And Group Viii Metal Containing (i.e., Iron Or Platinum Group) Patents (Class 502/313)
  • Patent number: 11911750
    Abstract: A slurry-phase catalyst composition may include a disulfide oil and a first metal complex. The first metal complex may include at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, iron, and combinations of these. The first metal complex may also include a plurality of ligands bonded to the at least one transition metal. The plurality of ligands may include at least one first ligand selected from the group consisting of dim ethyl sulfide, dimethyldisulfide, diethyl sulfide, diethyldisulfide, methyl ethyl sulfide, methylethyldisulfide, and combinations thereof, and the transition metal may be bonded to a sulfur atom of the at least one first ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Ashok K.. Punetha, Hendrik Muller
  • Patent number: 11896962
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, an oxidation catalyst composite including a first washcoat comprising a zeolite, Pt, and first refractory metal oxide support containing manganese, a second washcoat comprising a second refractory metal oxide support, a Pt component and a Pd component, and a third washcoat comprising palladium and a rare earth oxide component is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Stanley A. Roth, Karifala Dumbuya, Susanne Stiebels, Claudia Zabel, Olga Gerlach, Andreas Sundermann
  • Patent number: 11883798
    Abstract: Methods of producing a catalyst for oxidation of C2 hydrocarbons and methods of using the catalyst are disclosed. Molybdenum, vanadium, and niobium metal or metal containing compounds are used to form a slurry in water. After agitating the slurry for at least 15 minutes, palladium or a palladium containing compound is added to the slurry. After further agitation, a precipitate is collected, dried and calcined to obtain an active catalyst, with palladium primarily distributed on a surface of the catalyst. The active catalyst is capable of catalyzing the conversion of C2 hydrocarbons into acetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Srikant Gopal, Turki Al-Smari
  • Patent number: 11865515
    Abstract: An active material useful in an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor system has an active phase, and a mixed metal oxide support phase. The active phase includes a transition metal oxide such as manganese oxide, which is reversibly oxidizable and/or reducible between oxidized and reduced states. The support phase includes a mixed metal oxide of a two or more IUPAC Group 2-14 elements. The active phase can also include a promoter such as Na-WO4 and/or a selectivity modifier such as Al or ceria. Also, a reactor including the active material in a reactor, a method of making the active material, and a method of using the active material in a regenerative reaction process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian M. Weiss, Sophie Liu, Joseph M. Falkowski, Marc R. Schreier, Herb W. Barry
  • Patent number: 11801491
    Abstract: A three-way catalyst for reduced palladium loading is provided. The catalyst includes an inert substrate and a palladium catalyst material coating the substrate. The palladium catalyst material includes a support material formed from one of 10% CeO2/Al2O3, 20% CeO2—Al2O3 (20CeAlOy), 30% CeO2—Al2O3 (30CeAlOy), Al2O3, and MOx-Al2O3, wherein M is one of copper, iron, manganese, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, strontium, and barium. The palladium catalyst material includes a layer of CeO2 material disposed upon the support material, wherein the layer of CeO2 material is dispersed on a surface of the support material. The palladium catalyst material includes an active component including a layer of praseodymium oxide particles dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material and a layer of palladium particles disposed upon and dispersed across the surface of the layer of CeO2 material at locations each corresponding to a respective location of each of the praseodymium particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Yuntao Gu, Fudong Liu, Wei Li, Shaohua Xie, Yuejin Li, Xiaolai Zheng
  • Patent number: 11795405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut in which said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a regenerated catalyst are brought into contact, said process being carried out at a temperature of between 200° C. and 400° C., a total pressure of between 1 and 3 MPa, an hourly space velocity, defined as being the flow rate by volume of feedstock relative to the volume of catalyst, of between 1 and 10 h?1; and a hydrogen/gasoline feedstock ratio by volume of between 100 and 1200 SI/I, said regenerated catalyst resulting from an at least partially spent catalyst resulting from a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut and comprises at least one metal from group VIII, at least one metal from group VIb and an oxide support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Philibert Leflaive, Etienne Girard
  • Patent number: 11773337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut in which said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a rejuvenated catalyst are brought into contact, said hydrodesulfurization process being carried out at a temperature of between 200° C. and 400° C., a total pressure of between 1 and 3 MPa, an hourly space velocity, defined as being the flow rate by volume of feedstock relative to the volume of catalyst, of between 1 and 10 h?1 and a hydrogen/gasoline feedstock ratio by volume of between 100 and 1200 Sl/l, said rejuvenated catalyst resulting from a hydrotreating process and comprises at least one metal from group VIII, at least one metal from group VIb, an oxide support and at least one organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen and/or sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Etienne Girard, Philibert Leflaive
  • Patent number: 11767280
    Abstract: Processes for making phenol and xylenes from a phenols-containing feed are described. The processes involve transalkylation of alkylphenols to form phenol and alkylbenzenes. The phenol is separated from the alkylbenzenes, and the alkylbenzenes may be separated into benzene, toluene, xylenes, and heavy alkylbenzene streams. The benzene stream may be recycled to the transalkylation reaction zone. The toluene may be sent to a disproportionation reaction zone, and the product is sent back to the aromatic separation zone. The toluene can also be recycled to the transalkylation zone. The xylenes are separated into a p-xylene stream and a mixed xylene stream comprising m-xylene and o-xylene. The mixed xylene stream is isomerized and the isomerized product is sent back to the aromatic separation zone. The heavy alkylbenzenes are dealkylated and separated, with the aromatic stream being recycled to the aromatic separation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, UOP LLC
    Inventors: Shuguang Zhang, Lubo Zhou
  • Patent number: 11679378
    Abstract: Methods of producing an isomerization catalyst include preparing a catalyst precursor solution, hydrothermally treating the catalyst precursor solution to produce a magnesium oxide precipitant, calcining the magnesium oxide precipitant to produce an isomerization catalyst precursor, soaking the isomerization catalyst precursor in an acid solution comprising sulfuric acid to product a isomerization catalyst precursor precipitant, and calcining the isomerization catalyst precursor precipitant to produce the isomerization catalyst. The catalyst precursor solution includes at least a magnesium precursor, a hydrolyzing agent, and cetrimonium bromide. Methods of producing 1-butene from a 2-butene-containing feedstock with the isomerization catalyst are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Afnan Alghannam, Munir D. Khokhar, Sohel K. Shaikh
  • Patent number: 11628427
    Abstract: A process for synthesis of PtNi high surface area core/shell particles. The processing including formation of PtNi nanoparticles, exposure of the PtNi nanoparticles to oxygen to form a nickel oxide coating on the nanoparticles at the same time the segregation of Ni to surface induces a Pt-skin with PtNi core structure, removal of the nickel oxide coating to form PtNi core/Pt shell (or Pt-skin) structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Rongyue Wang, Vojislav Stamenkovic, Gregory K. Krumdick, Krzysztof Pupek
  • Patent number: 11559791
    Abstract: A catalyst composition including nickel foam and a plurality of carbon-doped nickel oxide nanorods disposed on the nickel foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yat Li, Tianyi Kou, Mingpeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11547984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel catalyst for hydrogenation for hydrogenating at least one of dicarboxylic acid or its acid anhydride. The catalyst for hydrogenation according to a first embodiment is obtained by supporting at least one of palladium or platinum, and cobalt on a carrier, and subjecting the resulting carrier to a reduction treatment at 400 K or higher. The catalyst for hydrogenation according to a second embodiment is obtained by supporting at least one of palladium or platinum, and molybdenum on a carrier, and subjecting the resulting carrier to a reduction treatment at 500 K or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiko Nakamura, Keiichi Tomishige, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura
  • Patent number: 11541383
    Abstract: A vehicular exhaust filter comprising a porous substrate having an inlet face and an outlet face with the porous substrate comprising inlet channels extending from the inlet face and outlet channels extending from the outlet face is disclosed. The inlet channels and the outlet channels are separated by a plurality of filter walls having a porous structure. The vehicular exhaust filter is loaded with a refractory powder having a tapped density before loading of less than 0.10 g/cm3 and the vehicular exhaust filter has a mass loading of the refractory powder of less than 10 g/l.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Peter Bellham, Andrew Chiffey, Lucy Clowes, Thomas Hotchkiss, David Marvell, John Turner, Sarah Warren
  • Patent number: 11529614
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a coated hydroprocessing catalyst comprising: a hydroprocessing catalyst comprising a porous support and at least one metal supported on the porous support; wherein the porous support comprising silica, alumina, titania, or combinations thereof; and the at least one metal selected from IUPAC Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals; a catalyst activation agent, a catalyst deactivation agent, or both loaded onto pores of the porous support, the catalyst activation agent comprising at least one sulfur compound and the catalyst deactivation agent comprising at least one nitrogen compound; and a coating layer on a surface of the hydroprocessing catalyst, the coating layer encapsulating the catalyst activation agent, the catalyst deactivation agent, or both within the hydroprocessing catalyst, wherein the coating layer comprises a polymer, or a paraffinic oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Omer Refa Koseoglu
  • Patent number: 11529625
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method of producing an encapsulated hydroprocessing catalyst comprising: preparing a hydroprocessing catalyst comprising a porous support and at least one metal supported on the porous support, the porous support comprising alumina, silica, titania, or combinations thereof, and the at least one metal selected from IUPAC Groups 6, 9 and 10 metals; applying a catalyst activation precursor comprising a sulfur containing compound, a catalyst deactivation precursor comprising a nitrogen containing compound, or both onto pores of the hydroprocessing catalyst to form a loaded hydroprocessing catalyst; and coating the loaded hydroprocessing catalyst with a coating material to produce the encapsulated hydroprocessing catalyst, wherein the coating material comprises a polymer or a paraffinic oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Omer Refa Koseoglu
  • Patent number: 11529623
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a filter element for decomposing contaminants including a substrate, and a photocatalytic composition comprising at least a photocatalyst and a co-catalyst. The embodiments of the present invention also includes a system for decomposing contaminants including a substrate, and a photocatalytic composition comprising at least a photocatalyst and a co-catalyst; and a method using the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi Ozaki, Takuya Fukumura, Keita Mine, Guang Pan, Ekambaram Sambandan, Rajesh Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 11511270
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the preparation of a cobalt containing catalyst, a precipitate as an intermediate product, a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and a process for producing normally gaseous, normally liquid and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons from synthesis gas. The precipitate and catalyst comprise crystalline Co(OH)(CO3)0.5, the crystals are needle shaped and have a surface area of at least 80 m2/g dry precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jurjen Meeuwissen, Erwin Roderick Stobbe
  • Patent number: 11512098
    Abstract: Described are precursor compounds and methods for atomic layer deposition of films containing scandium(III) oxide or scandium(III) sulfide. Such films may be utilized as dielectric layers in semiconductor manufacturing processes, particular for depositing dielectric films and the use of such films in various electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Patricio E. Romero
  • Patent number: 11458465
    Abstract: Proposed are a low-temperature DeNOx catalyst for selective catalytic reduction having improved sulfur resistance and a method of manufacturing the same. The low-temperature DeNOx catalyst for selective catalytic reduction having improved sulfur resistance accelerates the reduction reaction of nitrogen oxides even at low temperatures despite the small amount of vanadium supported, improves sulfur poisoning resistance, does not cause secondary environmental pollution by treated gas, has excellent abrasion resistance and strength and thus the removal efficiency of nitrogen oxides is not reduced even during long-term operation, and is easy to manufacture, thus contributing to commercialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HANSEO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Hea Kyung Park
  • Patent number: 11420911
    Abstract: A catalyst containing LF-type B acid preparing ethylene using direct conversion of syngas is a composite catalyst and formed by compounding component A and component B in a mechanical mixing mode. The active ingredient of the component A is a metal oxide; the component B is a zeolite of MOR topology; and a weight ratio of the active ingredients in the component A to the component B is 0.1-20. The reaction process has an extremely high product yield and selectivity, with the selectivity for light olefin reaching 80-90%, wherein ethylene has high space time yield and can reach selectivity of 75-80%. Meanwhile, the selectivity for a methane side product is extremely low (<15%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiulian Pan, Feng Jiao, Xinhe Bao, Yuxiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11339482
    Abstract: A reduction catalyst body for carbon dioxide of an embodiment includes a metal layer, and a projection provided on the metal layer. The projection is constituted of an aggregate of fine metal particles, and possesses a polyhedral structure having surfaces of three faces or more of a polygon. The projection has a site of reducing carbon dioxide, as at least a part of the surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshitsune Sugano, Akihiko Ono, Jun Tamura, Ryota Kitagawa, Asahi Motoshige, Yuki Kudo, Masakazu Yamagiwa, Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Satoshi Mikoshiba
  • Patent number: 11183695
    Abstract: A heat treatment method performed to form a particle structure of a carbon-supported metal catalyst includes preparing the carbon-supported metal catalyst by supporting metals on a support including carbon. The heat treatment method also includes applying heat shock to the carbon-supported metal catalyst. The applying heat shock to the carbon-supported metal catalyst includes raising a temperature of the carbon-supported metal catalyst to a first temperature and lowering the temperature of the carbon-supported metal catalyst to a second temperature. A difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is 500° C. to 1,100° C. The applying heat shock to the carbon-supported metal catalyst is repeated at least once. A carbon-supported metal catalyst is prepared by the heat treatment method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ju Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10974227
    Abstract: A new chromium-containing fluorination catalyst is described. The catalyst comprises an amount of zinc that promotes activity. The zinc is contained in aggregates which have a size across their largest dimension of up to 1 micron. The aggregates are distributed throughout at least the surface region of the catalyst and greater than 40 weight % of the aggregates contain a concentration of zinc that is within ±1 weight % of the modal concentration of zinc in those aggregates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. de C.V.
    Inventor: Andrew P Sharratt
  • Patent number: 10927056
    Abstract: In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for the oxidative coupling of methane to generate hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C2+ compounds). The method can include mixing a first gas stream comprising methane with a second gas stream comprising oxygen to form a third gas stream comprising methane and oxygen and performing an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction using the third gas stream to produce a product stream comprising one or more C2+ compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lummus Technology LLC
    Inventors: Joel Cizeron, Guido Radaelli, Satish Lakhapatri, Erik Freer, Jin Ki Hong, Jarod McCormick, David Sheridan, Charles Reid, Roberto Pellizzari, Samuel Weinberger, Justin Dwight Edwards
  • Patent number: 10895380
    Abstract: A method for oxidizing a waste stream having hydrogen therein includes flowing the waste stream with hydrogen into an oxidant stream for mixing the streams in a proportion for providing a mixture below lower flammability limits (LFL), including the LFL of hydrogen; and introducing the mixed streams into a ceramic matrix bed of a flameless thermal oxidizer maintained at a temperature above auto-ignition temperature of the mixture. A related apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Shailendra Inamdar, Eric Predatsch, Gene H. Irrgang, Steven Korn
  • Patent number: 10714762
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst layer for fuel cell which has a high catalytic activity and enables maintaining the high catalytic activity. Disclosed is an electrode catalyst layer for fuel cell including a catalyst containing a catalyst carrier having carbon as a main component and a catalytic metal supported on the catalyst carrier, and a polymer electrolyte having a sulfonic acid group (—SO3H) as an ion exchange group, in which the catalyst has the R? (D?/G intensity ratio) of 0.6 or less, which is the ratio of D? band peak intensity (D? intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm?1 relative to G band peak intensity (G intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy, and has BET specific surface area of 900 m2/g catalyst carrier or more, and mole number of a sulfonic acid group in the polymer electrolyte relative to weight of the catalyst carrier is 0.7 mmol/g or more and 1.0 mmol/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takahashi, Tetsuya Mashio
  • Patent number: 10662840
    Abstract: Embodiments of emission reduction system including various embodiments of an emission filters for a power plant including a gas turbine are disclosed. The system includes: an emission filter; and a retraction system operably coupled to an exhaust passage of the gas turbine. The exhaust passage defines an exhaust path of exhaust from the gas turbine. The retraction system selectively moves the emission filter between a first location within the exhaust path and a second location out of the exhaust path. In a combined cycle power plant, the first location is upstream of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The systems and filters described allow for temporary positioning of emission filter(s) just downstream of a gas turbine exhaust outlet, or upstream of an HRSG, where provided, for emission reduction at low loads or startup conditions, and removal of the emission filter(s) once operations move to higher loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Raymond Pang, Gordon Raymond Smith
  • Patent number: 10662141
    Abstract: Process for hydrogenating toluenediamine (TDA) tar containing TDA and high boilers relative to TDA, including the step of contacting the toluenediamine tar with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Ru, Pd, Pt on at least one catalyst support selected from the group consisting of carbon, TiO2 and ZrO2, and with hydrogen under hydrogenating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Armin Lange De Oliveira, Ines Lottenburger, Christian Bechtold, Thomas Heidemann
  • Patent number: 10662841
    Abstract: Embodiments of emission reduction system including various embodiments of an emission filters for a power plant including a gas turbine are disclosed. The system includes: an emission filter; and a retraction system operably coupled to an exhaust passage of the gas turbine. The exhaust passage defines an exhaust path of exhaust from the gas turbine. The retraction system selectively moves the emission filter between a first location within the exhaust path and a second location out of the exhaust path. In a combined cycle power plant, the first location is upstream of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The systems and filters described allow for temporary positioning of emission filter(s) just downstream of a gas turbine exhaust outlet, or upstream of an HRSG, where provided, for emission reduction at low loads or startup conditions, and removal of the emission filter(s) once operations move to higher loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Naresh Kumar Amineni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Gordon Raymond Smith
  • Patent number: 10655517
    Abstract: Embodiments of emission reduction system including various embodiments of an emission filters for a power plant including a gas turbine are disclosed. The system includes: an emission filter; and a retraction system operably coupled to an exhaust passage of the gas turbine. The exhaust passage defines an exhaust path of exhaust from the gas turbine. The retraction system selectively moves the emission filter between a first location within the exhaust path and a second location out of the exhaust path. In a combined cycle power plant, the first location is upstream of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The systems and filters described allow for temporary positioning of emission filter(s) just downstream of a gas turbine exhaust outlet, or upstream of an HRSG, where provided, for emission reduction at low loads or startup conditions, and removal of the emission filter(s) once operations move to higher loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Raymond Pang, Gordon Raymond Smith
  • Patent number: 10655516
    Abstract: Embodiments of emission reduction system including various embodiments of an emission filters for a power plant including a gas turbine are disclosed. The system includes: an emission filter; and a retraction system operably coupled to an exhaust passage of the gas turbine. The exhaust passage defines an exhaust path of exhaust from the gas turbine. The retraction system selectively moves the emission filter between a first location within the exhaust path and a second location out of the exhaust path. In a combined cycle power plant, the first location is upstream of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The systems and filters described allow for temporary positioning of emission filter(s) just downstream of a gas turbine exhaust outlet, or upstream of an HRSG, where provided, for emission reduction at low loads or startup conditions, and removal of the emission filter(s) once operations move to higher loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Raymond Pang, Gordon Raymond Smith
  • Patent number: 10655518
    Abstract: Embodiments of emission reduction system including various embodiments of an emission filters for a power plant including a gas turbine are disclosed. The system includes: an emission filter; and a retraction system operably coupled to an exhaust passage of the gas turbine. The exhaust passage defines an exhaust path of exhaust from the gas turbine. The retraction system selectively moves the emission filter between a first location within the exhaust path and a second location out of the exhaust path. In a combined cycle power plant, the first location is upstream of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The systems and filters described allow for temporary positioning of emission filter(s) just downstream of a gas turbine exhaust outlet, or upstream of an HRSG, where provided, for emission reduction at low loads or startup conditions, and removal of the emission filter(s) once operations move to higher loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Prakash Kulkarni, Naresh Kumar Amineni, Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr., Gordon Raymond Smith
  • Patent number: 10603656
    Abstract: An ultra-stable catalyst composition for hydroprocessing hydrocarbon feedstocks and a method of making and use of the ultra-stable catalyst composition. The catalyst composition of the invention comprises a calcined mixture made by calcining a formed particle of a mixture comprising an inorganic oxide material, molybdenum trioxide, and a nickel compound; wherein the calcined mixture is further overlaid with a cobalt component and a molybdenum component to thereby provide the catalyst composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Opinder Kishan Bhan, David Andrew Komar
  • Patent number: 10364158
    Abstract: An amorphous mesoporous alumina having a connectivity (Z) greater than 2.7 is described. The present invention also relates to the process for preparing the said alumina, comprising at least one precipitation step of at least one aluminum salt, at least one heating step of the suspension obtained, a thermal treatment step to form the alumina gel, a gentle drying step or spray drying step, a moulding step of the powder obtained, and a final thermal treatment step in order to obtain the alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Malika Boualleg, Celine Bouvry
  • Patent number: 10329237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for hydrogenating aromatic compounds with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, in which the catalyst comprises ruthenium on a zirconium oxide support material, and also the use of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a zirconium oxide support material for hydrogenating aromatic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bernd Bastian Schaack, Martin Bock, Kirsten Dahmen
  • Patent number: 9943832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing bulk metal oxide particles comprising the steps of combining in a reaction mixture (i) dispersible nanoparticles having a dimension of less than about 1 ?m upon being dispersed in a liquid, (ii) at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound, (iii) at least one Group VIB metal compound, and (iv) a protic liquid; and reacting the at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound and the at least one Group VIB metal in the presence of the nanoparticles. It also relates to bulk metal hydroprocessing catalysts obtainable by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Albemarle Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Sona Eijsbouts-Spickova, Robertus Gerardus Leliveld, Paul Joseph Maria Lebens, Frans Lodewijk Plantenga, Bob Gerardus Oogjen, Henk Jan Tromp, Stuart Leon Soled, Sabato Miseo
  • Patent number: 9656252
    Abstract: There are provided a catalyst composition for producing hydrocarbons and a method for producing hydrocarbons which exhibit a high CO conversion rate, generates minimal amount of gaseous components, and is also capable of efficiently obtaining, from a syngas, a gasoline fraction which is selective for and rich in the components having a high octane number, such as aromatic, naphthenic, olefinic and branched paraffinic hydrocarbons, by using a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst that contains at least one type of metal exhibiting activity in Fischer-Tropsch reaction and manganese carbonate and a zeolite serving as a solid acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: COSMO OIL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Sato, Shigenori Nakashizu
  • Patent number: 9605216
    Abstract: A supported catalyst useful in processes for chemically refining hydrocarbon feedstocks is prepared, the catalyst comprising a metal from Group 6 of the Periodic Table, a metal from Groups 8, 9 or 10 and optionally phosphorous, wherein the metals, and phosphorous when present, are carried on a foraminous carrier or support, the carrier or support, preferably comprises porous alumina having a total pore volume (TPV) of about 0.6 cc/g to about 1.1 cc/g and comprising: (a) equal to or greater than about 78% to about 95% of TPV in pores having a diameter of less than about 200 Angstroms (?); (b) greater than about 2% to less than about 19% of the TPV in pores having a diameter of about 200 (?) to less than about 1000 ?; (c) equal to or greater than 3% to less than 12% of the TPV in pores having a diameter equal to or greater than about 1000 ?; and (d) a pore mode equal to or greater than about 90 ? and less than about 160 ?. Preferably the support exhibits a d50 greater than about 100 ? and less than about 150 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Refining Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Darryl P. Klein, Nan Chen, Matthew P. Woods, Bruno Nesci
  • Patent number: 9327273
    Abstract: A method of preparing a catalyst precursor comprises contacting a catalyst support material with a tungsten compound, to obtain a tungsten-containing catalyst support material. The tungsten-containing catalyst support material is calcined at a temperature above 900° C. to obtain a modified catalyst support. A precursor compound of an active catalyst component is introduced onto and/or into the modified catalyst support thereby to obtain a catalyst precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Sean Barradas, Jacobus Lucas Visagie, Lesibana Peter Ledwaba, Dirk Niemeyer
  • Patent number: 9192916
    Abstract: A process and catalyst are presented for the selective hydrogenation of branched diolefins and acetylenes to olefins. The process uses a catalyst having large pores, and a minimal amount of micropores. The catalyst is designed to have minimal diffusional resistance through the large pores, and to minimize the hydrogenation of olefins to paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Bryan K. Glover
  • Publication number: 20150148221
    Abstract: The disclosure provides molybdenum and/or tungsten containing catalyst materials useful for the sour gas shift reactions and methods for using such catalyst materials, for example, for converting carbon monoxide and steam to carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Corporation
    Inventors: Justin X. Wang, William M. Faris, Yeping Cai
  • Publication number: 20150141667
    Abstract: The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like, using catalysts containing palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful in the production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and other products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Blank, Randy Cortright, Taylor Beck, Elizabeth Woods, Mike Jehring
  • Patent number: 9034782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for conversion of vegetable oils to hydrocarbon products in the diesel boiling range, comprising a porous support; Group III A or VA element in the range of 1-10 wt %; Group VI B elements in the range of 1 to 20 wt %; Group VIII B elements in range of 0.01 to 10 wt %. The present invention further provides the process for preparing the catalyst composition for conversion of vegetable oils to hydrocarbon products in the diesel boiling range. The present invention also provides the process for conversion of vegetable oils to hydrocarbon products in the diesel boiling range using the catalyst composition or discarded refinery spent hydro-treating catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Chiranjeevi Thota, Pragya Rai, N. Jose, Dattatraya Tammannashastri Gokak, Poyyamani Swaminathan Viswanathan
  • Patent number: 9035115
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
  • Patent number: 9011809
    Abstract: An ammonia oxidation catalyst being superior in heat resistance and capable of suppressing by-production of N2O or NOx. The ammonia oxidation catalyst is made by coating at least two catalyst layers having a catalyst layer (lower layer) including a catalyst supported a noble metal on an inorganic base material including any of a composite oxide (A) having at least titania and silica as main components, alumina, and a composite oxide (B) consisting of alumina and silica; and a catalyst layer (upper layer) including a composite oxide (C) consisting of at least silica, tungsten oxide, ceria and zirconia, at the surface of an integral structure-type substrate, wherein a composition of the composite oxide (C) is silica: 20% by weight or less, tungsten oxide: 1 to 50% by weight, ceria: 1 to 60% by weight, and zirconia: 30 to 90% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ito, Toshinori Okajima, Takashi Hihara, Makoto Nagata
  • Patent number: 9012351
    Abstract: A method for continuously preparing a metal oxides catalyst comprises the following steps: dissolving metal materials using nitric acid solution to produce a metal nitrate solution, and also to produce NOx and water vapor; hydrolyzing the metal nitrate solution by introducing pressurized superheated water vapor into the metal nitrate solution to obtain a slurry of the hydrates of metal oxides as well as acidic gas, the main components of the acidic gas are NO2, NO, O2 and water vapor; filtrating and drying the slurry to obtain the hydrates of metal oxides and/or metal oxides; and then utilizing the obtained hydrates of metal oxides and/or metal oxides as raw materials and preparing the metal oxides catalyst by the conventional method for preparing a catalyst. The NOx gas produced can be absorbed to produce nitric acid which can be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: SynFuels China Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Yang, Baoshan Wu, Jian Xu, Hongwei Xiang, Yongwang Li
  • Patent number: 9011785
    Abstract: A high-temperature-resistant component for an exhaust-gas treatment unit, an exhaust-gas treatment unit and a method for producing such a unit, include providing the component or the exhaust-gas treatment unit with a surface layer intended to prevent the formation of chromium carbide bridges during a brazing process for producing the exhaust-gas treatment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologies mbH
    Inventor: Dieter Lutz
  • Publication number: 20150105580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for treatment of material transported through the device comprising at least one porous element consisting of specific solid metallic structure which allows cross-flow of the material through the porous element and wherein the porous element is coated by a non-acidic metal oxide which is impregnated by palladium (Pd).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Werner Bonrath
  • Publication number: 20150105244
    Abstract: An electrode material for a direct fuel cell or an electrochemical hydrogenation electrolytic tank, includes component A, or component B, or the mixture of component A and component B. The component A is any one of or a mixture of two or more than two of HnNb2O5, HnV2O5, HnMoO3, HnTa2O5 or HnWO3 at any ratio, where 0<n?4. The component B is any one of or a mixture of two or more than two of Nb2O5, V2O5, MoO3, Ta2O5, WO3 at any ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Hansong Cheng, Chaoqun Han, Ming Yang, Gang Ni, Liang Huang, Libin Pei
  • Patent number: 9006130
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst, use of the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst in a hydrodesulfurization process and a process for producing the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst. The hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst can include a nanostructured alumina material, at least one metal selected from group VI B of the periodic table of elements, and at least one metal selected from group VIII B of the periodic table of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI)
    Inventors: Fereshteh Rashidi, Alimorad Rashidi, Kheirollah Jafari Jozani, Ali Nemati Kharat Ghaziani, Morteza Rezapour, Hamidreza Bozorgzadeh