Faujasite Type (e.g., X Or Y, Etc.) Patents (Class 502/79)
  • Patent number: 7459412
    Abstract: A catalyst for acid-catalyzed hydrocarbon conversions, in particular for the alkylation of olefins with isoparaffins, containing a crystalline zeolite with an SiO2—Al2O3 molar ratio of <10, the alkali cations of which are at least partially replaced by H+ ions and/or polyvalent cations, the residual concentration of alkali cations amounting to less than around 0.2% by weight, the concentration of the Bronsted centers, determined as a function of the pyridine chemisorbed on the catalyst surface, amounting to around 0.1 to 4 mmol/g of catalyst, and the ratio between the concentration of the acid centers of the Bronsted type (B) and of the Lewis type (L), expressed as the surface ratio of the absorption bands at 1540 ±5 cm?1 (B) and 1450 5 cm?1 (L) after heating to a temperature of 450° C amounting to around 1.4 or higher, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie AG
    Inventors: Johannes A. Lercher, Andreas Feller, Stefan Gaab
  • Patent number: 7456125
    Abstract: Catalysts comprising a combination of molecular sieve having a pore diameter of from about 4 to 8 angstroms and a catalytically-effective amount of molybdenum hydrogenation component in an amorphous aluminum phosphate binder provide processes for isomerizing xylene and dealkylating ethylbenzene in feed streams that exhibit stability, selectivity and low ring loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Paula L. Bogdan, Patrick C. Whitchurch, Robert B. Larson, James E. Rekoske, Dimitri A. Trufanov, Victor C. Patton, Suheil F. Abdo
  • Patent number: 7456123
    Abstract: This invention relates to a mesoporous catalytic cracking catalyst, a process for the production of such catalysts, and a process utilizing such catalysts in cracking operations. The mesoporous fluidized catalytic cracking catalyst is selective for minimizing the production of coke and light gas. The catalyst comprises an amorphous, porous matrix having pores ranging in diameter from about 1 ? to about 10 ? and ranging in diameter from about 40 ? to about 500 ?, but substantially free of pores ranging in diameter from about 10 ? to about 40 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: William A. Wachter
  • Patent number: 7452840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to agglomerated zeolitic adsorbents containing zeolite X and an inert binder, the inert binder containing at least 80% by weight of clay which has undergone zeolitization by the action of an alkaline solution, the zeolite X having with an Si/Al ratio such that 1.15<Si/Al?1.5, at least 90% of the exchangeable cationic sites of the zeolite X of which are occupied either by barium ions alone or by barium ions and potassium ions whose Dubinin volume is greater than or equal to 0.240 cm3/g. They are obtained by agglomerating zeolite powder with a binder, followed by the zeolitization of the binder, the exchange of the ions of the zeolite by barium ions (and potassium ions) and the activation of the adsorbents thus exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Dominique Plee, Alain Methivier
  • Patent number: 7442664
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst with improved attrition resistance. According to this preparation process, an aqueous slurry comprising a zeolite, day, and poly aluminum chloride is spray-dried and subsequently calcined, the poly aluminum chloride having the formula [Al2(OH)yCl6-y]x, wherein x is at least 1 and y is greater than 2 and smaller than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Albemarle Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Monique Van Der Zon, Jan Hendrik Hilgers
  • Publication number: 20080261802
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cracking catalyst, containing a rare-earth Y-zeolite and a support, which is characterized in that the rare-earth content in crystal lattice of the rare-earth Y-zeolite is 4-15 wt % of RE2O3; the original unit cell size is 2.440-2.465 nm; the equilibrium unit cell size of the catalyst after 100% stream-aging at 800° C. for 17 hours is larger than 2.435 nm; the rare-earth atom content in the support is 1.0-8.0 wt % of the support. The present invention also relates to a preparation process for the same catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicants: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Sinopec
    Inventors: Jun Du, Zheng Li, Jun Long, Mingde Xu, Zhijian Da, Huiping Tian, Mingyuan He
  • Publication number: 20080254969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing substrate-molecular sieve layer complex by vising ultra-sound and apparatuses used therein, more particularly to a method for preparing substrate-molecular sieve layer complex by combining substrate, coupling compound and molecular sieve particle, wherein covalent, ionic, coordinate or hydrogen bond between a substrate and a coupling compound; molecular sieve particle and coupling compound; coupling compounds; coupling compound and intermediate coupling compound is induced by using 15 KHz-100 MHz of ultrasound instead of simple reflux to combine substrate and molecular sieve particles by various processes, further to reduce time and energy, to retain high binding velocity, binding strength, binding intensity and density remarkably, to attach molecular sieve particle uniformly onto all substrates combined with coupling compound selectively, even though substrate with coupling compound and substrate without coupling compound exist together; and apparatuses
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Kyung Byung Yoon, Jin Seok Lee, Kwang Ha, Yun-Jo Lee, Yong Chang
  • Patent number: 7435699
    Abstract: A non-homogeneous adsorbent is described, formed of a core and at least one continuous outer layer in which the core of said adsorbent has a volume adsorptive capacity representing at least 35% of the volume of the adsorbent and the outer layer has a diffusional selectivity greater than 5. The adsorbent is used in gas-separation processes or liquid-separation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Elsa Jolimaitre, Loïc Rouleau, Olivier Ducreux
  • Publication number: 20080241035
    Abstract: An agent for rendering harmless a halogen-containing gas such as a halogen-containing exhaust gas, which comprises a faujasite zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.0 to 2.3 and containing at least one cation selected from alkali metal cations and alkaline earth metal cations. The cation is preferably selected from Na and K, and, more preferably, the cation comprises at least 70 mol % of Na and not larger than 30 mol % of K. The agent is used in the form of a molded body made using a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Shigeru Hirano
  • Publication number: 20080182744
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ready-to-use seed composition used in the preparation of a synthetic faujasite zeolite which has high thermal stability and higher crystallite size. It further provides a process for preparing the ready-to-use seed composition for preparation of synthetic faujasite zeolite that requires lower crystallization time. The present disclosure provides a seed composition that does not require maturing time and a reaction gel composition that has low water and soda content. The present disclosure further provides a process for the preparation of synthetic faujasite zeolite by blending seed and reaction gel reaction composition to form a seed gel composition and subjecting it to crystallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Biswanath SARKAR, Kapil ARYA, Gopal RAVICHANDRAN, Mohan Prabhu KUVETTU, Shiba Prasad CHOUDHURY, Venkatachalam KRISHNAN, Sanjay Kumar RAY, Jayaraj CHRISTOPHER, Satish MAKHIJA
  • Patent number: 7390762
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing high-content NaY molecular sieves with kaolin sprayed microspheres includes adding functional components and deionized water into kaolin so as to be pulped into a mixed slurry. The slurry is sprayed into microspheres. The microspheres are calcined at a temperature between 700 and 1,000° C. and mixed with a directing agent for crystallization. The resultant solid is filtrated and washed with water and then dried to obtain a final in-situ crystallized product with high content of molecular sieves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: PetroChina Company Limited
    Inventors: Xionghou Gao, Honghai Liu, Baojie Wang, Changyan Duan, Xinmei Pang, Li Zhang, Lianhong Zhao, Jiangang Ma, Yunheng Liu
  • Patent number: 7381677
    Abstract: Catalysts comprise a combination of molecular sieve having a pore diameter of from about 4 to 8 angstroms and a catalytically-effective amount of molybdenum hydrogenation component and a sufficient amount of at least one platinum group metal hydrogenation component to enhance the isomerization activity of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Paula L. Bogdan, Patrick C. Whitchurch, Robert B. Larson, James E. Rekoske
  • Patent number: 7381676
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a catalyst composition comprising (a) a crystalline MCM-49 molecular sieve; and (b) a binder comprising at least 1 wt. % of a titanium compound. In one aspect of this disclosure, the titanium compound comprises at least one of titanium oxide, titanium hydroxide, titanium sulfate, titanium phosphate, or any combination thereof. In another aspect of this disclosure, the catalyst composition further comprises a crystalline MCM-22 family molecular sieve comprising at least one of MCM-22, MCM-36, MCM-49, MCM-56, ITQ-1, ITQ-2, ITQ-30, PSH-3, ERB-1, SSZ-25, or any combination thereof. In other embodiments, this disclosure relates to a process for preparing the catalyst composition of this disclosure, the process comprises (a) providing the crystalline MCM-49 molecular sieve and the binder comprising at least 1 wt. % of a titanium compound to form a mixture; and (b) forming the mixture into the catalyst composition. In a preferred embodiment, the forming step comprises extruding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Christine N. Elia, Frederick Y. Lo, Jeffrey T. Elks, Darryl D. Lacy, Mohan Kalyanaraman
  • Publication number: 20080119356
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dry regenerable sorbent for carbon dioxide present in fuel gases (syngases and coal gases containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide) produced by the combustion of a fossil fuel in industrial plants, including thermal power generation plants, before being released to the air atmosphere, by a dry regenerable sorbent technology. The sorbent is prepared in the shape of a semisphere by forming a green body using a spray drying technique such that it has suitable shape and particle size for a fluidized-bed process for CO2 capture. The sorbent comprises an active component selectively reacting with carbon dioxide present in a gas stream to capture the carbon dioxide, a support necessary to improve the reactivity of the active component and to maintain the shape of the sorbent, and a binder capable of binding the active component to the support to impart sufficient mechanical strength to the sorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Chong-Kul Ryu, Joong-Beom Lee, Tae-Hyoung Eom, Je-Myung Oh
  • Patent number: 7332454
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst deposited on a filter substrate for the removal of CO, hydrocarbons, and particulate matter, such as soot, from an exhaust stream wherein the oxidation catalyst is formed from a platinum group metal supported on a refractory oxide, tin oxide, and a zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongyuan Dang, Yinyan Huang, Amiram Bar-Ilan
  • Patent number: 7332148
    Abstract: A stabilized metal promoted aluminosilicate zeolite, useful in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with ammonia, having a silica to alumina mole ratio of at least 8 and less than 30 and an FT-IR absorption peak at 3781 plus or minus 2 cm?1 which stabilizes the zeolite against further dealumination such as under oxidizing and harsh hydrothermal conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Engelhard Corp.
    Inventors: Pascaline H. Tran, Xinsheng Liu, James M. Chen, Gerard D. Lapadula, Howard Furbeck
  • Patent number: 7309676
    Abstract: A removing agent for heavy metal ion in water which comprises synthetic zeolite, wherein 10 mol % or more of a total amount of exchangeable cation is substituted with magnesium ion and 60 mol % or more thereof is substituted with magnesium ion and calcium ion, and activated carbon at a weight ratio of 2:98 to 50:50 can effectively adsorb and remove heavy metal ions such as lead in water as well as residual chlorine and trihalomethane efficiently, particularly, in tap water, so as to allow delicious and healthful water without disturbing the balance between calcium ion and magnesium ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Japan EnviroChemicals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoya Mouri, Juichi Yanagi
  • Patent number: 7304011
    Abstract: Compositions for reduction of NOx generated during a catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst composition, preferably containing a Y-type zeolite, and a particulate NOx composition containing particles of a zeolite having a pore size ranging from about 3 to about 7.2 Angstoms and a SiO2 to Al2O3 molar ratio of less than about 500. Preferably, the NOx reduction composition contains NOx reduction zeolite particles bound with an inorganic binder. In the alternative, the NOx reduction zeolite particles are incorporated into the cracking catalyst as an integral component of the catalyst. Compositions in accordance with the invention are very effective for the reduction of NOx emissions released from the regenerator of a fluid catalytic cracking unit operating under FCC process conditions without a substantial change in conversion or yield of cracked products, e.g., gasoline and light olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: W.R. Grace & Co. -Conn.
    Inventors: George Yaluris, Michael Scott Ziebarth, Xinjin Zhao
  • Patent number: 7265073
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst formed by having a first rhodium-containing catalyst layer, a second zeolite-containing catalyst layer, and a third palladium-containing catalyst layer superposed sequentially on a carrier, and a process for purifying the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine by using the catalyst. A catalyst possessing durability and excelling in the ability to adsorb hydrocarbon, the ability to purify, and the three-way performance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignees: ICT Co., Ltd., International Catalyst Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 7235507
    Abstract: A diesel oxidation catalyst comprising a honeycomb substrate washcoated with a mixture of clay, a refractory oxide and a zeolite is disclosed. The washcoated substrate is subsequently deposited with a precious metal catalyst and a sulfur oxidation suppressant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Li Xu, Yinyan Huang, Gregory Cullen, Zhongyuan Dang, Amiram Bar-Ilan
  • Patent number: 7220692
    Abstract: A two phase catalyst is disclosed with one or more transition metals such as Cu, Co, Fe, Ag and Mo supported on a molecular sieve having a pore size not greater than 8 ? along with a stabilizing oxide of one or more of the oxides of Zr, Mo, V, Nb or the rare earths coating the molecular sieve. A method of preparing the two phase catalyst and using same to remediate NOx in combustion gases is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher L. Marshall, Michael K. Neylon
  • Patent number: 7192900
    Abstract: Hydrocracking catalyst composition comprising an optional metal hydrogenation component supported on a carrier comprising a zeolite of the faujasite structure having a unit cell size in the range of from 24.10 to 24.40 ?, a bulk silica to alumina ratio (SAR) above about 12, and a surface area of at least about 850 m2/g as measured by the BET method and ATSM D4365-95 with nitrogen adsorption at a p/po value of 0.03.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Edward Julius Creyghton, Cornelis Ouwehand
  • Patent number: 7179764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite formed of a zeolite (such as ZSM-5 zeolite, ?-zeolite and silicalite) deposited on a rigid support, wherein the rigid support comprises silicon carbide (SiC) with a specific surface area BET of at least 5 m2/g. Preferably, the support is a ?-SiC foam with a specific area of between 10 and 500 m2/g. This composite may be used as a catalyst and/or a catalyst support for chemical reactions in a gas or liquid medium. For example materials of the present invention are useful for example, in connection with cracking, acylation, alkylation and/or isomerization of hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignees: SICAT, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg
    Inventors: Stephan Basso, Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Cuong Pham-Huu, Marc J. Ledoux, Gauthier Wine
  • Patent number: 7125818
    Abstract: A dewaxing catalyst is selectively activated by treatment with an oxygenate. Selective activation is accomplished by treated the dewaxing catalyst with a carrier feed containing oxygenate. The selectively activated dewaxing catalyst when used to dewax waxy hydrocarbons results in improved yield of isomerate at equivalent pour point over a dewaxing catalyst which has not been oxygenate treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Ian A. Cody, William J. Murphy, Sylvain Hantzer
  • Patent number: 7122494
    Abstract: A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of two or more elements from Groups 4–15 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and at least one of oxygen and sulfur, wherein the elements from Groups 4–15 and the at least one of oxygen and sulfur are chemically bound both within and between the groups and (3) at least one of at least one support, at least one filler and at least one binder. The process is such that the yield of hydrogen is less than the yield of hydrogen when contacting the hydrocarbons with the solid acid component alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Y. Ou, Neeraj Sangar
  • Patent number: 7109141
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel alkylated aromatic compositions, zeolite catalyst compositions and processes for making the same. The catalyst compositions comprise zeolite Y and mordenite zeolite having a controlled macropore structure. The present invention is also directed to the preparation of the catalyst compositions and their use in the preparation of novel alkylated aromatic compositions. The catalyst compositions of the present invention exhibit reduced deactivation rates during the alkylation process, thereby increasing the life of the catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Chevron Oronite S.A.
    Inventors: Curt B. Campbell, Thomas V. Harris, Pierre Tequi, Jean-Louis Le Coent
  • Patent number: 7094722
    Abstract: The activity and durability of a zeolite lean-bum NOx catalyst can be increased by loading metal cations on the outer surface of the zeolite. However, the metal loadings can also oxidize sulfur dioxide to cause sulfate formation in the exhaust. The present invention is a method of suppressing sulfate formation in an exhaust purification system including a NOx catalyst. The NOx catalyst includes a zeolite loaded with at least one metal. The metal is selected from among an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a lanthanide metal, a noble metal, and a transition metal. In order to suppress sulfate formation, at least a portion of the loaded metal is complexed with at least one of sulfate, phosphate, and carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mari Lou Balmer-Millar, Paul W. Park, Alexander G. Panov
  • Patent number: 7084087
    Abstract: A catalytic material includes microporous zeolites supported on a mesoporous inorganic oxide support. The microporous zeolite can include zeolite Beta, zeolite Y (including “ultra stable Y”—USY), mordenite, Zeolite L, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-20, Theta-1, ZSM-23, ZSM-34, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, SSZ-32, PSH-3, MCM-22, MCM-49, MCM-56, ITQ-1, ITQ-2, ITQ-4, ITQ-21, SAPO-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-37, Breck-6, ALPO4-5, etc. The mesoporous inorganic oxide can be e.g., silica or silicate. The catalytic material can be further modified by introducing some metals e.g. aluminum, titanium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, iron, tungsten, palladium and platinum. It can be used as catalysts for acylation, alkylation, dimerization, oligomerization, polymerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, aromatization, isomerization, hydrotreating, catalytic cracking and hydrocracking reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: ABB Lummus Global Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiping Shan, Peter Wilhelm Gerhard Waller, Bowden George Maingay, Philip J. Angevine, Jacobus Cornelis Jansen, Chuen Y. Yeh, Thomas Maschmeyer, Frits M. Dautzenberg, Leonardo Marchese, Heloise de Oliveira Pastore
  • Patent number: 7067449
    Abstract: A Y-zeolite-containing composite material made from materials comprising kaolin by in-situ crystallization, said composite material comprises nest-like structure. Content of Y-zeolite is in the range of 30–85% by weight of said composite material. The nest-like structure is essentially comprised of rodlike crystal, further comprises flaky crystal or blocky crystal. Y-zeolite in the composite material may be HY, REY, or REHY. Said composite material is suitable to be used as catalysts for catalytic cracking of heavy oil or resid. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Jihong Zhou, Enze Min, Haiying Yang, Baoning Zong
  • Patent number: 7041155
    Abstract: A nitrogen selective adsorbent comprises a zeolite of a faujasite crystalline structure containing Li+ and at least one of NH+ and H+ as essential cations, and has a nitrogen adsorption characteristic represented by specific correlation between the number of associated Li+ ions per unit lattice of a zeolite crystal and the amount of adsorbed nitrogen per unit lattice of the zeolite crystal. An air separation method employs the aforesaid nitrogen selective adsorbent for separation between nitrogen and oxygen by selective adsorption of nitrogen in air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Air Water, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Bae Kim, Hisanao Jo, Haruo Yoshioka, Hiromi Kiyama
  • Patent number: 7041616
    Abstract: A method for carbonizing a zeolite comprises depositing a carbon coating on the zeolite pores by flowing an inert carrier gas stream containing isoprene through a regenerated zeolite at elevated temperature. The carbonized zeolite is useful for the separation of light hydrocarbon mixtures due to size exclusion and the differential adsorption properties of the carbonized zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Tina M. Nenoff, Steven G. Thoma, Mutlu Kartin
  • Patent number: 7041774
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are zeolite compositions comprising structural units of the formulae: wherein “B” and “C” are spacer groups comprising C2 to C20 hydrocarbyl groups; and R1 and R2 independently of each other comprise alkali metal, hydrogen, or C1 to C20 alkyl groups. The zeolite compositions further comprise structural units derived from a heteropolyacid compound of the formula: (M3)3(M4)(M5)12O40; where M3 comprises hydrogen or an alkali metal; M4 comprises phosphorus or silicon, and M5 comprises tungsten or molybdenum. Methods for preparing these zeolite compositions are also disclosed. The zeolite compositions are useful as catalysts for producing bisphenols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gurram Kishan, Rajappan Vetrivel, Nileshkumar Prakash Kukalyekar, Adil Minoo Dhalla, Jonathan L. Male, James L. Spivack, Arumugamangalam Venkataraman Ramaswamy, Anand Pal Singh
  • Patent number: 7033487
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising about 5–55 wt % metal-doped anionic clay, about 10–50 wt % zeolite, about 5–40 wt % matrix alumina, about 0–10 wt % silica, about 0–10 wt % of other ingredients, and balance kaolin. In metal-doped anionic clays, the additive, i.e. the metal dopant, is distributed more homogeneously within the anionic clay than in impregnated anionic clays, without separate phases of additive being present. Hence, abrasion of this catalyst composition will result in microfines poorer in additive than the prior art composition. Furthermore, the catalyst composition according to the invention results in a higher reduction of sulfur in fuels such as gasoline and diesel than is the case in compositions comprising impregnated anionic clay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Albemarle Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Paul O'Connor, Gregory A. Pearson, Jerry J. Springs, Dennis Stamires
  • Patent number: 7011695
    Abstract: Zeolite adsorbent, and method of production, exchanged with calcium and barium cations, for purifying or separating a gas or gas mixture, in particular air, so as to remove therefrom the impurities found therein, such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (NxOy). The adsorbent is preferably an X or LSX zeolite and the gas purification process is of the TSA type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme A Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Serge Moreau, Elise Renou, Claire Szulman
  • Patent number: 6991774
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a high stability rare earth zeolite Y with high rare earth and the preparation process thereof, which zeolite has a content of rare earth of 4–15 wt %, a unit cell constant of 2.450–2.458 nm, a differential thermal collapsed temperature of 1000–1056° C., a silica to alumina ratio of 8.3–8.8, and a content of sodium oxide less than 1.0 wt %. Said zeolite is prepared by drying a rare earth-containing zeolite Y, introducing gaseous silicon tetrachloride carried by dry air and reacting at a temperature of 150–600° C. for 10 min to 6 h, then purging with dry air and washing with de-cationized water to remove the soluble by-products. The rare earth zeolite Y possesses high activity and selectivity for cracking the heavy oils, high activity for hydrogen transfer, has good coke selectivity, can effectively increase the yield of light oils, and improve the quality of gasoline and thus can directly serve as an active component for preparing various hydrocarbon cracking catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing
    Inventors: Jun Du, Zheng Li, Zhijian Da, Mingyuan He
  • Patent number: 6974788
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a zeolite Y catalyst having a controlled macropore structure. The present invention is also directed to a zeolite Y catalyst composite and a process for preparing the catalyst composite. The catalyst composite exhibits reduced deactivation rates during the alkylation process, thereby increasing the life of the catalyst. The present invention is also directed to processes for the preparation of carbonated, overbased aromatic sulfonates, which processes comprise alkylation, carbonation of aromatic hydrocarbons with one or more olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC., Chevron Oronite S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Harris, Curt B. Campbell, Paul J. Marcantonio, Pierre Tequi, Jean-Louis Le Coent
  • Patent number: 6974787
    Abstract: The sulfur content of liquid cracking products, especially the cracked gasoline, of the catalytic cracking process is reduced by the use of a sulfur reduction catalyst composition comprising a porous molecular sieve which contains a metal in an oxidation state above zero within the interior of the pore structure of the sieve as well as a cerium component which enhances the stability and sulfur reduction activity of the catalyst. The molecular sieve is normally a faujasite such as USY. The primary sulfur reduction component is normally a metal of Period 3 of the Periodic Table, preferably vanadium. The sulfur reduction catalyst may be used in the form of a separate particle additive or as a component of an integrated cracking/sulfur reduction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Corporation, W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Arthur W. Chester, Terry G. Roberie, Hye Kyung C. Timken, Michael S. Ziebarth
  • Patent number: 6958305
    Abstract: There is provided a zeolite bound zeolite catalyst which can be tailored to optimize its performance and a process for converting hydrocarbons utilizing the zeolite bound zeolite catalyst. The zeolite bound zeolite catalyst comprises a first zeolite and a binder comprising a second zeolite. The structure type of the second zeolite is different from the structure type of the first zeolite. The zeolite bound zeolite finds particular application in hydrocarbon conversion process, e.g., catalytic cracking, alkylation, disproportional of toluene, isomerization, and transalkylation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jannetje Maatje van den Berge, Gary D. Mohr, Johannes Petrus Verduijn
  • Patent number: 6942783
    Abstract: A fluid catalytic cracking catalyst is provided with a high porosity by in-situ crystallizing an aluminosilicate zeolite from a reactive microsphere comprising metakaolin and hydrous kaolin. Any calcination of the reactive microsphere before reaction with a zeolite-forming solution is done at low temperatures so as to ensure the hydrous kaolin is not converted to metakaolin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Mingting Xu, David Matheson Stockwell
  • Patent number: 6943132
    Abstract: Zeolite microsphere FCC catalysts having a novel morphology comprising a macroporous matrix and crystallized zeolite freely coating the walls of the pores of the matrix. The catalysts are formed from microspheres containing a metakaolin and kaolin calcined through its exotherm, the latter calcined kaolin being derived from a kaolin having a high pore volume. Kaolin having a high pore volume can be a pulverized ultrafine kaolin or a kaolin which has been pulverized to have an incipient slurry point less than 57% solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Stockwell, Randall P. Brown, Stephen H. Brown
  • Patent number: 6942784
    Abstract: Zeolite microsphere FCC catalysts having a novel morphology comprising a porous matrix and crystallized zeolite freely coating the walls of the pores of the matrix. The catalysts are formed from microspheres containing a metakaolin and an alumina source other than kaolin having a high pore volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Stockwell, Stephen H. Brown, Ji-Yong Ryu
  • Patent number: 6914026
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an iron-promoted zeolite beta catalyst useful in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with ammonia in which the iron-promoted zeolite beta is treated so as to provide increased amounts of the iron promoter in the form of Fe(OH). The stabilized zeolite is formed by cation exchange of an iron salt into a zeolite beta which has a reduced sodium content such as by exchanging a sodium beta with ammonium or hydrogen cations. A zeolite beta having a reduced carbon content and a Si/Al ratio of no more than 10 also increases the Fe(OH) content of the iron-promoted catalyst. The iron-promoted catalyst which has the iron in the form of Fe(OH) is characterized by a peak at 3680±5 cm?1 in the IR spectra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Pascaline H. Tran, Xinsheng Liu, James M. Chen
  • Patent number: 6908544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cracking catalyst comprising layered clays and a process for cracking hydrocarbon oils using said catalyst. Said catalyst is prepared by the process comprising the following steps: mixing and slurrying an expandable clay, a modifier component, pseudo-boehmite and water for 0.1-10 h to obtain a slurry, aging the slurry at 50-85° C. for 0.1-10 h, then drying and forming the slurry to obtain a formed material, water washing and aging the solid, and finally drying and calcining the solid, and said modifier being one or more selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl polymers of silicon, aluminum, zirconium or titanium, and substances comprising one or more of said hydroxyl polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing,
    Inventors: Zhiqing Yu, Zhijian Da, Zhenyu Chen, Enze Min, Jun Long, Caiying Li, Zhiqing Huang
  • Patent number: 6902664
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a minor amount of a low acidity, highly dealuminated ultra stable Y zeolite having an Alpha value of less than about 5, preferable less than about 3 and Broensted acidity measured by FT-IR from about 1 to about 20, preferably from about 1-10, micro mole/g of, a homogeneous, amorphous silica-alumina cracking component having an SB ratio of from about 0.7 to about 1.3, wherein a crystalline alumina phase is present in an amount of no greater than about 10%, preferably no greater than 5% and a catalytic amount of hydrogenation component selected from the group consisting of a Group VI metal, a Group VIII metal, and mixtures thereof is disclosed. The present invention provides for a process for converting hydrocarbonaceous oils comprising contacting the hydrocarbonaceous oils with the catalyst under suitable hydrocarbon conversion conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Hye Kyung C. Timken
  • Patent number: 6887444
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst for purifying exhaust gas discharged from an automotive internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprises a monolithic substrate. A HC adsorbing layer for adsorbing hydrocarbons (HC) is formed on the monolithic substrate. The HC absorbing layer contains zeolite. A catalytic layer for producing hydrogen (H2) and reducing NOx is formed on the HC adsorbing layer. The catalytic layer functions to produce hydrogen (H2) from at least one of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide (CO) and to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) with the produced hydrogen and at least one of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6884744
    Abstract: A catalyst useful in cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock comprising particulate material composed of at least 70 weight percent zeolite and the remainder substantially composed of silica sol, alumina sol or mixtures thereof; wherein the particulate material has a kinetic conversion activity of at least about 3; and compositions for fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum feedstock comprising said catalyst and a second particulate material having a kinetic conversion activity of less than 3 wherein said catalyst composition having a kinetic conversion activity of at least about 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
    Inventors: Wu-Cheng Cheng, Philip S. Deitz, Xinjin Zhao
  • Patent number: 6878656
    Abstract: A method for preparing a mixture of FCC catalyst components for use in an FCCU, which comprises: performing an analysis of an FCCU operation; determining the catalyst requirements for the FCCU, based on said analysis; determining the catalytic properties of at least two FCC catalyst components selected from the group consisting of untreated equilibrium FCC catalyst, reactivated equilibrium FCC catalyst, demetallized equilibrium FCC catalyst, reactivated and demetallized equilibrium FCC catalyst and fresh high activity FCC catalyst containing a zeolite component; and blending said at least two components in proportions, based on the determined properties of said at least two components and the determined catalyst requirements, to form a mixture of the components suitable for addition to the FCCU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Inventor: David B. Bartholic
  • Patent number: 6864203
    Abstract: A process is provided for the alkylation, transalkylation, or isomerization of aromatic hydrocarbons. The processes comprises contacting aromatic hydrocarbons under conversion conditions with a zeolite bound zeolite catalyst. The zeolite bound zeolite catalyst comprises first crystals of a first large pore zeolite which are bound together by second crystals of a second zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Eldon Hendriksen, Gary David Mohr, Johannes Petrus Verduijn, Robert Scott Smith
  • Patent number: 6864202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for obtaining sodium silicate alkali solution depleted of sodium salt and enriched in silica from a mother liquor recovered after isolation of molecular sieves and more particularly, the present invention relates to a process for recycling mother liquor obtained after the isolation of molecular sieves for the preparation of fresh molecular sieves or as a binder for producing Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Indian Oil Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Biswanath Sarkar, Ram Mohan Thakur, Nagesh Samant, Mohan Kuvettu Prabhu, Ravichandran Gopal, Mitra Bhanu Patel, Sanjay Kumar Ray, Krishnan Venkatachalam, Satish Makhija, Sobhan Ghosh
  • Patent number: 6860986
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a low acidity, highly dealuminated ultra stable Y zeolite having an Alpha value of less than about 3 and Broensted acidity measured by FT-IR from about 1 to about 20, preferably from about 1-10, micro mole/g of, an amorphous cracking component and a catalytic amount of hydrogenation component selected from the group consisting of a Group VI metal, a Group VIII metal, and mixtures thereof is disclosed. The present invention provides for a process for converting hydrocarbonaceous oils comprising contacting the hydrocarbonaceous oils with the catalyst under suitable hydrocarbon conversion conditions. Such processes in include, but are not limited to, single stage hydrocracking, two-stage hydrocracking, series-flow hydrocracking, mild hydrocracking, lube hydrocracking, hydrotreating, lube hydrofinishing, hydrodesulphurization, hydrodenitrification, catalytic dewaxing and catalytic cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung C. Timken, Lucy Melinda Bull, Thomas V. Harris