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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147675 | Process for the total conversion of heavy feedstocks to distillates A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or coming from catalytic treatment, visbreaker tars, thermal tars, bitumens from oil sands, liquids from coats of different origins and other high-b... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8057660 | Process for the total conversion of heavy feedstocks to distillates Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks selected from heavy crude oils, distillation residues from crude oil or catalytic treatment, “visbreaker tars”, “thermal tars”, bitumens from “oil sands” liquids from coals of different origins and other hig... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7981271 | Pseudo-isothermal radial reactor Pseudo-isothermal radial chemical reactor for catalytic reactions, comprising a substantially cylindrical shell closed at the opposite ends by respective base plates, comprising a reaction zone in which a respective catalytic bed is supported and a plurality of heat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976695 | Hydrocarbonaceous material processing methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus are disclosed for possibly producing pipeline-ready heavy oil from substantially non-pumpable oil feeds. The methods and apparatus may be designed to produce such pipeline-ready heavy oils in the production field. Such methods and apparatus may... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7906013 | Hydrocarbon conversion process A process is provided to produce an ultra low sulfur diesel with less than about 10 ppm sulfur using a two-phase or liquid-phase continuous reaction zone to convert a diesel boiling range distillate preferably obtained from a mild hydrocracking unit. In one aspect, ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7867378 | Process for converting ethanol and hydrocarbons in a fluidized catalytic cracking unit A method is described for co-processing of ethanol and hydrocarbons from petroleum refining, which are introduced separately in two reaction zones of a reactor of a fluidized catalytic cracking unit. The process combines conversion of ethanol into ethene and convers... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7837856 | Reactor for carrying out a continuous oxydehydrogenation and process A reactor for carrying out a continuous oxydehydrogenation of a feed gas stream of saturated hydrocarbons after premixing with an oxygen-comprising gas stream over a moving catalyst bed which is introduced in the longitudinal direction of their reactor between two c... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7803265 | Distillate-to-gasoline catalyst system and process therefor A process is disclosed for converting distillate to gasoline-range hydrocarbons using a two-stage catalyst system including a first catalyst containing platinum, palladium, or platinum and palladium, and an acidic support, and a second catalyst containing iridium an... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7727377 | System and process for the treatment of multiphase residues A system 100 is described for the treatment of multiphase residues having unlimited content of water, oil and solids to obtain hydrocarbons and other products, said system comprising multiphase residue feed system 10, inert gas system 20 and red... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727376 | Process to prepare base oil from a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis product A process to prepare base oils from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product by (a) separating the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product into a fraction (i) boiling in the middle distillate range and below, a heavy ends fraction (iii) and a... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704377 | Process and installation for conversion of heavy petroleum fractions in a boiling bed with integrated production of middle distillates with a very low sulfur content Disclosed are a process and an installation for treatment of a heavy petroleum feedstock, of which at least 80% by weight has a boiling point of greater than 340° C., wherein the process includes (a) hydroconversion in a boiling-b... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7651604 | Process for the catalytic hydrotreatment of heavy hydrocarbons of petroleum Two-stage low pressure catalytic hydrotreatment of heavy petroleum hydrocarbons having a high content of contaminants (metals and asphaltenes), is conducted under operating conditions with low-pressure, in a fixed bed or ebullated bed reactor to limit the formation ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7540951 | Integrated scheme of processes for extracting and treating an extra-heavy or bituminous crude A process for preparation of synthetic crude from a deposit of heavy crude, comprises: (a) the extraction of heavy crude by technology using steam; (b) the separation of crude extract and water; (c) the separation of crude into at least one light fraction and one he... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7431822 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a reactor with a novel reactor separation system Applicants have developed a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, hydrogen, and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431823 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431831 | Integrated in-line pretreatment and heavy oil upgrading process A new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system has been developed that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, products and hydrogen to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is partial... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404890 | Process for the production of middle distillates by hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking feeds from the Fischer-Tropsch process The invention concerns a process and apparatus wherein the paraffin effluent from the Fischer-Tropsch process is separated into a heavy fraction with an initial boiling point of 120-200° C., said heavy fraction then optionally being hydrotreated then brought into c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381230 | Reactor and process for making synthesis gas The invention relates to reactor systems and processes for producing synthesis gas. In one embodiment, a reactor comprises a first reaction zone comprising a combustion catalyst, wherein the first reaction zone is operated at conditions sufficient to produce a combu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361266 | Method of refining petroleum and refining apparatus The present invention is related to a method of subjecting a feed oil to a refining process. This method includes a fractional distillation step 1 in which a feed oil is separated into a distillate oil M1 and a bottom oil M2 by a distillation pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354507 | Hydroprocessing methods and apparatus for use in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons The present invention is generally related towards enhancing the yield and/or cold-flow properties of certain hydrocarbon products, increasing the degree of isomerization in a diesel product and/or increasing the production rate of a diesel product. The embodiments ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344632 | Production of fuel components A process for producing alkyl ethers, by etherification of tertiary C4-7 olefins with an alkanol, comprising carrying out the etherification in reactor train system primarily configured for dimerization of isoolefins. In the etherification, the ratio of a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7318890 | Pitch fractionation and high softening point pitch A process for fractionating crude pitch by direct contact heating with molten metal is disclosed. The crude pitch, which may contain water, contaminants and/or distillables is heated by direct contact heat exchange with molten metal, preferably maintained as a metal... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318845 | Compact distillates fuel processor with effective sulfur removal process A distillate fuel steam reformer system in which a fuel feed stream is first separated into two process streams: an aliphatics-rich, sulfur-depleted gas stream, and an aromatics- and sulfur-rich liquid residue stream. The aliphatics-rich gas stream is desulfurized, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318891 | Noah's pitch process A process for producing pitch from pitch precursors, such as wood tar, coal tar or petroleum fractions is disclosed. Direct contact heat exchange of the pitch precursor with molten metal, preferably maintained as a metal continuous bath, heats the pitch precursor to... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7282465 | Catalyst and its use for improving the pour point of hydrocarbon charges A catalyst comprising at least one ZBM-30 zeolite, synthesized in the presence of a particular structuring agent such as triethylenetetramine, at least one porous mineral matrix, at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element, preferably chosen from the elements of Grou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267758 | Flexible method for producing oil bases and middle distillates with hydroisomerization-conversion followed by catalytic dewaxing For producing very high quality base stock and for simultaneously producing high quality middle distillates, successive hydroisomerisation and catalytic dewaxmg steps are employed wherein the hydroisomerisation is carried out in the presence of a catalyst containing... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261805 | Process for catalytic dewaxing and catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon streams A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock containing waxy components and having an end boiling point exceeding 650° F., which includes contacting the feedstock at superatmospheric hydrogen partial pressure with an isomerization dewaxing catalyst that includes... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250106 | Flexible process for the production of oil bases and middle distillates with a converting pretreatment stage followed by a catalytic dewaxing stage For the production of high quality base oils with production of high quality middle distillates, feedstocks are obtained from the distillation of crude or from units for transformation and refining of the latter, there are provided a converting pretreatment stage of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238273 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to a process for upgrading heavy oils using a slurry composition. The slurry composition is prepared by a series of steps, involving mixing a Group VIB metal oxide and aqueous ammonia to form an aqueous mixture, and sulfiding the mi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232515 | Hydrofining process using bulk group VIII/Group VIB catalysts A process for hydrofining a lubricating oil feedstock comprising contacting the feedstock with a hydrofining catalyst in a hydrofining zone under hydrofining conditions wherein the hydrofining catalyst comprises a bulk metal catalyst containing non-noble Group VIII ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220349 | Process for the production of middle distillates by two-step hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking of feeds from the Fischer-Tropsch process The invention concerns a process for producing middle distillates from an effluent produced by a Fischer-Tropsch unit, comprising optional fractionation to obtain at least one heavy fraction with an initial boiling point in the range 120-200° C., said heavy fractio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179365 | Process for producing lubricant base oils The instant invention is an improved process for producing naphthenic base oils from low quality feedstocks. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175754 | Process for the production of low benzene gasoline A process for the production of low benzene content gasoline is disclosed wherein a full boiling range naphtha is fractionated to produce a light naphtha, a medium naphtha and a heavy naphtha. The benzene is contained in the medium naphtha and this stream is subject... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173160 | Processes for concentrating higher diamondoids Hydroprocessing such as hydrocracking is advantageously employed in processes for the recovery and purification of higher diamondoids from petroleum feedstocks. Hydrocracking and other hydroprocesses degrade nondiamondoid contaminants. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156977 | Hydroprocessing process and method of retrofitting existing hydroprocessing reactors A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed. The hydrocarbon feed is first admixed with a hydrogen rich gas. The resultant process stream is then contacted with a hydrocracking catalyst. The resultant catalyst effluent process stream is separated into a gas pha... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7122162 | Reaction chamber that is elongated along an axis that contains at least one solid catalyst bed and at least one box for contact, mixing and quenching A reaction chamber (4) elongated along an essentially vertical axis in which at least one reaction fluid is circulated from top to bottom of said chamber (4) through at least one catalyst bed (5), whereby downstream from catalyst bed (5) ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112312 | Quench box for a multi-bed, mixed-phase cocurrent downflow fixed-bed reactor A compact quench box design for a multi-bed, mixed-phase cocurrent downflow fixed-bed reactor has a quench pipe manifold and nozzle assembly, a collection tray, a mixing chamber, and a single final distributor tray. The quench pipe manifold and nozzle assembly is an... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097815 | Hydroprocessing process A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feedstock, includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon feed having an initial characteristic; providing a first hydrogen-containing gas; feeding the hydrocarbon feed and the first hydrogen-containing gas cocurrently to a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7074372 | Multiphase mixing device with improved quench injection for inducing rotational flow A mixing system is disclosed which provides improved multiphase mixing through the use of a novel quench injection means. The mixing system comprises a horizontal collection tray, a mixing chamber positioned below the collection tray, and at least one passageway ext... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074371 | Multiphase mixing device with improved quench injection A mixing system is disclosed which provides improved multiphase mixing through the use of a novel quench injection means. The mixing system comprises a horizontal collection tray, a mixing chamber positioned below the collection tray, and at least one passageway ext... | 07/11/2006 |
