Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080210594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - The present invention is directed to a crude product composition. The crude product composition has, per gram of crude product: at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C. at 0.101 MPa, at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 204° C. and about 300° C. at 0.101 MPa, at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 300° C. and about 400° C. at 0.101 MPa, and at least 0.001 grams of hydrocarbons with a boiling range distribution between about 400° C. and about 538° C. at 0.101 MPa. The hydrocarbons that have a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C. comprise iso-paraffins and n-paraffins with a weight ratio of the iso-paraffins to the n-paraffins of at most 1.4. | 09-04-2008 |
20080245700 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - The present invention is directed to a crude product composition. The crude product composition comprises hydrocarbons that have a boiling range distribution between about 30° C. and 538° C. (1,000° F.) at 0.101 MPa, The hydrocarbons comprise iso-paraffins and n-paraffins, where the weight ratio of the iso-paraffins to n-paraffins is at most 1.4. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - The present invention is directed to a crude product composition. The crude product has, per gram of crude product: at least 0.001 grams of naphtha, the naphtha having an octane number of at least 70, and the naphtha having at most 0.15 grams of olefins per gram of naphtha; at least 0.001 grams of kerosene, the kerosene having at least 0.2 grams of aromatics per gram of kerosene and a freezing point at a temperature of at most −30° C.; and at most 0.05 grams of residue. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245702 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - The present invention is directed to a method for producing a crude product from a crude feed. A crude feed is contacted with a hydrogen source and a catalyst comprising a transition metal sulfide under conditions controlled such that the crude product has a residue content of at most the 30% of the residue content of the crude feed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080272027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of an inorganic salt catalyst produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The inorganic salt catalyst includes one or more alkali metals. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080272028 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of an inorganic salt catalyst produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The inorganic salt catalyst may include one or more alkali metals. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080272029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with a hydrogen source in the presence of an inorganic salt catalyst produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The inorganic salt catalyst comprises alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, or mixtures thereof. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080314593 | In situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation using a pattern of heat sources - A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 12-25-2008 |
20090014181 | Creating and maintaining a gas cap in tar sands formations - Methods for treating a tar sands formation are disclosed herein. Methods for treating a tar sands formation may include providing heat to at least part of a hydrocarbon layer in the formation from one or more heaters located in the formation. Pressure may be allowed to increase in an upper portion of the formation to provide a gas cap in the upper portion. At least some hydrocarbons are produced from a lower portion of the formation. | 01-15-2009 |
20090057197 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Methods for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed to a total product are described. Contact of the hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts at selected contacting conditions produces the total product. The total product includes a crude product that is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and has one or more properties that are changed relative to the respective property of the hydrocarbon feed. Selected contacting conditions include a partial pressure of at most 7 MPa. During contact a P-value of a hydrocarbon feed/total product mixture remains at least 1.0. The crude product has a residue content of at most 90% and/or a reduced viscosity of at most 50% as compared to the residue content and/or viscosity content of the hydrocarbon feed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090101346 | In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation - An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 04-23-2009 |
20090134060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts containing a transition metal sulfide produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. In some embodiments, gas is produced during contact with one or more catalysts and the crude feed. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts containing a transition metal sulfide produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed has a residue content of at least 0.2 grams of residue per gram of crude feed. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. In some embodiments, gas is produced during contact with one or more catalysts and the crude feed. | 05-28-2009 |
20090155637 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention is directed to a process for generating electricity in a solid oxide fuel cell system with low carbon dioxide emissions. A mixture of steam and a hydrocarbon containing feed is reformed to produce a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. A first gas stream containing at least 0.6 mole fraction hydrogen is separated from the reformed product gas and fed to the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. The first gas stream is mixed with an oxidant at one or more anode electrodes in the fuel cell to generate electricity. An anode exhaust stream comprising hydrogen and water is separated from the fuel cell. The anode exhaust stream and/or a cathode exhaust stream from the fuel cell is fed into the reforming reactor, where heat is exchanged between the hot anode and/or cathode exhaust streams and the reactants in the reforming reactor. Carbon dioxide is produced in relatively small quantities in the process due to the thermal efficiency of the process. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155638 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a process for generating electricity with a solid oxide fuel cell system. First and second gas streams containing hydrogen are fed at independently selected rates to an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. The first and second gas streams are mixed with an oxidant at one or more anode electrodes of the solid oxide fuel cell to generate electricity. An anode exhaust stream comprising hydrogen and water is separated from the anode of the fuel cell, and the second gas stream comprising hydrogen is separated from the anode exhaust stream and fed back to the anode of the fuel cell. The rates that the first and second gas streams are fed to the fuel cell are selected so the fuel cell generates a high electrical power density. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155639 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a process for generating electricity with a solid oxide fuel cell system with low carbon dioxide emissions. A liquid hydrocarbon feed is cracked in a first reaction zone, and fed as a gaseous feed to a second reaction zone. The feed is steam reformed in the second reaction zone to provide a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. Hydrogen is separated from the reformed product gas and is fed as a fuel to the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. Electricity is generated in the fuel cell by oxidizing the hydrogen in the fuel. An anode exhaust stream containing hydrogen and steam is fed back into the first reaction zone to provide heat to drive the endothermic reactions in the first and second reaction zones, and to recycle unused hydrogen back to the fuel cell. Carbon dioxide is produced in relatively small quantities in the process due to the thermal and electrical efficiency of the process. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155640 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a process for generating electricity with a solid oxide fuel cell system with low carbon dioxide production. First and second gas streams containing hydrogen are fed at independently selected rates to an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. The first and second gas streams are mixed with an oxidant at one or more anode electrodes of the solid oxide fuel cell to generate electricity. An anode exhaust stream comprising hydrogen and water is separated from the anode of the fuel cell, and the second gas stream comprising hydrogen is separated from the anode exhaust stream and fed back to the anode of the fuel cell. The rates that the first and second gas streams are fed to the fuel cell are selected so the fuel cell generates a high electrical power density. Recycle of the hydrogen from the anode exhaust reduces the amount of hydrogen required to be generated to operate the fuel cell, thereby reducing the carbon dioxide produced in the generation of hydrogen required to operate the fuel cell. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155644 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a process for generating electricity with a solid oxide fuel cell system. A liquid hydrocarbon feed is cracked in a first reaction zone, and fed as a gaseous feed to a second reaction zone. The feed is steam reformed in the second reaction zone to provide a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. Hydrogen is separated from the reformed product gas and is fed as a fuel to the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. Electricity is generated in the fuel cell by oxidizing the hydrogen in the fuel. An anode exhaust stream containing hydrogen and steam is fed back into the first reaction zone to provide heat to drive the endothermic reactions in the first and second reaction zone, and to recycle unused hydrogen back to the fuel cell. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155645 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention is directed to a process for generating electricity in a solid oxide fuel cell system. A mixture of steam and a hydrocarbon containing feed is reformed to produce a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. A first gas stream containing at least 0.6 mole fraction hydrogen is separated from the reformed product gas and fed to the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. The first gas stream is mixed with an oxidant at one or more anode electrodes in the fuel cell to generate electricity. An anode exhaust stream comprising hydrogen and water is separated from the fuel cell. The anode exhaust stream and/or a cathode exhaust stream from the fuel cell is fed into the reforming reactor, where heat is exchanged between the hot anode and/or cathode exhaust streams and the reactants in the reforming reactor. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155647 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention is directed to a solid oxide fuel cell system for generating electrical power. The system comprises a solid oxide fuel cell, a reforming reactor, and a hydrogen separation apparatus. The reforming reactor includes a reforming region in which a feed comprising one or more hydrocarbons may be steam reformed to produce a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. The hydrogen separation apparatus is located in the reforming reactor positioned to separate hydrogen from the reformed product gas produced in the reforming reactor. The hydrogen separation apparatus is operatively connected to the anode of the solid oxide fuel cell to provide hydrogen to the fuel cell as a fuel to be oxidized to produce electricity. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155649 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell system. The system includes a pre-reforming reactor, a reforming reactor, a hydrogen separation apparatus and a solid oxide fuel cell. The anode exhaust outlet of the solid oxide fuel cell is operatively connected to an inlet of the pre-reforming reactor so anode exhaust from the fuel cell may enter the pre-reforming reactor. The pre-reforming reactor also has an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed precursor. The reforming reactor is operatively coupled to the pre-reforming reactor so that a feed produced in the pre-reforming reactor from the feed precursor may be fed to the reforming reactor. The reforming reactor is operatively connected to the hydrogen separation apparatus so that hydrogen produced in the reforming reactor may be separated from the reformed product gases. The anode inlet of the solid oxide fuel cell is operatively connected to the hydrogen separation apparatus so hydrogen may be fed from the hydrogen separation apparatus as fuel to the solid oxide fuel cell. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155650 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - The present invention is directed to a solid oxide fuel cell system for generating electrical power. The system comprises a solid oxide fuel cell, a reforming reactor, a hydrogen separation apparatus, and an anode exhaust conduit. The reforming reactor includes a reforming region in which a feed comprising one or more hydrocarbons may be steam reformed to produce a reformed product gas containing hydrogen. The hydrogen separation apparatus is located in the reforming reactor positioned to separate hydrogen from the reformed product gas produced in the reforming reactor. The hydrogen separation apparatus is operatively connected to the anode of the solid oxide fuel cell to provide hydrogen to the fuel cell as a fuel to be oxidized to produce electricity. The anode exhaust conduit is located in the reforming region of the reforming reactor and is operatively connected to the anode exhaust of the fuel cell so that hot anode exhaust exiting the fuel cell may pass through the anode exhaust conduit and exchange heat with reactants in the reforming region of the reforming reactor. | 06-18-2009 |
20090180949 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING HYDROGEN FROM A HYDROCARBON STREAM - This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of pure hydrogen by steam reforming. The process integrates the steam reforming and shift reaction to produce pure hydrogen with minimal production of CO and virtually no CO in the hydrogen stream, provides for CO | 07-16-2009 |
20090188836 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Systems, methods, and catalysts for conversion of a hydrocarbon feed to a total product are described. Contact of the hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts produces the total product. The total product includes a crude product that is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa having a residue content of at most 90% of the residue content of the hydrocarbon feed. At least one of the catalysts includes a metal from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, mineral oxide fines and a support. | 07-30-2009 |
20090206005 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalysts may include a catalyst that has a median pore diameter of at least 90 Å. One or more properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090255850 | CATALYSTS HAVING SELECTED PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, METHOD OF MAKING SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT, PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM SUCH METHODS, AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A catalyst and a method of preparation of said catalyst is described herein. The catalyst includes one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table, a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter ranging from 105 Å to 150 Å, with 60% of the total number of pores in the pore size distribution having a pore diameter within 60 Å of the median pore diameter, with at least 50% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter of at most 600 Å, and between 5% and 25% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter between 1000 Å and 5000 Å. Methods of producing said catalyst are described herein. Crude products and products made from said crude products are described herein. | 10-15-2009 |
20090255851 | CATALYSTS, PREPARATION OF SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF USING SUCH CATALYSTS, PRODUCTS OBTAINED IN SUCH METHODS AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A catalyst that includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and a support. The support comprises from 0.01 grams to 0.2 gram of silica and from 0.80 grams to 0.99 grams of alumina per gram of support. The catalyst has a surface area of at least 315 m | 10-15-2009 |
20090260808 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. The methods include providing a stream that includes water to a plurality of wellbores. Fuel and oxidant is provided to one or more flameless distributed combustors positioned in at least one of the wellbores. The fuel and oxidant is mixed to form a fuel/oxidant mixture. At least a portion of the mixture is flamelessly combusted in at least one of the flameless distributed combustors to generate heat. The fuel includes at least 0.1% hydrogen sulfide by volume. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260809 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter than a temperature of the portion. The steam is heated in the wellbore by combusting a stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore. Heat from the combustion transfers to the steam. The steam provided the portion at a first location in the wellbore is hotter than steam provided at a second location in the wellbore along the length of the wellbore, where the first location is further from a surface of the formation than the second location along the length of the wellbore. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260810 | METHOD FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing steam to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of locations in a wellbore. The steam is hotter than a temperature of the portion. The steam is heated in the wellbore by combusting a stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore. Heat from the combustion transfers to the steam. The steam provided the portion at a first location in the wellbore is hotter than steam provided at a second location in the wellbore along the length of the wellbore, where the first location is further from a surface of the formation than the second location along the length of the wellbore. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260811 | METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SUBSURFACE HEAT FOR TREATMENT OF A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Steam is provided to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation from a plurality of substantially horizontal steam injection wells. A mixture comprising hydrogen sulfide and an oxidant is combusted in one or more flameless distributed combustors positioned in one or more substantially vertical wellbores to generate heat. At least one of the substantially vertical wellbores is within ten meters of an end of at least one of the substantially horizontal steam injection wells, and at least a portion of the generated heat is transferred to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation located between at least one of the substantially horizontal steam injection wells and at least one of the substantially vertical heater wells to mobilize formation fluids for recovery. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260812 | METHODS OF TREATING A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods of generating subsurface heat for treatment of a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. Methods include providing water through one or more wellbores to at least a portion of a hydrocarbon containing formation and combusting at least a portion of a fuel stream comprising hydrogen sulfide in the presence of an oxygen source in one or more heaters positioned in one of the wellbores to produce a combustion by-products stream. Heat from the combustion is transferred to a portion of the hydrocarbon containing formation. The combustion by-products stream includes one or more sulfur oxides. Heat of solution is released by contacting at least a portion of the combustion by-products stream with a portion of the water and/or a portion of water in the hydrocarbon containing formation. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260825 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS FROM A SUBSURFACE HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - Methods for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation are described herein. A comprising hydrogen sulfide is combusted in one or more surface facilities exterior to the hydrocarbon containing formation to produce a sulfur oxides stream. At least a portion of the sulfur oxides stream is provided to a hydrocarbon containing formation. Steam may be provided to the hydrocarbon containing formation. Mixing of the steam and/or water in the formation with the sulfur oxides generates heat of solution in the hydrocarbon containing formation for mobilizing formation fluids. | 10-22-2009 |
20090283444 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts containing a Column 6 metal and having a pore size distribution having a median pore size diameter of at least 90 Å wherein at least 60% of the total number of pores in the pore size distribution have a pore diameter within about 45 Å of the median pore diameter produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed includes organic oxygen containing compounds and has a TAN of at least 0.3. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25 ° C. and 0.101 MPa and has a TAN of at most 90% of the TAN of the crude feed and an organic oxygen content of at most 90% of the organic oxygen content of the crude feed. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286890 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A NATURAL GAS CONTAMINATED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF CO2 - The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises at least 50 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst at a temperature of less than 600° C. to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid hydrocarbon or a liquid hydrocarbon oxygenate. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288987 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts comprising one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude feed contains oxygen and sulfur. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and contains at most 90% of the oxygen content of the crude feed and from 70% to 130% of the sulfur content of the crude feed. | 11-26-2009 |
20090288989 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalyst may include an uncalcined catalyst. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 11-26-2009 |
20090308791 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATAYLSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalyst may include an uncalcined catalyst. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 12-17-2009 |
20100018902 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A TOTAL PRODUCT AT SELECTED TEMPERATURES - Method of producing a total product are described. A method includes providing a feed and a supported inorganic salt catalyst to a contacting zone. Contact of the supported inorganic salt catalyst with the feed in the presence of a hydrogen source and steam in the contacting zone at a temperature of at most 1000° C. and a total operating pressure of at most | 01-28-2010 |
20100055005 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - A system for producing a crude product is provided. The system includes an upstream contacting zone for contacting a crude feed, where a catalyst comprising vanadium is located in the upstream contacting zone. The system also includes a downstream contacting zone positioned downstream of the upstream contacting zone, where a catalyst comprising a metal from Column 6 of the Periodic Table is located in the downstream contacting zone. The system is useful for reducing the Total Acid Number of a crude feed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100089794 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT, METHOD FOR PREPARING A DILUTED HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION, CRUDE PRODUCTS, DILUENTS AND USES OF SUCH CRUDE PRODUCTS AND DILUENTS - Methods for producing a crude product, methods for preparing a diluted hydrocarbon composition, crude products, diluents and uses of such crude products and diluents are described. The method includes contacting of a hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts, where at least one of the catalyst includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6 of the Periodic Table. The method produces a crude product having a MCR content of at most 90% of MCR content of the hydrocarbon feed and having total content of UV aromatics in a VGO fraction of the crude product which is greater than or equal to the total UV aromatics content of the hydrocarbon feed VGO fraction of the hydrocarbon feed. The crude product may be separated into two or more portions, which portions may be useful as a diluent. | 04-15-2010 |
20100098602 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Methods and systems for contacting a crude feed that has a total acid number (TAN) of at least 0.3 with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product are described. The one or more catalysts may include a first catalyst and a second catalyst. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and the crude product has a TAN of at most 90% of the TAN of the crude feed. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 04-22-2010 |
20100126727 | IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. The process may include providing heat from one or more heaters to at least a portion of the formation. The heat may be allowed to transfer from the one or more heaters to a part of the formation such that heat from the one or more heat sources pyrolyzes at least some hydrocarbons within the part. Hydrocarbons may be produced from the formation. | 05-27-2010 |
20100252776 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND BURNER SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE - A method of preparing an oxidant stream comprising: burning a combustion mixture comprising (a) one or more fuel composition and (b) oxidant comprising a first oxygen content of about 10 mole % or more and a first carbon dioxide (CO | 10-07-2010 |
20100270015 | IN SITU THERMAL PROCESSING OF AN OIL SHALE FORMATION - A oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 10-28-2010 |
20100280288 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING A NATURAL GAS CONTAMINATED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF CO2 - The present invention provides a method for recovering a natural gas contaminated with high levels of carbon dioxide. A gas containing methane and carbon dioxide is extracted from a reservoir containing natural gas, where carbon dioxide comprises greater than 40 vol. % of the extracted gas. The extracted gas is scrubbed with a wash effective to produce a washed extracted gas containing less carbon dioxide than the extracted gas and at least 20 vol. % carbon dioxide. The washed extracted gas is oxidized with an oxygen containing gas in the presence of a partial oxidation catalyst to produce an oxidation product gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The oxidation product gas is then utilized to produce a liquid methanol product. | 11-04-2010 |
20110044861 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE - A system is provided for producing and separating hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbon and steam. A hydrocarbon and steam are steam reformed and the reformed gas is shift reacted to produce a shift gas in the system. Hydrogen is removed from the shift gas, and the hydrogen-depleted gas is reformed and shift reacted again to produce more hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the system. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then separated. | 02-24-2011 |
20110088904 | IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 04-21-2011 |
20110104577 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes of operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen from a high temperature hydrogen-separation device to a molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein the high temperature hydrogen-separation device comprises one or more high temperature hydrogen-separating membranes; mixing at least a portion of hydrocarbons to be provided to, or provided to, a first reformer with anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell; at least partially reforming some of the hydrocarbons in the first reformer to produce a steam reforming feed; and providing the steam reforming feed to a second reformer, wherein the second reformer comprises the high temperature hydrogen-separation device or the second reformer is operatively coupled to the high temperature hydrogen-separation device, and the high temperature hydrogen-separation device is configured to produce at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen provided to the molten carbonate fuel cell. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111314 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - Processes and systems for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems are described herein. A process for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell system includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to an anode portion of a molten carbonate fuel cell; controlling a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing stream to the anode such that molecular hydrogen utilization in the anode is less than 50%; mixing anode exhaust comprising molecular hydrogen from the molten carbonate fuel cell with a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons, contacting at least a portion of the mixture of anode exhaust and the hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed; separating at least a portion of molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111315 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen. | 05-12-2011 |
20110174681 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing: | 07-21-2011 |
20110174685 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and a catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The catalyst is comprised of a material comprised of a first metal and a second metal, where the first metal is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ni, Co, Bi, Ag, Mn, Zn, Sn, Ru, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Pb, and Sb and the second metal is Mo, W, V, Sn, and Sb, wherein the material is comprised of at least three linked chain elements, the chain elements comprising a first chain element including the first metal and having a structure according to formula (I) and a second chain element including the second metal and having a structure according to formula (II) | 07-21-2011 |
20110174686 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The catalyst is prepared by mixing a first salt and a second salt in an aqueous mixture under anaerobic conditions at a temperature of from 15° C. to 150° C., where the first salt comprises a cationic component in any non-zero oxidation state selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ag, Co, Mn, Ru, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Ni, Zn, Bi, Sn, Pb, and Sb, and where the second salt comprises an anionic component selected from the group consisting of MoS | 07-21-2011 |
20110174687 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375° C. to 500° C. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone, and, apart from the mixing zone, the vapor is condensed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is continuously or intermittently provided to the mixing zone at a rate of at least 350 kg/hr per m | 07-21-2011 |
20110174688 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and a metal-containing catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), the hydrogen sulfide, and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375° C. to 500° C. and a total pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa, where hydrogen sulfide is provided at a mole ratio of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen of at least 0.5:9.5 and the combined hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen partial pressures provide at least 60% of the total pressure. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone, and, apart from the mixing zone, the vapor may be condensed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon-containing product. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174689 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one metal-containing catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375° C. to 500° C. and a total pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone. Any metal-containing catalyst provided to the mixing zone has an acidity as measured by ammonia chemisorption of at most 200 μmol ammonia per gram of catalyst. | 07-21-2011 |
20110174691 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The catalyst is comprised of a material comprised of a first metal and a second metal, where the first metal is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ni, Co, Bi, Ag, Mn, Zn, Sn, Ru, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Pb, and Sb and the second metal is Mo, W, Sn, and Sb, wherein the material is comprised of at least three linked chain elements, the chain elements comprising a first chain element including the first metal and having a structure according to formula (I) and a second chain element including the second metal and having a structure according to formula (II) | 07-21-2011 |
20110178346 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing:
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20110186477 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing: | 08-04-2011 |
20110186479 | CRUDE PRODUCT COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a crude product composition comprising hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of from 30° C. to 538° C., the crude product composition having, per gram of crude product composition, from 0.01 grams to 0.2 grams of hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C., where olefins comprise at least 0.02 grams per gram of the hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C., and from 0.000001 grams to 0.05 grams of hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of greater than 538° C. | 08-04-2011 |
20110186480 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and at least one catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The hydrocarbon-containing feedstock, the catalyst(s), and the hydrogen are provided to a mixing zone and blended in the mixing zone at a temperature of from 375° C. to 500° C. A vapor comprised of hydrocarbons that are vaporizable at the temperature and pressure within the mixing zone is separated from the mixing zone, and, apart from the mixing zone, the vapor is condensed to produce a liquid hydrocarbon-containing product containing at least 85% of the atomic carbon initially present in the hydrocarbon-containing feedstock and containing at most 2 wt. % hydrocarbons having a boiling point of at least 538° C. | 08-04-2011 |
20110192762 | CRUDE PRODUCT COMPOSITION - A crude product composition is provided comprising hydrocarbons that have a boiling range distribution between about 30° C. and 538° C. (1,000° F.) at 0.101 MPa, the hydrocarbons comprising iso-paraffins and n-paraffins with a weight ratio of the iso-paraffins to n-paraffins of at most 1.4. | 08-11-2011 |
20110192763 | CRUDE PRODUCT COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a crude composition comprising hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of from 30° C. to 538° C., the crude composition having, per gram of crude composition, from 0.01 grams to 0.2 grams of hydrocarbon having a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C., where benzene comprises at most 0.005 grams per gram of the hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of at most 204° C., and from 0.000001 grams to 0.05 grams of hydrocarbons having a boiling range distribution of greater than 538° C. | 08-11-2011 |
20110192764 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feed comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a hydrocarbon-containing product. The catalyst is comprised of a material comprised of a first metal and a second metal, where the first metal is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Bi, Ag, Mn, Zn, Sn, Ru, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Yb, Lu, Dy, Pb, and Sb and the second metal is Mo, W, V, Sn, and Sb. The material of the catalyst may have a structure according to formula (I), formula (II), formula (III), or formula (IV): | 08-11-2011 |
20110200493 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING HYDROGEN FROM A HYDROCARBON STREAM - This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of pure hydrogen by steam reforming. The process integrates the steam reforming and shift reaction to produce pure hydrogen with minimal production of CO and virtually no CO in the hydrogen stream, provides for CO | 08-18-2011 |
20110210043 | CRUDE PRODUCT COMPOSITION - A crude product composition is provided. The crude product composition contains from 0.001 wt. % to 5 wt. % residue. The crude product composition contains hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the ranges of at most 204° C., from 204° C. to 300° C., from 300° C. to 400° C., and from 400° C. to 538° C. The hydrocarbons boiling in a range of at most 204° C. comprise paraffins, where the paraffins comprise iso-paraffins and n-paraffins, and the weight ratio of iso-paraffins to n-paraffins is at most 1.4. | 09-01-2011 |
20110226671 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - Methods and systems for contacting a crude feed that has a total acid number (TAN) of at least 0.3 with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product are described. The one or more catalysts may include a first catalyst and a second catalyst. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa and the crude product has a TAN of at most 90% of the TAN of the crude feed. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110271881 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND BURNER SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE - A method of preparing an oxidant stream comprising: burning a combustion mixture comprising (a) one or more fuel composition and (b) oxidant comprising a first oxygen content of about 10 mole % or more and a first carbon dioxide (CO | 11-10-2011 |
20110296869 | SEPARATION OF GASES PRODUCED BY COMBUSTION - The present invention is directed to a method and a system for separating gas components of a combustion gas. A compressible feed stream derived from a combustion gas that contains at least one target compressible component and at least one non-target compressible component is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which the target component(s) is/are capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the target component is absorbed from a compressible product stream containing the non-target compressible component(s). The compressible feed stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1. | 12-08-2011 |
20110296985 | CENTRIFUGAL FORCE GAS SEPARATION WITH AN INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID - The present invention is directed to a method and a system for separating gas components of a gas containing a plurality of gaseous components. A compressible feed stream containing at least one target compressible component and at least one non-target compressible component is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which the target component(s) is/are capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the target component is absorbed from a compressible product stream containing the non-target compressible component(s). The compressible feed stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1. | 12-08-2011 |
20110296986 | SEPARATION OF INDUSTRIAL GASES - The present invention is directed to a method and a system for separating hydrogen or helium from gas having a mixture of gaseous components. A compressible feed stream that contains at least one target compressible component and hydrogen or helium is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which the target component(s) is/are capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the target component is absorbed from a compressible product stream containing the hydrogen or helium. The compressible feed stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1. | 12-08-2011 |
20110296987 | SEPARATION OF OXYGEN CONTAINING GASES | 12-08-2011 |
20110296988 | LOW EMISSION POWER PLANT - The present invention is directed to low emission power plant. A compressible feed stream is provided that is derived from a power production unit, where the compressible feed stream contains at least one target compressible component and at least one non-target compressible component, is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which the target component(s) is/are capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the target component is absorbed from a compressible product stream containing the non-target compressible component(s). The compressible feed stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1. | 12-08-2011 |
20120028794 | CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN - The invention provides a bio-based feedstock steam reforming catalyst comprising: a modified support; a metal component; and a promoter. The process also provides a method of preparing a bio-based feedstock steam reforming catalyst comprising: providing a support material comprising a transition metal oxide; providing a modifier comprising an alkaline earth element; contacting the support material with the modifier to form a modified support; providing a metal component comprising a Group VIII transition metal; contacting the support material, the modified support or combinations thereof with the metal component to form the steam reforming catalyst; and contacting the modified support, the metal component, the steam reforming catalyst or combinations thereof with a promoter. | 02-02-2012 |
20120111765 | HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION - A hydrocarbon composition is described herein. The hydrocarbon composition has a relatively low viscosity and a relatively low oxygen content while having a relatively high vanadium, nickel, and iron metals content, and a relatively high distillate, residue, and micro-carbon residue content. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116145 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A CRUDE PRODUCT - A method of producing a crude product from a hydrocarbon feed is provided. A hydrocarbon feed is contacted with a catalyst containing a Col. 6-10 metal or compound thereof to produce the crude product, where the catalyst has a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter ranging from 105 Å to 150 Å, with 60% of the total number of pores in the pore size distribution having a pore diameter within 60 Å of the median pore diameter, with at least 50% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter of at most 600 Å, and between 5% and 25% of its pore volume in pores having a pore diameter between 1000 Å and 5000 Å. | 05-10-2012 |
20120145593 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a metal-containing non-acidic catalyst at a temperature of 375° C. to 500° C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260° C.-425° C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145595 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide and a metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375° C. to 500° C. and a pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product, where the hydrogen sulfide is mixed with the feedstock, metal-containing catalyst, and hydrogen at a mole ratio of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen of at least 1:10. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260° C.-425° C. and a pressure of from 3.4 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145596 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process is provided in which a first hydrocarbon-containing composition is provided where the first hydrocarbon-containing composition comprises hydrocarbons having a boiling range from 25° C. to 538° C. and from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % sulfur, where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur is contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point of less than 343° C. where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point less than 343° C. is contained in benzothiophenic compounds, and the first hydrocarbon-containing compound is hydrotreated to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing compound. | 06-14-2012 |
20120175285 | CATALYSTS, PREPARATION OF SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF USING SUCH CATALYSTS, PRODUCTS OBTAINED IN SUCH METHODS AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - Method of contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst that includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and a support. The support comprises from 0.01 grams to 0.2 gram of silica and from 0.80 grams to 0.99 grams of alumina per gram of support. The catalyst has a surface area of at least 340 m | 07-12-2012 |
20120175286 | CATALYSTS, PREPARATION OF SUCH CATALYSTS, METHODS OF USING SUCH CATALYSTS, PRODUCTS OBTAINED IN SUCH METHODS AND USES OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED - A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing a total Ni/Fe/V content of at least 200 wtppm; a residue content of at least 0.2 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; a distillate content of at least 0.2 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; a sulfur content of at least 0.04 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; and a micro-carbon residue content of at least 0.06 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition; and wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a viscosity of at most 100 cSt at 37.8° C. | 07-12-2012 |
20120305447 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305448 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING FEED - A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a non-acidic metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375° C. to 500° C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260° C.-425° C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. The second hydrocarbon-containing product is separated into fractions, one of the fractions being a heavy hydrocarbon fraction comprised of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of at least 343° C. The heavy hydrocarbon fraction is then contacted with a fluidizable cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 500° C. | 12-06-2012 |
20130119676 | METHOD OF PROCESSING FEED STREAMS CONTAINING HYDROGEN SULFIDE - A method of processing feed streams containing significant quantities of hydrogen sulfide is provided. The method includes providing a feed gas stream that includes hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbons. The feed gas stream has at least 1% by volume hydrogen sulfide. At least a portion of the feed gas stream is separated into a hydrogen sulfide stream and a hydrocarbon stream. The hydrogen sulfide stream includes more hydrogen sulfide, by volume percent, than the feed stream; and the hydrocarbon stream contains less hydrogen sulfide, by volume percent, than the feed gas stream. The hydrocarbon gas stream is processed to produce a natural gas product selected from pipeline natural gas, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas. Greater than one-third of the hydrogen sulfide stream, on a volume basis, is combusted to generate thermal power. | 05-16-2013 |
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 |
20130123559 | METHOD OF PROCESSING FEED STREAMS CONTAINING HYDROGEN SULFIDE - A method of processing feed streams high in hydrogen sulfide is provided. The method includes providing a feed gas stream that includes hydrocarbons and at least 5 vol % hydrogen sulfide. At least a portion of the feed gas stream is separated into a hydrogen sulfide stream and a hydrocarbon stream. The hydrocarbon gas stream is processed to produce natural gas. At least 34 mol. % of the hydrogen sulfide in the hydrogen sulfide stream is combusted with an oxidant to generate thermal power. Thermal power generated by the combustion is utilized in one or more of the steps of separating the feed gas stream into the hydrogen sulfide stream and the hydrocarbon gas stream, and processing the hydrocarbon gas stream to produce natural gas, compressed natural gas, or liquefied natural gas. | 05-16-2013 |
20130177824 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen. | 07-11-2013 |
20140027119 | IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 01-30-2014 |
20140190691 | METHOD OF SELECTING A PRODUCTION WELL LOCATION IN A HYDROCARBON SUBSURFACE FORMATION - An in situ process for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is provided. A method for treating a tar sands formation includes providing heat from one or more heaters to a hydrocarbon containing layer in the formation such that at least some hydrocarbons in the layer are mobilized; and producing at least some of the hydrocarbons through one or more production wells located in the hydrocarbon containing layer. At least one of the production wells is located at a selected depth in the hydrocarbon containing layer so that hydrocarbons of a selected quality are produced from a part of the hydrocarbon containing layer. | 07-10-2014 |
20140242482 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - Processes and systems for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems are described herein. A process for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell system includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to an anode portion of a molten carbonate fuel cell; controlling a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing stream to the anode such that molecular hydrogen utilization in the anode is less than 50%; mixing anode exhaust comprising molecular hydrogen from the molten carbonate fuel cell with a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons, contacting at least a portion of the mixture of anode exhaust and the hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed; separating at least a portion of molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode. | 08-28-2014 |