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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110295049 | CATALYST RETURN APPARATUS, AND PROCESS FOR REACTING A FEEDSTOCK A catalyst return apparatus is disclosed as well as a riser reactor system comprising the conduit apparatus and a riser reactor, the conduit apparatus comprising a catalyst return conduit and at least two flow control devices in series, each flow control device arranged... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110282114 | METHOD OF FEEDING REACTANTS IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKYLATE GASOLINE This application provides a process for the production of alkylate blending components, comprising introducing a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising an olefin to an orifice of a nozzle, at a close distance from the orifice; and wherein the nozzle dispenses a mixture of o... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282108 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLS FROM OLEFINS The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing alcohols from olefins, comprising: a hydroformylation reactor wherein aldehydes are produced from olefins; a catalyst/aldehydes separator; a hydrogenation reactor wherein the aldehydes are hydrogenated to produ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110233471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A REACTOR FOR GENERATING CRUDE SYNTHESIS GAS Using a method for supplying a reactor (32) for generating crude synthesis gas with fuel (3), the fuel supply of a pressurized gasification system according to the line is to be configured in such a manner that the introduction of nitrogen into the crude g... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110220546 | HIGH QUALITY MIDDLE DISTILLATE PRODUCTION PROCESS A hydrocarbon feedstock is hydrocracked in a hydrocracking zone and the effluent is fractioned to recover a light fraction, a middle fraction containing aromatic compounds and a heavy fraction. The heavy fraction is recycled to the hydrocracking zone for further hydrocr... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220846 | NON-DENSIFIED BIOMASS GASIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS A non-densified feedstock is fed into a modified countercurrent gasifier, and syngas and char are produced from an upper portion of the gasifier. In the preferred embodiment, propane gas is injected into a lower portion of the gasifier as unconsolidated straw feedstock ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110196048 | Hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus, hydrocarbon synthesis reaction system, and hydrocarbon synthesizing method A hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus which synthesizes a hydrocarbon compound by a chemical reaction of a synthesis gas including a hydrogen and a carbon monoxide as the main components, and a slurry having solid catalyst particles suspended in a liquid, the appar... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110135544 | Apparatus For The Hydroformylation Of Olefins The present invention relates to a method for preparing aldehydes by reacting olefins with a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and to an apparatus therefore. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing aldehydes, charac... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110068047 | Methods and Units for Mitigation of Carbon Oxides During Hydrotreating This invention relates to methods and units for mitigation of carbon oxides during hydrotreating hydrocarbons including mineral oil based streams and biological oil based streams. A hydrotreating unit includes a first hydrotreating reactor for receiving a mineral oil ba... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110040128 | OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION OF KETONES/ALDEHYDES Production of a ketone or aldehyde prepared by condensation is optimized by dehydration and hydrogenation of a starting acetone/ketone or aldehyde in a reaction zone and wherein water is partially eliminated from such reaction product by at least one membrane pervaporat... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100329943 | DIGESTER WITH IMPROVED SPACE UTILIZATION AND/OR SAMPLE HOLDER An apparatus is provided for digesting samples. The apparatus includes a vessel, a closure, and a fluid transporting system. The vessel has a digestion chamber therein that contains a sample holder, e.g., with a plurality of weights, the holder being accessible through ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100247426 | HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEMS UTILIZING SODIUM SILICIDE AND SODIUM SILICA GEL MATERIALS Systems, devices, and methods combine reactant materials and aqueous solutions to generate hydrogen. The reactant materials can sodium silicide or sodium silica gel. The hydrogen generation devices are used in fuels cells and other industrial applications. One system co... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100185018 | METHOD FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEFINS AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a method for preparing aldehydes by reacting olefins with a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and to an apparatus therefore. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing aldehydes, charac... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100181537 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING A GASIFICATION SLAG PRODUCT The current invention discloses a novel process and system to improve the quality of the slag product from a gasification process, thereby producing low-carbon marketable aggregate product. The inventive processes and systems employ a hindered-bed settler in conjunction... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100166620 | System and process of biodiesel production A system and process for continuous production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) from the fatty acid triglycerides of waste oil via transesterification in the presence of a reusable sugar-based catalyst. The system and process incorporates re-cycling and re-use of wast... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100135891 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PCC The present invention relates to a process of preparing precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) in a low energy intensity reactor in such a manner that the amount of solids in the PCC product can be raised to 35% or more without performing a dewatering step. The process co... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100111786 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR STARCH PRODUCTION Use of a high shear mechanical device in a process for production of starch by hydration and disruption of corn kernel particles in the presence of sulfur dioxide or bisulfite ions makes possible a decrease in mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing starch producti... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100095581 | BIODIESEL PRODUCTION UNIT A biodiesel reactor system includes a reactor recirculation line running from the reactor bottom to a headspace in the top of the reactor. A reactor recirculation pump is in the reactor recirculation line, and a reactor nozzle is positioned in at a reactor recirculation... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100092382 | GAS GENERATOR AND METHOD THEREFOR A gas generator includes a high pressure gas-generation system that is capable of generating a product gas stream at a non-ambient, elevated nominal pressure. A thermal swing absorber has a first configuration and a second configuration relative to being connected with ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092354 | HIGH SHEAR PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORAL Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of chloral as a reactor device is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the chloral production process. A system for the production of chloral from acetalde... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100069631 | Integrated Process for Urea and Melamine Production In an integrated process for urea and melamine production, urea is produced in a urea plant (10) comprising a high pressure urea synthesis section (11) from which an aqueous solution comprising urea, ammonium carbamate and ammonia is obtained and a urea re... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100069662 | INTEGRATED PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ESTERS OF METHACRYLIC ACID FROM ACETONE AND HYDROCYANIC ACID The subject-matter of the present invention relates in principle to a process for preparing alkyl esters of methacrylic acid and its conversion products, which can be used in a multitude of chemical synthesis processes which can lead to a wide variety of different furth... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100063323 | Reactor having titanium silicate recycling The invention relates to a plant for carrying out chemical reactions, having a reactor (1), the reaction space of which contains hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and titanium silicalite (TS-1). The object of the invention is to improve such a plant ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100015020 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFINING BIODIESEL Method and apparatus for producing biodiesel fuel, i.e., alkyl ester, from vegetable and/or animal oil. A transesterification catalyst is prepared in a base catalyst tank by spraying alkyl alcohol under pressure through jets at metal hydroxide pellets until the pellets ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100006008 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISSOLUTION REACTION When fly ash is added to a cement kiln to materialize it after being desalinated by washing, scale is prevented from growing in a dissolution reaction apparatus depositing calcium-containing compounds dissolved in slurry, and the fly ash is effectively used as a cement ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090324465 | Reactor Design for Smaller Batch Transfers of Catalyst A moving bed of catalyst loses activity as it moves through the reactor. Creating multiple passes for the process fluid moving across a catalyst bed, increases the utilization of the catalyst and creates a pseudo-counter current flow of catalyst and process fluid. The f... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090298957 | 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 the ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090280041 | Process for the Double Bond Hydroisomerization of Butenes A process is disclosed for the preferential conversion to 2-butene of a stream containing C4 compounds including 1-butene and 2-butene. The process involves mixing the C4 stream with a first hydrogen stream to form a feed stream, hydroisomerizing the feed stream in the ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090270651 | Methanol carbonylation system having absorber with multiple solvent options A methanol carbonylation system 10 includes an absorber tower 75 adapted for receiving a vent gas stream and removing methyl iodide therefrom with a scrubber solvent, the absorber tower being coupled to first and second scrubber solvent sources 16, 56 | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090253940 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Purified Methyl Isobutyl Ketone This invention relates to a method of producing purified methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) comprising subjecting a feed stream containing MIBK and impurities to a first distillation procedure from which acetone is recovered. The bottom product of the first distillation proc... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090169446 | System for hydrogen generation The present invention relates to a composition and method for storage and controlled release of hydrogen. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of borohydride based solutions as a hydrogen storage source and a catalyst system to release hydrogen theref... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090114567 | CRACKING HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIALS WITH HEATING BODIES A continuous process and apparatus for treating feedstocks containing carbonaceous materials involves heating bodies to heat the feedstock to vaporize and crack hydrocarbons and carbon formed on heating bodies is removed through direct contact to a flame heater.... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090069617 | Processes for the Isomerization of Normal Butane to Isobutane In a normal butane isomerization process where the isomerization effluent (108, 114) is fractionated in a deisobutanizer (116) operated such that a lower boiling fraction (118) is provided containing at least 80 mass-% isobutane and a higher boiling... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069619 | Membrane Separation Processes and Systems for Enhanced Permeant Recovery Membrane separation processes and systems are disclosed that pass a portion of the feed (102) to the permeate side of the membrane (104) to reduce membrane surface area and thus provide economically attractive processes and systems for treating large volum... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069618 | Processes for the Isomerization of Feedstocks Comprising Paraffins of 5 to 7 Carbon Atoms In an isomerization process where the isomerization effluent (114) is fractionated in a deisohexanizer (116) to provide a lower boiling fraction (122) containing dimethylbutanes, a higher boiling fraction containing methylpentanes and a bottoms stre... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069613 | Processes for the Isomerization of Paraffins of 5 and 6 Carbon Atoms with Methylcyclopentane Recovery In an isomerization process where the isomerization effluent (108) is fractionated in a deisohexanizer (116) to provide an overhead (118) containing dimethylbutanes and a higher boiling fraction (122) containing normal hexane, the higher boil... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080230441 | Hydrotreating And Hydrocracking Process And Apparatus Partial conversion hydrocracking process comprising the steps of (a) hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feedstock with a hydrogenrich gas to produce a hydrotreated effluent stream comprising a liquid/vapour mixture and separating the liquid/vapour mixture into a liquid phase a... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080226520 | Airlift Loop Reactor without the Need for External Gases This invention provides an airlift loop reactor without the need for external gases, which comprises main reactor (1), gas circulation line (2), gas punip (3), jacket (4), gas inlet (5), gas outlet (6), flow guider (7), g... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080103220 | SYNTHETIC FUEL PRODUCTION USING COAL AND NUCLEAR ENERGY Oxygen and hydrogen produced in an electrolysis process are used with a carbon-to-liquid hydrocarbon production process to improve the conversion of carbon in coal to synthesis gas products subsequently converted to liquid hydrocarbons. Carbon-containing tail gases and ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080102000 | SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF HYDRATES A system, process, and apparatus are provided for the efficient continuous production of hydrates. Gas separated from a well fluid is fed into a hydrate reactor that is submerged under the sea at a predetermined depth. The hydrates generated in the hydrate reactor are t... | 05/01/2008 |
