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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100170827 | Selective Cracking and Coking of Undesirable Components in Coker Recycle and Gas Oils Undesirable gas oil components are selectively cracked or coked in a coking vessel by injecting an additive into the vapors of traditional coking processes in the coking vessel prior to fractionation. The additive contains catalyst(s), seeding agent(s), excess reactant(... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100155299 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING SYSTEM AND PROCESS One exemplary embodiment can be a fluid catalytic cracking system. The system can include a reaction zone, in turn including a reactor receiving, a fluidizing stream, a fuel gas stream, a fluidizable catalyst, a stream having an effective amount of oxygen for combusting... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100140137 | FUEL CONVERSION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD A reductant producing apparatus and method is provided, the apparatus includes a catalyst attached to an encasement. The encasement has a first and second intake formed therein that are fluidly coupled to the catalyst. The first intake configured to allow entry of a hyd... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100108567 | PROCESSING BIOMASS AND PETROLEUM CONTAINING MATERIALS Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100089796 | Layered Composition and Processes for Preparing and Using the Composition A layered composition which can be used in various processes has been developed. The composition comprises an inner core such as a cordierite core and an outer layer comprising a refractory inorganic oxide, a fibrous component and an inorganic binder. The refractory ino... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100089795 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS, AND GASOLINE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS The fluid catalytic cracking process according to the present invention includes a first step of feeding a feedstock to a first fluid catalytic cracker, and catalytically cracking the feedstock in the first fluid catalytic cracker, so as to produce a fraction (LCO) havi... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100078357 | Process for Mixing Regenerated and Carbonized Catalyst A process for mixing regenerated and carbonized catalyst involves obstructing upward flow of catalyst by one or more baffles between a catalyst inlet and a feed distributor. Each catalyst stream may be passed to opposite sides of a riser. Baffles obstruct upward flow to... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100065477 | Extra mesoporous Y zeolite This invention relates to the composition and synthesis of an Extra Mesoporous Y (or “EMY”) zeolite and its use in the catalytic conversion of organic compounds. In particular, this invention relates to a Y-type framework zeolite possessing a high large mesopore por... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100025297 | ADDITIVES FOR METAL CONTAMINANT REMOVAL The present invention is directed to catalytic cracking additives comprising a metals trapping material; and a high activity catalyst. The present invention is directed to processes for the catalytic cracking of feedstock comprising contacting said feedstock under catal... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100025295 | Process for Separating Solids from Gas A process separates solids from gas in a vessel using cyclones. The cyclones have centers located at different distances from a center of the vessel, but the inlets to the cyclones are located at the same distance from the center to balance the proportions of catalyst f... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100018898 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PREFERENTIALLY INCREASING YIELDS OF ONE OR MORE SELECTED HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS Methods and compositions to preferentially increase or decrease the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product in one or more fluidized units are provided. An embodiment includes: providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and d... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100017312 | MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM TO ONE OR MORE UNITS AND METHODS OF SUCH DELIVERY Material delivery systems and methods are disclosed. A material delivery system includes a delivery vessel and at least one dispense mechanism outlet. The delivery vessel is configured to deliver material to at least one unit, with the proviso that when the unit is an F... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090321317 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PLASTIC-CONTAINING WASTE The invention relates to a method and device for processing plastic-containing and organic fluids based on crude oil, cooking oil, fats or the like, wherein the substance mixture is fed into a reactor, is then melted in the melting zone of the reactor and the interferin... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090314684 | System and method for pretreatment of solid carbonaceous material This invention encompasses systems and methods for pretreating a carbonaceous material, comprising heating to a suitable temperature and for a suitable reaction time, a mixture comprising the carbonaceous material, one or more catalysts or catalyst precursors, and a hyd... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090283446 | PROCESS FOR MIXING IN FLUIDIZED BEDS Process for increasing mixing in a fluidized bed. A slide, which may be in the form of a tube or trough, transports particles from an upper zone downward to a lower zone at a different horizontal position, thereby changing the horizontal position of the particle and cre... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090283445 | FCC reactor and riser design for short contact-time catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons The present invention is an improved design and operation of a short contact time Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Reactor wherein the upper internal riser and a lower internal riser are in fluid connection with one another and provide an improved disengaging zone for ent... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090272673 | Process for Producing Condensed-Phase Product From One or More Gas-Phase Reactants A process for producing at least one condensed-phase product from one or more gas-phase reactants in the presence of a solid catalyst having one or more catalyst components, wherein the solid catalyst has two or more regions in which the contact time of the one or more ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090268375 | RAW COKE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE CARBON MATERIAL AND NEEDLE COKE The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice constant o... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090250377 | Advanced Materials for Regenerative Pyrolysis Reactors, Methods, and Reactors Using the Same In one aspect, the invention includes an apparatus for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system, the apparatus comprising a regenerative pyrolysis reactor comprising a stabilized refractory grade zirconia in a reactive region of the ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090242458 | OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION OF FUEL OIL A method for purifying a sulfur-containing fuel oil comprising (a) contacting in a first reaction mixture the sulfur-containing fuel oil with a water-soluble organic acid and oxygen at a temperature in a range of from about 100° C. to about 250° C., and at a pressure ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090211944 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Ca or Ba and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090188835 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MIDDLE DISTILLATES OF LOW AROMATICITY The present invention relates to a process and equipment for fluid catalytic cracking for the production of middle distillates of low aromaticity that comprises cracking a mixed feed consisting of heavy fractions of hydrocarbons, in the absence of added hydrogen and emp... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090166001 | Endothermic cracking aircraft fuel system An aircraft system includes a heat source and a passage near the heat source for carrying fluid having a cooling capacity to cool the heat source. The passage includes a catalyst that endothermically cracks the fluid to increase the cooling capacity.... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090166250 | SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS Systems and methods for processing one or more hydrocarbons are provided. One or more hydrocarbons can be selectively separated to provide one or more heavy deasphalted oils. At least a portion of the heavy deasphalted oil can be cracked using a fluidized catalytic crac... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090152167 | FCC Process with Spent Catalyst Recycle Disclosed is an FCC apparatus and process in which spent catalyst is recycled to the base of the riser to contact fresh feed through a passage disposed within the riser.... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090126260 | METHODS OF REFINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS Processes of converting to feedstocks comprising hydrocarbons to compositions comprising light hydrocarbon products are described herein. Also described are processes and methods of producing and refining compositions comprising terpenes from biomass that can be suitabl... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090120840 | Method for unpressurized catalytic conversion of organic solids into oil A process is disclosed for unpressurized catalytic conversion of organic solids into oil, with the steps of conditioning the starting material, cracking in an oil reactor with simultaneous distilled separation of the desired hydrocarbon section, and discharging the soli... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090107885 | CATALYTIC SYSTEM AND ADDITIVE FOR MAXIMISATION OF LIGHT OLEFINS IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING UNITS IN OPERATIONS OF LOW SEVERITY The present invention concerns the field of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes. The invention provides a process increasing production of LPG and propene in FCC units operating under conditions of maximisation of middle distillates of low aromaticity, such that th... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107884 | STRIPPING APPARATUS AND PROCESS In an FCC apparatus and process in which swirl arms are used to discharge gas and catalyst from a riser, an anti-swirl plate is disposed in the disengaging vessel to dampen the angular momentum of swirling descending catalyst particles and gases.... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090095657 | Automation and Control of Energy Efficient Fluid Catalytic Cracking Processes for Maximizing Value Added Products With an aim to optimize propylene production, petroleum oil is catalytically cracked by contacting the oil with catalyst mixture consisting of a base cracking catalyst containing an stable Y-type zeolite and small amounts of rare-earth metal oxide, and an additive conta... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090050526 | Process for Recycling an Active Slurry Catalyst Composition in Heavy Oil Upgrading The instant invention is directed to a process employing slurry catalyst compositions in the upgrading of heavy oils. The slurry catalyst composition is not permitted to settle, which would result in possible deactivation. The slurry is recycled to an upgrading reactor ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090020454 | Reduced elevation catalyst return line for a fluid catalytic cracking unit The present invention is an improved regenerated catalyst bend assembly for a fluid catalytic cracking unit. In a preferred embodiment, the reduced elevation (“RE-bend” or “REL-bend”) regenerated catalyst return line assembly of the present invention has an outl... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090000987 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING POWER FROM FCC PRODUCT Disclosed is a process for recovery power from an FCC product. Gaseous hydrocarbon product from an FCC reactor is heat exchanged with a heat exchange media which is delivered to an expander to generate power. Cycle oil from product fractionation may be added to the gase... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080314799 | Catalytic Conversion Method Of Increasing The Yield Of Lower Olefin A catalytic conversion process for increasing the light olefin yields, which comprises bringing a hydrocarbon oil feedstock into contact with a catalytic conversion catalyst in a catalytic conversion reactor including one or more reaction zones to carry out the reaction... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080308453 | CATALYST WITHDRAWAL METHOD FOR REGULATING CATALYST INVENTORY IN A FLUID CATALYST CRACKING UNIT A catalyst withdrawal method for regulating catalyst inventory in a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst (FCC) unit is provided. In one embodiment, a catalyst withdrawal apparatus for removing catalyst from a FCC unit includes a pressure vessel having a metering device cou... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080210600 | Process for Upgrading Liquid Hydrocarbon Feed Process for upgrading a liquid hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising the hydrocarbon feed having a boiling range above 350° C. and solid particles comprising a rehydratable material, (b) thermally treating said slurry at a temperatu... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080202983 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONVERTING FEED MATERIAL INTO REUSABLE HYDROCARBONS Apparatus and process for producing hydrocarbon materials from a feed composition, the apparatus including a feed port; a viscous shear apparatus; a thermal decomposition assembly including a ribbonchannel reactor which includes an inner heated hollow cylinder; an outer... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080179219 | PROCESS FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN A FLUIDIZED BED WITH MAXIMIZED PRODUCTION OF LIGHT OLEFINS A process is described for catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks from petroleum refining which increases substantially the yields of light olefins. The process limits the extreme conditions to a first reaction section and introduces a stream of cooling fluid abov... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080152552 | System and method of recycling spent catalyst in a fluid catalytic cracking unit Systems and methods of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in a fluid catalytic cracking unit are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises mixing spent catalyst from the reactor and regenerated catalyst from the regenerator to define a catalyst feed. The method fur... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080105596 | Devices and Methods for Continuous BioDiesel Production At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a device that combines feedstock oil and methoxide mix MM (methoxide and/or additional mixing components) along micro channels into a micro mixing channel/chamber, wherein the flow mix and continuously flow.... | 05/08/2008 |
