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| 20090042723 | Process for preparing mixed metal oxide catalysts - A process for preparing a mixed metal oxide catalyst. The process includes the steps of admixing metal compounds, at least one of which is an oxygen containing compound, and at least one solvent to form a solution, removing the solvent from the solution to obtain a catalyst precursor, calcining the catalyst precursor at a temperature from about 350° C. to about 850° C. under a gaseous atmosphere comprising CO | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090159427 | Partial electro-hydrogenation of sulfur containing feedstreams followed by sulfur removal - This invention relates to the partial hydrogenation of sulfur containing petroleum feedstreams by electrochemical means. The partially hydrogenated feedstream is then conducted to processes for either conversion and removal of at least some of the sulfur-containing species from the electrochemical desulfurization process or adsorption and removal of at least some of the sulfur-containing species from the electrochemical desulfurization process. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090159500 | Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils - The electrodesulfurization of heavy oils wherein a feedstream comprised of bitumen or heavy oil is conducted, along with an effective amount of hydrogen, to an electrochemical cell. A current is applied to the cell wherein sulfur from the feedstream combines with hydrogen to form hydrogen sulfide which is removed. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090159501 | Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils using a divided electrochemical cell - The electrodesulfurization of heavy oil feedstreams is accomplished wherein a heavy oil feedstreams, along with hydrogen, is passed the cathode side of an electrochemical cell wherein the organically bound sulfur compounds in the heavy oil are reduced and the sulfur is released as hydrogen sulfide. The hydrogen sulfide can be fed directly into the anode side of the electrochemical cell to produce sulfur and hydrogen or it can be passed to an oxidation zone containing an aqueous solution of an oxidized metal salt. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090159503 | Electrochemical treatment of heavy oil streams followed by caustic extraction or thermal treatment - This invention relates to the electrochemical conversion of dibenzothiophene type molecules of petroleum feedstreams to mercaptans that can then be removed, in one embodiment, by caustic extraction. In another embodiment, the mercaptans can be thermally decomposed, removing sulfur as hydrogen sulfide. The conversion of dibenzothiophenes to mercaptans is performed by electrochemical means without the required addition of hydrogen and in the substantial absence of water. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100189620 | Amorphous acidic materials, their synthesis and use - A porous material comprises oxides of silicon and aluminum and is substantially free of X-ray diffraction peaks in its calcined form. The material is characterized by the following properties:
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| 20100234654 | Process for making saturated hydrocarbons and the use thereof - Provided are processes for making one or more unsaturated oligomeric acids and one or more saturated hydrocarbons. In one form, a process for making one or more saturated hydrocarbons includes oligomerizing one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 4 to 38 carbon atoms in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst to form one or more unsaturated oligomeric acids including less than 90% by weight of cyclic oligomers, and hydrogenating the one or more unsaturated oligomeric acids via contact with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to form one or more saturated hydrocarbons. The oligomerizing of unsaturated fatty acids is from renewable biological sources to form dimer acids. The one or more saturated hydrocarbons are useful as lubricant base oils. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100324326 | Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts and Processes For Their Preparation and Use - A catalyst for the oxidation of an alkane, alkene or mixtures thereof. The catalyst includes a mixed-metal oxide having the formula Mo | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110190546 | Process For Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol or a substituted phenol, an alkylaromatic hydroperoxide having a general formula (I): | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110301387 | Process For Producing Phenol - Disclosed is a process for producing phenol or a substituted phenol and a co-product comprising the steps of (i) contacting a first stream comprising an alkylaromatic compound with a second stream comprising an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a first catalyst comprising a cyclic imide under conditions to convert at least a portion of said alkylaromatic compound to an alkylaromatic hydroperoxide, (ii) producing an effluent stream comprising said cyclic imide, said alkylaromatic hydroperoxide, and said alkylaromatic compound wherein said effluent stream has an alkylaromatic hydroperoxide concentration of from 10 to 40 wt %; and (iii) contacting in a second reactor at least a portion of said effluent stream with a second catalyst to convert said alkylaromatic hydroperoxide to a product stream comprising phenol and said co-product. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120000792 | Electrochemical Treatment of Heavy Oil Streams Followed by Caustic Extraction or Thermal Treatment - This invention relates to a process for electrochemical conversion of dibenzothiophene type molecules of petroleum feedstreams selectively to mercaptan compounds that can then be more easily removed from the electrochemically treated product stream by either caustic extraction or thermal decomposition of the thiol functionality to hydrogen sulfide. The conversion of dibenzothiophenes to mercaptans is performed by electrochemical means in the substantial absence of hydrogen and in the substantial absence of water. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120035308 | METHODS OF MAKING 6-HYDROXYHEXANOPHENONE AND 5-BENZOYLPENTANOIC ACID AND MONO OR DIESTERS THEREOF - Mono- or diester plasticizers of the formula: | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120046499 | Transalkylation of Polycyclohexylbenzenes - In a process for the transalkylation of polycyclohexylbenzenes, a feed containing at least one polycyclohexylbenzene is contacted with benzene under transalkylation conditions with a catalyst comprising a zeolite USY having a silica to alumina molar ratio in excess of 10 to convert at least part of said polycyclohexylbenzene to cyclohexylbenzene. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120088654 | MESOPOROUS ALUMINAS STABILIZED WITH RARE EARTH AND PHOSPHOROUS - A mesoporous oxide composition includes, other than oxygen, a major amount of aluminum and lesser amounts of phosphorus and at least one rare earth element. The compositions have high surface area and excellent thermal and hydrothermal stability, with a relatively narrow pore size distribution in the mesoporous range. These compositions may be prepared by a hydrothermal co-precipitation method using an organic templating agent. These mesoporous oxide compositions may be used as catalysts or as supports for catalysts, for example, in a fluid catalytic cracking process. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120115762 | Process for Making Basestocks from Renewable Feedstocks - A process for converting feedstock triglycerides to lube basestocks. The process has the steps of (a) metathesizing the feedstock triglycerides with ethylene in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form alpha olefins and medium-chain triglycerides and (b) hydroisomerizing the medium-chain triglycerides in the presence of a hydroisomerization catalyst and hydrogen to form methyl-branched triglycerides. The alpha olefins may be oligomerized in the presence of an oligomerization catalyst to form poly(alpha olefins). | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120149941 | Oxidation of Hydrocarbons - In a process for oxidizing a hydrocarbon to a corresponding hydroperoxide, alcohol, ketone, carboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid, the hydrocarbon is contacted with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst comprising a cyclic imide of the general formula (I): | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120227584 | AGGREGATES OF SMALL PARTICLES OF SYNTHETIC FAUJASITE ZEOLITE - This invention relates to aggregates of small particles of synthetic faujasite zeolite. Small primary particles of zeolite are clustered into larger secondary particles. The observable average width of the primary particles may be 0.3 micron or less and the observable average width of the secondary particles may be 0.8 micron or more. The silica to alumina ratio of the zeolite may be less than 4:1. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120310024 | Dealkylation Process - In a process for dealkylating a poly-alkylated aromatic compound, a feed comprising at least one poly-alkylated aromatic compound selected from polypropylbenzene, polybutylbenzene, and polycyclohexylbenzene is introduced into a reaction zone. The feed is then contacted in the reaction zone with an acid catalyst under conditions effective to dealkylate at least a portion of the poly-alkylated aromatic compound and produce a first reaction product comprising at least one mono-alkylated aromatic compound. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130029832 | STABILIZED AGGREGATES OF SMALL CRYSTALLITES OF ZEOLITE Y - This invention relates to stabilized aggregates of small primary crystallites of zeolite Y that are clustered into larger secondary particles. At least 80% of the secondary particles may comprise at least 5 primary crystallites. The size of the primary crystallites may be at most about 0.5 micron, or at most about 0.3 micron, and the size of the secondary particles may be at least about 0.8 micron, or at least about 1.0 μm. The silica to alumina ratio of the resulting stabilized aggregated Y zeolite may be 4:1 or more. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130131419 | GIBBSITE CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST - A fluid catalytic cracking catalyst exhibiting reduced coke make comprises a zeolite cracking component in a matrix of gibbsite having a median particle size of not more than 0.4 microns and preferably not more than 0.3 microns. The zeolite cracking component will normally be a faujasite, with preference to zeolite Y in its various forms such as Y, HY, REY, REHY, USY, REUSY and secondary zeolite additives may be present, including ZSM-5. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130190544 | LUBRICANT BASE STOCKS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES WITH IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES - Provided are lube base stocks produced from renewable biological sources with improved low temperature properties. In one form, the lube base stock includes from 10 to 35 wt. % paraffins, 40 to 70 wt. % 1-ring naphthenes, and 0 to 40 wt. % combined 2-ring naphthenes and aromatics, and has a ratio of 1-ring naphthenes to paraffins from 1.8 to 5.0, and a Viscosity Index of from 100 to 160. The lube base stock has a | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130217606 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS FROM RENEWABLE BASE STOCKS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES - Provided are lubricant compositions from renewable biological sources with improved properties and methods of making and using such compositions. In one form, the lubricant composition includes from 20 to 99.8 wt. % of a lube base stock produced from a renewable biological source and an effective amount of one or more lubricant additives. The lube base stock includes 10 to 35 wt. % paraffins, 40 to 70 wt. % 1-ring naphthenes, and 0 to 40 wt. % combined 2-ring naphthenes and aromatics, and has a ratio of 1-ring naphthenes to paraffins from 1.8 to 5.0, and a Viscosity Index of from 100 to 160. The lube base stock has a | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217922 | Processes for Producing Phenol - Disclosed herein is a process for producing phenol. The process includes oxidizing at least a portion of a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene to produce an oxidation composition comprising cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. The oxidation composition may then be cleaved in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce a cleavage reaction mixture comprising the acid catalyst, phenol and cyclohexanone. At least a portion of the cleavage reaction mixture may be neutralized with a basic material to form a treated cleavage reaction mixture. In various embodiments, the treated cleavage reaction mixture contains no greater than 50 wppm of the acid catalyst or no greater than 50 wppm of the basic material. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130225866 | Processes for Producing Phenol - Disclosed herein are processes for producing phenol. The processes include oxidizing cyclohexylbenzene to produce an oxidation composition comprising cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. The cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide in the oxidation composition may undergo a cleavage reaction to produce a cleavage reaction mixture comprising phenol, cyclohexanone and at least one contaminant. The cleavage reaction mixture may be contacted with a basic material to convert at least a portion of the contaminant to a converted contaminant, thereby producing a modified reaction mixture. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130317263 | PRODUCTION OF OLEFINIC DIESEL AND CORRESPONDING OLIGOMERS - Feeds containing triglycerides are processed to produce an olefinic diesel fuel product. The olefinic diesel can optionally be oligomerized to form a lubricant base oil product. The olefinic diesel is generated by deoxygenating the triglyceride-containing feed using processing conditions that enhance preservation of olefins that are present in the triglycerides. The triglyceride-containing feed is processed in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group VI metal or a Group VIII metal and optionally a physical promoter metal. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130324777 | PRODUCTION OF OLEFINIC DIESEL, LUBRICANTS, AND PROPYLENE - Feeds containing triglycerides are processed to produce an olefinic diesel fuel product and propylene. The olefinic diesel can optionally be oligomerized to form a lubricant base oil product. The olefinic diesel and propylene are generated by deoxygenating the triglyceride-containing feed using processing conditions that enhance preservation of olefins that are present in the triglycerides. The triglyceride-containing feed is processed in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group VI metal or a Group VIII metal and optionally a physical promoter metal. | 12-05-2013 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20140163259 | Process for Producing Phenol and Method for Regenerating Catalyst Deactivated in the Process - A process for producing phenol is described in which a feed comprising alkylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least part of the hydroperoxide into phenol, the process is characterized in that at least a part of the deactivated catalyst is regenerated using a oxidizing material comprising hydrogen peroxide and then return to the process. A method of regenerating the cleavage catalyst is also described. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140171699 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SATURATED HYDROCARBONS FROM RENEWABLE FEEDS - Provided are processes for making saturated hydrocarbons from renewable feed sources. In an embodiment, a process for producing a lube basestock and/or a diesel fuel from a feedstock of biological origin includes: contacting the feedstock in a single reactor in the presence of hydrogen with catalyst components including a first catalyst and a second catalyst, wherein the first catalyst comprises an acidic material, a basic material, or a combination of both, and wherein the second catalyst is a hydrogenation catalyst including a hydrothermally stable binder. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171700 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LUBE BASE STOCKS FROM RENEWABLE FEEDS - Provided are processes for making hydrocarbons from renewable feed sources. In an embodiment, there is provided a method for co-producing lube basestock and transportation fuel from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: a) converting a feedstock of biological origin to a ketone or a dimer acid in the presence of a first catalyst; and b) hydrogenating the ketone or the dimer acid to produce a hydrocarbon in the presence of a second catalyst comprising a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrothermally stable binder. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171703 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LUBE BASE STOCKS FROM RENEWABLE FEEDS - Provided are processes for making hydrocarbons from renewable feed sources. In an embodiment, there is provided a method for producing a lube basestock including: contacting a compound of Formula (I) and a feedstock of biological origin with a catalyst component including a basic material: | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140187821 | Process for Producing Cycloalkylaromatic Compounds - In a process for producing a cycloalkylaromatic compound, an aromatic compound and a cyclic olefin are contacted with a first catalyst under conditions effective to produce a reaction product comprising the cycloalkylaromatic compound and at least one non-fused bicyclic by-product. The at least one non-fused bicyclic by-product is then contacted with a second catalyst under conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the at least one non-fused bicyclic by-product to a converted by-product. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140257002 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE PREMIUM BASESTOCKS FROM RENEWABLE FEEDS - Provided are processes for producing a lube basestock or wax from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: providing a fatty acid originated from the feedstock of biological origin and an aromatic acid in a solvent comprising a base; and electrically coupling the fatty acid and the aromatic acid to produce a hydrocarbon, wherein the molar concentration of the fatty acid is greater than the molar concentration of the aromatic acid. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140274664 | DEWAXING CATALYSTS - Provided are catalysts including: a zeolite component selected from zeolites having 10-member ring pores, zeolites having 12-member ring pores and a combination thereof, 0.1 to 5 weight % of a hydrogenation component selected from Pt, Pd, Ag, Ni, Co, Mo, W, Rh, Re, Ru, Ir and a mixture thereof, and a hydrothermally stable binder component selected from tantalum oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, lanthanum oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tungstated zirconia, cobalt molybdenum oxide, cobalt molybdenum sulfide, nickel molybdenum oxide, nickel molybdenum sulfide, nickel tungsten oxide, nickel tungsten sulfide, cobalt tungsten oxide, cobalt tungsten sulfide, nickel molybdenum tungsten oxide and nickel molybdenum tungsten sulfide, cobalt molybdenum tungsten oxide and cobalt molybdenum tungsten sulfide, wherein the weight ratio of the zeolite to the hydrothermally stable binder is 85:15 to 25:75. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140275688 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING BASESTOCKS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES USING DEWAXING CATALYST - Provided are methods for producing a lube base stock and/or a fuel from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: contacting the feedstock in the presence of a catalyst to produce a lube base stock and/or a fuel, wherein the catalyst comprises: a zeolite component selected from a zeolite having 10-member ring pores, a zeolite having 12-member ring pores and a combination thereof, 0.1 to 5 weight % of a hydrogenation component selected from Pt, Pd, Ag, Ni, Co, Mo, W, Rh, Re, Ru, Ir and a mixture thereof, and a hydrothermally stable binder component. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140296577 | Method for Producing Phenol and/or Cyclohexanone - In a process for producing phenol and cyclohexanone a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and water in an amount from 1 to 15,000 ppm, based upon total weight of feed, is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an aluminosilicate of the FAU type under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide into phenol and cyclohexanone. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296581 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol, cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a cyclic imide under oxidation conditions effective to produce a product comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and unreacted cyclic imide catalyst. At least a portion of the product is contacted with a cleavage catalyst under conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide into a second product comprising further unreacted cyclic imide catalyst, phenol, and cyclohexanone. A portion of the further unreacted cyclic imide catalyst may then be removed from the second product and optionally recycled back to the oxidation step. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140316098 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol, a composition comprising an alkylaromatic compound is contacted with an oxygen-containing stream in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising a cyclic imide under oxidation conditions effective to oxidize 15 wt % or less of the alkylaromatic compound based upon the total weight of the composition and produce an oxidation product comprising unreacted alkylaromatic compound and alkylaromatic hydroperoxide in a molar ratio of 6:1 to 100:1. Thereafter, at least a portion of the oxidation product is contacted with an acidic molecular sieve catalyst under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the alkylaromatic hydroperoxide into phenol and cyclohexanone. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316166 | Production of Cyclohexylbenzene Hydroperoxide - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide, cyclohexylbenzene is contacted with oxygen to produce a reaction product comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide and unreacted cyclohexylbenzene. The reaction product is then maintained under conditions such that crystals of cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide form and separate from the reaction product. The cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide crystals are then recovered from the reaction product. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140323766 | Process for Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene is reacted with cyclohexene in a first reaction zone under conditions effective to produce a reaction product comprising cyclohexylbenzene and at least one polycyclohexylbenzene. At least a portion of the reaction product and a stripping agent comprising at least one C | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140371489 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising a fluorinated acidic resin under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide into phenol and cyclohexanone. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140371499 | Dealkylation Process - In a process for dealkylating a poly-alkylated aromatic compound, a feed comprising at least one poly-alkylated aromatic compound selected from polypropylbenzene, polybutylbenzene, and polycyclohexylbenzene is introduced into a reaction zone. The feed is then contacted in the reaction zone with an acid catalyst under conditions effective to dealkylate at least a portion of the poly-alkylated aromatic compound and produce a first reaction product comprising at least one mono-alkylated aromatic compound. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150045587 | Process for Producing Phenol - A process for producing phenol is described in which a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is contacted with a cleavage catalyst comprising an aluminosilicate zeolite of the FAU type having a unit cell size less than 24.50 Å under cleavage conditions effective to convert at least part of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide into phenol and cyclohexanone. | 02-12-2015 |
