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| 20080281136 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO HIGHER CARBON COMPOUNDS - A catalyst composition and process facilitates the oxidative reforming of low molecular weight hydrocarbons, such as methane, to other hydrocarbons having 2 or more carbon atoms (“C | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090043141 | Oxidative coupling of methane - A microchannel apparatus comprising a conduit including a microchannel mixing section, a microchannel reaction section, a microchannel heat transfer section, and a separation section, where the microchannel mixing section includes direct injection inlets, where the microchannel mixing section is downstream from the reaction section, and where the separation section is downstream from the reaction section. Further exemplary embodiments are also disclosed. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090054712 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Including a Staggered-Bypass Reaction System - One exemplary embodiment can include a hydrocarbon conversion process. Generally, the process includes passing a hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon conversion zone comprising a series of reaction zones. Typically, the hydrocarbon conversion zone includes a staggered-bypass reaction system having a first, second, third, and fourth reaction zones, which are staggered-bypass reaction zones, and a fifth reaction zone, which can be a non-staggered-bypass reaction zone, subsequent to the staggered-bypass reaction system. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090318740 | METHOD OF CONVERTING FEEDSTOCKS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES TO GOOD-QUALITY DIESEL FUEL BASES USING A ZEOLITE TYPE CATALYST - The invention relates to a method of treating feedstocks from renewable sources in order to produce diesel fuel bases of excellent quality. The feedstocks used can be, for example, raw vegetable oils or such oils that have been previously subjected to a prerefining stage, animal fats, or mixtures of such feedstocks. The invention relates to a method allowing high diesel fuel base yields to be obtained from such feedstocks. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090326292 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING GASEOUS ALKANES TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS - A process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid vapor. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid are then reacted over a synthetic crystalline alumino-silicate catalyst, such as a ZSM-5 zeolite, at a temperature of from about 150° C. to about 450° C. so as to form higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and hydrobromic acid vapor. Propane and butane which comprise a portion of the products may be recovered or recycled back through the process to form additional C | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100004494 | CONVERSION OF METHANE INTO C3.about.C13 HYDROCARBONS - A process for preparing C | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100004495 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE BY CATALYTIC GAS REACTION - It is disclosed a process for producing methane and oxygen through the combustion of organic material, in said combustion there being formed carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The reaction is performed in a catalytic gas reactor in the presence of water. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100076235 | Processes for Gasification of a Carbonaceous Feedstock - The present invention relates to processes for preparing gaseous products, and in particular, methane via the catalytic gasification of carbonaceous feedstocks in the presence of steam and an oxygen-rich gas stream. The processes comprise using at least one catalytic methanator to convert carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the gaseous products to methane and do not recycle carbon monoxide or hydrogen to the catalytic gasifier. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100099933 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR CONVERTING CARBOHYDRATES TO HYDROCARBONS - An integrated process for the conversion of carbohydrate containing materials to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons is disclosed. A carbohydrate containing material may be converted to a hydrogenated carbohydrate containing material with a bi-functional catalyst. The hydrogenated carbohydrate containing material may be reacted in the presence of another catalyst to form a reaction product containing non-aromatic and aromatic gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100121122 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION USING MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-75 - 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. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100210885 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF LIGHT CHAIN HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS - The invention relates to a system and process for producing liquid hydrocarbons from a calcium carbonate feed-stock involving (i) liberation of a carbon dioxide gas from the heated calcium carbonate feedstock; (ii) filtering impurities from the extracted carbon dioxide of step (i); (iii) reacting the extracted carbon dioxide obtained in step (i) with a dihydrogen gas to form a methanol feedstock; (iv) isolating the cooled methanol feedstock formed in step (iii); (v) catalytically converting at least part of the methanol feedstock obtained in step (iii) at elevated temperature and pressure into aliphatic and aromatic liquid hydrocarbons; and (vi) isolating the decompressed liquid hydrocarbon product obtained in step (v). | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100217055 | SYNTHETIC NAPHTHA MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing naphtha, wherein, in hydrogenation of a naphtha fraction which is fractionated from synthetic oil (FT synthetic oil) obtained by Fisher-Tropsch synthesis, the hydrogenised component is recycled and the recycled amount thereof is adjusted to reduce a olefin content in a hydro-refining apparatus whereby heat generation is suppressed and unstable operation of the hydro-refining apparatus can be stabilized. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing naphtha, wherein a cut point for fractionating a naphtha fraction from FT synthetic oil is adjusted to reduce the amount of olefin in a hydro-refining apparatus whereby unstable operation of the hydro-refining apparatus can be stabilized. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100222620 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OF OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS - A process is disclosed for fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds such as glycerol and bio-oil. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100312030 | PROCESS OF SYNTHESIS GAS CONVERSION TO LIQUID FUELS USING SYNTHESIS GAS CONVERSION CATALYST AND NOBLE METAL-PROMOTED ACIDIC ZEOLITE HYDROCRACKING-HYDROISOMERIZATION CATALYST - A process is disclosed for converting a feed comprising synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons within a single reactor at essentially common reaction conditions. The synthesis gas contacts a first catalyst bed comprising a synthesis gas conversion catalyst, and a second catalyst bed comprising a mixture of a hydrogenation catalyst and a solid acid catalyst. A Fischer-Tropsch wax is formed over the first catalyst bed and the wax is then hydrocracked and hydroisomerized over the second catalyst bed, resulting in liquid hydrocarbons substantially free of solid wax. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100317907 | HIGH THROUGHPUT CLEAN FEED HYDROPROCESSING DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A method for determining a set of operating parameters for a commercial scale plug flow catalytic process and reactor system for hydroprocessing clean feedstocks in the presence of hydrogen, comprises the steps of: supplying a clean hydrocarbon feedstock to the inlet of a composite multistage series-connected laboratory scale plug flow reactor, the stages of said laboratory scale reactor each containing a catalyst suitable for the hydroprocessing of said feedstock; hydrocracking and isomerizing hydrocarbon molecules; sampling and measuring the concentration of reactants and catalytic process products and byproducts in the effluents of each of said reactor stages of said laboratory scale reactor for determining the nature of the catalytic reactions taking place in each such stage. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100324347 | Thermo-Catalytic Cracking for Conversion of Higher Hydrocarbons into Lower Hydrocarbons - Described herein are processes and related devices and systems for the conversion of higher hydrocarbons, such as in the form of waste plastics, petroleum sludge, slope oil, vegetable oil, and so forth, into lower hydrocarbons, which can be used as fuels or raw materials for a variety of industrial and domestic uses. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110015458 | CONVERSION OF HYDROGEN BROMIDE TO ELEMENTAL BROMINE - A method is provided for converting hydrogen bromide to elemental bromine. A portion of an initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas is thermally oxidized at a thermal oxidation temperature to produce a first fraction of elemental bromine and a remainder of the initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas. At least a portion of the remainder of the initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas is catalytically oxidized at a lower catalytic oxidation temperature to produce a second fraction of elemental bromine. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015459 | Process for the preparation of light fuels - In the process of the invention, an aliphatic C | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110034745 | HYDROCARBON TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing a treated hydrocarbon containing stream for use as a feed to a steam methane reformer of a hydrogen plant. In accordance with such method, amounts of olefins and organic sulfur species within an untreated feed are decreased in a reactor that is operated in either a hydrogenation mode to hydrogenate the olefins into saturated hydrocarbons or a pre-reforming mode in which hydrocarbon containing two or more carbon atoms including the olefins are reacted with oxygen and steam to form saturated hydrocarbons, methane, additional hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The reactor is configured and operates at a sufficiently high space velocity that olefin and organic species slip occurs that is further treated in a hydrotreater. The reactor contains a catalyst capable of promoting both hydrogenation and oxidation reactions and the hydrotreater contains a catalyst that is capable of only promoting hydrogenation reactions. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110087060 | SUGAR ALCOHOL SPLIT INJECTION CONVERSION - A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110130601 | PROCESS FOR REACTING ISO-PENTANE - A process for reacting an iso-pentane with an olefinic feedstock, comprising: | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110137093 | ENHANCING CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NANOPOROUS MATERIALS - The present invention relates to the use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques to enhance the acid catalytic activity of nanoporous materials. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110152589 | Adsorbing Polynuclear Aromatics From a Reforming Process Using Adsorbents Containing Iron - An exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more polynuclear aromatics from at least one reformate stream from a reforming zone. The PNAs may be removed using an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone can include first and second vessels each vessel containing an activated carbon adsorbent. Generally, the process includes passing the at least a portion of an effluent of the reforming zone through the first vessel containing a first activated carbon adsorbent wherein the first activated carbon adsorbent comprises iron. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110160505 | Production of Diesel Fuel from Crude Tall Oil - A process has been developed for producing diesel fuel from crude tall oil. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a diesel boiling range fuel hydrocarbon product. If desired, the hydrocarbon product can be isomerized to improve cold flow properties. A portion of the hydrocarbon product is recycled to the treatment zone to increase the hydrogen solubility of the reaction mixture. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110218375 | HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS - A method of synthesizing hydrocarbons from smaller hydrocarbons includes the steps of hydrocarbon halogenation, simultaneous oligomerization and hydrogen halide neutralization, and product recovery, with a metal-oxygen cataloreactant used to facilitate carbon-carbon coupling. Treatment with air or oxygen liberates halogen and regenerates the cataloreactant. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110218376 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - The method for manufacturing a hydrocarbon oil of the present invention comprises a first step wherein a plurality of reaction zones filled with a specific catalyst is disposed in series and a feedstock oil containing an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compound derived from an animal or vegetable oil is supplied and hydrotreated under the conditions of a hydrogen pressure of 1 MPa or more and 10 MPa or less in each of the reaction zones; and a second step wherein hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and water are removed from a product to be treated obtained in the first step to obtain a hydrocarbon oil. Among the plurality of reaction zones, the inlet temperature of the reaction zone disposed on the most upstream side is 150° C. or more and 250° C. or less, the inlet temperature of the second most upstream reaction zone or below is equal to or higher than the condensation temperature of water, and the outlet temperature of the reaction zone disposed on the most downstream side is 260° C. or more and 360° C. or less. The feedstock oil comprises a recycled oil containing a specific amount of a part of the hydrocarbon oil obtained in the second step and a specific amount of a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110319685 | CATALYTIC PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR BASE OIL PRODUCTION FROM LIGHT FEEDSTOCK - Processes and catalyst systems are provided for dewaxing a light hydrocarbon feedstock to form a lubricant base oil. A layered catalyst system of the present invention may comprise a first hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst disposed upstream from a second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst. Each of the first and second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalysts may be selective for the isomerization of n-paraffins. The first hydroisomerization catalyst may have a higher level of selectivity for the isomerization of n-paraffins than the second hydroisomerization dewaxing catalyst. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120078023 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM SYNTHESIS GAS - A process for the preparation of hydrocarbon products comprising the steps of (a) providing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; (b) reacting the synthesis gas to an oxygenate mixture comprising methanol and dimethyl ether in presence of one or more catalysts which together catalyse a reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to oxygenates at a pressure of at least 4 MPa; (c) withdrawing from step (b) the oxygenate mixture comprising amounts of methanol, dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide and water together with unreacted synthesis gas and introducing the entire amount of the oxygenate mixture without further treatment into a catalytic oxygenate conversion step (d); (d) reacting the oxygenate mixture in presence of a catalyst being active in the conversion of oxygenates to higher hydrocarbons; (e) withdrawing an effluent from step (d) and separating the effluent into a tail gas, a liquid hydrocarbon phase containing the higher hydrocarbons produced in step. (d) and a liquid aqueous phase, wherein the pressure employed in steps (c) to (e) is substantially the same as employed in step (b). | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120088943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FUEL COMPONENTS FROM CRUDE TALL OIL - A method for preparing fuel components from crude tall oil. Feedstock containing tall oil including unsaturated fatty acids is introduced to a catalytic hydrodeoxygenation to convert unsaturated fatty acids, rosin acids and sterols to fuel components. Crude tall oil is purified in a purification by washing the crude tall oil with washing liquid and separating the purified crude tall oil from the washing liquid. The purified crude tall oil is introduced directly to the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation as a purified crude tall oil feedstock. An additional feedstock may be supplied to the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120108869 | FUEL AND BASE OIL BLENDSTOCKS FROM A SINGLE FEEDSTOCK - A method comprising the steps of providing a quantity of biologically-derived oil comprising triglycerides; processing the biologically derived oil so as to transesterify at least some of the triglycerides contained therein to yield a quantity of saturated monoesters and unsaturated monoesters; oligomerizing at least some of the unsaturated monoesters to yield a quantity of fatty acid ester oligomers; separating at least some of the saturated monoesters from the fatty acid ester oligomers; and hydrotreating at least some of the fatty acid ester oligomers to yield a quantity of alkanes. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108870 | FUEL AND BASE OIL BLENDSTOCKS FROM A SINGLE FEEDSTOCK - A method comprising the steps of providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108871 | FUEL AND BASE OIL BLENDSTOCKS FROM A SINGLE FEEDSTOCK - A method comprising providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120136188 | ALKYLATION UNIT AND METHOD OF MODIFYING - One exemplary embodiment can be a method of modifying an alkylation unit to increase capacity. The method may include combining a first alkylation zone with a second alkylation zone. Generally, the first alkylation zone includes a first settler having a height and a width. Typically, the width is greater than the height. In addition, the second alkylation zone may have a second settler having a height and a width. Usually, the height is greater than the width. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120157731 | Multistage Prereforming - A pre-reforming process is provided. This process includes heating a first stream containing heavy hydrocarbons to a first temperature, then introducing the heated first stream into a first pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a first pre-reformed stream. This process also includes heating the first pre-reformed stream to a second temperature, then introducing the heated first pre-reformed stream into a second pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a second pre-reformed stream. This process also includes heating the second pre-reformed stream to a third temperature, then introducing the heated second pre-reformed stream into a third pre-reforming chamber, thereby producing a third pre-reformed stream. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120172644 | TUNING AN OLIGOMERIZING STEP THAT USES AN ACIDIC IONIC LIQUID CATALYST TO PRODUCE A BASE OIL WITH SELECTED PROPERTIES - We provide a process, comprising:
| 07-05-2012 |
| 20120203044 | PROCESS FOR UPGRADING A PYROLYSIS OIL, IN PARTICULAR IN A REFINERY - The invention relates to a process for upgrading a pyrolysis oil comprising the following steps: hydrodeoxygenation treatment ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120209043 | SELECTIVE ISOMERIZATION AND OLIGOMERIZATION OF OLEFIN FEEDSTOCKS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TURBINE AND DIESEL FUELS - A process for converting alcohol feedstocks to diesel/turbine fuels. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120226082 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRAIGHT-CHAIN SATURATED HYDROCARBON IN DIRECT PROCESS OF GTL - There is provided a method in which straight-chair saturated hydrocarbon can be produced, at a high relative reducibility, directly from natural gas in a direct process of GTL by using a single master oil. Electromagnetic wave is irradiated to resolve natural gas thereby to produce methylene (CH | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120264987 | Process for Manufacturing Molecular Sieve of MFS Framework Type and Its Use - A crystalline molecular sieve of MFS framework type manufactured by the method disclosed herein. A hydrocarbon conversion process using the crystalline molecular sieve is disclosed. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120283496 | METHODS OF EXTRACTING NEUTRAL LIPIDS AND PRODUCING BIOFUELS - Methods for selective extraction and fractionation of algal lipids and algal products are disclosed. A method of selective removal of products from an algal biomass provides for single and multistep extraction processes which enable efficient separation of algal components. Among these components are neutral lipids synthesized by algae, which are extracted by the methods disclosed herein for the production of renewable fuels. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130060071 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF LIGNIN TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS - Process for the conversion of lignin to liquid hydro-carbons comprising: subjecting the lignin to hydrogenolysis in the presence of at least one hydrogenolysis catalyst, at a temperature ranging from 250° C. to 350° C., preferably ranging from 290° C. to 320 ° C., so as to obtain depolymerized lignin; subjecting said depolymerized lignin to hydrotreating so as to obtain a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons. Said liquid hydrocarbons can be used as such (biofuels) for the production of reformulated gasolines, or they can be used for the production of gasolines or of gas oils through conventional refining processes. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130079571 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - One exemplary embodiment can be a hydrocarbon conversion method. Generally, the method includes providing a hydrocarbon stream having one or more C10-C14 hydrocarbons to a hydroprocessing zone and a donor solvent stream at least partially obtained from the hydroprocessing zone to a slurry hydrocracking zone. The hydroprocessing zone may have a vessel containing an internal riser. Usually, a hydroprocessing catalyst circulates within the vessel by at least partially rising within the internal riser. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079572 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING A HYDROCARBON FEED AND APPARATUS RELATING THERETO - The embodiments disclosed herein can provide a process for converting a hydrocarbon feed. The process may include hydrocracking the hydrocarbon feed slurried with a particulate catalyst in a presence of hydrogen in a hydrocracking reaction zone to produce a hydrocracked stream, separating at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream, and passing the at least the portion of the hydrocracked stream through a thermal cracking heating zone at conditions effective for thermally cracking the at least the portion of the hydrocracked stream. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130090504 | Methane Enrichment of a Gaseous Alkane Stream for Conversion to Liquid Hydrocarbons - A method is provided for converting gaseous lower molecular weight alkanes contained in a feed gas to liquid higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. One or more lower molecular weight alkanes contained in the feed gas, which are heavier than methane, are converted to methane in a pre-former reactor. The resulting methane-enriched gas has a methane fraction greater than the methane fraction of the feed gas. The methane-enriched gas and bromine are reacted to form alkyl bromide and the alkyl bromide is reacted in the presence of a catalyst to form the liquid higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and a residual gas. The liquid higher molecular weight hydrocarbons are recovered as product and the residual gas is fed to the pre-former reactor with the feed gas. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090505 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING NATURAL GAS - A process is described for treating a natural gas stream containing methane and one or more higher hydrocarbons including the steps of:
| 04-11-2013 |
| 20130096355 | SELECTIVE DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOLS TO DIALKYLETHERS AND INTEGRATED ALCOHOL-TO-GASOLINE PROCESSES - The invention involves an integrated process for converting a C | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130123556 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SULFUR DIOXIDE - A method of producing sulfur dioxide is provided. A feed gas stream comprising at least 5% by volume hydrogen sulfide is provided. The feed gas stream is separated into a hydrogen sulfide stream and a hydrocarbon gas stream. An oxidant stream is provided and is combusted with the hydrogen sulfide stream to produce thermal power and a combustion stream containing sulfur dioxide and steam. Sulfur dioxide is separated from the combustion stream. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130144098 | DIRECT CONVERSION OF BIOMASS OXYGENATES TO HYDROCARBONS - A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130150641 | HYDROCONVERSION OF RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS - A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with supported catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIII metals, Group VIB metals to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s). | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130165717 | PROCESS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF FCC GASOLINE - This invention relates to methods and processes for increasing the production of FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) gasoline products, and optionally distillate products, from refinery feedstocks. In particular, the processes include hydrotreating and further hydroisomerizing a typical FCC range feedstream prior to catalytically cracking the feedstream in the FCC unit. The methods herein result in higher FCC naphtha yields and lower FCC cat bottoms yields thereby significantly increasing the overall FCC gasoline production for a given operating unit and increasing the profit margin of such FCC unit operations. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130172643 | TWO STAGE FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A two stage Fluid Catalytic Cracking process and an apparatus for simultaneous production of light olefins such as ethylene and propylene and middle distillate range hydrocarbons, wherein a first flow reactor, preferably a downer and a second flow reactor, preferably a riser are operating at varying reaction severities using different catalyst systems with the regenerated catalyst entering the reactors inlet through independent regenerators. Mild cracking of the fresh feedstock is carried out in the first flow reactor of short residence time and the effluent of first flow reactor is separated in an intermediate separator/fractionator followed by re-cracking of the C4 hydrocarbons and naphtha range hydrocarbons, preferably C5-150° C. from the second product separation section and unconverted hydrocarbons (370° C.+) of first flow reactor, in the second flow reactor at higher severity employing different catalyst system. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130178675 | Vaporization of Liquid Halogen by Contact with a Preheated Gas - A method is provided for vaporizing a liquid elemental halogen. A heating gas is preheated in the absence of halogen to a preheat temperature which results in a preheated heating gas. The preheated heating gas is directly contacted with a feed of a liquid elemental halogen and heats the feed to a vaporizing temperature sufficient to vaporize at least a portion of the feed to a quantity of an elemental halogen vapor. A gas mixture results which includes the heating gas and the quantity of the elemental halogen vapor. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130190545 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR DEHYDRATION BY A DELIQUESCENT SUBSTANCE - The present invention relates to a method and to a plant for dehydration of a liquid or gaseous effluent, wherein the following stages are carried out:
| 07-25-2013 |
| 20130225887 | Hydrodeoxygenation Of Pyrolysis Oil In Presence Of Admixed Alcohol - The present invention relates to the hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oils in the presence of an alcohol. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130253241 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING LINEAR ALKYLBENZENES, PARAFFINS, AND OLEFINS FROM NATURAL OILS AND KEROSENE - A method for producing a linear paraffin product from natural oil and kerosene includes providing a first feed stream comprising kerosene, pre-fractionating the first feed stream to produce a heart cut paraffin stream comprising paraffins in a heart cut range, and combining the heart cut paraffin stream with a second feed stream comprising natural oil to form a combined stream. The method further includes deoxygenating the natural oil and fractionating the combined stream to remove paraffins that are heavier than the heart cut range. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130261360 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS - Methods and apparatuses for processing a renewable feedstock are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method for processing a renewable feedstock includes deoxygenating a stream of the renewable feedstock at a first pressure to form a stream of paraffins. The pressure of the stream of paraffins is reduced to a second pressure which is at least about 345 kPa less than the first pressure. Further, normal paraffins in the stream of paraffins are converted to form a stream of converted paraffins. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130274530 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING LONG CHAIN CARBONS FROM PETROLEUM BASED OIL - Methods and system for obtaining long chain carbons that generally include forming a conversion mixture of an alcohol and a base, adding the conversion mixture to oil (such as petroleum based oil, crude oil, used oil, used motor oil, and new motor oil) to form a reaction mixture, adding a high nitrate compound the reaction mixture, and separating out the long chain carbons for use as an input by other processing such as pharmaceutical and/or additional petro-chemical processing. Additional cooling and/or filtering processes may be utilized to complete and/or optimize oil conversion. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130310618 | COPROCESSING OF BIOFEEDS WITH GROUP VI METAL CATALYSTS - Feedstocks containing biocomponent materials are coprocessed with mineral feeds using a Group VI metal catalyst prior to hydrodesulfurization of the feedstocks. The Group VI metal catalyst is optionally a physically promoted Group VI metal catalyst. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130338414 | HYDRODESULFURIZATION, DEOXYGENATION AND DEWAXING PROCESSES WITH WATER STABLE CATALYSTS FOR BIOMASS-CONTAINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - This invention relates to a method for hydroprocessing feedstreams containing both sulfur-containing mineral oils and biomass-derived feedstocks in a single reactor configuration. The process produces a desulfurized, deoxygenated and dewaxed hydrocarbon product having reduced oxygen content, increased iso-paraffin content, low n-paraffin content, and good cold flow properties. In preferred embodiments, the processes herein utilize water tolerant hydrodewaxing catalysts in order to prevent deactivation and/or catalyst loss due to water produced during the deoxygenation reactions in the biomass components. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140005450 | USE OF N-PARAFFIN ADSORPTION TO INCREASE SELECTIVITY AND YIELD OF SYNTHETIC DISTILLATE FUEL | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140005451 | DECONTAMINATION OF DEOXYGENATED BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OIL USING IONIC LIQUIDS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140018586 | Method for Preparing Synthetic Natural Gas - A method for preparing synthetic natural gas (SNG) is provided. More particularly, a method for preparing synthetic natural gas is provided, in which synthetic gas generated after fuel gasification and dust collection is subjected to a first methane synthesis reaction; only part of the gas is subjected to a water gas shift reaction and the remaining gas bypasses; the mixed gas prepared by mixing the gas passed through the water gas shift reaction and the gas bypassing the water gas shift reaction is subjected to a second methane synthesis reaction; and thereby heat of the methane synthesis reaction can be controlled and catalyst life can be lengthened. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140024869 | PRODUCTION OF LUBRICANT BASE OILS FROM BIOMASS - Methods are provided for processing glycerides to form lubricant boiling range molecules in a single reactor and/or a single reaction zone. The glycerides are exposed to catalysts that are stable under the conditions present in the reaction zones during conversion of glycerides to fatty ketones via a coupling reaction in the presence of a first catalyst, and the subsequent deoxygenation and isomerization of the ketones in the presence of a second dewaxing catalyst. The glyceride-containing feedstock can further include free fatty acids or fatty acid derivatives that can also be used for formation of ketones and subsequent deoxygenation and isomerization. In some configuration, the processing can occur in a single reaction zone containing mixed beds of the first and second catalyst. Such configurations can be used to control the ratio of diesel boiling range molecules versus lubricant boiling range molecules generated by the methods. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140051899 | HYDROCARBON FUEL PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a method for producing a hydrocarbon fuel, comprising a first step of holding a mixture containing an aliphatic compound produced by algae, and a hydrocarbon solvent in which critical temperature is 90° C. or higher, in a supercritical state, with temperature and pressure adjusted so that a solubility of the aliphatic compound in the hydrocarbon solvent is 15 g or less per 100 g of the hydrocarbon solvent, and then recovering a soluble portion of the aliphatic compound in the hydrocarbon solvent; and a second step of subjecting the soluble portion recovered in the first step to hydrotreatment using a catalyst. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140073827 | UPGRADING OF BIO-OIL USING SYNTHESIS GAS - A method for producing biofuel and other hydrocarbons from bio-oil is disclosed. The method does not require the use of hydrogen derived from fossil fuel. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140121428 | PROCESS FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING A PYROLYSIS OIL - A process for catalytic cracking of a pyrolysis oil derived from material comprising biomass. In one embodiment, the process comprises subjecting a feed comprising the pyrolysis oil to a hydrodeoxygenation step to prepare an at least partially deoxygenated pyrolysis oil; heating a hydrocarbon feed to a temperature in the range from equal to or more than 50° C. to equal to or less than 200° C. to prepare a preheated hydrocarbon feed; mixing the at least partially deoxygenated pyrolysis oil and the preheated hydrocarbon feed to prepare a feed mixture; and contacting the feed mixture with a catalytic cracking catalyst in a catalytic cracking reactor at a temperature of at least 400° C. to prepare a product stream containing one or more cracked products. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140135544 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DEOXYGENATING BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OIL - Apparatuses and methods for deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided herein. In one example, the method comprises of dividing a feedstock stream into first and second feedstock portions. The feedstock stream comprises the biomass-derived pyrolysis oil and has a temperature of about 60° C. or less. The first feedstock portion is combined with a heated organic liquid stream to form a first heated diluted pyoil feed stream. The first heated diluted pyoil feed stream is contacted with a first deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen to form an intermediate low-oxygen pyoil effluent. The second feedstock portion is combined with the intermediate low-oxygen pyoil effluent to form a second heated diluted pyoil feed stream. The second heated diluted pyoil feed stream is contacted with a second deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen to form additional low-oxygen pyoil effluent. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140142354 | Process of Generating a Renewable Biofuel From a Hydrotreated Stream of Condensed Oxygenates - A renewable fuel may be obtained from a bio-oil containing C | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142355 | PROCESS OF GENERATING A RENEWABLE BIOFUEL FROM A HYDROTREATED STREAM OF CONDENSED OXYGENATES - A renewable fuel may be obtained from a bio-oil containing C | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142356 | PRODUCTION OF LUBRICANT BASE OILS FROM BIOMASS - Systems and methods are provided for processing a feed derived from a biomass source that contains nitrogen in the form of fatty amides, e.g., derived from hydrothermal processing of a biomass source feed, while reducing/minimizing the amount of heteroatom removal performed during subsequent/concurrent hydroprocessing. Optionally, the feed can also contain free fatty acids. This is accomplished in part by first exposing the feed to a catalyst comprising a rare earth oxide, alkali oxide, and/or alkaline earth oxide, which can remove the nitrogen heteroatoms from the compounds within the feed or can convert the nitrogen to a form readily removed in subsequent hydroprocessing. The catalyst may also suitable for catalyzing coupling (such as condensation) or conversion reactions of amides, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, and/or other molecules in the feed suitable for participating in the coupling reaction. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140148628 | Process for Treating Hydrocarbon Streams - A process is disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140213838 | EBULLATING BED METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 15 wppm or less (e.g., 10 wppm or less) from feed sources that include a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock can be initially co-processed with a mineral feed in a fluidized bed stage, such as an ebullating bed processing stage. Ebullating bed processing can mitigate the impact of the biocomponent feed on other hydrotreatment aspects of a diesel boiling range feed. Challenged biocomponent feeds can be handled by introducing the biocomponent feed into the ebullating bed reactor in a manner that reduces the fouling impact of the feed. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140249342 | Renewable fuels produced from oleaginous microorganisms - Disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing renewable chemicals through the manufacture of novel triglyceride oils followed by chemical modification of the oils. Methods such as transesterification, hydrogenation, hydrocracking, deoxygenation, isomerization, interesterification, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and saponification are disclosed. Novel oils containing fatty acid chain lengths of C8, C10, C12 or C14 are also disclosed and are useful as feedstocks in the methods of the invention. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140275676 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DISTILLATE FUELS AND ANODE GRADE COKE FROM VACUUM RESID - A process for upgrading residuum hydrocarbon feedstocks that may include: contacting a residuum hydrocarbon and hydrogen with a hydroconversion catalyst in a residuum hydroconversion reactor system; recovering an effluent from the residuum hydroconversion reactor system; separating the effluent to recover two or more hydrocarbon fractions including at least a vacuum residuum fraction and a heavy vacuum gas oil fraction; combining at least a portion of the heavy vacuum gas oil fraction and at least a portion of the vacuum residuum fraction to form a mixed heavy hydrocarbon fraction; feeding at least a portion of the mixed heavy hydrocarbon fraction to a coker; operating the coker at conditions to produce anode grade green coke and distillate hydrocarbons; recovering the distillate hydrocarbons from the coker; fractionating the distillate hydrocarbons to recover hydrocarbon fractions including a light distillates fraction, a heavy coker gas oil fraction, and a coker recycle fraction. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140275677 | INTEGRATION OF RESIDUE HYDROCRACKING AND HYDROTREATING - A process for upgrading residuum hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process may include: contacting a residuum hydrocarbon fraction and hydrogen with a first hydroconversion catalyst in a first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system; recovering a first effluent from the first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system; solvent deasphalting a vacuum residuum fraction to produce a deasphalted oil fraction and an asphalt fraction; contacting the deasphalted oil fraction and hydrogen with a second hydroconversion catalyst in a second hydroconversion reactor system; recovering a second effluent from the second hydroconversion reactor system; and fractionating the first effluent from the first ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor system and the second effluent from the second hydroconversion reactor system to recover one or more hydrocarbon fractions and the vacuum residuum fraction in a common fractionation system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140275678 | Method and System for Performing Gasification of Carbonaceous Feedstock - The gasification of a carbonaceous material includes receiving a volume of feedstock, supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction, super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product, providing a volume of super-heated steam, mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140275679 | REACTOR, PROCESS, AND SYSTEM FOR THE OXIDATION OF GASEOUS STREAMS - A reactor and process capable of concurrently producing electric power and selectively oxidizing gaseous components in a feed stream, such as hydrocarbons to unsaturated products, which are useful intermediates in the production of liquid fuels. The reactor includes an oxidation membrane, a reduction membrane, an electron barrier, and a conductor. The oxidation membrane and reduction membrane include an MIEC oxide. The electron barrier, located between the oxidation membrane and the reduction membrane, is configured to allow transmission of oxygen anions from the reduction membrane to the oxidation membrane and resist transmission of electrons from the oxidation membrane to the reduction membrane. The conductor conducts electrons from the oxidation membrane to the reduction membrane. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140288339 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING DIESEL - A process and apparatus are disclosed for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocracking unit and hydrotreating a diesel product from the hydrocracking unit in a hydrotreating unit. The hydrocracking unit and the hydrotreating unit share the same recycle gas compressor. A make-up hydrogen stream may also be compressed in the recycle gas compressor. A warm separator separates recycle gas and hydrocarbons from diesel in the hydrotreating effluent, so fraction of the diesel is relatively simple. The warm separator also keeps the diesel product separate from the more sulfurous diesel in the hydrocracking effluent, and still retains heat needed for fractionation of lighter components from the low sulfur diesel product. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140296590 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS - Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for processing a renewable feedstock are provided herein. In one example, a method comprises dividing a H | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296591 | METHOD FOR OPERATING HYDROPROCESSING SYSTEM - Method for operating a two-stage hydroprocessing system includes introducing a feedstock and a first-stage gas to a first reaction zone a first pressure to generate a first-stage product stream; introducing the first-stage product stream to a first separation unit to separate an intermediate feedstock from a spent gas; introducing the intermediate feedstock and a second-stage gas to a second reaction zone a second pressure which is greater than the first pressure to generate a second-stage product stream; introducing the second-stage product stream to a second separation unit to separate a hydroprocessed product and an intermediate gas; feeding the intermediate gas directly to the first reaction zone as the first-stage gas; feeding spent gas to an amine unit and then compressor to generate recycled gas; and feeding recycled gas to the second reaction zone as the second-stage gas. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296592 | PROCESS FOR THE FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS FROM BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN - A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises (a) contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds with a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst at elevated temperature to produce a cracked products stream, the feed comprising an amount of sulphur; (b) separating catalyst from the cracked products stream; (c) separating a light fraction from the cracked products stream; and (d) removing hydrogen sulphide from the light fraction by means of an amine treating process. The fluid catalytic cracking process involves the presence or use of water and/or steam and comprises a working-up process of the cracked products stream. In the working-up process, one or more chemical additives for reducing or hindering the formation of foam in amine liquids selected from defoamers and demulsifiers are added to the amine solvent in one or more amine treaters. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296593 | PROCESS FOR THE FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS FROM BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN - A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin and an amount of sulphur with a fluid cracking catalyst at a temperature of equal to or more than 400° C. to produce a products stream. The process further comprises separating fluid cracking catalyst from the products stream and separating a light fraction from the products stream; and removing hydrogen sulphide from the light fraction by means of an amine treating process. Activated carbon is used to treat at least part of an amine solution used in the amine treating process or to treat at least part of the feed to the amine treating process. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296594 | PROCESS FOR THE FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS FROM BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN - A process for the fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin. The process comprises (a) contacting a feed comprising the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds from biological origin with a fluid cracking catalyst at a temperature of equal to or more than 400° C. to produce a products stream; (b) separating fluid cracking catalyst from the products stream and separating a fraction comprising one or more C1-C4 hydrocarbon compounds from the products stream; and (c) processing the fraction comprising one or more C1-C4 hydrocarbon compounds in a work-up process, which comprises one or more oil/water separation steps. One or more de-emulsifiers are added to one or more oil/water separation steps. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140330059 | METHOD OF USING CARBON NANOTUBES FUEL PRODUCTION - Use of a particular form of carbon—carbon nanotubes—as the catalyst. The present technology uses CNTs produced via air-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which can produce these extremely active catalysts (over an order higher in the magnitude of the activity of the catalyst as compared to the conventional Fe based catalyst) in a single step for converting carbonaceous materials such as coal, biomass, natural gas to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene etc. . . . , which is generally accomplished through three process blocks. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150018588 | Method for Production of Hydrocarbons by Increasing Hydrocarbon Chain Length - The present invention provides a method for increasing hydrocarbon chain length. The method comprises providing a feedstock comprising fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters with hydrocarbon chain length below C | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150045601 | Compact gas to liquid convertor - The present invention, a unique method and means of thermal cracking the molecular structure of short chain hydrocarbon vapor for reforming into long chain molecular structure and conversion of a portion to hydrocarbon liquid, much less complicated and complex than presently employed methods and means, combines partial oxidation, fast pyrolysis, and rapid cooling in a unique sequence of events incorporating components, of unique configuration, compact and much more cost effective than the presently employed methods and means of performing gas to liquid conversion that requires a great difference between the cost of the gas vapor feedstock and the selling price of the liquid to justify capital investment in gas to liquid conversion systems. Relatively few conversion systems are operating now and/or under construction. The present invention will improve the economics of investing in conversion systems, and with the newly discovered abundant supply of natural gas add a significant volume of liquid hydrocarbons into the crude oil supply. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045602 | PROCESS FOR PROMOTING DISPROPORTIONATION REACTIONS AND RING OPENING REACTIONS WITHIN AN ISOMERIZATION ZONE - A process for increasing disproportionation and ring opening reactions an isomerization zone which converts iso-paraffins to normal paraffins. In order to promote these reactions, the amount of C | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150057479 | MULTI-STAGE SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING HYDROCARBON FUELS - A multi-stage system converts a hydrocarbon material to an intermediate product in a first stage and a final product in a final stage. The first stage includes a first reaction chamber configured to receive hydrocarbon and process gas. In the presence of energy, the first stage will convert the feedstock into an intermediate product for delivery to a second stage. The second stage includes a second reaction chamber configured to receive the intermediate product and a process gas. When the intermediate product and process gases are fed into the reaction chamber in the presence of energy, a plasma is formed in the second reaction chamber and converts the intermediate product into a liquid fuel. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150094506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM A RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK - Methods and systems are provided for producing a fuel from a renewable feedstock. The method includes deoxygenating the renewable feedstock in a deoxygenation zone to produce hydrocarbons with normal paraffins. The hydrocarbons with normal paraffins are isomerized to produce hydrocarbons with branched paraffins. The hydrocarbons with branched paraffins are fractionated to produce a naphtha at a naphtha outlet, where the naphtha is further isomerized. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150315098 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE YIELD OF AN ISOMERIZATION ZONE FRACTIONATION - A process for increasing a yield of an isomerization zone by removing at least a portion of the C | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150315099 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE YIELD OF AN ISOMERIZATION ZONE - A process for controlling a yield of an isomerization zone. Prior to entering the isomerization zone, C | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150315102 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FEED STREAM FOR A STEAM CRACKER - A process for producing a feed for a stream cracker. At least a portion of the C | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150353841 | METHOD FOR REVAMPING A CONVENTIONAL MINERAL OILS REFINERY TO A BIOREFINERY - The invention relates to a method for revamping a conventional refinery of mineral oils into a biorefinery, characterized by a production scheme which allows the treatment of raw materials of a biological origin (vegetable oils, animal fats, exhausted cooking oils) for the production of biofuels, prevalently high-quality biodiesel. This method allows the re-use of existing plants, allowing, in particular, the revamping of a refinery containing a system comprising two hydrodesulfurization units, U | 12-10-2015 |
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