Using Aluminosilicate Catalyst Patents (Class 585/739)
  • Patent number: 11590481
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for hydroisomerization of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with hydrogen and a catalyst to yield a hydrocarbon product having an increase in branched hydrocarbons relative to the hydrocarbon feedstock. The present catalysts comprise a heteroatom-doped Beta zeolite having a trivalent cation as a framework metal oxide, an extra-framework species comprised of cerium and/or cobalt, and from 0.01 to 1.5 wt. % of a group VIII or VIB metal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Takayuki Iida, Jihad M. Dakka, Brandon M. Carcuffe, Aaron Peters
  • Patent number: 11193082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wax isomerized oil, wherein a content of a hydrocarbon compound having an even number of carbon atoms, as determined from a chromatogram obtained by mass spectrometry, is more than 50% by mass based on a total amount of the wax isomerized oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Tagawa, Fuyuki Aida, Koshi Takahama
  • Patent number: 10189717
    Abstract: A method is provided for synthesizing aluminosilicate zeolite SSZ-26 by interzeolite transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Stacey Ian Zones
  • Patent number: 10022711
    Abstract: A new crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite comprising a MTT framework has been synthesized that has been designated UZM-53. This zeolite is represented by the empirical formula: M+mRrAl1-xExSiyOz where M represents sodium, potassium or a combination of sodium and potassium cations, R is the organic structure directing agent or agents derived from reactants R1 and R2 where R1 is diisopropanolamine and R2 is a chelating diamine, and E is an element selected from the group consisting of gallium, iron, boron and mixtures thereof. Catalysts made from UZM-53 have utility in various hydrocarbon conversion reactions such as oligomerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Nicholas, Mark A. Miller
  • Patent number: 9040765
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for isomerization of paraffins are provided. In one example, a method comprises the steps of separating an isomerization effluent into a product stream that comprises branched paraffins and a stabilizer vapor stream that comprises HCl, H2, and C6-hydrocarbons. C6-hydrocarbons are removed from the stabilizer overhead vapor stream to form a HCl and H2-rich stream. An isomerization catalyst is activated using at least a portion of the HCl and H2-rich stream to form a chloride-promoted isomerization catalyst. A paraffin feed stream is contacted with the chloride-promoted isomerization catalyst in the presence of hydrogen for isomerization of the paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Lynn H. Rice
  • Patent number: 9040766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of branched saturated hydrocarbons, said method comprising the steps where a feed comprising olefins having at least 10 carbons is simultaneously hydrogenated and isomerized in the presence of hydrogen at a temperature of 100-400° C., under hydrogen partial pressure of 0.01-10 MPa, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a metal selected from the metals of Group VIIIb of the Periodic Table of Elements, a molecular sieve selected from ten member ring molecular sieves, twelve member ring molecular sieves and mesoporous molecular sieves embedded with zeolite, and a carrier, to yield branched saturated hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: NESTE OIL OYJ
    Inventors: Mika Kettunen, Vaino Sippola, Marja Tiitta
  • Publication number: 20150112110
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an activated EU-2 zeolite, including: pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 ? while maintaining the crystal structure of the EU-2 zeolite; and pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 ?, wherein the volume of the pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 ? is 0.01 to 0.06 cc/g, and the volume of the pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 ? is 0.07 to 0.4 cc/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yoon Kyung LEE, Seung Woo LEE, Jae Suk CHOI, Tae Jin Kim, Do Woan Kim, Seon Ju Lim
  • Publication number: 20150094505
    Abstract: A method for producing a lubricant base oil that has a predetermined boiling point range, the method including a first step of bringing a feedstock containing a first hydrocarbon oil having a boiling point in the above boiling point range and a second hydrocarbon oil having a lower boiling point than the boiling point range into contact with a hydroisomerization catalyst, wherein the catalyst contains a support that includes a zeolite having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and a binder, and platinum and/or palladium supported on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie Iwama, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Yoshiyuki Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20150057478
    Abstract: A method for producing a hydroisomerization catalyst includes a first step of preparing a support precursor by heating a mixture containing an ion-exchanged zeolite and a binder, the ion-exchanged zeolite being prepared by ion-exchanging an organic template-containing zeolite which contains an organic template and has a one-dimensional pore structure including a 10-membered ring in a solution containing ammonium ions and/or protons, at a temperature of 250 to 350° C. under N2 atmosphere, and a second step of preparing a hydroisomerization catalyst, which is prepared by calcining a catalyst precursor, the catalyst precursor being prepared based on the support precursor containing a platinum salt and/or a palladium salt, at a temperature of 350 to 400° C. in an atmosphere containing molecular oxygen, the hydroisomerization catalyst containing a support which includes a zeolite and carries platinum and/or palladium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nagayasu, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Mayumi Yokoi, Koshi Takahama
  • Publication number: 20150051432
    Abstract: A method for producing a hydroisomerization catalyst according to the present invention includes: a first step of preparing a catalyst to be treated, which contains a support having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: group 8 to 10 metals of the periodic table, Mo, and W supported on the hydroisomerization catalyst; and a second step of producing a hydroisomerization catalyst having a carbon content of 0.4 to 2.5% by mass by subjecting the catalyst to be treated to a coking treatment by means of a carbon-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nagayasu, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Marie Iwama
  • Publication number: 20150025291
    Abstract: A molecular sieve material, EMM-17, has in its as-calcined form an X-ray diffraction pattern including the following peaks in Table 11: TABLE 11 d-spacing Relative Intensity (?) [100 × I/I(o)] % 17.4-16.4 1-10 12.6-12.1 1-20 11.8-11.4 60-100 11.2-10.8 5-30 10.7-10.3 30-80? 8.62-8.38 10-40? 6.09-5.96 1-20 5.71-5.61 1-20 4.23-4.17 1-20 4.09-4.03 1-10 3.952-3.901 10-40? 3.857-3.809 5-30 3.751-3.705 1-20 3.727-3.682 1-20 3.689-3.644 1-10 3.547-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Simon C. Weston, Karl G. Strohmaier, Hilda B. Vroman
  • Publication number: 20140288344
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the conversion of a paraffinic feed produced from renewable resources, to the exclusion of paraffinic feeds obtained by a process employing a step for upgrading by the Fischer-Tropsch pathway, said process employing a catalyst comprising at least one hydrodehydrogenating metal, used alone or as a mixture, and a support comprising at least one Nu-10 zeolite and at least one silica-alumina, said process being carried out at a temperature in the range 150° C. to 500° C., at a pressure in the range 0.1 MPa to 15 MPa, at an hourly space velocity in the range 0.1 to 10 h?1 and in the presence of a total quantity of hydrogen mixed with the feed such that the hydrogen/feed ratio is in the range 70 to 2000 Nm3/m3 of feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Filipe Manuel MARQUES MOTA, Christophe BOUCHY, Pascal DUCHENE, Johan MARTENS
  • Publication number: 20140275689
    Abstract: The hydroisomerization of a paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstock obtained from renewable sources is effectively achieved by passing the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen over a hydroisomerization catalyst comprising a crystalline metal silicate molecular sieve, in which a portion of the crystalline framework contains iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ivan Petrovic, Ahmad Moini, Scott Hedrick, Martin Kraus
  • Patent number: 8772560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modified zeolite catalyst, useful for the conversion of paraffins, olefins and aromatics in a mixed feedstock such as FCC gasoline that contain high content of olefin, aromatic and n-paraffin into isoparaffins. The invention further relates to the use of such a catalyst, for example but not limited to, in a process for the conversion of paraffins, olefins and aromatics in a mixed feedstock into the product having high amount of branched paraffins with decreased aromatics and olefins, a useful gasoline blend, with negligible production of lighter gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Viswanadham Nagabhatla, Raviraj Kamble, Amit Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, Bhagwan Singh Negi, Murali Dhar Gudimella, Madhukar Onkarnath Garg
  • Patent number: 8686203
    Abstract: A process for preparing fuels, such as diesel fuels or jet fuels, by hydrotreating vegetable oils or fatty acid derivatives that may be applied to existing equipment for treating fossil fuels. The process comprises feeding hydrotreating a combined oxygenate feed stream, such as FAME, and a hydrocarbon feed stream until not more than 86 wt % of the esters in the oxygenate feed stream are converted to hydrocarbons, and optionally further hydrotreating the product stream within at least a second hydrotreatment reaction zone until at least 90 wt % of the esters in the oxygenate feed stream are converted to hydrocarbons, before removing and separating a hydrocarbon stream suitable for use as fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Patrick L. Hanks, Kathryn Y. Cole, William E. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20140066674
    Abstract: A new family of coherently grown composites of TUN and IMF zeotypes have been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. NanMmk+TtAl1-xExSiyOz where “n” is the mole ratio of Na to (Al+E), M represents a metal or metals from zinc, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and or the lanthanide series of the periodic table, “m” is the mole ratio of M to (Al+E), “k” is the average charge of the metal or metals M, T is the organic structure directing agent or agents, and E is a framework element such as gallium. These zeolites are similar to TNU-9 and IM-5 but are characterized by unique compositions and synthesis procedures and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for carrying out various separations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Nicholas, Mark A. Miller
  • Patent number: 8629073
    Abstract: A catalyst is described which comprises at least one IZM-2 zeolite, at least one matrix and at least one metal selected from metals from groups VIII, VIB and VIIB, said zeolite having a chemical composition expressed as the anhydrous base in terms of moles of oxides by the following general formula: XO2:aY2O3:bM2/nO, in which X represents at least one tetravalent element, Y represents at least one trivalent element and M is at least one alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal with valency n, a and b respectively representing the number of moles of Y2O3 and M2/nO; and a is in the range 0.001 to 0.5 and b is in the range 0 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Emmanuelle Guillon, Nicolas Cadran, Sylvie Maury, Amandine Cabiac
  • Patent number: 8609064
    Abstract: Disclosed are a novel NU-85 molecular sieve having a specific surface area ranging from about 405 m2/g to about 470 m2/g and a pore volume ranging from about 0.27 cm3/g to about 0.35 cm3/g, and processes for preparing the NU-85 molecular sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemical, Sinopec
    Inventors: Zhizhi Zhang, Xiwen Zhang, Bo Qin
  • Publication number: 20130165730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for conversion of a paraffinic feedstock that has a number of carbon atoms of between 9 and 25, whereby said paraffinic feedstock is produced starting from renewable resources, employing a catalyst that comprises at least one hydrogenating-dehydrogenating metal that is selected from the group that is formed by the metals of group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table, taken by themselves or in a mixture, and a substrate that comprises at least one IZM-2 zeolite and at least one binder, with said process being carried out at a temperature of between 150 and 500° C., at a pressure of between 0.1 MPa and 15 MPa, at an hourly volumetric flow rate of between 0.1 and 10 h?1, and in the presence of a total quantity of hydrogen mixed with the feedstock such that the hydrogen/feedstock ratio is between 70 and 2,000 Nm3/m3 of feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventor: IFP Energies Nouvelles
  • Publication number: 20130072730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing hydrocarbon components, comprising: providing a feedstock comprising tall oil and terpene-based compounds; subjecting the feedstock and a hydrogen gas feed to a hydroprocessing treatment in the presence of a hydroprocessing catalyst to produce hydrocarbon components including n-paraffins, and subjecting the hydrocarbon components including n-paraffins to isomerisation in the presence of a dewaxing catalyst to form a mixture of hydrocarbon components. The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing the process. The invention further relates to a use of the hydrocarbon components produced by the process as a fuel or as an additive in fuel compositions. The invention also relates to a use of a NiW catalyst on a support selected from Al2O3, zeolite, zeolite-Al2O3, and Al2O3—SiO2 for producing fuel or an additive for fuel compositions from a feedstock comprising tall oil and terpene-based compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pekka Knuuttila, Jaakko Nousiainen, Arto Rissanen
  • Patent number: 8222473
    Abstract: A process for isomerizing light paraffins using a catalyst comprising an STI-type zeolite and at least one Group VIII metal. It has been found that the catalyst can selectively convert C6 paraffins into the more favorable higher octane C6 isomer, namely 2,3-dimethylbutane (RON=105), over the less favorable C6 isomer, namely octane 2,2-dimethylbutane (RON=94).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Xiaoying Ouyang, Tracy M. Davis, Stacey I. Zones
  • Patent number: 8202815
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a catalyst composition comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal. In another embodiment, a method for processing hydrocarbons comprises hydro-treating the hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregg Anthony Deluga, Daniel Lawrence Derr
  • Patent number: 8198501
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for isomerizing light paraffins by using a catalyst containing a zeolite selected from the group consisting of CON- and TUN-type zeolites, and at least one Group VIII metal. It has been found that the CON- and TUN-type zeolite catalysts of the present invention selectively convert C6 paraffins into the more favorable higher octane C6 isomer, namely 2,3-dimethylbetane (RON 101.0), over the less favorable C6 isomer, namely octane 2,2-dimethylbutane (RON 91.8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Stacey I. Zones
  • Patent number: 8142644
    Abstract: A process for hydrocracking and hydro-isomerization of a paraffinic feedstock obtained by Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis comprising at least 50 wt % of components boiling above 370° C. to obtain a hydro-isomerized feedstock, the process comprising contacting the feedstock, in the presence of hydrogen, at elevated temperature and pressure with a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating compound supported on a carrier comprising amorphous silica-alumina, the carrier having a pore volume of at least 0.8 ml/g, wherein at most 40% of the pore volume comes from pores having a pore diameter above 35 nm and wherein at most 20% of the pore volume comes from pores having a pore diameter below 50 ? and above 37 ?, the carrier having a median pore diameter of at least 85 ?, wherein the product of (surface area per pore volume) and (median pore diameter as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry) of the carrier is at least 34,000 ?·m2/ml.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Focco Kornelis Bijlsma, Jan Lodewijk Maria Dierickx, Arend Hoek
  • Publication number: 20120065449
    Abstract: Provided are hydroisomerization catalysts for processing a bio-based feedstock into biodiesel fuels. These catalysts comprise a catalytic material and a matrix component. The catalytic material is made up of a molecular sieve that has a pre-loaded platinum group metal. The catalytic material and the matrix component are processed together to form the hydroisomerization catalyst. Methods of making these hydroisomerization catalysts include synthesizing a molecular sieve; purifying the molecular sieve; associating the molecular sieve with a platinum group metal in the absence of the matrix component to form the pre-loaded molecular sieve before formation of a catalyst body; mixing the pre-loaded molecular sieve with the matrix component to form a mixture; processing the mixture to form a catalyst body; and drying and calcining the catalyst body to form the hydroisomerization catalyst. These hydroisomerization catalysts can be used to process hydrodeoxygenated plant- or animal-derived feeds to yield a biofuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Loewenstein, Ahmad Moini, Ivan Petrovic
  • Patent number: 8101811
    Abstract: An aluminosilicate ZSM-12 may be prepared de novo in a small crystalline form from a reaction mixture containing a source of silica and a source of alumina A small crystalline form of aluminosilicate ZSM-12 may also be prepared from a small crystalline form of borosilicate ZSM-12 by replacement of boron in the borosilicate ZSM-12 framework with aluminum. The aluminosilicate ZSM-12 is useful as an isomerization selective catalyst in processes such as isomerization dewaxing hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Allen W. Burton, Jr., Tracy M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20110319696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a hydroisomerization process using a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-81, which is synthesized using a structure directing agent selected from 1,5-bis(1-azonia-bicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, 1,5-bis(1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)pentane dications, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Stacey I. Zones
  • Patent number: 8053618
    Abstract: A new family of crystalline aluminosilicate zeolitic compositions, UZM-35 compositions, has been synthesized. These zeolitic compositions are represented by the empirical formula. Mmn+Rr+Al1-xExSiyOz where M represents a combination of potassium and sodium exchangeable cations, R is a singly charged organoammonium cation such as the dimethyldipropylammonium cation and E is a framework element such as gallium. These compositions comprise a MSE zeolite, a MFI zeolite and an ERI zeolite. The compositions are similar to MCM-68 but are characterized by unique x-ray diffraction patterns and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jaime G Moscoso, Deng-Yang Jan
  • Patent number: 8038982
    Abstract: An EUO-structural-type zeolite that comprises at least one element X that is selected from among silicon and germanium and at least one element T that is selected from among aluminum, iron, gallium, vanadium, zirconium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, chromium and manganese is described. It contains at least one alkyl quinuclidinium cation in its intracrystalline pores and has an N/X atomic ratio of more than 0.065, whereby N represents the nitrogen element. This invention also relates to a process for preparation of said zeolite and the use of the latter as an acidic solid in a process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Loic Rouleau, Sylvie Lacombe
  • Patent number: 8022262
    Abstract: A new family of crystalline aluminosilicate zeolitic compositions, UZM-35 compositions, has been synthesized. These zeolitic compositions are represented by the empirical formula. Mmn+Rr+Al(1-x)ExSiyOz where M represents a combination of potassium and sodium exchangeable cations, R is a singly charged organoammonium cation such as the dimethyldipropylammonium cation and E is a framework element such as gallium. These compositions comprise a MSE zeolite, a MFI zeolite and an ERI zeolite. The compositions are similar to MCM-68 but are characterized by unique x-ray diffraction patterns and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jaime G. Moscoso, Deng-Yang Jan
  • Patent number: 8017824
    Abstract: This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using UZM-29 and UZM-29HS zeolitic compositions. The UZM-29 zeolites are represented by the empirical formula: Mmn+R+rAl1?xExSiyOz UZM-29 has the PHI structure type topology but is thermally stable up to a temperature of at least 350° C. UZM-29HS is a high silica version of UZM-29 and is represented by the empirical formula: M1?n+aAl(1?x)ExSiyOz. Examples of the hydrocarbon conversion processes are isomerization of alkanes, especially butane and the conversion of oxygenates to olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Susan C. Koster, Jaime G. Moscoso
  • Patent number: 8003834
    Abstract: An integrated process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as animal and plant oils and using a byproduct naphtha as an extraction solvent in the generation of the renewable feedstock. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a hydrocarbon fraction useful as a diesel fuel or diesel boiling range fuel blending component. A byproduct naphtha stream is used as an extraction solvent in a process for the generation of the renewable feedstock. If desired, the hydrocarbon fraction can be isomerized to improve cold flow properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Terry L. Marker, Graham D. Ellis, Christopher D. Gosling
  • Publication number: 20110130610
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for isomerizing light paraffins by using a catalyst containing a zeolite selected from the group consisting of CON- and TUN-type zeolites, and at least one Group VIII metal. It has been found that the CON- and TUN-type zeolite catalysts of the present invention selectively convert C6 paraffins into the more favorable higher octane C6 isomer, namely 2,3-dimethylbetane (RON 101.0), over the less favorable C6 isomer, namely octane 2,2-dimethylbutane (RON 91.8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Con-Yen Chen, Stacey I. Zones
  • Publication number: 20110124940
    Abstract: An aluminosilicate ZSM-12 may be prepared de novo in a small crystalline form from a reaction mixture containing a source of silica and a source of alumina A small crystalline form of aluminosilicate ZSM-12 may also be prepared from a small crystalline form of borosilicate ZSM-12 by replacement of boron in the borosilicate ZSM-12 framework with aluminum. The aluminosilicate ZSM-12 is useful as an isomerization selective catalyst in processes such as isomerization dewaxing hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Allen W. Burton, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110034746
    Abstract: This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using UZM-29 and UZM-29HS zeolitic compositions. The UZM-29 zeolites are represented by the empirical formula: Mmn+R+rAl1?xExSiyOz UZM-29 has the PHI structure type topology but is thermally stable up to a temperature of at least 350° C. UZM-29HS is a high silica version of UZM-29 and is represented by the empirical formula: M1?n+aAl(1?x)ExSiyOz. Examples of the hydrocarbon conversion processes are isomerization of alkanes, especially butane and the conversion of oxygenates to olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Susan C. Koster, Jaime G. Moscoso
  • Publication number: 20110009680
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a crystalline molecular sieve comprising silicalite-1 having substantially hexagonal column morphology of at least 90% and having less than 20% crystal twinning as measured by SEM. This disclosure also relates to a method of making the crystalline molecular sieve of this disclosure, the method comprises: (a) providing a mixture comprising at least one source of at least one tetravalent element (Y), at least one source of hydroxide ion, at least one directing-agent (R), water, the mixture having the following molar composition: H2O/Y=10 to 1000 OH?/Y=0.41 to 0.74 R/Y=0.001 to 2 wherein R comprises at least one of TPAOH, TPACl, TPABr, TPAI, and TPAF, wherein OH?/Y is not corrected for trivalent ion; (b) submitting the mixture at crystallization conditions to form a product comprising the crystalline molecular sieve, wherein the crystallization conditions comprise a temperature in the range of from 100° C. to 250° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Sebastien Kremer
  • Publication number: 20100317910
    Abstract: Novel silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve compositions comprising SAPO-11 and SAPO-41 with at least about 5 wt % of in situ-produced amorphous portion. Such compositions can be uncalcined or calcined and novel processes for their preparation are described. These compositions, when loaded or impregnated with a catalytically active species such as a Group VIII noble metal are novel, and are excellent hydroisomerization catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Albemarle Europe SPRL
    Inventors: Martijn J. M. Mies, Mark H. Harte, Edgar Evert Steenwinkel, Emanuel Hermanus van Broekhoven
  • Patent number: 7838272
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for integrating gas-to-liquids (GTL) processing with biofuels production. In some embodiments of the present invention, carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by GTL processing is used to support grovel (via photosynthesis) of microalgae. In some such embodiments, the microalgae can be further processed to yield a diesel fuel that can be used either by itself, or mixed with fuel produced by the GTL processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Joseph Miller
  • Publication number: 20100249478
    Abstract: This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using a new family of crystalline aluminosilicate compositions designated the UZM-27 family. These include the UZM-27 and UZM-27HS which have unique structures. UZM-27 is a microporous composition which has a three-dimensional structure and is obtained by calcining the as synthesized form designated UZM-27P. UZM-27HS is a high silica version of UZM-27 and includes an essentially pure silica version of UZM-27.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Miller, Gregory J. Lewis
  • Patent number: 7727379
    Abstract: Process to prepare simultaneously two or more base oil grades and middle distillates from a mineral crude derived feed, in particular a de-asphalted oil or a vacuum distillate feed or their mixtures, by performing the following steps: (a) hydrocracking the mineral crude derived feed, thereby obtaining an effluent; (b) distillation of the effluent as obtained in step (a) into one or more middle distillates and a full range residue boiling substantially above 340° C., (c) catalytically dewaxing the full range residue by contacting the residue with a dewaxing catalyst comprising a zeolite of the MTW type and a Group VIII metal, thereby obtaining a dewaxed oil; (d) isolating by means of distillation two or more base oil grades from the dewaxed oil obtained in step (c); and (e) isolating a dewaxed gas oil from the dewaxed-oil obtained in step (c); wherein the dewaxed oil as obtained in step (c) comprises between 10 and 40 wt % of a dewaxed heavy gas oil boiling for more than 70 wt % between 370 and 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Nicholas James Adams, Harmannus Julius Hegge, Laurent Georges Huve, Kevin John Anthony Polder, Wiecher Derk Evert Steenge
  • Publication number: 20100121122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-75 prepared using a tetramethylene-1,4-bis-(N-methylpyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Stacey I. Zones, Allen W. Burton, JR., Theodorus Ludovicus Michael Maesen, Berend Smit, Edith Beerdsen
  • Patent number: 7663011
    Abstract: A process for treating organic compounds includes providing a composition which includes a substantially mesoporous structure of refractory oxide containing at least 97% by volume of pores having a pore size ranging from about 15 ? to about 30 ? and having a micropore volume of at least about 0.01 cc/g, wherein the mesoporous structure has incorporated therewith at least about 0.02% by weight of at least one catalytically and/or chemically active heteroatom selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zn, Fe, Sn, Mo, Ga, Ni, Co, In, Zr, Mn, Cu, Mg, Pd, Pt and W, and the catalyst has an X-ray diffraction pattern with one peak at 0.3° to about 3.5° at 2 theta (?). The catalyst is contacted with an organic feed under reaction conditions wherein the treating process is selected from alkylation, acylation, oligomerization, selective oxidation, hydrotreating, isomerization, demetalation, catalytic dewaxing, hydroxylation, hydrogenation, ammoximation, isomerization, dehydrogenation, cracking and adsorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiping Shan, Jacobus Cornelis Jansen, Chuen Y. Yeh, Philip J. Angevine, Thomas Maschmeyer, Mohamed S. Hamdy
  • Publication number: 20090292154
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modified zeolite catalyst, useful for the conversion of paraffins, olefins and aromatics in a mixed feedstock such as FCC gasoline that contain high content of olefin, aromatic and n-paraffin into isoparaffins. The invention further relates to the use of such a catalyst, for example but not limited to, in a process for the conversion of paraffins, olefins and aromatics in a mixed feedstock into the product having high amount of branched paraffins with decreased aromatics and olefins, a useful gasoline blend, with negligible production of lighter gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Viswanadham Nagabhatla, Raviraj Kamble, Amit Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, Bhagwan Singh Negi, Murali Dhar Gudimella, Madhukar Onkarnath Garg
  • Patent number: 7622032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-74 prepared using an hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-pyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and processes employing SSZ-74 in a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey I. Zones, Allen W. Burton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7550073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-70 prepared using a N,N?-diisopropyl imidazolium cation as a structure-directing agent, methods for synthesizing SSZ-70 and processes employing SSZ-70 in a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Stacey I. Zones, Allen W. Burton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7537685
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new molecular sieve SSZ-71 prepared using a N-benzyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane cation as a structure-directing agent, methods for synthesizing SSZ-71 and processes employing SSZ-71 in a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Allen W. Burton, Jr., Ann J. Liang
  • Patent number: 7491858
    Abstract: Feedstock originating from renewable sources is converted to hydrocarbons in diesel fuel distillation range by contacting with a supported catalyst comprising VIII group metal/metals, whereby the consumption of hydrogen is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Fortum Oyj
    Inventors: Dmitry Yu Murzin, Iva Kubickova, Mathias Snåre, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Jukka Myllyoja
  • Publication number: 20090043145
    Abstract: An EUO-structural-type zeolite that comprises at least one element X that is selected from among silicon and germanium and at least one element T that is selected from among aluminum, iron, gallium, vanadium, zirconium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, chromium and manganese is described. It contains at least one alkyl quinuclidinium cation in its intracrystalline pores and has an N/X atomic ratio of more than 0.065, whereby N represents the nitrogen element. This invention also relates to a process for preparation of said zeolite and the use of the latter as an acidic solid in a process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Loic Rouleau, Sylvie Lacombe
  • Patent number: 7470645
    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: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiping Shan, Peter Wilhelm, 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: 7459073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-47B prepared using a N-cyclopentyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2] octane cation as a structure-directing agent and an amine too large to fit in the pores of the molecular sieve nonasil, methods for synthesizing SSZ-47B and processing employing SSZ-47B in a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Allen W. Burton, Jr., Stacey I. Zones