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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7510645 | Hydrocracking catalyst containing beta and Y zeolites, and process for its use to produce naphtha Increased yields of naphtha and increased catalyst activity are obtained in a hydrocracking process by the use of a catalyst containing a beta zeolite and a Y zeolite having a unit cell size from 24.38 to 24.50 angstrom. The catalyst has a relatively high amount of ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7267746 | Dividing wall distillation column control apparatus A control apparatus and control method for controlling the separation in a dividing wall distillation column of at least two feeds into at least three products is disclosed. The apparatus uses a temperature measuring device to measure the temperature of fluid in the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262147 | Method for preparing dehydrocyclodimerization catalyst This invention relates to a process for reactivating a dehydrocyclodimerization catalyst. Dehydrocyclodimerization catalysts which contain an aluminum phosphate binder can be deactivated when they are exposed to hydrogen at temperatures above 500° C. The instant pr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241376 | Method for passing a fluid through a moving bed of particles A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7189885 | Staged process for producing linear 2-phenyl-alkanes The process disclosed herein is a process for producing phenyl-alkanes by alkylation of an aryl compound with an olefinic compound and which uses a mordenite catalyst and a silica-alumina catalyst. The selectivity of the process to 2-phenyl-alkanes can be varied ove... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169291 | Selective hydrocracking process using beta zeolite Increased yields of middle distillate products are obtained in a hydrocracking process by the use of a catalyst containing a beta zeolite. In embodiments, the beta zeolite has not been hydrothermally treated or has been hydrothermally treated at a relatively low tem... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7119243 | Alkylation process with efficient effluent refrigeration An alkylation process in which a recycle stream is cooled by heat exchange with the alkylation reactor effluent is disclosed. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094939 | Styrene process with recycle from dehydrogenation zone A styrene process is disclosed that uses a dehydrogenation reactor and a transalkylation reactor and in which a significant portion of the benzene, the inhibitors, or both, recovered from the dehydrogenation reactor passes to the transalkylation reactor. The process... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048845 | Middle distillate selective hydrocracking process Increased yields of middle distillate products are obtained in a hydrocracking process by the use of a catalyst containing a Beta zeolite which has been hydrothermally treated to adjust the distribution of relatively weak and strong acid sites. The number of strong ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037871 | Low-temperature regeneration of zeolite L using ozone A process is disclosed for regenerating a hydrocarbon conversion catalyst comprising zeolite L with ozone. The catalyst is contacted with ozone at a temperature of from about 20 to about 250° C. and a concentration of ozone of from about 0.1 to about 5 mol-%. The c... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6984311 | Fluid-solid contacting method An apparatus and method for contacting fluids in a fluid-solids contacting chamber is disclosed. The fluid-solid contacting chamber has a plurality of beds, and the chamber comprises a plurality of conduits and outlet ports that are capable of providing improved flu... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979394 | Alkylaromatic process with catalyst regeneration A process for producing a product aromatic compound is disclosed which uses an on-stream alkylation reactor and an off-stream alkylation reactor, and in which at least a portion of the feed aromatic compound in the effluent stream of off-stream alkylation reactor un... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6943276 | Alkylation process with efficient effluent refrigeration An alkylation process in which a recycle stream is cooled by heat exchange with the alkylation reactor effluent is disclosed. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6884400 | Reaction and regeneration system A reactor and regeneration for effecting radial flow contact of a reactant stream with catalyst particles movable as an annular-form bed by gravity flow and for reducing stresses in the bed is disclosed. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881391 | Method for removing halogen from a vent stream A method for decreasing the environmental release of a halogen from a process for regenerating catalyst particles in a catalyst bed of a regeneration zone is disclosed. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6872864 | Method of controlling monoalkyl aromatic process A process for the alkylation of aromatics with olefins using a solid catalyst is disclosed, wherein the olefin ratio and/or the maximum olefin concentration in the alkylation catalyst bed is maintained less than an upper limit. Such operation can decrease the cataly... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6835862 | Alkylation process operating at high recycle ratios A process for the alkylation of aromatics with olefins using a solid catalyst is disclosed, wherein the effluent recycle ratio to the alkylation catalyst bed is maintained more than a lower limit. Such operation can decrease the catalyst deactivation rate and the fo... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814943 | Apparatus for alkylation using solid catalyst particles in a transport reactor A method and apparatus for alkylating an alkylation substrate with an alkylating agent in the presence of solid catalyst particles in a transport reactor is disclosed. Solid catalyst particles in the transport reactor effluent recirculate to the inlet of the transpo... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814857 | Method for passing a fluid through a moving bed of particles A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pin... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6790802 | Cyclic catalyst regeneration process using adsorption and desorption on vent stream A method of recovering halogen-containing materials from the cyclic catalyst regeneration operation of a catalytic hydrocarbon conversion process is disclosed. The method uses an arrangement of beds of adsorbent to return the halogen-containing materials to a circul... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6784132 | Cyclic catalyst regeneration process using adsorption and desorption A method of recovering halogen-containing materials from the cyclic catalyst regeneration operation of a catalytic hydrocarbon conversion process is disclosed. The method uses an arrangement of beds of adsorbent to maintain the halogen-containing materials within a ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6762334 | Alkylaromatic process with removal of aromatic byproducts using efficient distillation A process for the production of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons by alkylating aromatic hydrocarbons with olefinic hydrocarbons is disclosed. The olefinic hydrocarbons are produced by dehydrogenating paraffinic hydrocarbons. Aromatic byproducts formed in dehydrogenation a... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756515 | Dehydrogenation process using layered catalyst composition This invention relates to a dehydrogenation process using a layered catalyst composition. The catalyst composition comprises an inner core such as alpha-alumina, and an outer layer bonded to the inner core composed of an outer refractory inorganic oxide such as gamm... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6740789 | Alkylaromatic process with catalyst regeneration A process for producing a product aromatic compound is disclosed which uses an on-stream alkylation reactor and an off-stream alkylation reactor, and in which at least a portion of the feed aromatic compound in the effluent stream of off-stream alkylation reactor un... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6670516 | Process for producing phenyl-alkanes using olefin isomerization and paraffin recycle A process for producing phenyl-alkanes by paraffin dehydrogenation followed by olefin isomerization and then by alkylation of a phenyl compound by a lightly branched olefin is disclosed. An effluent of the alkylation section comprises paraffins that are r... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6657096 | Dehydrocyclodimerization process with catalyst reactivation This invention relates to a process for reactivating a dehydrocyclodimerization catalyst. Dehydrocyclodimerization catalysts which contain an aluminum phosphate binder can be deactivated when they are exposed to hydrogen at temperatures above 500° C. The... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6617481 | Process for producing phenyl-alkanes using an adsorptive separation section The present invention is a process for producing phenyl-alkanes by paraffin adsorptive separation followed by paraffin dehydrogenation and then by alkylation of a phenyl compound by a lightly branched olefin. The adsorptive separation step employs a silic... | 09/09/2003 |