid is introduced into an upper portion of a downflowing supercritical water reactor. The supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes the upflowing supercritical water reactor and optionally a downflowing supercritical water reactor.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Joo-Hyeong Lee, Mohammad S. Garhoush, Ali H. Alshareef
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Patent number: 10774270Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing liquid hydrocarbon products from solid biomass and/or residual waste feedstocks, said process comprising the steps of: a) a first stage of hydropyrolysing the solid feedstock in a hydropyrolysis reactor vessel in the presence of molecular hydrogen and one or more deoxygenation catalysts, producing a product stream comprising partially deoxygenated hydropyrolysis product, H2O, H2, CO2, CO, C1-C3 gases, char and catalyst fines; b) removing said char and catalyst fines from said product stream; c) a second stage of hydroconverting said partially deoxygenated hydropyrolysis product in a hydroconversion reactor vessel in the presence of one or more hydroconversion catalysts and of the H2O, CO2, CO, H2, and C1-C3 gas generated in step a), producing a vapour phase product comprising substantially fully deoxygenated hydrocarbon product, H2O, CO, CO2, and C1-C3 gases; d) condensing the vapour phase product of step d) to provide a liquid phase product comprising suType: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Vikrant Nanasaheb Urade, Alan Anthony Del Paggio, Laxmi Narasimhan Chilkoor Soundararajan
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Patent number: 10752847Abstract: An integrated hydrothermal process for upgrading heavy oil includes the steps of mixing a heated water stream and a heated feed in a mixer to produce a mixed fluid, introducing the mixed stream to a reactor unit to produce a reactor effluent that includes light fractions, heavy fractions, and water, cooling the reactor effluent in a cooling device to produce a cooled fluid, depressurizing the cooled fluid in a depressurizing device to produce a depressurized fluid, introducing the depressurized fluid to a flash drum configured to separate the depressurized fluid into a light fraction stream and a heavy fraction stream. The light fraction stream includes the light fractions and water and the heavy fraction stream includes the heavy fractions and water. The process further includes the step of introducing the heavy fraction stream to an aqueous reforming unit that includes a catalyst to produce an aqueous reforming outlet.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Mazin M. Fathi, Bader M. Alotaibi, Ali S. Al-Nasir
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Patent number: 10710892Abstract: A method of making and using a new family of crystalline microporous metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate molecular sieves is disclosed. These molecular sieves have been synthesized and are designated high charge density (HCD) MeAPSOs. These metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rA+mM2+wExPSiyOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is at least one quaternary ammonium cation such as ethyltrimethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as Zn and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. This family of metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate materials is stabilized by combinations of alkali and quaternary ammonium cations, enabling unique, high charge density compositions. The HCD MeAPSO family of materials have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Inventor: Gregory John Lewis
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Patent number: 10703998Abstract: The invention is an integrated process for treating residual oil of a hydrocarbon feedstock. The oil is first subjected to hydrodemetallization and then gas phase oxidative desulfurization. Additional, optional steps including hydrodesulfurization, and hydrocracking, may also be incorporated in to the integrated process.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Omer Refa Koseoglu
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Patent number: 10676681Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, hydrocracking and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocracker feed to hydrocracking to produce LPG and BTX and subjecting the LPG produced in the process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising: a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for one or more of naphtha, kerosene and gasoil; a hydrocracker comprising an inlet for a hydrocracker feed, an outlet for LPG and an outlet for BTX; and a unit for olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
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Patent number: 10507459Abstract: An improved process for the hydroconversion of micro carbon residue content of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks by the use of a catalyst composition that is especially useful in the conversion of micro carbon residue of such feedstocks. The catalyst composition is a low surface area composition that further has a specifically define pore structure the combination of which provides for its enhance micro carbon residue conversion property.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Josiane Marie-Rose Ginestra, David Edward Sherwood, David Andrew Komar
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Patent number: 10399065Abstract: A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a unique transition metal tungstate material. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline ammonia transition metal dimolybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Stuart Miller, Laura Collins
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Patent number: 10370257Abstract: A new family of crystalline microporous metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate molecular sieves has been synthesized and are designated high charge density (HCD) MeAPSOs. These metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rA+mM2+wExPSiyOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is at least one quaternary ammonium cation such as ethyltrimethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as Zn and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. This family of metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate materials are stabilized by combinations of alkali and quaternary ammonium cations, enabling unique, high charge density compositions. The HCD MeAPSO family of materials have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: UOP LLCInventor: Gregory J. Lewis
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Patent number: 10351781Abstract: A novel pt/pd sodalite caged catalyst combination with sulfided base metal catalyst for improved catalytic hydroprocessing of renewable feedstock. Particularly, the invention relates to a process for preparation of the said catalyst. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of hydrocarbon fuel from the feed stock using a said catalyst. Further, the invention discloses a novel catalyst and a process for the preparation of the Pt/Pd encapsulated in sodalite cage with silica-alumina ZSM-5 synthesized around it supported with nickel, molybdenum, cobalt, tungsten or one or more thereof. The invention also provides process to convert vegetable oils, free fatty acids, and microbial lipids, bio-crude and conventional non-renewable crude based feed stocks such as diesel, naphtha, kerosene, gas oil, residue, etc.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCHInventors: Anil Kumar Sinha, Mohit Anand, Saleem Akthar Farooqui, Rakesh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Joshi, Rohit Kumar, Tasleem Khan, Parvez Alam, Gopalan Sibi Malayil
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Patent number: 10307739Abstract: The present invention is to provide a catalyst for hydrocracking that is capable of decreasing the content of oxygen components contained in hydrocarbons synthesized from a vegetable fat or oil, an animal fat or oil, and/or a coal liquefaction oil each containing at least one selected from a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester, and an alkylphenol compound, and a hydrocarbon production method using the same. The catalyst for hydrocracking of the present invention contains a carrier containing a porous oxide, and nickel and molybdenum supported on the carrier, the catalyst for hydrocracking being subjected to a hydrogen reduction treatment, and having a mass ratio (X/(X+Y)) of a nickel content (X) in terms of nickel oxide (NiO) to the sum of the nickel content (X) in terms of nickel oxide (NiO) and a molybdenum content (Y) in terms of molybdenum oxide (MoO3) of 0.5 or more and 0.9 or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Shun Fukasawa
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Patent number: 10287518Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing LPG and BTX, comprising a) subjecting a mixed hydrocarbon feedstream to first hydrocracking in the presence of a first hydrocracking catalyst to produce a first hydrocracking product stream; b) separating the first hydrocracking product stream to provide at least a light hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C2 and C3 hydrocarbons, a middle hydrocarbon stream comprising C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons and a heavy hydrocarbon stream comprising at least C6+ hydrocarbons and c) subjecting the heavy hydrocarbon stream to second hydrocracking to produce a second hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX, wherein the second hydrocracking is more severe than the first hydrocracking, wherein at least part of the middle hydrocarbon stream is recycled back to the first hydrocracking in step a).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Andrew P. Davies, Andrew Mark Ward, Kae Shin Wong, Luis Aramburo, Maikel Van Iersel
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Patent number: 10280089Abstract: A new family of crystalline microporous metallophosphates designated AlPO-92 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula Cc+Aa+Mm2+EPxSiyOz where M is a divalent framework metal such as magnesium, C is a cyclic organoammonium cation, A is an acyclic organoammonium cation, and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The AlPO-92 compositions are characterized by a new unique ABC-6 net structure, and have catalytic properties suitable for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes, as well as characteristics suitable for the efficient adsorption of water vapor in a variety of applications, such as adsorption heat pumps.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Benjamin D. Yuhas, Kristine N. Wilson, Mimoza Sylejmani-Rekaliu, John P. S. Mowat, Wharton Sinkler
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Patent number: 10253272Abstract: The subject process enhances catalytic activity for demetallization and desulfurization of a residue feed stream by injecting water into the feed and hydrotreating in two stages with interstage separation. Water injection improves the demetallation activity of the HDM catalyst and separating vapor comprising hydrogen sulfide from the demetallized effluent improves the activity of the HDS catalyst. We have discovered that the water injection and hydrogen sulfide removal together provide a profound synergetic effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Ping Sun, Grant H. Yokomizo
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Patent number: 10232346Abstract: A process for the preparation of an alumina in the form of beads with a sulphur content in the range 0.001% to 1% by weight and a sodium content in the range 0.001% to 1% by weight with respect to the total mass of said beads is described, said beads being prepared by shaping an alumina gel having a high dispersibility by drop coagulation. The alumina gel is itself prepared using a specific precipitation preparation process in order to obtain at least 40% by weight of alumina with respect to the total quantity of alumina formed at the end of the gel preparation process right from the first precipitation step, the quantity of alumina formed at the end of the first precipitation step possibly even reaching 100%. The invention also concerns the use of alumina beads as a catalyst support in a catalytic reforming process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Malika Boualleg, Aurelie Dandeu
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Patent number: 10233510Abstract: A system for fluidized bed reduction of powdered iron ore. Use of high-gas-velocity processing accelerates iron ore reduction speed and greatly improves the gas-treatment capabilities of a unit-cross-sectional fluidized bed. Use of parallel connections involving reduced coal gas lessens the volume of gas passing through a single-stage fluidized bed. Use of serial/parallel-connection processing involving reduced coal gas increases the coal gas utilization rate. The invention achieves the highly-effective reduction of powdered iron ore in a fluidized bed under near-atmospheric pressure. A reduction method based on the present system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignees: INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, BEJING ZHONGKAIHONGDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qingshan Zhu, Chuanlin Fan, Hongzhong Li, Zhaohui Xie, Wenheng Mu, Cunhu Wang, Xingang Jiao
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Patent number: 10227537Abstract: A method of hydrotreatment of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products, the method including: 1) mixing Fischer-Tropsch wax with a sulfur-containing liquid additive, contacting a resulting mixture with hydrogen, feeding a hydrogen-containing mixture to a first reaction region, feeding an effluent from the first reaction region to a second reaction region, and carrying out hydrocracking reaction; 2) feeding a hydrocracking product from the second reaction region and Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and diesel fuel to a third reaction region, carrying out hydrofining reaction; feeding an effluent from the hydrofining reaction to a fourth reaction region, and carrying out hydroisomerizing pour-point depression reaction; and 3) feeding an effluent from the fourth reaction region to a gas-liquid separation system to yield hydrogen-rich gas and liquid products, recycling the hydrogen-rich gas, and feeding the liquid products to a distilling system.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: WUHAN KAIDI ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Lai, Youliang Shi, Li Xu
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Patent number: 10183285Abstract: Synthesis of molecular sieves of the STT and ITE framework types using, as a structure directing agent Q, [L(DETA)2]2+ cation or [L(TEPA)]2+ cation, or a mixture thereof, where L is a divalent metal cation comprising at least one of Ni, Co and Mn and DETA is diethylene triamine and TEPA is tetraethylene pentamine.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventor: Allen W. Burton
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Patent number: 10159965Abstract: A family of highly charged crystalline microporous metallophosphate molecular sieves designated PST-16 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rAm+MxEyPOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is an organoammonium cation such as ethyltrimethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as zinc and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The PST-16 family of molecular sieves are stabilized by combinations of alkali and organoammonium cations, enabling unique metalloalumino(gallo)phosphate compositions and exhibit the CGS topology. The PST-17 family of molecular sieves has catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Gregory J. Lewis, Christopher P. Nicholas, Lisa M. Knight, Seungwan Seo, Suk Bong Hong, Junghwan Lee
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Patent number: 10159964Abstract: A family of highly charged crystalline microporous metallophosphate molecular sieves designated PST-19 has been synthesized. These high charge density metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rA+mM2+xEyPOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is an organoammonium cation such as tetraethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as zinc and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The PST-19 family of materials are among the first MeAPO-type molecular sieves to be stabilized by combinations of alkali and quaternary ammonium cations, enabling unique compositions. The PST-19 family of molecular sieves has the SBS topology and catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Gregory J. Lewis, Christopher P. Nicholas, Jaime G. Moscoso, Seungwan Seo, Junghwan Lee, Suk Bong Hong
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Patent number: 10072225Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for conversion of organic material into hydrocarbon based fuel such as an oil and relates in particular to a process and apparatus for recovering alkali salts and/or water soluble organics from water effluents from hydrothermal conversion processes of organics such as biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or lignite coal into oil in hot pressurized water. Another aspect of the invention relates to an integrated process for effective production of oil by conversion of slurries of biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or coal in hot pressurized water, wherein alkali salts and/or water soluble organics are recovered from the water effluent and is at least partly recycled to the feeding step thereby resulting in both a cleaned water effluent from the process as well as a more effective and economic process.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Altaca Insaat Ve Dis Ticaret A.S.Inventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Patent number: 10066169Abstract: The present invention relates to a mesoporous cobalt-metal oxide catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and a method of preparing the same. The mesoporous cobalt-metal oxide catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of the present invention can very stably maintain the mesoporous structure even under a H2-rich high-temperature reduction condition and under a reaction condition of the low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, easily transport reactants to the active site of the catalyst due to structural stability, and facilitate the release of heavier hydrocarbon products after production thereof. Additionally, unlike the conventional cobalt-based catalysts which are prepared by adding various co-catalysts for the purpose of improving reducibility, activity, selectivity and increasing thermal stability, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan UniversityInventors: Jong Wook Bae, Chang Il Ahn
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Patent number: 10035959Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for slurry hydroconversion of a heavy oil feed, such as an atmospheric or vacuum resid. The systems and methods allow for slurry hydroconversion using catalysts with enhanced activity and/or catalysts that can be recycled as a side product from a complementary refinery process.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Ramanathan Sundararaman, Thomas Francis Degnan, Jr., Rustom Merwan Billimoria, Natalie Ann Fassbender, Manuel A. Francisco, Anjaneya Sarma Kovvali, Randolph J. Smiley, John Peter Greeley, William Ernest Lewis, Roby Bearden, Jr.
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Patent number: 9861967Abstract: A catalyst for the dehydroaromatization of lower alkanes comprising boron in an amount of less than 1 wt % is supported on an inorganic support. The catalyst is useful in the production of aromatics from lower alkanes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Inventors: Ajay Madhav Madgavkar, Ann Marie Lauritzen
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Patent number: 9850572Abstract: The present invention proposes a production method for obtainment of three-dimensional closed graphene-based nano-/microstructures (10) using a coaxial multilayer core-shell production process (1000) comprising a coaxial flow system (100) having a first flow path (101) and a first fluid exit (1011) at an end of said first flow path; and a second flow path (102) circumferentially surrounding said first flow path (101), said second flow path having a second fluid exit (1021); wherein a first fluid (1) flows through the first flow path and exits through the first fluid exit (1011); and a second fluid (2) which is immiscible with the first fluid (1) under the conditions where said production method is conducted, flows through the second flow path (102) and exits through the second fluid exit (1021) such that the second fluid (2) circumferentially covers the first fluid (1) upon leaving the coaxial flow system (100); said second fluid (2) comprises a graphene-based material, a polymeric material and solvent.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SABANCI ÜNIVERSITESIInventors: Yusuf Ziya Menceloglu, Burcu Saner Okan, Mehmet Yildiz
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Patent number: 9840674Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock containing at least one hydrocarbon fraction having a sulphur content of at least 0.1% by weight, an initial boiling temperature of at least 340° C. and a final boiling temperature of at least 440° C., making it possible to obtain a heavy fraction having a sediment content after ageing of less than or equal to 0.1% by weight, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrocracking the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen in at least one reactor containing a supported catalyst in an ebullating bed, b) a stage of separating the effluent obtained at the end of stage a), c) a stage of maturation of the heavy fraction originating from the separation stage b), d) a stage of separating the sediments from the heavy fraction originating from the maturation stage c) to obtain said heavy fraction.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelesInventors: Wilfried Weiss, Jeremie Barbier
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Patent number: 9834731Abstract: A process for converting heavy petroleum feedstocks to produce fuel oils and fuel-oil bases with a low sediment content comprises: a) fixed-bed hydrotreatment, b) optional separation of the effluent originating from the hydrotreatment stage a), c) hydrocracking of at least a part of the effluent from a) or of at least a part of the heavy fraction originating from b), d) separation of the effluent originating from c), e) maturation of the heavy liquid fraction originating from the separation d), and f) separation of the sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from the maturation e).Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Wilfried Weiss, Thibaut Corre
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Patent number: 9744522Abstract: Provided is a production method for a porous alumina material, comprising the steps of: mixing an alkoxysilane solution that comprises an alkoxysilane, a mixed solvent comprising water and an alcohol, and an inorganic acid, with an aluminum solution comprising an aluminum compound and water, to prepare a mixed solution in which the aluminum compound and the alkoxysilane are dissolved in the mixed solvent; co-precipitating aluminum hydroxide with a silicon compound in the mixed solution, to form a precipitate; and baking the precipitate to form a porous alumina material comprising aluminum oxide and silicon oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: Renaissance Energy Research Corporation, Institute of National Colleges of Technology, JapanInventors: Akira Hasegawa, Osamu Okada, Chihiro Ito
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Patent number: 9695057Abstract: The present invention concerns a SAPO-34 molecular sieve and method for preparing the same, whose chemical composition in the anhydrous state is expressed as: mDIPA.(SixAlyPz)O2, wherein, DIPA is diisopropylamine existing in cages and pore channels of said molecular sieve, wherein m is the molar number of diisopropylamine per one mole of (SixAlyPz)O2, and m is from 0.03 to 0.25; x, y, z respectively represents the molar number of Si, Al, P, and x is from 0.01 to 0.30, and y is from 0.40 to 0.60, and z is from 0.25 to 0.49, and x+y+z=1. The SAPO-34 molecular sieve can be used as catalysts for acid-catalyzed reaction or oxygenate to olefins reaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Dong Fan, Peng Tian, Zhongmin Liu, Xiong Su, Ying Zhang, Yue Yang
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Patent number: 9675965Abstract: Improved catalyst supports, supported catalyst, and method of preparing and using the catalysts for the hydrodesulfurization of a residuum hydrocarbon feedstock are disclosed. The catalyst supports comprise titania alumina having 5 wt % or less titania and have greater than 70% of their pore volume in pores having a diameter between 70 ? and 130 ? and less than 2% in pores having a diameter above 1000 ?. Catalysts prepared from the supports contain Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals or metal compounds, and optionally phosphorus, supported on the titania alumina supports. Catalysts in accordance with the invention exhibit improved sulfur and MCR conversion in hydrotreating processes.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Advanced Refining Technologies LLCInventors: Rong He, Stanislaw Plecha, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, Bharat M. Patel
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Patent number: 9663865Abstract: The disclosure provides a catalyst structure for electrolysis of water. The catalyst structure includes a ferric oxide support and a plurality of cobalt-containing compound catalysts. The plurality of cobalt-containing compound catalysts attach to a surface of the ferric oxide support. The disclosure also provides a method of forming a catalyst structure for electrolysis of water.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Chen-Hao Wang, Guan-Cheng Chen, Kai-Chin Wang
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Patent number: 9630169Abstract: A semiconductor material of the present invention is a semiconductor material including an oxynitride containing at least one element selected from the Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements. In the oxynitride, part of at least one selected from oxygen and nitrogen is substituted with carbon. Nb is preferable as the Group 5 element.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhito Hato, Kenichi Tokuhiro, Takahiro Suzuki, Takaiki Nomura, Kenichiro Ota, Akimitsu Ishihara
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Patent number: 9539545Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to processes using a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-96, which is synthesized using a 1-butyl-1-methyl-octahydroindolium cation as a structure directing agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: Saleh Ali Elomari
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Patent number: 9512373Abstract: The physical and chemical properties of heavy and extra-heavy crudes are improved by a procedure that uses a homogeneous type catalyst and involves the stages: 1. separation and removal of the water fraction that is contained in the hydrocarbons, 2. catalyst injection and activation of the reaction system, 3. elimination of gaseous hydrocarbons and recovery of the partial pressure of hydrogen at different times, 4. reaction and 5. recovery of distillated products.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEOInventors: Persi Schacht Hernandez, Felipe de Jesus Ortega Garcia, Jose Manuel Dominguez Esquivel, Elizabeth Mar Juarez, Jesus Ricardo Ramirez Lopez
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Patent number: 9504993Abstract: The invention relates to a self-supported mixed metal sulfide (MMS) catalyst for hydrotreating hydrocarbon feedstock and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The self-supported MMS catalyst consists essentially of molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide, wherein the catalyst contains at least 0.1 mol % of Mo and at least 0.1 mol % of W, on a transition metal basis.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Jinyi Han, Alexander E. Kuperman
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Patent number: 9499749Abstract: A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Huping Luo, Zhen Zhou, Lin Li, Alice He, Daniel Chinn, Graham Forder, Lyman Young, Shabbir Husain, William Schinski
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Patent number: 9415384Abstract: Improved catalyst supports, supported catalyst, and method of preparing and using the catalysts for the hydrodesulfurization of a residuum hydrocarbon feedstock are disclosed. The catalyst supports comprise titania alumina having 5 wt % or less titania and have greater than 70% of their pore volume in pores having a diameter between 70 and 130 and less than 2% in pores having a diameter above 1000. Catalysts prepared from the supports contain Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals or metal compounds, and optionally phosphorus, supported on the titania alumina supports. Catalysts in accordance with the invention exhibit improved sulfur and MCR conversion in hydrotreating processes.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Advanced Refining Technologies LLCInventors: Rong He, Stanislaw Plecha, Meenakshi S. Krishnamoorthy, Bharat M. Patel
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Patent number: 9376635Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting, handling and upgrading carbonaceous material. The systems and methods involve forming a reaction mixture of a carbonaceous material, a supercritical fluid, a catalyst and a source of hydrogen, and maintaining the reaction mixture at moderate temperatures for modest time periods. Exemplary reaction temperatures are those below 200° C. Exemplary reaction times range from 30 minutes to less than 24 hours.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignees: HSM Systems, Inc., University of New BrunswickInventors: Gerard Sean McGrady, Sarah Ann Brough, Christopher Willson
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Patent number: 9333497Abstract: The behavior of a monitored condition over time for a reactor or reaction system can be analyzed using groupings or windows of data to identify anomalous features in the time-average values. Anomalous features can be identified based on a threshold value generated from the analysis. Based on identification of an anomalous feature, a corrective action can be taken. For example, when the monitored condition is the pressure drop across a catalyst bed, detection of an anomaly can indicate the time to initiate a wash process for the catalyst bed before a large drop in catalyst activity occurs. By detecting an anomaly at an earlier point in time, a wash cycle can be initiated earlier so that the wash is more effective at restoring the catalyst bed to a desired condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Teh C. Ho, Krishnan Kumaran, Richard C. Dougherty
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Patent number: 9233363Abstract: A process for upgrading heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks in at least one hydroconversion reactor for hydroconversion of the heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks and in at least one hydrotreatment reactor for hydrotreatment of the heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks, comprising the preparation of two or more catalysts, each catalyst being prepared from one or more catalyst precursor in at least one specific preparation reactor, the catalyst precursor containing at least one transition metal selected from group IIA, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII, IB or IIB of the periodic table of elements, and each preparation reactor feeding one or more hydroconversion or hydrotreatment reactor, each catalyst contained in preparation reactors being dedicated to hydroconversion or hydrotreatment of the feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICESInventors: Didier Borremans, Maxime Lacroix, Katell Le Lannic-Dromard, Gloria Vendrell
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Patent number: 9233359Abstract: The invention concerns a process for upgrading lower quality carbonaceous feedstock using a slurry catalyst composition. The use of particular organometallic compounds as precursors for the dispersed active catalyst allows for reduced coke formation.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TOTAL MARKETING SERVICESInventors: Didier Borremans, Jean-Pierre Dath, Kai Hortmann
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Patent number: 9228141Abstract: Crude oil is charged to a hydroprocessing zone in the presence of hydrogen operating under conditions effective to produce a hydroprocessed effluent, which is thermally cracked in the presence of steam in a steam pyrolysis zone to produce a mixed product stream. Heavy components, which are derived from one or more of the hydroprocessed effluent, a heated stream within the steam pyrolysis zone, or the mixed product stream catalytically cracking are charged to a slurry hydroprocessing zone to produce a slurry intermediate product which is then thermally cracked. Olefins and aromatics are recovered from the separated mixed product stream as product.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Esam Sayed, Raheel Shafi, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras, Abdennour Bourane, Ibrahim A. Abba
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Publication number: 20150144531Abstract: An improved process for the hydroconversion of micro carbon residue content of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks by the use of a catalyst composition that is especially useful in the conversion of micro carbon residue of such feedstocks. The catalyst composition is a low surface area composition that further has a specifically define pore structure the combination of which provides for its enhance micro carbon residue conversion property.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Josiane Marie-Rose GINSTRA, David Edward SHERWOOD, David Andrew KOMAR