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| 20090321313 | Process for Determining Presence of Mesophase in Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The slurry hydrocracking reaction can be controlled by measuring the production of mesophase using X-ray diffraction. Upon a mesophase yield fraction reaching a predetermined level, reaction conditions should be moderated to avoid excessive coke production. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321314 | Process for Using Iron Oxide and Alumina Catalyst with Large Particle Diameter for Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. Performance of the iron oxide and alumina catalyst at high mean particle diameters is comparable to performance at low mean particle diameters. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321315 | Process for Using Hydrated Iron Oxide and Alumina Catalyst for Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. Performance of the iron oxide and alumina catalyst is not substantially affected by significant quantities of water on the catalyst. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090321316 | Process for Using Catalyst with Rapid Formation of Iron Sulfide in Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron oxide in the catalyst converts to catalytically active iron sulfide in the presence of hydrogen and sulfur. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090325789 | Catalyst Composition with Nanometer Crystallites for Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron sulfide crystallites have diameters in the nanometer range. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326302 | Process for Using Alumina Catalyst in Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The alumina in the catalyst is active in suppressing the production of mesophase. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326303 | Process for Using Iron Oxide and Alumina Catalyst for Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron oxide and alumina catalyst does not require as much iron content relative to non-gaseous material in the reactor to obtain useable products. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326304 | Process for Using Catalyst with Nanometer Crystallites in Slurry Hydrocracking - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron sulfide crystallites have diameters in the nanometer range. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110000820 | CATALYST COMPOSITION WITH NANOMETER CRYSTALLITES FOR SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron sulfide crystallites have diameters in the nanometer range. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110053762 | LAYERED MOLECULAR SIEVE COMPOSITION - A composition comprising an inner core and an outer layer comprising a molecular sieve has been prepared. The molecular sieve layer is characterized in that the molecular sieve layers are intergrown into each other. The inner core can be alpha alumina or other inert materials. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110155635 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM RESID - A process for removing a metal from a resid feed includes contacting the resid feed comprising the metal with a resid-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a resid and resid-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a resid effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the resid feed. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155637 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a nitrogen compound from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the nitrogen compound with a VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced nitrogen content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155638 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a sulfur compound from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the sulfur compound with a VGO-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced sulfur content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155644 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a metal from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the metal with a VGO-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155645 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM CRUDE OIL - A process for removing a metal from a crude oil includes contacting the crude oil containing the metal with a crude-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a crude oil and crude-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a crude oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the crude oil feed. Optionally, a de-emulsifier is added to at least one of the contacting and separating steps. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155647 | PROCESS FOR DE-ACIDIFYING HYDROCARBONS - A process for de-acidifying a hydrocarbon feed includes contacting the hydrocarbon feed containing an organic acid with a feed-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a hydrocarbon and feed-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture; and separating the mixture to produce a hydrocarbon effluent having a reduced organic acid content relative to the hydrocarbon feed. Optionally, a de-emulsifier is added to at least one of the contacting and separating steps. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110303583 | PROCESS FOR USING SUPPORTED MOLYBDENUM CATALYST FOR SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising molybdenum supported on a base, such as boehmite or pseudo-boehmite alumina. Iron oxide may also be in the base. The base is preferably bauxite. The heavy hydrocarbon slurry is hydrocracked in the presence of the catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303584 | PROCESS FOR USING SUPPORTED MOLYBDENUM CATALYST FOR SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising molybdenum supported on a base, such as boehmite or pseudo-boehmite alumina. Iron oxide may also be in the base. The base is preferably bauxite. The heavy hydrocarbon slurry is hydrocracked in the presence of the catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110306490 | COMPOSITION OF SUPPORTED MOLYBDENUM CATALYST FOR SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A composition is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising molybdenum supported on a base, such as boehmite or pseudo-boehmite alumina. Iron oxide may also be in the base. The base is preferably bauxite. The heavy hydrocarbon slurry is hydrocracked in the presence of the catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110308997 | PROCESS FOR USING CATALYST WITH RAPID FORMATION OF IRON SULFIDE IN SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron oxide in the catalyst converts to catalytically active iron sulfide in the presence of hydrogen and sulfur. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120085680 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE OF MESOPHASE IN SLURRY HYDROCRACKING - A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The slurry hydrocracking reaction can be controlled by measuring the production of mesophase using X-ray diffraction. Upon a mesophase yield fraction reaching a predetermined level, reaction conditions should be moderated to avoid excessive coke production. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20130153464 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING REFRACTORY NITROGEN COMPOUNDS FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a refractory nitrogen compound from a hydroprocessed vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the hydroprocessed vacuum gas oil feed comprising the nitrogen compound with a VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a hydroprocessed vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a hydroprocessed vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced refractory nitrogen compound content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130153470 | EXTRACTION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS FROM PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCKS USING IONIC LIQUIDS - The present invention involves a process for removing one or more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds from a vacuum gas oil comprising contacting the vacuum gas oil with a vacuum gas oil-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a mixture comprising the vacuum gas oil and the vacuum gas oil-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid; and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent and a vacuum gas oil-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid effluent, the vacuum gas oil-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid effluent comprising the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130158279 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM TALLOW OIL - A process for removing a metal from a tallow feed includes contacting the tallow feed comprising the metal with a tallow oil-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a tallow oil and TALLOW-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a tallow oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the tallow feed. The metals removed include iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, and potassium. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140001088 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM VACUUM GAS OIL | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001091 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001092 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS TO REMOVE METALS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001093 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001094 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS TO REMOVE CARBON RESIDUE CONTAMINANTS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140001099 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM VACUUM GAS OIL | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140005451 | DECONTAMINATION OF DEOXYGENATED BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OIL USING IONIC LIQUIDS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140102944 | SLURRY HYDROCRACKING PROCESS - One exemplary embodiment can be a slurry hydrocracking process. The process can include providing one or more hydrocarbon compounds having an initial boiling point temperature of at least about 340° C., and a slurry catalyst to a slurry hydrocracking zone. The slurry catalyst may have about 32- about 50%, by weight, iron; about 3- about 14%, by weight, aluminum; no more than about 10%, by weight, sodium; and about 2- about 10%, by weight, calcium. Typically, all catalytic component percentages are as metal and based on the weight of the dried slurry catalyst. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140291208 | PROCESS FOR REGENERATING IONIC LIQUIDS BY ADDING LIGHT HYDROCARBON STREAM - A process for removing at least one impurity from a hydrocarbon feed such as vacuum gas oil in which the process includes the steps of contacting the feed with a hydrocarbon-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a hydrocarbon effluent having a reduced impurity content relative to the hydrocarbon feed. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140353208 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESSES USING IONIC LIQUIDS - A method of hydrocarbon conversion is described. The hydrocarbon feed is decontaminated using an ionic liquid and introduced into a conversion zone. The conversion of the decontaminated feed is increased compared to the conversion of the contaminated feed and the yield of the desired product made from the decontaminated hydrocarbon feed is increased compared to the yield of the desired product made from the contaminated hydrocarbon feed. | 12-04-2014 |
