Including Polymerization Of Olefin Patents (Class 585/329)
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Publication number: 20130172647Abstract: Processes and systems for forming propylene are described herein. The processes generally include reacting a metathesis feed stream including at least 95 wt. % 2-butene with ethylene in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form a metathesis product stream including propylene, and recovering propylene from the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicants: Equistar Chemicals, LP, Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Steven T. Coleman, Gary A. Sawyer, Robert S. Bridges, Shaotian Wang, Lawrence M. Candela
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Patent number: 8471084Abstract: The process converts FCC olefins to heavier compounds. The heavier compounds are more easily separated from the unconverted paraffins. The heavier compounds can be recycled to an FCC unit or delivered to a separate FCC unit. Suitable conversion zones are oligomerization and aromatic alkylation zones.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Joao Jorge da Silva Ferreira Alves, James E. Rekoske, Christopher P. Nicholas
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Publication number: 20130158321Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of octenes from ethylene by dimerizing ethylene to butenes and by dimerizing butenes to octenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventor: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Publication number: 20130137912Abstract: Catalytic composition comprising at least one non-aqueous ionic liquid medium of general formula Q1+A1?, in which Q1+ represents an organic cation and A1? represents an anion, and at least one ionic component of general formula Q2+A2?, in which Q2+ represents an organic cation comprising at least one sulphonic acid or carboxylic acid function, and A2? represents an anion. The invention also relates to an isobutene dimerization process using the catalytic composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventor: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Publication number: 20130131416Abstract: Process for preparing oligomers by continuous oligomerization of butenes, wherein a) a feed stream comprising 1-butene and 2-butene in a total concentration of from 10 to 70% by weight and from 10 to 60% by weight of isobutane is used (hereinafter referred to as feed stream 1), b) this feed stream 1 is reacted until more than 60% by weight of the 1-butene comprised in the feed stream 1 but less than 50% by weight of the 2-butene comprised in feed stream 1 have been converted into oligomers, c) the oligomers obtained in b) are separated off and optionally passed to a further work-up and the remaining residual stream is fed to work-up by distillation, d) isobutane is separated off by distillation from the residual stream, e) the isobutane-depleted stream obtained after the work-up by distillation d) (hereinafter referred to as feed stream 2) is reacted to form oligomers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Sven CRONE, Oliver RYLL, Till BLUM, Alexander WECK, Rainer PAPP, Roland KROKOSZINSKI, Heinrich-Josef BLANKERTZ
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Patent number: 8440872Abstract: A process for preparing poly alpha olefins from a Fisher-Tropsch product. The process comprising the steps of contacting a C5-C18 fraction of an alpha-olefinic hydrocarbon mixture produced from thermal cracking a C16-C40 Fisher-Tropsch product with an oligomerization catalyst under conditions to produce an oligomerized product; and fractionating the oligomerized product to obtain a fractionated product having an average carbon number greater than 30. A process for preparing lubricant base stocks from a Fisher-Tropsch product is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Exxonmobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: John S. Buchanan, Margaret M. Wu, Lorenzo DeCaul
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Patent number: 8415518Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for producing olefin product from an oxygenate feed that includes dimethyl ether (DME). The process uses an olefin forming catalyst that contains a porous crystalline material, preferably a porous crystalline aluminosilicate molecular sieve material. The process produces high quantities of light olefin (i.e., ethylene, propylene, and mixtures thereof).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Richard B. Hall, Guang Cao, Christopher David William Jenkins, James R. Lattner, Michael J. Veraa, Thomas H. Colle
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Patent number: 8395005Abstract: A process for producing propylene and 1-butene is disclosed. The process comprises dimerizing ethylene in the presence of a dimerization catalyst to produce a dimerization mixture comprising 1-butene and 2-butenes. The dimerization mixture is distilled to produce a 1-butene stream containing 1-butene and ethylene, a 2-butenes stream, and a heavy stream. The 2-butenes stream is reacted with ethylene in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to produce a metathesis mixture comprising propylene, ethylene, and 2-butenes. Propylene is separated from the metathesis mixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: Equistar Chemicals, LP, Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Steven T. Coleman, Gary A. Sawyer, Robert S. Bridges
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Publication number: 20130023708Abstract: Processes for making CX to CY olefins are provided. The processes include reacting a feedstock comprising C5 and C6 olefins under dimerization or oligomerization conditions to provide a dimerization or oligomerization product. The product is separated into a stream comprising unreacted C5 and C6 paraffins, a stream comprising C10 to CX-1 olefins, and a stream comprising CX to CY olefins, wherein X is at least 14 and Y is greater than X and less than or equal to 36.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: UOP LLCInventors: Debarshi Majumder, Stephen Wayne Sohn, Bryan K. Glover, Andrea G. Bozzano
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Patent number: 8350107Abstract: A process for converting alcohol feedstocks to diesel/turbine fuels.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Benjamin G. Harvey, Michael E. Wright
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Patent number: 8344196Abstract: A process from converting alcohol feedstock to diesel/turbine fuels.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Benjamin G. Harvey, Michael E. Wright
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Publication number: 20120209046Abstract: A process from converting alcohol feedstock to diesel/turbine fuels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Benjamin G. Harvey, Michael E Wright
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Patent number: 8242319Abstract: A process from converting alcohol feedstock to diesel/turbine fuels.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Benjamin G. Harvey, Michael E. Wright
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Publication number: 20120197053Abstract: A method of producing liquid fuels by providing an olefin feed containing at least one C2-C20 olefin, oligomerizing a part of the feed in the presence of a first catalyst to form a first product comprising oligomers of the at least one olefin, and oligomerizing a portion of the first product in the presence of a second catalyst to produce a second product. A system of producing liquid hydrocarbons, the system including a first reactor configured to provide a first product by oligomerizing, in the presence of a first catalyst, at least a portion of an olefin feed comprising at least one olefin, a separator configured to provide an unreacted olefin-reduced first product by separating unreacted olefin from the first product, and a second reactor configured to provide a second product by oligomerizing, in the presence of a second catalyst, at least a portion of the unreacted olefin-reduced first product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SYNFUELS INTERNATIONAL., INC.Inventors: Joel CANTRELL, Duane Morrow, Edward R. Peterson
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Patent number: 8188327Abstract: This invention covers a process for dimerizing of isobutylene to Iso-octene and unique configuration is being disclosed, where the Feed is diluted to low level with recycle which has essentially no Iso-octene, dual catalyst system, new selectivator (IPA) and successive catalyst stages if needed to enhance the conversion. The process is very selective and provides higher isobutylene conversion. Additionally the invention also covers the hydrogenation of olefins to Paraffin, Iso-octene to Iso-octane product under moderate conditions and with dual or single catalyst system.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Inventor: Amarjit S. Bakshi
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Patent number: 8173855Abstract: Process for the production of ethylene for chemical use starting with a hydrocarbon source according to which: a) the hydrocarbon source is subjected to a first cracking step, namely a pyrolysis step carried out in a cracking oven, thus producing a mixture of cracking products; b) the mixture of cracking products is subjected to a succession of treatment steps, including a compression step, which makes it possible to obtain a purified crude gas stream; c) the purified crude gas stream is then cooled to a temperature where hydrocarbons with 6 and more carbon atoms condense so that they can be removed from the purified crude gas stream; d) the resulting purified gas stream is afterwards supplied to one separating column, where a fraction A containing hydrogen, methane and ethylene is separated at the head of the column and a heavy fraction C is separated at the bottom of the column; e) a part of the reflux of this column is supplied to a refrigeration cycle leading to a fraction B enriched with ethylene; and f)Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Joachim Kotter, Hans-Dieter Winkler, Peter Mews, Michel Lempereur, Dominique Balthasart, Michel Strebelle
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Publication number: 20120095275Abstract: A process for producing propylene and 1-butene is disclosed. The process comprises dimerizing ethylene in the presence of a dimerization catalyst to produce a dimerization mixture comprising 1-butene and 2-butenes. The dimerization mixture is distilled to produce a 1-butene stream containing 1-butene and ethylene, a 2-butenes stream, and a heavy stream. The 2-butenes stream is reacted with ethylene in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to produce a metathesis mixture comprising propylene, ethylene, and 2-butenes. Propylene is separated from the metathesis mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicants: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P., Equistar Chemicals, LPInventors: Steven T. Coleman, Gary A. Sawyer, Robert S. Bridges
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Patent number: 8124819Abstract: A process for oligomerization of isobutene, the process including: feeding a hydrocarbon stream comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutane, and isobutene to a catalytic distillation reactor system comprising a hydroisomerization catalyst; feeding hydrogen to the catalytic distillation reactor system; concurrently in the catalytic distillation reactor system: contacting the 1-butene with the hydrogen in the presence of the hydroisomerization catalyst to convert at least a portion of the 1-butene to 2-butene; separating the isobutane and the isobutene from the n-butane and the 2-butene; recovering the isobutane and the isobutene from the catalytic distillation reactor system as an overheads fraction; recovering the n-butane and the 2-butene from the catalytic distillation reactor system as a bottoms fraction; contacting the overheads fraction in an oligomerization reaction system with an oligomerization catalyst to convert a portion of the isobutene to oligomers.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Catalytic Distillation TechnologiesInventor: Mitchell E. Loescher
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Patent number: 8067655Abstract: This invention is a process for producing diisobutylene from isobutylene. The process comprises first contacting a sulfonic acid resin with a reaction feed comprising isobutylene and tertiary butyl alcohol to produce a product stream comprising diisobutylene, isobutylene, tertiary butyl alcohol, and water. The product stream is distilled to produce a first overhead stream comprising water and isobutylene and a first bottoms stream comprising diisobutylene and tertiary butyl alcohol. Water is separated from the first overhead stream, and the resulting isobutylene-enriched stream is recycled back to the reaction step. The first bottoms stream is distilled to produce a second overhead stream comprising tertiary butyl alcohol and a bottoms product stream comprising diisobutylene.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Natalie C. M. B. Nichols, Christopher P. Renaudo, David W. Leyshon
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Publication number: 20110282119Abstract: This invention describes a process for the production of bases for fuels (such as diesel and/or kerosene) from a C2 ethanol feedstock, whereby said process comprises at least a first stage for oligomerization of said feedstock into at least one hydrocarbon effluent that comprises a mixture of olefins that for the most part have between 4 and 30 carbons, whereby said olefin mixture comprises a C10-C24 fraction that has a mean linearity that is greater than 60%, in the presence of a homogeneous catalytic system that comprises at least one metal precursor that is selected from among the group that is formed by titanium, zirconium, hafnium, nickel and iron, taken by themselves or in a mixture, a second stage for oligomerization of at least a portion of the effluent that is obtained from stage a), into at least one hydrocarbon effluent that comprises a mixture of olefins that for the most part have between 4 and 30 carbon atoms, with said olefin mixture comprising a C10-C24 fraction that has a mean linearity thatType: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Sandrine BERARD, Stephane Harry, Natacha Touchais, Lionel Magna, Helene Olivier-Bourbigou, Cedrik Popelin, David Proriol, Lucien Saussine
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Publication number: 20110282120Abstract: A process for oligomerizing isobutene comprises contacting a feedstock comprising isobutene with a catalyst comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve under conditions effective to oligomerize the isobutene, wherein said conditions including a temperature from about 45° C. to less than 140° C. The isobutene may be a component of a hydrocarbon feedstock containing at least one additional C4 alkene.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: John Scott Buchanan, Jane Chi-Ya Cheng, Jihad Mohammed Dakka, Jon Edmond Stanat
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Patent number: 8003841Abstract: Processes and systems for utilizing products from DME synthesis in converting oxygenates to olefins are provided that include removing a DME-reactor effluent from a DME reactor, wherein the DME effluent includes DME, water, and methanol; separating carbon dioxide gas from the DME reactor effluent in a liquid gas separator to produce a degassed effluent stream. The processes and systems can include feeding the degassed effluent stream to an oxygenate to olefin reactor to produce an olefin containing effluent, wherein the olefin containing effluent further includes oxygenates.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: UOP LLCInventor: Andrea G. Bozzano
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Patent number: 8003839Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-line method for generating comonomer, from monomer, such as ethylene. The comonomer generated is stored prior to transporting to a polyethylene polymerization reactor. The in-line method includes the steps of providing an in-line comonomer synthesis reactor and a downstream gas/liquid phase separator prior to the polymerization reactor; feeding ethylene monomer and a catalyst in a solvent and/or diluent to the comonomer synthesis reactor; reacting the ethylene monomer and the catalyst in solvent and/or diluent under reaction conditions to produce an effluent stream including ethylene monomer and comonomer; passing the effluent stream from the comonomer synthesis reactor to the downstream gas/liquid phase separator to separate a gas stream from a bottom stream, wherein the gas stream is a mixture of ethylene monomer and comonomer; and passing the gas stream to the polymerization reactor to provide the necessary comonomer input.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Scott Buchanan, Krishnan Sankaranarayanan, Milind B. Ajinkya, Stephen M. Wood, Anastasios I. Skoulidas, James R. Lattner, John F. Walzer
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Patent number: 7982085Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-line method for generating comonomer from monomer, such as ethylene. The comonomer generated is directly transported, without isolation or storage, to a polyethylene polymerization reactor. The in-line method includes the steps of providing an in-line comonomer synthesis reactor and a downstream gas/liquid phase separator prior to the polymerization reactor; feeding ethylene monomer and a catalyst in a solvent and/or diluent to the comonomer synthesis reactor; reacting the ethylene monomer and the catalyst in solvent and/or diluent under reaction conditions to produce an effluent stream including ethylene monomer and comonomer; passing the effluent stream from the comonomer synthesis reactor to the downstream gas/liquid phase separator to separate a gas stream from a bottom stream, wherein the gas stream is a mixture of ethylene monomer and comonomer; and passing the gas stream to the polymerization reactor to provide the necessary comonomer input.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Scott Buchanan, Timothy D. Shaffer, James R. Lattner, John F. Walzer
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Patent number: 7973208Abstract: A catalyst for converting methanol to light olefins and the process for making and using the catalyst are disclosed and claimed. SAPO-34 is a specific catalyst that benefits from its preparation in accordance with this invention. A seed material is used in making the catalyst that has a higher content of the EL metal than is found in the principal part of the catalyst. The molecular sieve has predominantly a roughly rectangular parallelepiped morphology crystal structure with a lower fault density and a better selectivity for light olefins.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Wharton Sinkler, Robert W. Broach, Natasha Erdman, Thomas M. Reynolds, John Q. Chen, Stephen T. Wilson, Paul T. Barger
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Publication number: 20110152479Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to make light olefins, in a combined XTO-OC process, from an oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organic feedstock comprising : a0) providing a first portion and a second portion of said oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organic feedstock, a) providing a catalyst comprising zeolitic molecular sieves containing at feast 10 membered ring pore openings or larger in their microporous structure, b) providing an XTO reaction zone, an OC reaction zone and a catalyst regeneration zone, said catalyst circulating in the three zones, such that at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst is passed to the OC reaction zone, at least a portion of the catalyst in the OC reaction zone is passed to the XTO reaction zone and at least a portion of the catalyst in the XTO reaction zone is passed to the regeneration zone; c) contacting the first portion of said oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organiType: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Nikolai Nesterenko, Walter Vermeiren, Giacomo Grasso, Sander Van Donk, Wolfgang Garcia
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Patent number: 7956227Abstract: Methods of oligomerizing hydrocarbons are disclosed. These methods include contacting olefins with an oligomerization catalyst in an oligomerization zone under oligomerization reaction conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Bruce B. Randolph, Jason J. Gislason, M. Bruce Welch, Richard L. Anderson, Dhananjay B. Ghonasgi, Robert W. Morton, Roland Schmidt
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Patent number: 7947860Abstract: Processing schemes and arrangements for application of a dividing wall separation column in the processing of an effluent resulting from FCC processing modified for increased light olefin production. The dividing wall separation column desirably splits a naphtha feedstock produced or resulting from such modified FCC processing to produce or form a light fraction containing C5-C6 compounds, an intermediate fraction containing C7-C8 compounds and a heavy fraction containing C9+ compounds.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Michael A. Schultz, Keith A. Couch
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Publication number: 20110118518Abstract: A process for obtaining a catalyst composite comprising the following steps: a). selecting a molecular sieve having pores of 10-or more-membered rings b). contacting the molecular sieve with a metal silicate different from said molecular sieve comprising at least one alkaline earth metal and one or more of the following metals: Ga, Al, Ce, In, Cs, Sc, Sn, Li, Zn, Co, Mo, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Cr, Ti and V, such that the composite comprises at least 0.1 wt % of silicate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUYInventors: Nikolai Nesterenko, Walter Vermeiren, Sander Van Donk
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Publication number: 20110098503Abstract: A process for upgrading an organic acid includes neutralizing the organic acid to form a salt and thermally decomposing the resulting salt to form an energy densified product. In certain embodiments, the organic acid is levulinic acid. The process may further include upgrading the energy densified product by conversion to alcohol and subsequent dehydration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: M. Clayton Wheeler, G. Peter van Walsum, Thomas J. Schwartz, Adriaan Reinhard Pieter van Heiningen
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Publication number: 20110086928Abstract: A method for neutralizing or reducing the carbon footprint from carbon dioxide emissions due to human activities related to the combustion or use of carbon containing fuels. This method includes an initial step of capturing carbon dioxide and then chemically recycling it to form and provide a permanent inexhaustible supply of carbon containing fuels or products, which subsequently can be combusted or used without increasing the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. Thus, the current lifestyles that rely extensively on conventional carbon containing fuels and products can continue indefinitely without harming the environment to preserve and even improve the earth's atmosphere for the benefit of future generations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: George A. Olah, G.K. Surya Prakash
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Patent number: 7915467Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor wafer which is characterized in that a resin layer composed of a resin composition containing a cyclic olefin resin (A) having an epoxy group and a photoacid generator (B) is arranged on a surface on which a circuit element is formed, and the residual stress of the resin layer after curing is 1-20 MPa. Also disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising such a semiconductor wafer.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.Inventors: Junya Kusunoki, Takashi Hirano
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Publication number: 20110065970Abstract: A process for the dimerization of isoolefins is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIESInventor: William M. Cross, JR.
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Patent number: 7888542Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing high-quality saturated base oil or a base oil component based on hydrocarbons. The process of the invention comprises two main steps, the oligomerization and deoxygenation. A biological starting material containing unsaturated carboxylic acids and/or esters of carboxylic acids is preferably used as the feedstock.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Neste Oil OyjInventors: Eija Koivusalmi, Jukka Myllyoja, Jorma Matikainen
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Publication number: 20110034742Abstract: A process, comprising: a. selecting a kinematic viscosity; b. feeding an olefin feed comprising a propylene to an oligomerization zone; c. tuning an oligomerizing step to produce a base oil having the kinematic viscosity and a viscosity index from 20 to 90. A process, comprising: a. selecting a kinematic viscosity that is greater than 20 mm2/s; b. feeding a feed comprising propylene to an oligomerization zone; and c. adding a Brönsted acid to produce a base oil. A process, comprising tuning a step in an oligomerization zone comprising a propylene and an ionic liquid catalyst to produce a base oil having: a. a high kinematic viscosity; b. a viscosity index from 25 to 90; and c. a low pour point. A base oil, comprising oligomerized olefins, wherein the base oil has: a. a high kinematic viscosity; b. a viscosity index from 25 to 90; and c. a low pour point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Saleh Elomari, Stephen J. Miller
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Patent number: 7868216Abstract: A process for producing high purity propylene comprises: a step for dimerizing ethylene to 1-butene; a step for hydroisomerizing 1-butene to 2-butenes; and a step for metathesis of 2-butenes by ethylene. Advantageously, the ethylene used to produce the 1-butene and ethylene for metathesis derive from a steam cracking unit. To increase propylene production, the process can use a steam cracking or FCC C4cut as an additional butene source.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: IFP Energies NouvellesInventors: Jean-Alain Chodorge, Christian Dupraz
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Patent number: 7847141Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon charge of linear and branched olefins, comprises the following stages: a) a stage of membrane separation of the hydrocarbon charge under conditions making it possible to produce a cut ? containing the majority of the linear olefins present in said charge, and a cut ? containing the majority of the branched olefins, b) a stage of treatment of the linear olefins contained in the effluents originating from the membrane separation stage (cut ?) under moderate oligomerization conditions, c) a stage of distillation separation of the effluents originating from the oligomerization stage into at least two cuts, d) a stage of hydrogenation of the cut ? under conditions for obtaining a gas oil with a high cetane number.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: IFP Energies NouvellesInventors: Patrick Briot, Arnaud Baudot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Methivier
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Publication number: 20100286458Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for isomerizing olefins in olefin-comprising hydrocarbon mixtures having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 1 to 200 bar in the liquid phase in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein a catalyst comprising from 1 to 20% by weight of nickel in oxidic form and from 1 to 20% by weight of at least one element of group VIB on an aluminum oxide support is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Stefan Iselborn, Thomas Heidemann
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Patent number: 7795484Abstract: A feedstock originating from renewable sources is converted to branched and saturated hydrocarbons without heteroatoms in the base oils distillation range by converting the fatty acids to olefins, which are subsequently oligomerised.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Neste Oil OyjInventor: Eija Koivusalmi
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Patent number: 7790941Abstract: The invention concerns methods and systems for minimizing back-mixing of feedstock flow in converting oxygenates to olefins. In one embodiment, back-mixing is reduced by providing a reactor that includes baffles to reduce the hydraulic diameter of at least a portion of the reactor. Some or all of the baffles can also serve as cooling tubes for reducing temperature gradients in the reactor, and thereby maximize light olefin production.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: James H. Beech, Jr., Nicolas Coute, Jeffrey S. Smith, Michael Peter Nicoletti, Charles O. Bolthrunis, Domenic C. Ferrari, Umesh K. Jayaswal, Roy Walter Silverman
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Patent number: 7732650Abstract: A processing scheme and system for enhanced light olefin production, particularly for increased relative yield of propylene, involves oxygenate conversion to olefins and subsequent oxygenate conversion effluent stream treatment including cross-metathesis of 1-butene with 2-butene, metathesis of 2-butene with ethylene, conversion or removal of at least a portion of the isobutene, and/or isomerization of at least a portion of 1-butene to 2-butene to produce additional propylene. The processing scheme and system may further involve a reaction with distillation column for the metathesis of butenes with ethylene to produce propylene and/or a reaction with distillation column for the conversion of isobutenes with an oxygenate-containing material to produce a tertiary ether or alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Andrea G. Bozzano, Bryan K. Glover
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Patent number: 7728185Abstract: A process for increasing the propylene yields for hydrocarbon cracking processes. The process includes adding using alkylation of the C4s coming from the hydrocarbon cracker, and passing larger olefins to an olefin cracking unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: John J. Senetar, Bryan K. Glover
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Patent number: 7705193Abstract: The invention relates to a process for conversion of a gasoline-range hydrocarbon feed into a gasoline fraction with a higher octane rating than that of the feedstream, and a gasoil fraction with a cetane number higher than 45, including the following steps: a) a membrane separation step (B) applied to the hydrocarbon feed under conditions enabling selective separation of the majority of the linear olefins present in said feed and constituting the ? fraction, the fraction containing the majority of the branched olefins, termed the ? fraction, constituting a gasoline with a high octane rating, greater than that of the feed; b) an oligomerisation step (C) applied to the linear olefins (? fraction) contained in the effluent stream from the membrane separation step (B) under moderate oligomerisation conditions; c) a distillation separation step (D) applied to the effluent stream arising from the oligomerisation step in at least two fractions; d) a hydrogenation step (E) applied to one of the fractions obtained atType: GrantFiled: June 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Institut Francais du PetroleInventors: Patrick Briot, Arnaud Baudot, Vincent Coupard, Stéphane Morin, Alain Methivier
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Patent number: 7696395Abstract: Process for the production of an isoprene containing rubber compound by dehydrogenation of an isoamylene containing feedstock supplied to a dehydrogenation reactor containing a particulate dehydrogenation catalyst comprising iron and potassium and having a pore diameter of at least 500 nanometers. The dehydrogenation reactor is operated at a temperature of at least 570° C. to dehydrogenate the isoamylene to produce isoprene. The product containing isoprene and unreacted isoamylene is recovered from the dehydrogenation reactor. Isoprene is polymerized to produce an isoprene containing rubber product. An unreacted feed component containing isoamylene is separated from the rubber product and recycled to the dehydrogenation reactor.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Fina Technology, Inc.Inventor: James T. Merrill
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Patent number: 7687672Abstract: The present invention relates to an in-line method for generating comonomer, such as 1-hexene or 1-octene, from monomer, such as ethylene. The comonomer generated is directly transported, without isolation or storage, to a polyethylene polymerization reactor.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John S. Buchanan, Timothy D. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20100069691Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the production of one or more olefins from the residue of at least one renewable natural raw material. The present invention is advantageously related to a method that is integrated with a processing method for processing renewable natural agricultural raw materials for the production of propylene, and optionally of ethylene and butylene, mainly from the residues of the processed renewable natural agricultural raw material. The propylene is obtained from the gasification reaction of the lignocellulosic materials and of other organic products contained in the raw material residues, followed by the formation of methanol and its subsequent transformation into propylene, where this route may further generate ethylene and/or butylene as by-products.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventor: Antonio Luiz Ribeiro De Castro Morschbacker
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Patent number: 7655825Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a synthetic fuel, especially diesel fuel and in addition gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas and heating gas from a gas mixture comprising an oxygenate wherein the oxygenate is methanol and/or dimethyl ether and/or another oxygenate, through a series of steps, including olefin-formation, oligomerization of the olefins, and several separation steps and recycling steps, in particular the recycling of a stream of saturated hydrocarbons following the oligomerization of olefins back to the olefin-forming stage, to obtain the diesel fuel and the other synthetic fuels in high yield.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Lurgi AGInventors: Martin Rothämel, Bernd Ahlers, Matthias Wagner, Harold Koempel, Juergen Hofmockel
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Publication number: 20090292152Abstract: The invention relates to series reactor beds containing different oligomerization catalysts and having independent temperature control, and processes for the oligomerization of light olefins to heavier olefins using such series reactor beds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Jon Edmond Randoph Stanat, Jose Manuel Vargas, Stephen W. Beadle, Georges Marie K. Mathys, John Stephen Godsmark, Raphael Frans Caers
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Patent number: 7601309Abstract: Disclosed is a process for integrating a butene dimerization process with a metathesis process to remove isobutene from the feed stream to the metathesis reactor. The isobutene is preferentially dimerized in the dimerization process to leave n-butenes for metathesis with ethylene. An upstream selective hydrogenation process also isomerizes 1-butenes to 2-butenes which is the preferred butene reagent in the metathesis process. A common fractionator column for the dimerization and hydrogenation processes is also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Steven L. Krupa, Jill M. Meister
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Patent number: 7589245Abstract: A process for the preparation of linear alpha olefins having 2n carbon atoms from linear alpha olefins having n carbon atoms comprising the steps of (a) dimerizing a linear alpha olefin having n carbon atoms in the presence of a dimerization catalyst to produce a linear internal olefin having 2n carbon atoms; (b)(i) reacting the linear internal olefin having 2n carbon atoms produced in step (a) with a trialkylaluminium compound in the presence of a catalytic amount of an isomerization/displacement catalyst in order to cause isomerization of the linear internal olefin and to displace alkyl group(s) from said trialkylaluminium compound to form an alkyl aluminium compound wherein at least one of the alkyl groups bound to aluminium is a linear alkyl which has been derived from the isomerization of said linear internal olefin; and (b)(ii) reacting said alkyl aluminium compound with an alpha olefin optionally in the presence of a displacement catalyst so as to displace said linear alkyl from said alkyl aluminium coType: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Eric Johannes Maria De Boer, Harry Van Der Heijden, Inge Oosterveld, Arie Van Zon