Using Apparatus Of Recited Composition Patents (Class 585/920)
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Patent number: 12152004Abstract: Provided herein are reactor systems and processes for producing organic acids directly from beta-lactones. Such reactor systems and processes involve the use of a heterogeneous catalyst, such as a zeolite at vapor phase conditions. The reactor systems and processes may use a fixed bed, moving bed or fluidized contacting zone as reactor configurations.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Novomer, Inc.Inventor: Sadesh H. Sookraj
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Patent number: 8894820Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a fractionation zone for an alkylation apparatus. The fractionation zone can be a column adapted to receive a feed including at least one alcohol, water, and at least one ketone. The column may provide an overhead stream including the at least one ketone and a side-stream including the at least one alcohol and water.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Charles P. Luebke, David N. Myers
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Patent number: 8790602Abstract: The efficiency of heat transfer to a furnace tube or coil in a furnace for cracking ethane, propane or naphtha feedstocks, or a mixture thereof may be improved by providing protuberances on the surface of the tube or coil having i) a maximum height from 3 to 15% of the coil outer diameter, ii) a contact surface with a coil, or a base, which area is 0.1%-10% of the coil external cross section area, and iii) a geometrical shape which has a relatively large external surface containing a relatively small volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Nova Chemicals (International) S. A.Inventors: Grazyna Petela, Leslie Wilfred Benum
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Patent number: 8734729Abstract: In one aspect, the invention includes a refractory material, said material comprising: (i) at least 20 wt. % of a first grain mode stabilized zirconia based upon the total weight of said material, said first grain mode having a D50 grain size in the range of from 5 to 2000 ?m, said stabilized zirconia including a matrix oxide stabilizer; (ii) at least 1 wt. % of a second grain mode having a D50 grain size in the range of from 0.01 ?m up to not greater than one-fourth the D50 grain size of said first grain mode zirconia, based upon the total weight of said material; and (iii) at least 1 wt. % of a preservative component within at least one of said first grain mode stabilized zirconia, said second grain mode stabilized zirconia, and an optional another grain mode; wherein after sintering, said material has porosity at 20° C. in the range of from 5 to 45 vol %.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: ChangMin Chun, Frank Hershkowitz
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Patent number: 8450552Abstract: In one aspect, the invention includes a reactor apparatus for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock, the apparatus including: a reactor component comprising a refractory material in oxide form, the refractory material having a melting point of at least 2060° C. and which remains in oxide form when exposed to a gas having carbon partial pressure of 10?22 bar, an oxygen partial pressure of 10?10 bar, at a temperature of 1200° C. In some embodiments, the reactor comprises a regenerative pyrolysis reactor apparatus and in other embodiments it includes a reverse flow regenerative reactor apparatus. In other aspects, this invention includes a method for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock using a pyrolysis reactor system comprising the step of providing in a heated region of a pyrolysis reactor system for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock, apparatus comprising a refractory material in oxide form, the refractory material having a melting point of at least 2060° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, ChangMin Chun, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Shiun Ling, Gary David Mohr
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Patent number: 8399726Abstract: A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The reactor surfaces that contact the reactants and products do not provide a significant detrimental catalyzing effect. In an embodiment the reactor contains an inert lining or a portion of the reactor inner surface is treated to reduce the detrimental catalytic effects. In an embodiment the reactor contains a lining that includes an oxidative catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Fina Technology IncInventors: Sivadinarayana Chinta, Joseph Thorman
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Patent number: 8378163Abstract: The invention describes catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of making a microchannel reactor, and methods of conducting chemical reactions. It has been discovered that superior performance can be obtained from a catalyst formed by directly depositing a catalytic material onto a (low surface area) thermally-grown alumina layer. Improved methods of conducting oxidative dehydrogenations are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Velocys Corp.Inventors: Junko Ida, Francis P. Daly, Terry Mazanec, Barry L. Yang, Richard Long
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Patent number: 8206597Abstract: The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a metal aluminide or are made in a process in which a metal aluminide layer is formed as an intermediate. Certain processing conditions have surprisingly been found to result in superior coatings. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification. Other catalysts and catalyst synthesis techniques are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: Barry L. Yang, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Junko M. Watson, Francis P. Daly, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Chunshe Cao, Xiaohong Li, Terry Mazanec, Bradley R. Johnson, Ravi Arora, David J. Hesse, Dongming Qiu, Rachid Taha, Jeffrey J. Ramler, Yong Wang, Richard Long, Ya-Huei Chin
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Patent number: 8080700Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming olefins from an oxygenate-containing feedstock, comprising contacting the at least partially vaporized feed comprising oxygenates with a first catalyst upstream of an OTO reactor, the first catalyst consisting of a reactive guard bed of metal oxides comprising one or more metals from Groups 2, 3, and 4 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more metals in the Lanthanide and Actinide series, then contacting the feedstock in the OTO reactor with a second catalyst under conditions effective to form an effluent comprising the olefins.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Stephen N. Vaughn, Gary T. Schmidt, Teng Xu, Christopher E. Dilley
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Patent number: 7874432Abstract: The invention describes microchannel apparatus and catalysts that contain a layer of a metal aluminide or are made in a process in which a metal aluminide layer is formed as an intermediate. Certain processing conditions have surprisingly been found to result in superior coatings. The invention includes chemical processes conducted through apparatus described in the specification. Other catalysts and catalyst synthesis techniques are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: VelocysInventors: Barry L. Yang, Francis P. Daly, Junko M. Watson, Terry Manzanec, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Bradley R. Johnson, Xiaohong Li, Chunshe Cao, Ya-Huei Chin, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Ravi Arora, David J. Hesse, Dongming Qiu, Rachid Taha, Jeffrey J. Ramler, Yong Wang, Richard Long
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Patent number: 7754935Abstract: Methods of dehydrogenating hydrocarbons to yield unsaturated compounds are described. Reactor configurations useful for dehydrogenation are also described. Hydrocarbons can be dehydrogenated, for relatively long periods of time-on-stream, in a reaction chamber having a dimension of 2 mm or less to produce H2 and an olefin. Techniques have been developed that reduce coke and allow stable, relatively long-term operation in small reactors.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: VelocysInventors: John H. Brophy, Gary Roberts, G. Bradley Chadwell, Matthew B. Schmidt, Anna Lee Tonkovich
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Patent number: 7547387Abstract: A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pinning flow rate. This invention is applicable to hydrocarbon conversion processes and allows for higher fluid throughput rates compared to prior art processes.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Weikai Gu, Paul A. Sechrist
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Patent number: 7482502Abstract: The present invention discloses a process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock into olefinic hydrocarbon products in a furnace at a temperature of above about 1300° F. in a reactor furnace tube comprising a plurality of reaction lines constructed of a temperature-resistant, non-nickel containing material.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2003Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Stone & Webster Process Technology, Inc.Inventors: David J. Brown, Martyn D. Roberts
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Patent number: 7405338Abstract: Methods of dehydrogenating hydrocarbons to yield unsaturated compounds are described. Reactor configurations useful for dehydrogenation are also described. Hydrocarbons can dehydrogenationed, for relatively long periods of time-on-stream, in a reaction chamber having a dimension of 2 mm or less to produce H2 and an olefin. Techniques have been developed that reduce coke and allow stable, relatively long-term operation in small reactors.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: VelocysInventors: John H. Brophy, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Gary Roberts, Matthew B. Schmidt, G. Bradley Chadwell
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Patent number: 7381309Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for extracting sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream. A prewash section for converting hydrogen sulfide to sodium sulfide by reaction with an alkali such as caustic prepares the hydrocarbon stream for extraction. Spent alkali is continuously withdrawn and regenerated alkali is continuously added to the prewash section.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Luigi Laricchia, Jonathan A. Tertel
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Patent number: 7241376Abstract: A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pinning flow rate. This invention is applicable to hydrocarbon conversion processes and allows for higher fluid throughput rates compared to prior art processes.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Weikai Gu, Paul A. Sechrist
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Patent number: 7034196Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing the amount of metal catalyzed side-reaction byproducts formed in the feed vaporization and introduction system of a methanol to olefin reactor system by monitoring and/or maintaining the temperature of at least a portion of the feed vaporization and introduction system and/or of the feedstock contained therein below about 400° C., 350° C., 300° C., 250° C., 200° C. or below about 150° C. The temperature can be maintained in the desired range by jacketing at least a portion of the feed vaporization and introduction system, such as at least a portion of the feed introduction nozzle, with a thermally insulating material or by implementing a cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Ray Clem, Stephen N. Vaughn, Teng Xu, Jeffrey L. White
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Patent number: 6890619Abstract: Optical systems such as, for example, optical switches, are disclosed comprising a solid component and a refractive index-matching liquid composition interfaced with the solid component. The liquid composition has a refractive-index that is substantially equal to that of the solid component. In one approach the liquid composition is a saturated cyclic compound consisting essentially of carbon and hydrogen and optionally oxygen such as, e.g., cyclic alkanes, alcohols or ketones. In another approach the liquid composition is benzene substituted with one or more electron-donating groups attached directly to the ring and one of more fluoro groups attached to the ring or to the electron-donating groups. In yet another approach the liquid composition is a combination comprising one or more of benzene or substituted benzene and optionally at least one of an alkane or substituted alkane having a boiling point less than about 130° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Mark Troll
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Patent number: 6830676Abstract: A cracking tube includes a lining of a fouling resistant and corrosion resistant iron aluminide alloy. The iron aluminide alloy can include 14-32 wt. % Al, at least 2 vol. % transition metal oxides, 0.003 to 0.020 wt. % B, 0.2 to 2.0 wt. % Mo, 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % Zr, 0.2 to 2.0 wt. % Ti, 0.10 to 1.0 wt. % La, 0.05 to 0.2 wt. % C., balance Fe, and optionally ≦1 wt. % Cr, and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the iron aluminide alloy is substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion over the temperature range of ambient to about 1200° C. of an outer metal layer. A cracking tube utilizing the iron aluminide alloy can be formed from powders of the iron aluminide alloy by consolidation methods including cold isostatic pressing (CIP), hot isostatic pressing (HIP), reaction synthesis, spraying techniques, or co-extrusion with a second material of the cracking tube.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2001Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: Chrysalis Technologies IncorporatedInventor: Seetharama C. Deevi
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Patent number: 6824672Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel with a composition comprising: at most 0.15% of C; 2% to 10% of Mn; at most 2% of Ni; at most 4% of Cu; 0.1% to 0.4% of N; 10% to 20% of Cr; at most 1% of Si; at most 3% of Mo; and at most 0.7% of Ti; is used to manufacture equipment, for example furnaces, reactors or ducts, or elements of this equipment, or to coat the internal walls of this equipment, said equipment being used to implement petrochemical processes conducted at temperatures of 350° C. to 1100° C. and in which coke can be formed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignees: Institute Francais du Petrole, USINORInventors: Philippe Lecour, Xavier Longaygue, François Ropital, Laurent Antoni
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Patent number: 6814857Abstract: A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pinning flow rate. This invention is applicable to hydrocarbon conversion processes and allows for higher fluid throughput rates compared to prior art processes.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Weikai Gu, Paul A. Sechrist
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Patent number: 6737556Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for reducing the formation of metal catalyzed side-reaction byproducts formed in the feed vaporization and introduction system of a methanol to olefin reactor system by forming and/or coating one or more of the heating devices, feed lines or feed introduction nozzles of/with a material that is resistant to the formation of metal catalyzed side reaction byproducts. The invention also may include monitoring and/or maintaining the temperature of at least a portion of the feed vaporization and introduction system and/or of the feedstock contained therein below about 400° C., 350° C., 300° C., 250° C., 200° C. or below about 150° C. The temperature can be maintained in the desired range by jacketing at least a portion of the feed vaporization and introduction system, such as at least a portion of the feed introduction nozzle, with a thermally insulating material or by implementing a cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey P. Jones, Kenneth Ray Clem, Stephen N. Vaughn, Teng Xu, Jeffrey L. White
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Patent number: 6657097Abstract: Disclosed is a fluidized bed reactor wherein the average cross-sectional area occupied by a cooling coil, a dummy pipe and/or a cyclone leg is 10% or more of the average cross-sectional area of said reactor in a dense-phase fluidized catalyst bed region. The fluidized bed reactor in the present invention allows an improved fluidization of catalyst and thus allows an efficient reaction of a hydrocarbon with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2000Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Itaru Sawaki, Kazuhiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 6475647Abstract: A method for protecting high temperature stainless steel from coking and corrosion at elevated temperatures in corrosive environments, such as during ethylene production by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons or the reduction of oxide ores, by coating the stainless steel with a coating of MCrAlX in which M is nickel, cobalt, iron or a mixture thereof and X is yttrium, hafnium, zirconium, lanthanum or combination thereof deposited onto and metallurgically bonded to the stainless steel by plasma transferred arc deposition of atomized powder of MCrAlX. The coating has a thick, dense, continuous and smooth transition region providing an effective metallurgically bond of the coating with the stainless steel. The coating retains a relatively high aluminum content which permits generation of an adherent alumina layer on the surface, providing good resistance to high temperature oxidation together with good anti-coking and hot erosion resistance properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Surface Engineered Products CorporationInventors: Juan Manuel Mendez Acevedo, Chinnia Gounder Subramanian
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Publication number: 20020038066Abstract: A fixed particle bed in a vessel wherein the bed is a structured bed in a plurality of flow channels with the cross-section of the bed in each channel being from 1 to 20 particles, more preferably 1 to 10 particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 1999Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: VINCENT A. STRANGIO, FRITS M. DAUTZENBERG, HANS PETER ALEXANDER CALIS, AVINASH GUPTA
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Patent number: 6312652Abstract: A furnace construction for cracking of saturated hydrocarbon feed stocks to olefinic product mixtures, wherein the reaction lines of such furnace are fabricated of a ceramic refractory feed inlet pipe coaxially located with a ceramic refractory tube to define an annular space there between which in part is located without and within the radiant heating firebox volume of such furnace, this to provide for a zone wherein hot cracked olefin product gas is quenched in temperature in such annular space outside of such firebox and a cracking zone within the firebox within which hydrocarbon feed is cracked to an olefin containing product gas composition. The ceramic refractory material construction permits of such pipe-tube reaction line structure to be exposed to a much greater heat/temperature content of which the firebox is capable than reaction lines of metallic construction.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1997Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Inventor: Dennis A. Duncan
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Patent number: 6190536Abstract: Processes and apparatus for providing improved catalytic cracking, specifically improved recovery of olefins, LPG or hydrogen from catalytic crackers. The improvement is achieved by passing part of the wet gas stream across membranes selective in favor of light hydrocarbons over hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1998Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.Inventors: Kaaeid A. Lokhandwala, Richard W. Baker
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Patent number: 6027635Abstract: A process for the pyrolysis of hydrocarbons in a reactor with at least two rows which are parallel to each other in which at least one row is supplied with a non hydrocarbon fluid containing steam to decoke the reaction zone at least in part. At least one other row is supplied with a gaseous mixture containing at least one hydrocarbon and water, to pyrolyze said mixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: Institute Francais du PetroleInventors: Christian Busson, Henri Delhomme
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Patent number: 5944981Abstract: An improved method for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising passing the feedstock through furnace tubes at high temperatures. The improvement comprises tubes comprised of a nickel-cobalt alloy containing: nickel; 27.0-33.0 weight percent cobalt; 26.0-30.0 weight percent chromium; 2.4-3.0 weight percent silicon; 0.20-0.80 weight percent titanium; not more than 3.5 weight percent iron; not more than 1.5 weight percent manganese; not more than 1.0 weight percent columbium; not more than 1.0 weight percent molybdenum; not more than 1.0 weight percent tungsten; not more than 0.15 weight percent carbon; not more than 0.030 weight percent phosphorus; and not more than 0.015 weight percent sulfur. The improvement results in lower coking rates inside the furnace tubes, thus enhancing furnace efficiency and tube life.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignee: The M. W. Kellogg CompanyInventor: James Bernard Sievert
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Patent number: 5847251Abstract: A transalkylation reactor having a plurality of catalyst beds with individual feed points for each bed for converting poly alkylated benzene, typically products from a alkylation process, to mono alkylated benzene. Only so many of the catalyst beds are used to optimize the conversion of poly substituted benzene to mono substituted benzene. As the catalyst ages more of the beds are utilized to maintain conversion.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1996Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Assignee: Catalytic Distillation TechnologiesInventor: Angel Sy
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Patent number: 5600051Abstract: An improved method of thermally cracking hydrocarbons to produce olefin wherein a gaseous stream containing hydrocarbons is passed through a heated metal tube in a pyrolysis furnace, the improvement comprising enhancing the olefin yield by exposing the gaseous stream to a barium silicate glass-ceramic as the gaseous stream passes through the tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1995Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: R. Terence K. Baker, Nelly M. Rodriguez
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Patent number: 5371052Abstract: There is provided a process for recovering boron trifluoride catalyst from an oligomerization mixture, which comprises introducing an oligomerization mixture containing catalyst comprising boron trifluoride and a complex of boron trifluoride and cocatalyst into a copper-nickel-made recovery reactor, heating the oligomerization mixture at or above a decomposition temperature of the complex, and separating and recovering boron trifluoride from the oligomerization mixture. According to the process, the boron trifluoride can be recovered effectively from the oligomerization mixture without causing the corrosion problem of the recovery reactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1993Date of Patent: December 6, 1994Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Kawamura, Makoto Akatsu, Hiroyasu Ishimoto
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Patent number: 5259958Abstract: A hydrocarbon extractor, intended to be disposed above a tank (10) containing a mixture of a liquid and a liquid hydrocarbon, comprises a belt (16) made of an oleophilic material which is adapted to be immersed in the mixture and two oleophilic rollers (26, 28), disposed one on each side of the belt, for recovering the liquid hydrocarbon from the belt. The rollers are rotated in an opposite direction to that of the movement of the belt and at a higher speed than the belt to enhance the recovery process.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1993Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (Production)Inventors: Jean Bronnec, Bertrand Gaudebert, Jean C. LeRoux, Jean-Francois Vidalie, Jean-Pierre Thery, Thierry des Vallieres
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Patent number: 5202517Abstract: An apparatus and system for the dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene and hydrogen through the use of a catalytic ceramic membrane having selective permeability, thus permitting separation of hydrogen from the reaction zone which causes further dehydrogenation of ethane, the catalytic ceramic membrane being in a cylindrical form which has been treated to have a metallic catalyst of suitable metal, such as platinum, palladium or chromium, deposited on the surface adjacent to the reaction zone. The catalytic ceramic membrane tube is enclosed within an alloy tube of suitable composition to permit heating to the temperature range of 300.degree. to 650.degree. C. The annulus surrounding the ceramic membrane tube may be filled with a pelleted catalyst, thus causing the dehydrogenation reaction to take place within this annular zone, but which will be accelerated by the permeation of hydrogen out of the zone through the ceramic catalytic membrane.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1989Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Medalert IncorporatedInventors: Ronald G. Minet, Theodore T. Tsotsis, Althea M. Champagnie
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Patent number: 5095167Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for alkylating an isoparaffin with an olefin which decreases the required catalyst inventory while improving alkylate quality by internally admixing unreacted isoparaffin and alkylate product with the isoparaffin:olefin reactant stream in the draft tube of a decantation reaction vessel.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1991Date of Patent: March 10, 1992Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventor: Gary Christensen
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Patent number: 4929798Abstract: A multitubular catalytic reactor for exothermal catalytic reactions comprises a bundle of parallel tubes all of the same length and a catalyst within the tubes. The tube bundle has an inlet side and an outlet side. Devices are provided for introducing separately reactants to within the tubes of the reactor and coolant to the channels defined between adjacent tubes of the bundle. The coolant is introduced into the channels co-currently with the direction of flow of the reactants. The products are withdrawn from the tubes independently of the coolant. The reactor is particularly adapted to a single stage conversion of methanol into gasoline boiling point range constituents using crystalline aluminosilicate catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1988Date of Patent: May 29, 1990Assignee: Canadian Patents and Development LimitedInventor: Hugo I. de Lasa
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Patent number: 4885421Abstract: An integrated reactor system for conversion of methanol to ether-containing high octane gasoline and distillate. Methanol is converted to olefins in the presence of zeolite MTO catalyst. C.sub.4 and C.sub.5 olefin fraction is converted to MTBE and TAME in the presence of excess methanol and acid etherification catalyst. Unreacted methanol and hydrocarbons are passed to an olefins to gasoline and distillate oligomerization unit in conjunction with C.sub.3, C.sub.6 and C.sub.7 olefins from the methanol to olefins unit whereby distillate and LPG products are produced. Gasoline products from the oligomerization unit are passed to the etherification unit whereby an ether-rich gasoline fraction is separated.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1988Date of Patent: December 5, 1989Inventors: Mohsen N. Harandi, Hartley Owen
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Patent number: 4857667Abstract: Apparatus for converting crude aqueous oxygenate feedstock, such methanol or the like, to liquid hydrocarbons in contact with a medium pore shape selective crystalline acid zeolite catalyst, such as HZSM-5. In a preferred embodiment, the novel technique comprises means for: (a) contacting a crude methanol feedstock containing a minor amount of water with a liquid hydrocarbon extraction stream under extraction conditions favorable to selective extraction of the methanol, thereby providing an extract liquid stream rich in methanol and an aqueous raffinate stream lean in methanol; (b) charging the extracted methanol substantially free of water to said reaction zone under process conditions to convert substantially all methanol to hydrocarbons; (c) cooling reaction effluent to recover aqueous liquid byproduct stream, gas rich in C.sub.2.sup.- hydrocarbons, liquid rich in C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbons and C.sub.5.sup.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1987Date of Patent: August 15, 1989Assignee: Mobil Oil CorporationInventors: Mohsen N. Harandi, Hartley Owen