Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
208015000 | Fuels | 79 |
20080210595 | Light Oil Fuel - The invention relates to oil refining, more particularly to a composition of a light fuel oil for use in medium-speed diesel engines of marine power units. The inventive light fuel oil comprises, in % by wt.: black oil—(4-10), tar—(2-10), light catalytic cracking gas oil—(10-30), heavy catalytic cracking gas oil—(5-10), a straight-run diesel fuel—(8-10), a viscosity breaking residuum of a heavy oil fraction—the rest. The selected component ratio will enable to improve the fuel stability in transportation and storage, expand the range of available fuels and increase the production volumes of quality fuels, while rationally using poor-quality products readily available at refineries. | 09-04-2008 |
20080223752 | Production of Biodiesel Fuels Which Are Low In Glycerin And Sulfur - The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of carboxylic acid esters and/or biodiesel fuel from feedstocks containing fatty acids, glycerated fatty acids, and glycerin by reactive distillation. Specifically, in one embodiment, the present invention relates to the production of biodiesel fuels having low glycerin, water, and sulfur content on an industrial scale. | 09-18-2008 |
20080272027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of an inorganic salt catalyst produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The inorganic salt catalyst includes one or more alkali metals. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080272028 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of an inorganic salt catalyst produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The inorganic salt catalyst may include one or more alkali metals. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080296202 | Process - The present invention provides a process for the treatment of crude oil or aged crude oil residue comprising the steps of (a) contacting the oil or residue with a phenol resin and with a diluent, to provide a diluted phenol resin treated oil or residue; and (b) optionally removing solid material from the diluted phenol resin treated oil or residue. | 12-04-2008 |
20090101541 | LIGHT OIL COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a gas oil composition having a C10-24 paraffin composition that satisfies the condition represented by inequality (1-1) below, a slow-cooling cloud point of no higher than −6.0° C. and a pour point of no higher than −7.5° C. The invention further provides a gas oil composition having a C10-24 paraffin composition that satisfies the condition represented by inequality (1-2) below, a distillate volume at a distillation temperature of 250° C. (E250) of 5-45% and a slow-cooling cloud point of higher than −6.0° C. In inequalities (1-1) and (1-2), n is the carbon number of the paraffin and f(n) is the paraffin composition parameter for the carbon number of n represented by formula (2) below. In formula (2), n represents an integer of 10-24, and a, b and c respectively represent the proportion (in terms of molar value) of normal paraffins with carbon number of n, of isoparaffins with carbon number of n and one branch and of isoparaffins with carbon number of n and two or more branches, with respect to the total amount of paraffins with carbon number of n. | 04-23-2009 |
20090107880 | METHOD OF UPGRADING HEAVY HYDROCARBON STREAMS TO JET PRODUCTS - A process of upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprising contacting a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen in a reactor system, containing the catalyst as the only catalyst, wherein the catalyst, is prepared by sulfiding a catalyst precursor obtained by mixing at reaction conditions, to form a precipitate or cogel, at least a Group VIII metal compound in solution; at least a Group VIB metal compound in solution; and, at least an organic oxygen containing ligand in solution, and thereby producing a fuel product. | 04-30-2009 |
20090134059 | Very Low Sulfur Heavy Crude oil and Porcess for the Production thereof - A process for production of sweet heavy crude oil is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: removing contaminants from heavy oil, bitumen or bitumen froth to form a substantially dewatered deasphalted oil; and subsequent desulfurization of the substantially dewatered deasphalted oil using sodium metal desulfurization to produce a sweet heavy crude oil. The step of removing contaminants is conducted using extraction with a paraffinic solvent. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts containing a transition metal sulfide produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. In some embodiments, gas is produced during contact with one or more catalysts and the crude feed. | 05-28-2009 |
20090159489 | METHOD OF MAKING HIGH ENERGY DISTILLATE FUELS - A process of upgrading a highly aromatic hydrocarbon feedstream comprising | 06-25-2009 |
20090178951 | FUEL COMPOSITION - A middle distillate fuel composition is provided comprising (a) a middle distillate base fuel, (b) a Fischer-Tropsch derived paraffinic wax component, and (c) one or more cold flow additives; a method for formulating a middle distillate fuel composition comprising a middle distillate base fuel, comprising (i) incorporating into the base fuel a Fischer-Tropsch derived wax component. The use of a Fischer-Tropsch derived wax component in a middle distillate fuel composition, for the purpose of increasing the effect of a CFPP improver additive in the composition is disclosed. | 07-16-2009 |
20090200201 | METHOD OF UPGRADING HEAVY HYDROCARBON STREAMS TO JET AND DIESEL PRODUCTS - The present invention is directed to a process for converting heavy hydrocarbonaceous feeds to jet and diesel products: using a single reactor, dual catalyst system; or using a single reactor, multiple catalyst system. | 08-13-2009 |
20090211942 | CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR REFORMING OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are catalysts and methods that can reform aqueous solutions of oxygenated compounds such as ethylene glycol, glycerol, sugar alcohols, and sugars to generate products such as hydrogen and alkanes. In some embodiments, aqueous solutions containing at least 20 wt % of the oxygenated compounds can be reformed over a catalyst comprising a Group VIII transition metal and a Group VIIB transition metal, preferably supported on an activated carbon-supported catalyst. In other embodiments, catalysts are provided for the production of hydrogen or alkanes at reaction temperatures less than 300° C. | 08-27-2009 |
20090255849 | Quick Removal of Mercaptans from Hydrocarbons - Mercaptans and/or hydrogen sulfide (H | 10-15-2009 |
20090255850 | CATALYSTS HAVING SELECTED PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, METHOD OF MAKING SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT, PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM SUCH METHODS, AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A catalyst and a method of preparation of said catalyst is described herein. The catalyst includes one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table, a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter ranging from 105 Å to 150 Å, with 60% of the total number of pores in the pore size distribution having a pore diameter within 60 Å of the median pore diameter, with at least 50% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter of at most 600 Å, and between 5% and 25% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter between 1000 Å and 5000 Å. Methods of producing said catalyst are described herein. Crude products and products made from said crude products are described herein. | 10-15-2009 |
20090255851 | CATALYSTS, PREPARATION OF SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF USING SUCH CATALYSTS, PRODUCTS OBTAINED IN SUCH METHODS AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A catalyst that includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and a support. The support comprises from 0.01 grams to 0.2 gram of silica and from 0.80 grams to 0.99 grams of alumina per gram of support. The catalyst has a surface area of at least 315 m | 10-15-2009 |
20090283442 | Production of Aviation Fuel from Renewable Feedstocks - A hydrocarbon product stream having hydrocarbons with boiling points in the aviation fuel range is produced from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating, deoxygenating, isomerization, and selectively hydrocracking the feedstock to produce paraffinic hydrocarbons having from about 9 to about 16 carbon atoms and a high iso/normal ratio in a single reaction zone containing a multifunctional catalyst, or set of catalysts, having hydrogenation, deoxygenation, isomerization and selective hydrocracking functions. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288982 | Process for producing low sulfur and high cetane number petroleum fuel - The present invention relates to a process for reducing sulfur content in petroleum fuel, such as diesel fuel, and raising the Cetane Number to a value above 50. | 11-26-2009 |
20100089794 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT, METHOD FOR PREPARING A DILUTED HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION, CRUDE PRODUCTS, DILUENTS AND USES OF SUCH CRUDE PRODUCTS AND DILUENTS - Methods for producing a crude product, methods for preparing a diluted hydrocarbon composition, crude products, diluents and uses of such crude products and diluents are described. The method includes contacting of a hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts, where at least one of the catalyst includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6 of the Periodic Table. The method produces a crude product having a MCR content of at most 90% of MCR content of the hydrocarbon feed and having total content of UV aromatics in a VGO fraction of the crude product which is greater than or equal to the total UV aromatics content of the hydrocarbon feed VGO fraction of the hydrocarbon feed. The crude product may be separated into two or more portions, which portions may be useful as a diluent. | 04-15-2010 |
20100096296 | Method For Processing Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis Effluent - A method is disclosed for treating gaseous effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit to provide steam cracked tar of reduced asphaltene and toluene insolubles content. The method is suitable for preparing reduced viscosity tar useful as a fuel blending stock, or feedstock for producing carbon black, while reducing or eliminating the need for externally sourced lighter aromatics additives to meet viscosity specifications. The method comprises drawing steam cracked tar from a separation vessel, e.g., a primary fractionator or tar knock-out drum, cooling the tar, and returning it to the separation vessel to effect lower overall tar temperatures within the separation vessel, in order to reduce viscosity increasing condensation reactions. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided. | 04-22-2010 |
20100147740 | RECOVERY AND USE OF CONJUNCT POLYMERS FROM IONIC LIQUID CATALYSTS - A process comprising regenerating a used ionic liquid catalyst, recovering conjunct polymer from the regenerated catalyst and using at least a portion of the conjunct polymer is disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100176025 | PROCESS FOR UPGRADING OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS - Disclosed herein a process for upgrading the liquid hydrocarbon fuels by reducing aromatic content, sulfur content and nitrogen content wherein the process comprising isolating polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) transforming microbes and preparing biocatalyst by mutagenesis, contacting the biocatalyst with the liquid hydrocarbon fuel in an aqueous medium for transforming the aromatic, sulfur, and nitrogen containing compounds to polar substances, subjecting the mixture of biocatalyst and the liquid hydrocarbon fuel to a process of bioconversion, removing the polar substances by liquid-liquid extraction with a polar solvent to obtain dearomatized, desulphurised and denitrogenated liquid hydrocarbon fuel and recovering the upgraded liquid hydrocarbon fuel. | 07-15-2010 |
20100252481 | REFORMED FUEL OIL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A reformed fuel oil capable of enhancing combustion efficiency. The reforming is performed by circulating a fuel oil required times through a primary reform treatment in which the fuel oil is caused to undergo not only flow by centrifugal force but also meandering flow made while repeating flow split and confluence in a direction crossing the direction of the centrifugal force flow and a secondary reform treatment in which the fuel oil having undergone the primary reform treatment is caused to undergo not only flow by pressure feed force but also meandering flow made while repeating flow split and confluence in a direction crossing the direction of the pressure feed force flow. | 10-07-2010 |
20100264061 | SYNTHETIC AVIATION FUEL - The invention relates to a Fischer-Tropsch derived aviation fuel, which fuel is used either as a fuel on its own or as a component in an aviation fuel blend, said fuel having an iso:n paraffins mass ratio above 3, at least 0.1 mass % naphthenes, <0.01 mass % polyaromatics, and <0.5 mass % aromatics. | 10-21-2010 |
20100314286 | SYNTHESIS OF ACIDIC SILICA TO UPGRADE HEAVY FEEDS - A method and a product made by treating a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed, e.g., heavy crude asphaltene reduction is disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of: mixing the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed with a hydrogen donor solvent and an acidified silica to form a mixture and oxidizing the sulfur in the mixture at a temperature between 50° C. and 210° C., wherein the oxidation lowers the amount sulfur in the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed by at least 90%. | 12-16-2010 |
20100326881 | DIESEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, A | 12-30-2010 |
20110139676 | COMPOSITION OF HYDROCARBON FUEL - Slurry hydrocracking a heavy hydrocarbon feed produces a HVGO stream and a pitch stream. At least a portion of the pitch stream is subjected to SDA to prepare a DAO stream low in metals. The DAO is blended with at least a portion of the HVGO stream to provide turbine or marine fuel with acceptable properties for combustion in gas turbines or for marine fuel grades. | 06-16-2011 |
20110147263 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO CONVERT OLEFINS TO DIESEL AND OTHER DISTILLATES - The present invention provides a process for producing a hydrocarbon fuel composition that includes introducing an olefin feed composition including light olefins to an oligomerization catalyst to yield an intermediate composition including olefins having at least four carbon atoms, introducing the intermediate composition and a second feed of aromatic compounds (e.g., a feed including from 2 to 99.9% benzene or other alkylatable aromatics) to an aromatic alkylation catalyst to yield a fractionation feed to provide a composition which can be further refined to provide one or more hydrocarbon fuel compositions. | 06-23-2011 |
20110155631 | Integrated Process for Producing Diesel Fuel from Biological Material and Products and Uses Relating to Said Process - The present invention relates to an integrated process for producing diesel fuel or fuel additive from biological material by producing paraffins by a Fischer-Tropsch reaction on one hand and by a catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio oils and fats on the other hand. Two hydrocarbon streams, which both comprises predominately hydrocarbons of a certain chain length are treated separately and finally combined and distilled together. The invention also relates to the use of by-products of the wood-processing industry for producing diesel fuel and to a method for narrowing the chain length distribution of Fischer-Tropsch derived diesel fuel. The invention provides a high-quality middle distillate fraction from various biological sources and most preferably from by-products of the wood-processing industry. | 06-30-2011 |
20110203968 | METHOD OF PROCESSING OIL REFINING WASTE - The present invention relates to a method of processing oil refining waste, the method comprising feeding the waste into a vessel and heating the waste such that it liberates volatile hydrocarbons, wherein the waste is heated using far infrared radiation, and wherein the liberated volatile hydrocarbons are collected for subsequent use. | 08-25-2011 |
20120111765 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon composition is described herein. The hydrocarbon composition has a relatively low viscosity and a relatively low oxygen content while having a relatively high vanadium, nickel, and iron metals content, and a relatively high distillate, residue, and micro-carbon residue content. | 05-10-2012 |
20120138508 | DIESEL FUEL COMPOSITION - A diesel fuel composition which essentially comprises only paraffins, and wherein the proportion of the content of paraffins of 15 or fewer carbons is made not less than 28% by volume and the proportion of normal paraffins of 18 or more carbons is made not more than 11% by volume. The diesel fuel composition has improved rubber swellability. | 06-07-2012 |
20120175286 | CATALYSTS, PREPARATION OF SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF USING SUCH CATALYSTS, PRODUCTS OBTAINED IN SUCH METHODS AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing a total Ni/Fe/V content of at least 200 wtppm; a residue content of at least 0.2 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; a distillate content of at least 0.2 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; a sulfur content of at least 0.04 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; and a micro-carbon residue content of at least 0.06 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; and wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a viscosity of at most 100 cSt at 37.8° C. | 07-12-2012 |
20120211399 | JET FUELS HAVING SUPERIOR THERMAL STABILITY - Disclosed herein are jet fuel compositions containing (a) a total aromatics content of from 2 vol. % to no more than about 25 vol. %; (b) a net heat of combustion of at least about 125,000 Btu/gal; (c) a concentration of less than about 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point greater than or equal to about 550° F., as determined by ASTM D 2887; and (d) a Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test (JFTOT) thermal stability characterized by a filter pressure drop of no more than 25 mm Hg, a breakpoint temperature greater than or equal to about 300° C., and an overall tube deposit rating less than 3, as determined by ASTM D 3241. Methods for their preparation are also disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20130056391 | CATALYTICAL HYDRODESULFURIZATION OF KEROSENE IN TWO STEPS ON COBALT-MOLYBDENUM CATALYST AND INTERMEDIATE STRIPPING - A process for selective removal of mercaptan from aviation turbine fuel feed includes mixing aviation turbine fuel feed with hydrogen, at a pressure in a range from 3 bar to 20 bar to obtain a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is heated at a temperature range of 150° C. to 350° C. to obtain a heated mixture. The heated mixture is reacted with a hydrotreating catalyst in a rector to obtain a reactor effluent, and H | 03-07-2013 |
20130105356 | METHOD FOR UPGRADING AN OIL, A FUEL PRODUCT AND A HYDROCARBON PRODUCT FRACTION | 05-02-2013 |
20130220882 | Jet Turbine Fuel Compositions and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Formulated jet turbine fuels and methods of forming the same are described herein including a method of manufacturing a jet turbine fuel that includes hydrocarbon fluids. | 08-29-2013 |
20130240404 | DIESEL FUEL AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A DIESEL ENGINE - A diesel fuel based on a blend of a diesel fuel derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process, and a mineral oil based diesel fuel having a sulfur content of less than 100 ppmw; and a method of operating a diesel engine, which method involves combusting such diesel fuel in the diesel engine. | 09-19-2013 |
20130264245 | SYNTHESIS OF ACIDIC SILICA TO UPGRADE HEAVY FEEDS - A method and a product made by treating a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed, e.g., heavy crude asphaltene reduction is disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of: mixing the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed with a hydrogen donor solvent and an acidified silica to form a mixture and oxidizing the sulfur in the mixture at a temperature between 50° C. and 210° C., wherein the oxidation lowers the amount sulfur in the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed by at least 90%. | 10-10-2013 |
20130327682 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING A SHALE OIL BY DECONTAMINATION, HYDROCONVERSION IN AN EBULLATING BED, AND FRACTIONATION BY ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION - Method and plant for converting hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a shale oil, comprising a step of decontaminating, a step of hydroconverting in an ebullating bed, a step of fractionating into a light fraction, a naphtha fraction, a gas-oil fraction and a fraction heavier than the gas-oil fraction, the naphtha and gas-oil fractions being hydrotreated, the fraction heavier than the gas-oil fraction being conveyed to the decontaminating step. The method aims to maximize the yield of fuel bases. | 12-12-2013 |
20140061094 | Hydroprocessed Product - The invention relates to a hydroprocessed product that can be produced by hydroprocessing tar, such as a tar obtained from hydrocarbon pyrolysis. The invention also relates to methods for producing such a hydroprocessed product, and the use of such a product, e.g., as a fuel oil blending component. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076776 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-REFINED CRUDE DISTILLATE FRACTIONS - Methods are provided for qualifying jet fuel fractions that are derived at least in part from pre-refined crude oil sources. The methods allow for determination of the stability of a jet fuel product over time by using an accelerated aging test. The methods are beneficial for verifying the stability of a jet fuel fraction that includes a portion derived from a pre-refined crude oil. | 03-20-2014 |
20140174980 | HYDROTREATED HYDROCARBON TAR, FUEL OIL COMPOSITION,AND PROCESS FOR MAKING - Provided is a hydrocarbon tar. The tar has 75 wt % or more of aromatics of 10 carbons to 75 carbons based on the total weight of the tar. The aromatics exhibit 40% to 80% aromaticity. The tar has a boiling point of from 300° F. to 1350° F. There is also a fuel oil composition having the tar therein. There are also processes for making the hydrocarbon tar. | 06-26-2014 |
20140291200 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF FEEDSTOCKS OBTAINED FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES BASED ON MARINE FUELS - The invention relates to a process for the production of diesel fuel bases comprising a sulfur content that is less than 100 ppm, starting from a feedstock that is obtained from a renewable source, comprising the following stages:
| 10-02-2014 |
20140305839 | KEROSENE BASE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD AND KEROSENE BASE MATERIAL - A process for producing a kerosene base fuel according to the present invention comprises removing paraffins having carbon number of 7 or less from a first fraction having an initial boiling point of 95 to 140° C. and a final boiling point of 240 to 280° C. obtained from a hydrotreated oil of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil to obtain a second fraction having a content of paraffins having carbon number of 7 or less of 0.1 to 0.7% by mass. | 10-16-2014 |
20140319023 | GAS OIL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a gas oil composition which contains a cracked base gas oil with a poor oxidation stability but is enhanced in oxidation stability resulting in less sludge or deposit formation. The method comprises blending 0.5 to 15 percent by volume of a cracked reformed base oil having a total aromatic content of 80 to 100 percent by volume, a bicyclic aromatic content of 40 to 95 percent by volume, a 10 vol. % distillation temperature of 160 to 250° C. and a 90 vol. % distillation temperature of 260 to 330° C. and 10 to 70 percent by volume of a cracked base gas oil thereby producing a gas oil composition with an induction period of 60 minutes or longer, a sulfur content of 10 ppm by mass or less and a cetane number of 45 or greater. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326639 | INTEGRATED GAS-TO-LIQUID CONDENSATE PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process for production of middle distillate fraction from gas-to-liquid (GTL) conversion comprising providing a feed stream comprising natural gas and separating a condensate from the feed stream to produce a condensate stream and a feed stream; processing the feed stream via a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction to generate a long chain hydrocarbon product stream; processing the product stream via a heavy paraffinic conversion in order to produce a FT product stream; treating the condensate stream with a desulfurization step to generate a condensate product stream; combining the FT product stream with the condensate product stream to provide a distillate feed stream; and performing a distillation step on the distillation feed stream, wherein the processing steps occur substantially concurrently with the treating step and wherein distillation provides for isolation of middle distillate products. Middle distillate fractions and fuel oils/fuel oil blends obtained according to the process are also provided. | 11-06-2014 |
20150021231 | Blends of synthetic diesel fuel and petroleum diesel fuel with improved performance characteristics - The present invention provides a blended fuel and methods for producing the blended fuel, wherein a synthetic fuel derived from a alternative resources such as natural gas, associated gas, biomass, or other feedstocks is blended with a traditional, petroleum derived fuel. A blended fuel which includes greater than 5% by volume of the synthetic fuel has an overall improved lifecycle greenhouse gas content of about 2.5% or more compared to the petroleum derived fuel. Also, blending of the low carbon fuel to the traditional, petroleum fuel improves various performance characteristics of the traditional fuel by at least 5%. | 01-22-2015 |
20150021232 | HIGH POWER FUEL COMPOSITIONS - A fuel composition is prepared by blending a petroleum derived low sulphur diesel with a Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil and a Fischer-Tropsch derived base oil wherein the amount of the petroleum derived low sulphur diesel is from 60% up to 80% v/v of the total composition; the amount of Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil is from 10% up to 30% v/v of the total composition; the amount of Fischer-Tropsch derived base oil is from 10% up to 30% v/v of the total composition; the amounts of the Fischer-Tropsch derived gas oil and Fischer-Tropsch derived base oil together being at least 20% v/v of the total composition. | 01-22-2015 |
20150090632 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING JET FUEL COMPOSITION, AND JET FUEL COMPOSITION - An object is to provide a method for producing a jet fuel composition capable of producing a jet fuel composition with excellent quality at a high yield even when a jet fuel blendstock derived from an FT synthesis oil is used, and a jet fuel composition produced by the production method. It is characterized by including a step of mixing a certain Fischer Tropsch (FT) synthesis jet fuel blendstock with a certain petroleum based jet fuel blendstock so that the ratio of the FT synthesis jet fuel blendstock in the composition ranges from 20 to 80% by volume. | 04-02-2015 |
20150090633 | SYNTHESIS OF ACIDIC SILICA TO UPGRADE HEAVY FEEDS - A method and a product made by treating a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed, e.g., heavy crude asphaltene reduction is disposed herein. The method comprises the steps of: mixing the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed with a hydrogen donor solvent and an addled silica to form a mixture and oxidizing the sulfur in the mixture at a temperature between 50° C. and 210° C. wherein the oxidation lowers the amount sulfur in the sulfur-containing hydrocarbon heavy feed by at least 90%. | 04-02-2015 |
20150291888 | Catalyst and process for the production of diesel fuel from natural gas, natural gas liquids, or other gaseous feedstock - A unique process and catalyst is described that operates efficiently for the direct production of a high cetane diesel type fuel or diesel type blending stock from stochiometric mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This invention allows for, but is not limited to, the economical and efficient production high quality diesel type fuels from small or distributed fuel production plants that have an annual production capacity of less than 10,000 barrels of product per day, by eliminating traditional wax upgrading processes. This catalytic process is ideal for distributed diesel fuel production plants such as gas to liquids production and other applications that require optimized economics based on supporting distributed feedstock resources. | 10-15-2015 |
20150337220 | HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS - A hydrocarbon product having at least 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon product having a boiling range distribution from an initial boiling point to approximately 739° C. wherein the hydrocarbon products are further characterized by an infrared spectroscopy reference peak, centered between approximately 1445 cm | 11-26-2015 |
20150353851 | LOW SULFUR MARINE FUEL - The invention pertains marine fuel compositions having a sulfur content of less than or equal to 1000 ppm and methods of producing the same. The low sulfur marine fuels are compliant for use in Sulfur Emission Control Areas beginning Jan. 1, 2015. The compositions comprise a blend of a residual fuel oil and a distillate fuel oil. The residual fuel oil can constitute from about 15% to about 50% by volume of the final blend and the distillate fuel oil from about 50% to about 85%. In some embodiments the residual fuel oil contains a vacuum tower bottoms component characterized by a flashpoint of 200 F or higher and the distillate fuel oil an ultra low sulfur diesel component characterized by a flashpoint of 120 F or higher. Methods of producing low sulfur marine fuel comprise blending a residual fuel oil with a distillate fuel oil. | 12-10-2015 |
20160040083 | FUELS HYDROCRACKING WITH DEWAXING OF FUEL PRODUCTS - This invention relates to a process involving hydrocracking and dewaxing of a feedstream in which a converted fraction can correspond to a majority of the product from the reaction system, while an unconverted fraction can exhibit improved properties. In this hydrocracking process, it can be advantageous for the yield of unconverted fraction for gasoline fuel application to be controlled to maintain desirable cold flow properties for the unconverted fraction. Catalysts and conditions can be chosen to assist in attaining, or to optimize, desirable product yields and/or properties. | 02-11-2016 |
20160068774 | METHOD FOR MAKING DIESEL WITH LOW POLYAROMATIC CONTENT - Distillate feeds are hydroprocessed to produce a product having a low content of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The hydroprocessing includes dewaxing and aromatic saturation of the feed. The temperature of the aromatic saturation process can be controlled to make a distillate product having a desired aromatic content, such as less the 0.02 wt % of polyaromatic hydrocarbons having three or more aromatic rings. | 03-10-2016 |
20160145510 | PROCESS FOR MAXIMIZING DIESEL PRODUCTION USING A HEAVY HEAVY NAPHTHA STREAM - Methods of maximizing diesel production are describes. The methods include providing a stream of heavy heavy naphtha; and blending the stream of heavy heavy naphtha with a diesel stream from the crude distillation zone to increase diesel production while maintaining the blended diesel stream within a specification for diesel. Various apparatus for maximizing diesel production are also described. | 05-26-2016 |
20160160139 | LOW SULFUR MARINE BUNKER FUELS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - This invention relates to low sulfur marine bunker fuel compositions and methods of making the same. The invention also relates to an uncracked, hydrotreated vacuum resid for use in making the low sulfur marine bunker fuel composition. Contrary to conventional marine/bunker fuel compositions, the low sulfur marine/bunker fuel composition uses mostly uncracked components, including a (cat feed) hydrotreated vacuum resid. The low sulfur marine/bunker fuel composition can also have reduced contents of residual components. | 06-09-2016 |
20160200993 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING HIGH BIOGENIC CONCENTRATION FISCHER-TROPSCH LIQUIDS DERIVED FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW) FEEDSTOCKS | 07-14-2016 |
208016000 | Gasolines | 20 |
20100089795 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS, AND GASOLINE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS - The fluid catalytic cracking process according to the present invention includes a first step of feeding a feedstock to a first fluid catalytic cracker, and catalytically cracking the feedstock in the first fluid catalytic cracker, so as to produce a fraction (LCO) having a boiling range of 221 to 343° C. and having a total aromatic content of 40 to 80 volume %; and a second step of feeding an oil to be processed containing the fraction to a second fluid catalytic cracker having a reaction zone, a separation zone, a stripping zone, and a regeneration zone, and catalytically cracking the oil in the reaction zone of the second fluid catalytic cracker, in the presence of a cracking catalyst, at an outlet temperature of the reaction zone of 550 to 750° C., a contact time between the oil and the catalyst of 0.1 to 1 second, and a catalyst/oil ratio of 20 to 40 wt/wt. | 04-15-2010 |
20100140135 | LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL FROM METHANE ASSISTED BY SPONTANEOUSLY GENERATED VOLTAGE - A methane-containing gas such as natural gas is converted to a clean-burning hydrocarbon liquid fuel in a process wherein the gas is fed to a reaction vessel to contact a metallic catalyst grid that is formed from windings of a transition metal supported on an iron frame immersed in a liquid petroleum fraction, in such a manner that a voltage is generated in the grid between the windings and the frame. Product gas in the vapor phase is drawn from the head space above the liquid level and condensed to form the product fuel. | 06-10-2010 |
20100170826 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Described herein are methods for cracking a biocrude, particularly catalytically cracking a biocrude that primarily includes olefmic hydrocarbons. Also described herein are compositions and methods of producing such compositions that are useful as fuels or fuel production feedstock. | 07-08-2010 |
20100193399 | NOVEL CRACKING CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material. When used in a cracking process, preferably a FCC process, the resulting LCO and HCO fractions have desirably low aromatics levels. Further disclosed is a one-stage FCC process using the catalytic composition of the invention. Also disclosed is a two-stage FCC process for maximizing the LCO yield. | 08-05-2010 |
20100300929 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING A CATALYTIC REFORMER - The present disclosure relates to a catalytic reformer system, including a feed stream to a catalytic reformer comprising naphtha and at least one manganese-containing compound. There is also disclosed a reformer catalyst. Methods of improving the reformer catalyst durability are also disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
20110114536 | AVIATION GASOLINE FOR AIRCRAFT PISTON ENGINES, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF - The subject of the present disclosure is an aviation gasoline composition that is lead-free and free of oxygenated compounds meeting the specifications of the ASTM standard comprising isopentane, isooctane, and (alkyl)aromatics. The aviation gasoline composition according to the disclosure may be obtained simply and economically from a mixture of hydrocarbon bases usually available in a refinery. | 05-19-2011 |
20110155632 | PROCESS FOR MAKING PRODUCTS WITH LOW HYDROGEN HALIDE. - A process for making products with low hydrogen halide, comprising: a) stripping or distilling an effluent from a reactor into a first fraction having an amount of hydrogen halide, and a second fraction having a reduced amount of hydrogen halide; wherein the reactor comprises: an ionic liquid catalyst having a metal halide, and a hydrogen halide or an organic halide; and b) recovering one or more product streams, from the second fraction, having less than 25 wppm hydrogen halide. In one embodiment the ionic liquid catalyst has metal halide; and the recovering recovers propane, n-butane, and alkylate gasoline having less than 25 wppm hydrogen halide. In another embodiment the recovering uses a distillation column having poor corrosion resistance to hydrogen halide; and the distillation column does not exhibit corrosion. There is also provided an alkylate gasoline having less than 5 wppm hydrogen halide, a high RON, and low RVP. | 06-30-2011 |
20150060326 | PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a process for the conversion of hydrogen and one or more oxides of carbon to hydrocarbons, which process comprises: contacting hydrogen and one or more oxides of carbon with a catalyst in a reaction zone; removing from the reaction zone an outlet stream comprising unreacted hydrogen, unreacted one or more oxides of carbon and one or more hydrocarbons and feeding the outlet stream to a separation zone in which the outlet stream is divided into at least three fractions, in which; a first fraction predominantly comprises unreacted hydrogen, unreacted one or more oxides of carbon and hydrocarbons having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a second fraction predominantly comprises hydrocarbons having 5 to 9 carbon atoms, at least a portion of which hydrocarbons having from 5 to 9 carbon atoms are olefinic; and a third fraction predominantly comprises hydrocarbons having 10 or more carbon atoms; characterised in that at least a portion of the second fraction is recycled to the reaction zone. | 03-05-2015 |
208017000 | Admixtures | 12 |
20090250376 | Production of Blended Gasoline and Blended Aviation Fuel from Renewable Feedstocks - A process for producing at least one blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source. | 10-08-2009 |
20090294324 | Production of Blended Gasoline Aviation and Diesel Fuels from Renewable Feedstocks - A process for producing at least one blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source. | 12-03-2009 |
20090301930 | Production of Blended Fuel from Renewable Feedstocks - A process for producing a blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source. | 12-10-2009 |
20100012551 | LIGHT OIL COMPOSITION - The invention provides a light oil composition that does not cause deterioration in a Nylon-based material. Specifically, the invention provides a light oil composition containing paraffin(s) at a concentration of 97% by mass or more, wherein the content of isoparaffin(s) having 14 or fewer carbon atoms in the paraffin(s) is 10% by mass or less. | 01-21-2010 |
20100044273 | REFORMATE BENZENE REDUCTION VIA TRANSALKYLATION - A process for reducing benzene content in a reformate stream, including: fractionating a full range reformate comprising benzene, C | 02-25-2010 |
20100270205 | HIGH ENERGY DISTILLATE FUEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The disclosure describes a high energy density jet fuel composition, having a smoke point about 18 mm as determined by ASTM D1322 and a thermal stability of no more than 25 mm Hg as determined by ASTM D 3241, and a method for making a jet fuel composition, wherein the net heat of combustion is determined by the aromatics content, cycloparaffins content, and normal plus or iso paraffins content in the jet fuel composition. | 10-28-2010 |
20100294696 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DIESEL FUEL BASE STOCK AND DIESEL FUEL BASE STOCK THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a diesel fuel base stock improved in low-temperature flowability, including: fractionating in a first fractionator a synthetic oil obtained by Fisher-Tropsch synthesis into at least two fractions of a first middle fraction containing a component having a boiling range corresponding to diesel fuel oil, and a wax fraction containing a wax component heavier than the first middle fraction; hydroisomerizing the first middle fraction by bringing the first middle fraction into contact with a hydroisomerizing catalyst to produce a hydroisomerized middle fraction; hydrocracking the wax fraction by bringing the wax fraction into contact with a hydrocracking catalyst to produce a wax-decomposition component; and fractionating in a second fractionator a mixture of the produced hydroisomerized middle fraction and the produced wax-decomposition component, wherein rectification conditions in the first fractionator and/or rectification conditions in the second fractionator are adjusted to selectively reduce an n-paraffin having 19 or more carbon atoms in a heavy component contained in the diesel fuel base stock. Furthermore, disclosed is a diesel fuel base stock obtained by the manufacturing method. | 11-25-2010 |
20100300930 | PROCESS FOR MAKING HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE WITH REDUCED BENZENE CONTENT BY BENZENE ALKYLATION AT HIGH BENZENE CONVERSION - A process for the alkylation of a benzene-containing refinery stream such as reformate with light refinery olefins which is capable of achieving high benzene conversion levels operates in a fixed bed of an MWW zeolite catalyst, preferably MCM-22, in single pass mode in the liquid phase at a relatively low to moderate temperatures with pressure maintained at a value adequate to ensure subcritical operation. High levels of benzene conversion with conversions of at least 90% and higher, e.g. 92% or 95% or even higher are achievable. A high octane product is produced, comprising mono-, di- and tri-alkylbenzenes with lesser levels of the tetra-substituted products. By operating with staged olefin injection, the end point of the alkylation product can be maintained at a low value while, at the same time, achieving high levels of benzene and olefin conversion. | 12-02-2010 |
20120152801 | BIOFUEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS BASED ON CO-PROCESSING AROMATIC-RICH AND AROMATIC-LEAN COMPONENTS - Biofuel compositions obtained by the simultaneous hydroprocessing of at least two distinct hydroprocessing feedstocks, either or both of which are derived from biomass, are disclosed. The co-processing of these feedstocks can result in an upgraded product having suitable characteristics, in terms of composition (e.g., quantities of compounds such as aromatic hydrocarbons, present in relatively large amounts) and in terms of quality (e.g., quantities of compounds such as oxygenates, present in relatively small amounts) for use as a hydroprocessed biofuel such as hydroprocessed aviation biofuel. | 06-21-2012 |
20120205284 | HIGH DENSITY RENEWABLE FUELS BASED ON THE SELECTIVE DIMERIZATION OF PINENES - An effective method for producing high density fuel candidates from pinenes is provided. MMT-K10 is an efficient catalyst for the reaction, although significant amounts of p-cymene and camphene produced as byproducts limit the overall yield to about 80%. Nafion is also an excellent catalyst for pinene dimerization and was capable of producing dimers in up to 90% yield. Pinene dimers synthesized with these heterogenous catalysts have a density and net heat of combustion comparable to JP-10. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of the claims. | 08-16-2012 |
20130015099 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITION - A liquid fuel composition comprising a fuel component derived from biomass conversion at increasing temperatures under pressure, the fuel component comprising one or more C | 01-17-2013 |
20140262938 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING AND BLENDING HYDROPROCESSED HYDROCARBONS AND COMPOSITION - A process and apparatus provides for blending a heavy naphtha stream with a diesel stream to increase the yield of diesel. The diesel stream is recovered separately from a kerosene stream to leave the kerosene stream undiminished. The blended diesel provides a valuable composition. | 09-18-2014 |