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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134039 | Process for the production of high-octane hydrocarbon compounds by the selective dimerization of isobutene contained in a stream which also contains Chydrocarbons A process is described for the production of high-octane hydrocarbon compounds by means of the selective dimerization of isobutene, in the presence of C5 hydrocarbons and oxygenated compounds (branched alcohols or alternatively blends of linear or branche... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123932 | Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks using hydrotreatment, distillation or flash, and deasphalting that includes mixing a heavy feedstock with a hydrogenation catalyst and subjecting the thus-formed mixture to a hydrotreatment reactor for reaction with o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8033367 | Seismic and dynamic axial damper applicable to elements preferably having a cylindrical, rectangular or squared section An axial damper for elements having a cylindrical, rectangular or squared section, includes two identical fixing clamps, each fixing clamp including an upper part and a lower part connected to each other by a clamping device to be wound around the elements. At least... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8017000 | Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues, heavy oils coming from catalytic treatment, thermal tars, oil sand bitumens, various kinds of coals and other high-boiling feedstocks of a hydrocarbon origin known ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7712517 | Tube bundle apparatus for processing corrosive fluids A tube bundle apparatus for thermal exchange operations at high pressures and temperatures, under conditions of high aggressiveness of process fluids. The tube bundle includes a series of tubes whose internal wall includes a material selected from titanium, zirconiu... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691256 | Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues Heavy hydrocarbon charges are converted in a deasphalting section in the presence of solvents and obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil and the other one containing asphaltenes, mixing the deasphalted oil stream with a hydrogenation catalyst and p... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7595427 | Process for production of styrene by catalytic gas phase dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene Process for production of styrene by dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene in a reactor system comprising a dehydrogenation reactor and a fast riser catalyst regenerator. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7510646 | Process for the production of hydrocarbon blends with a high octane number by the hydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends containing branched olefinic cuts Process for the production of hydrocarbon blends with a high octane number by the hydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends, containing branched C8, C12 and C16 olefinic cuts, characterized by sending said blends, as such or fractionated i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7473668 | Catalytic composition for the dehydrogenation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons Process for the catalytic dehydrogenation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons optionally mixed with ethane which comprises: A) dehydrogenating the hydrocarbon stream, optionally mixed with an inert gas, in a fluid bed reactor in the presence of a catalytic composition bas... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7404942 | Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methan... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7339086 | Process for the hydrogenation of branched olefins deriving from the dimerization of isobutene A process is described for the hydrogenation of olefinic streams containing sulfurated compounds, obtained starting from hydrocarbon cuts containing isobutene (by means of selective dimerization), characterized by fractionating said streams in one or more distillati... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7255795 | Process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it together with vanadium Process for selectively removing molybdenum from liquid mixtures containing it, in a quantity greater than (200) mg/l, together with vanadium characterized in that it comprises the following steps: bringing the liquid mixture to a pH of less than (3); adding a solut... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235113 | Use of an oxygenated product as a substitute of gas oil in diesel engines Use of a liquid oxygenated product with a cetane number higher than 50, consisting of one or more compounds selected from dialkyl-polyformals represented by the formula RO(CH2O)mR wherein R is an alkyl chain CnH | 06/26/2007 |
| 7163647 | Process for the production of synthesis gas from heavy charges such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues by means of partial oxidation Process for the production of synthesis gas from heavy charges comprising a partial oxidation of heavy charges with oxygen or air enriched in oxygen in the presence of vapour, carried out at temperatures higher than 1000° C. and pressures equal to or higher than 20... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7094940 | Integrated process for the preparation of alkyl and alkenyl substituted aromatic compounds Integrated process for the production of alkyl and alkenyl substituted aromatic compounds which comprises simultaneously dehydrogentaing in a reactor-regenerator system a mixture containing an alkyl and an aromatic alkyl hydrocarbon coming from an alkylation unit an... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6897345 | Process for the production of hydrocarbons with a high octane number starting from mixtures of n-butane/isobutane such as field butanes A process is described for the production of hydrocarbons with a high octane number starting from mixtures essentially consisting of n-butane and isobutane (such as for example field butanes) comprising a skeleton isomerization section, a dehydrogenation section of ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875411 | Process for the production of hydrogen Process for the production of hydrogen consisting in subjecting a solid to oxidation and treating, in a different zone, the oxidized form thus produced with a reducing stream, preferably a hydrocarbon. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6841712 | Process for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene A process is described for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene in a fluid-bed reactor-regenerator system, which uses a catalyst based on iron oxide supported on a modified alumina and promoted with further metal oxides. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6833013 | Process for the production of synthesis gas Process for the production of synthesis gas, by means of catalytic partial oxidation or autothermal reforming of light hydrocarbons, which comprises partially oxidizing the hydrocarbon with oxygen coming from the reduction of at least one metal oxide selected from h... | 12/21/2004 |
