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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168687 | Process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by Fisher Tropsch synthesis reactions in a syngas treatment unit The present invention provides a process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by FTS reactions in a syngas treatment unit by utilizing heat exchangers and optionally associated pipes that are substantially fabricated of a ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163809 | Process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by Fisher Tropsch Synthesis reactions in a syngas treatment unit The present invention provides a process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by FTS reactions in a syngas treatment unit by utilizing heat exchangers and optionally associated pipes that are substantially fabricated of a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8137439 | Process and apparatus for COrecovery from flue gas with thermocompression A process for the recovery of CO2 from a flue gas is provided. This process includes compressing a flue gas to a first pressure, cooling the flue gas to a first temperature, and drying flue gas by a drying means. This process includes adsorbing CO2 | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136369 | System and apparatus for providing low pressure and low purity oxygen A hybrid system which utilizes high purity oxygen from a local pipeline, which is blended with low purity oxygen from an on-site or local cryogenic distillation system, thus resulting in a blend of intermediate quality which satisfies the needs of the customer. In o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124049 | Zero steam export with CO2 recovery in a high thermal efficiency hydrogen plant A high thermal efficiency process for hydrogen recovery is provided. The present invention includes combusting a first fuel stream to a reforming furnace, producing reforming heat and a hot exhaust stream. Then exchanging heat indirectly between the hot exhaust stre... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112300 | Production optimizer for supply chain management One embodiment of the invention provides a method for optimizing a supply chain management (SCM) problem. A genetic algorithm optimization technique may be used to generate a production solution for the production side of an SCM problem and an ant colony optimizatio... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105973 | Supported catalyst for producing Hand/or CO from low molecular weight hydrocarbons Chemical combination (C) between an active solid phase which is covalently bound to the surface of an inert solid phase, characterized in that said solid active phase essentially consists in a solid solution of a mixture of at least a magnesium oxide type phase comp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100636 | Recovery of expander-booster leak gas A seal gas recovery method including introducing a first seal gas stream to a first mechanically coupled booster/expander assembly, where the first booster/expander assembly includes a first booster, a first expander, a first shaft that mechanically couples the firs... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092716 | Process for the preparation of a catalytic specie using electro-deposition Process for the preparation of a catalytic specie consisting essentially of a metallic support, which is coated with a ceramic active phase layer, mainly compound of the general formula (I): [RhxNiyMglAlm(OH) | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080207 | Coil piping system for reactor vessel A reactor vessel system includes a reactor vessel including a first port in fluid communication with an interior of the reactor vessel and an outlet port connected in fluid communication with the interior of the reactor vessel. A base supports the reactor vessel. A ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080090 | Process for feed gas cooling in reboiler during COseparation An improved process for the separation of carbon dioxide from the flue gas of an oxy-combustion power plant is provided. An inlet stream containing carbon dioxide and oxygen is at least partially condensed in the reboiler of a stripping column. The condensed inlet s... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080070 | Hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons for syngas production A method of hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons for syngas production is presented. A hydrogenation feed reactor stream is introduced into a hydrogenation reactor, thereby producing a reformer feed stream. The reformer feed stream is introduced into a reformer... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073654 | Process for controlling the energy performance of an industrial unit Process for controlling the energy performance of an industrial unit, in which process: the value of a set (V) of variables relating to the industrial unit and to the environment are measured, as is the value of a quantity representing the energy performance (W), an... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065879 | Thermal integration of oxygen plants A process for the integration of a cryogenic air separation plant and an oxy-combustion power plant is presented. This process includes producing a pressurized nitrogen stream and a pressurized oxygen stream, burning a fuel stream thereby generating a steam stream f... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065243 | Optimizing operations of a hydrogen pipeline system Embodiments of the invention provide a computerized optimization system configured to optimize the operations of a hydrogen generation, processing, and delivery network. Such a network typically includes a complex of physical equipment, plants, and pipelines, includ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056316 | Process for optimizing the energy of a combined heat and power generation site The invention relates to a process for producing power, heat and steam employing: a cogeneration unit comprising: a gas turbine producing power and combustion gases and a heat recov... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047079 | Method for controlling an electronic pressure gauge and pressure gauge therefor The invention provides a method for controlling an electronic manometer for measuring pressure (p) inside a pressurized gas receptacle. The manometer comprises at least one pressure sensor, an electronic unit designed for the acquisition, storage and processing of d... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8021464 | Method and installation for combined production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide The invention concerns a method for combined production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a mixture of hydrocarbons wherein the residual PSA is treated to produce a carbon dioxide-enriched fluid, and wherein: the residual PSA is compressed to a pressure such that ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7963211 | Reciprocating gas compression installation with controlled leakage rate The invention relates to a reciprocating installation (1) for the compression of a current gas, comprising: at least one cylinder (2) which defines a compression chamber (3); a piston (4) which co-operates with the cylinder, an actuation ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7933724 | Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance (E), in which an estimate (We) of the quantity representing the electrical power consumed is calculated, in real-time, using the model (M), based on the values of the set (F) of operating param... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7882809 | Heat exchanger having a counterflow evaporator An evaporator including a lower drum, an upper drum, and at least one tube extending between the lower drum and the upper drum. The plurality of tubes have fluid passageways therein extending from the lower drum to the upper drum. A duct is provided having a heating... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873429 | Network production planning method Methods of production planning, including a novel method of optimized production planning for a plurality of production plants producing a product for delivery to a plurality of customers using a common distribution network, wherein the product consumption by custom... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870759 | Process and arrangement for the backup supply of a pressurized gas through cryogenic liquid vaporization In a process for supplying a pressurized gas, a pressurized gas at a high production pressure is produced as an end product by separating a gaseous mixture in a separator apparatus (3, 5), a liquid to be pressurized is stored in a store (9), storing li... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866389 | Process and apparatus for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery A method for recovering hydrocarbons from a reservoir includes separating air into a nitrogen-rich gas and an oxygen-rich gas, oxidizing a hydrocarbon fuel with at least part of the oxygen-rich gas to produce steam and a CO2-rich gas, injecting at least part of the ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7849691 | Steam methane reforming with LNG regasification terminal for LNG vaporization Systems and methods for regasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are provided. The LNG is regasified by transferring heat from a steam methane reforming reaction to the LNG. In one embodiment, heat is transferred to the LNG from a synthesis gas produced in a steam me... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7766999 | Process for vaporizing the product COat two different pressures during COseparation An improved process for the separation of carbon dioxide from the flue gas of an oxy-combustion power plant is provided. At least a first product stream and a second product stream are separated from a flue gas stream, wherein the pressure of the first product strea... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758335 | Method for utilizing product leaks in compressor seal systems for recovery and recycling as fuel A method for utilizing a combustible gas product collected in the seal device of a compressor of the combustible gas produce, in particular a method in which combustible gases, or gas mixtures containing combustible gases, are compressed, is provided. The method is ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736417 | Method of adjusting an installation for the adsorption treatment of a gas The invention relates to a method of adjusting a unit that is used to control an installation for the adsorption treatment of a gas, comprising: at least a first member and a second member (2, 5, R0, . . . , R9) which receive a gas; a connection... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731923 | Method for simultaneously producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide The invention relates to a method for simultaneously producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide consisting in generating a synthesis gas and in processing it by decarbonising and removing water and remaining carbon dioxide by passing said gas through a bed of adsorbents... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7708804 | Process and apparatus for the separation of a gaseous mixture A process for separating carbon dioxide from a fluid containing carbon dioxide, NO2, and at least one of oxygen, argon, and nitrogen comprises the steps of separating at least part of the fluid into a carbon dioxide enriched stream, a carbon dioxide deple... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703519 | Combined hydrogen production and unconventional heavy oil extraction A method of producing hydrogen and extracting heavy oil from underground reserves is provided. This method includes providing a carbon monoxide source stream and a water vapor stream to a first reactor, wherein the first reactor comprises a water shift reactor and a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699907 | Apparatus and methods for gas separation Methods and systems for producing hydrogen are provided. In one embodiment, a method of producing hydrogen comprises reacting a feed source with steam to produce a gas mixture containing hydrogen and a residue gas; introducing the gas mixture into a purification uni... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7657480 | Decision support system and method A decision support system and method is provided for responding to a deregulated electrical energy environment for use in making decisions related to supplying and purchasing electrical power. In a preferred embodiment, the decision support system comprises a plural... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641719 | Apparatus for the separation of at least one constituent of a gas mixture by pressure swing adsorption The gas separation apparatus comprises a flexible wall which is maintained in a placed position on an upper end of an adsorbant material; the volume between the wall and an upper dome communicates with one of inner and outer chambers on both sides of the adsorbant (... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7409835 | Backup system and method for production of pressurized gas Systems and methods are disclosed for a gas production system to efficiently maintain a pressure of a gaseous output stream within a tight pressure range when the system changes normal operation to backup operation. In one preferred embodiment, during normal operati... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409117 | Dynamic laser power control for gas species monitoring A gas species monitoring system includes a laser, a fiber amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the laser and generate an amplified signal, and a variable optical attenuation system configured to receive at least a portion of the amplified signal and ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7381242 | Treatment of hydrogen/hydrocarbon mixtures on adsorbents regenerated at high pressure A method of PSA gas separation for a gas mixture containing hydrogen and hydrocarbon impurities. The gas mixture is put in contact with silica gel and activated carbon so as to adsorb the impurities in the gas mixture. Hydrogen rich and waste gas flows are produced.... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7320288 | Steam-generating combustion system and method for emission control using oxygen enhancement A steam-generating combustion system includes an oxygen enriched gas provided as at least part of an oxidant stream. A combustion chamber receives and combusts a fuel in the oxidant stream and generate steam. The combustion chamber generates flue gas having a flue g... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7297670 | Acidic chemistry for Post-CMP cleaning using a composition comprising mercaptopropionic acid This disclosure discusses cleaning of semiconductor wafers after the Chemical-Mechanical Planarization (CMP) of the wafer during the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. Disclosed is an acidic chemistry for the post-CMP cleaning of wafers containing metal, partic... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290403 | Method and installation for energy production by means of a gas turbine associated with an air separation unit A method which include an air intake into an air separation unit; extracting from the separation unit at least a gas stream, essentially consisting of an air gas, in particular oxygen or nitrogen, and directing one or more of these gas streams towards the combustion... | 11/06/2007 |
