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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183424 | Transalkylation of heavy aromatic hydrocarbon feedstocks In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock with a C6 and/or C7 aromatic hydrocarbon, the C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock, at least one C6 and/or C7 | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183420 | Preparation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons and alkylaryl sulfonates An alkylaromatic hydrocarbon composition prepared by the process which comprises oligomerizing an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene, n-butene and mixtures thereof over an oligomerization catalyst, to form a oligomerization product comprising at ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183328 | Compositions comprising grafted and crosslinked LLDPE's, Methods for making same, and articles made therefrom The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising a grafted and at least partially crosslinked mLLDPE that is the reaction product of: (i) a mLLDPE having a density from 0.910 g/cm3 to less than 0.940 g/cm3 and an I2 f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182780 | Synthesis of chabazite-containing molecular sieves and their use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins In a method of synthesizing a silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve having 90%+CHA framework type character, a reaction mixture is prepared comprising first combining a reactive source of aluminum with a reactive source of phosphorus to form a primary mixture that ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178741 | Method and apparatus for regenerating catalyst during oxygenates to olefins reaction Disclosed herein is a method of recovery of the activity of a molecular sieve catalyst following use of the catalyst in an OTO conversion process. This is achieved by a regeneration apparatus and a method of regenerating a molecular sieve catalyst, comprising two st... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178730 | Processes related to the hydroformylation of butenes Mixed butene streams containing butene-1 and isobutylene and optionally butene-2 are hydroformylated under conditions that hydroformylates all the monomers to yield a mixture of valeraldehydes. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178728 | Process for producing cyclohexylbenzene In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal. The conditions comprise a temperature of about 1... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178625 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition The instant disclosure is directed to a thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprising a dynamically-cured rubber; from about 20 to about 300 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin per 100 parts by weight rubber and from about 30 to about 250 parts by weight add... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178465 | Polydispersity-controlled isoolefin polymerization with polymorphogenates The disclosure provides for a process and polymerization system to produce isoolefin polymers (72) utilizing polymorphogenates (16, 26) in the catalyst system to control polydispersity (MWD). The disclosure also provides a catalyst system (20) c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178031 | Polyolefin-based crosslinked articles Methods for making a crosslinked elastomeric composition and articles made of the same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, an elastomeric composition comprising at least one propylene-based polymer is blended with at least one component selected from ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177200 | Method and apparatus for cooling pyrolysis effluent A process and apparatus are provided for cooling gaseous effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis furnace, the cooling conduit apparatus including: (i) an inner wall for contacting the effluent, the inner wall defining a bore extending a length of the cooling conduit, ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173854 | Steam cracking of partially desalted hydrocarbon feedstocks A process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock containing salt and/or particulate matter, wherein said hydrocarbon feedstock containing salt and/or particulate matter is partially desalted, e.g., by passing through a centrifugal separator, heated, then separated int... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173828 | Halogen substituted heteroatom-containing metallocene compounds for olefin polymerization Halogen substituted metallocene compounds are described and comprise one or more monocyclic or polycyclic ligands that are pi-bonded to the metal atom and include at least one halogen substituent directly bonded to an sp2 carbon atom at a bondable ring po... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168845 | Separation process The invention relates to an improved absorption-type separation and/or purification processes having dual rotary valves. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168718 | Thermoplastic vulcanizate adhesive compositions The invention described is a thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising dynamically-cured rubber, a functionalized thermoplastic polymer, and a functionalized hydrocarbon resin, which thermoplastic vulcanizate can be advantageously adhered to a polar substrate, for exampl... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163966 | Aromatics processing catalyst system This disclosure relates to a catalyst system adapted for processing aromatic feedstreams comprising C9+ aromatic feedstock to produce at least one xylene. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163854 | Preparation of supported silyl-capped silica-bound anion activators and associated catalysts A method for the preparation of olefin polymerization catalysts that are the reaction products of the catalytic reaction of surface hydroxyls of a support with a trialkyl silane to afford hydrogen and the corresponding surface bound alkyl silyl ether and at the same... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163853 | Metallocene-substituted pyridyl amines, their metal complexes, and processes for production and use thereof This invention relates to new transition metal complexes for use in olefin polymerization and oligomerization. The active complex is a pyridine amide having a metallocenyl substituent as part of the ligand structure. The invention also relates to novel precursors fo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163825 | Triglyceride plasticizers having low average levels of branching and process of making the same Triglyceride PVC plasticizers can be produced by recovery of C5 to C10 aldehydes having low average levels of branching from a hydroformylation product, oxidizing the aldehydes with oxygen and/or air to form an acid, recovery of the resulting a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163300 | Method for enhancing dispersion of inorganic compounds using silicone-containing esters and compositions formed therefrom A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) an aqueous and/or oil phase comprising: (i) water, and (ii) at least one cosmetically active ingredient; (b) a coupling agent; and (c) an oil phase comprising: (i) an isoparaffin solvent, and (ii) a silicone-containing solvent ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163268 | EMM-11, a novel synthetic crystalline microporous material, its preparation and use EMM-11 is a novel synthetic crystalline microporous material having a single crystalline phase with a unique 3-dimensional channel system comprising three sets of channels, namely a first set comprising 10-ring channels, and a second set and third set comprising 8-r... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163259 | Intergrown molecular sieve, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A molecular sieve comprises at least one intergrown phase of an AFX framework-type molecular sieve and a CHA framework-type molecular sieve and is conveniently synthesized using a combination of N,N,N′N′-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine and N,N-dimethylcyclohexylam... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163171 | Ultra pure fluids The invention relates to hydrocarbon fluids having high purity with respect to at least one of sulfur species, nitrogen species, oxygenated species, and unsaturated species, particularly hydrocarbon fluids low in aromatics, a method of making said hydrocarbon fluids... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158840 | Process and apparatus for cooling liquid bottoms from vapor/liquid separator during steam cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks A process and apparatus for steam cracking liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks utilizes a vapor/liquid separation apparatus to treat heated vapor/liquid mixtures to provide an overhead of reduced residue content and includes: i) indirectly heat exchanging liquid bottoms w... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158721 | Process for preparing dynamically vulcanized alloys This invention relates to processes for the preparation of a dynamically vulcanized alloy comprising at least one isobutylene-containing elastomer and at least one thermoplastic resin. More specifically, the processes produce dynamically vulcanized alloys with uniqu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153719 | Composites comprising elastomer, layered filler and tackifier The invention relates to rubber nanocomposites particularly suitable for innerliners and other tire applications. The uncured nanocomposite comprises an elastomer, tackifier and nanoclay. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148593 | Process for hydrocarbon conversion with on-line solid particulate material removal This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of (A) feeding the feedstock to a reactor or adsorption unit; (B) contacting the feedstock in the reactor or adsorption unit with a solid particulate material useful for... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148470 | Processes for making multimodal molecular weight distribution polyolefins This invention relates to a process to make a multimodal polyolefin composition comprising: (i) contacting at least one first olefin monomer with a mixed catalyst system, under polymerization conditions, to produce at least a first polyolefin component having a Mw o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148450 | Process to produce a hydrocarbon rubber cement utilizing a hydrofluorocarbon diluent Provided for herein is a process to produce an essentially homogeneous single liquid phase hydrocarbon-rubber cement from a polymer slurry comprising a hydrocarbon-rubber, a diluent, and unreacted monomer(s), the process comprising: | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143459 | Plasticiser alcohol and production improvement Oxo-alcohols in the plasticizer range typically contain small amounts of methyl esters having the same alkyl chain as the alcohol itself. These methyl esters are causing product quality problems and environmental problems because of transesterification in the esteri... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143438 | Hydrogenation processes The present invention is directed to a process for hydrogenating one or more organic compounds especially unsaturated organic compounds by bringing the compound into contact with a hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst, which comprises one or more ca... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143353 | Polymerization process and adhesives therefrom This invention relates to a propylene polymer comprising a component having a crystallinity of 10% or less and a component having a crystallinity of 20% or more, said propylene polymer having: a) a melting point of X ° C. or more where X=−0.0038(Tp) | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138384 | Production of alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons from methane In a process for converting methane to alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, a feed containing methane is contacted with a dehydrocyclization catalyst under conditions effective to convert said methane to aromatic hydrocarbons and produce a first effluent stream comprisi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138348 | Methods for oligomerizing olefins with chromium pyridine mono-oxazoline catalysts The present invention provides a method of producing oligomers of olefins, comprising reacting olefins with a chromium based catalyst under oligomerization conditions. The catalyst can be the product of the combination of a chromium compound and a pyridyl mono-oxazo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124019 | Clog-resistant pump assembly for slurry loop reactor The pump assembly includes an impeller rotatably mounted in a pipe of the reactor having blades that generate a flow of fluid slurry through the pipe, a nosecone protruding in an upstream direction in front of the impeller blades that rotates along with the blades, ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119725 | Fiber reinforced polypropylene composite interior trim cover panels A fiber reinforced polypropylene composite interior trim cover panel. The interior trim cover panel is molded from a composition comprising at least 30 wt % polypropylene based resin, from 10 to 60 wt % organic fiber, from 0 to 40 wt % inorganic filler, and optional... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119076 | Pyrolysis reactor conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks into higher value hydrocarbons In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The inventive process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118996 | Apparatus and process for cracking hydrocarbonaceous feed utilizing a pre-quenching oil containing crackable components An apparatus and process are provided for cracking hydrocarbons. Hot, cracked effluent is removed to a quench header where it is pre-quenched with an oil containing crackable components, e.g., 1000° F.+ (538° C.+) boiling range bottoms taken ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115042 | Oligomerisation of olefins In the oligomerization of olefins in a tubular reactor employing a molecular sieve catalyst, the temperature of the reaction is monitored and the space velocity of the olefin feed to the reactor is reduced as the temperature increases. This has been found to increas... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115034 | Polyketone plasticizers The invention relates to polyketone compounds and the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof, the use of said polyketone compounds and/or the at least partially hydrogenated products thereof as plasticizers, processes of making polyketone compounds and the... | 02/14/2012 |
