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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188153 | Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a reactant composition comprising H2 and CO to a product comprising at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least about 5 carbon atoms, the process comprising: flowing the reactant compositi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8071655 | Cobalt-based catalyst for fischer-tropsch synthesis A catalyst applicable to the synthesis gas conversions especially E-T slurry processes, said catalyst comprising: a) a support containing at least a first aluminate element of mixed spinel structure of formula MxM′(1−x)Al2O4/Al2O... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8053482 | Fischer-tropsch catalyst Process for reducing the methane selectivity in a Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas to hydrocarbons, by using a catalyst composition containing (i) cobalt, either as the elemental metal, oxide, or a compound thermally decomposable to the elemental metal or oxide,... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053481 | Low-pressure Fischer-Tropsch process A Fischer-Tropsch process for producing diesel fuel or diesel blending stock with a high cetane number, in a concentration of 65-90 wt % at pressures below 200 psia, using a cobalt catalyst with a rhenium and/or ruthenium promoter. The catalyst is a cobalt catalyst ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8017658 | Synthesis of hydrocarbons via catalytic reduction of CO A method of: introducing hydrogen and a feed gas containing at least 50 vol % carbon dioxide into a reactor containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst; and heating the hydrogen and carbon dioxide to a temperature of at least about 190° C. to produce hydrocarbons in the ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7989511 | Process and apparatus for synthesis gas and hydrocarbon production A process and apparatus for preparing a synthesis gas suitable for feeding to a suitable hydrocarbon production reactor, such as a Fischer Tropsch reactor is described. According to one aspect, the process and apparatus utilize heat exchangers that thermally integra... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973087 | Process of synthesis gas conversion to liquid fuels using mixture of synthesis gas conversion catalyst and dual functionality catalyst A process is disclosed for converting a feed comprising synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons within a single reactor at essentially common reaction conditions. The synthesis gas contacts a catalyst bed comprising a mixture of a synthesis gas conversion catalyst on a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7947747 | Joint process for preparing alcohol/ether mixtures alcohol/hydrocarbon mixtures, and synthesizing ammonia A joint process for preparing alcohol/ether mixtures, alcohol/hydrocarbon mixtures and synthesizing ammonia is disclosed. In particular, a process of converting CO and CO2 present in the feed gas of ammonia synthesis, comprising H2 and N2 ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943674 | Zeolite supported cobalt hybrid fischer-tropsch catalyst A method for performing synthesis gas conversion is disclosed which comprises contacting synthesis gas with a hybrid Fischer-Tropsch catalyst formed by impregnating a ZSM-12 zeolite extrudate using a solution, for example, a substantially non-aqueous solution, compr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7884139 | Fischer-Tropsch catalyst The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising particles of a cobalt and zinc co-precipitate, having a volume average particle size of less than 150 μm. Another aspect of the invention is the use of such a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch process. The p... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7858667 | Alcohol synthesis from CO or CO Methods for producing alcohols from CO or CO2 and H2 utilizing a palladium-zinc on alumina catalyst are described. Methods of synthesizing alcohols over various catalysts in microchannels are also described. Ethanol, higher alcohols, and other ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7825164 | Process of synthesis gas conversion to liquid fuels using mixture of synthesis gas conversion catalyst and dual functionality catalyst A process is disclosed for converting a feed comprising synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons within a single reactor at essentially common reaction conditions. The synthesis gas contacts a catalyst bed comprising a mixture of a synthesis gas conversion catalyst on a... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7790776 | Process and catalyst for hydrogenation of carbon oxides A process for hydrogenation of carbon oxides comprising contacting a gas mixture containing carbon oxides and of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising bimetallic iron-nickel or iron-cobalt alloys as the active catalytic material supported on a carrier of an oxide. The... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776933 | Catalyst structure A process for the synthesis of hydrocarbons in a three phase reactor comprising the steps of: (i) introducing synthesis gas into the reactor; (ii) causing the synthesis gas to be contacted with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst; and (iii) removing products from the reactor... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7732500 | High cobalt content, high cobalt surface area catalysts, preparation and use thereof A particulate catalyst comprises an intimate mixture of cobalt and aluminum compounds at an atomic ratio in the range 10:1 to 2:1 (Co:Al), which when reduced at 425° C., has a cobalt surface area as measured by hydrogen chemisorption at 150° C. of at least 30 m | 06/08/2010 |
| 7678837 | Device and method for removing carbon monoxide from a gaseous stream containing hydrogen The invention relates to a process for removing carbon monoxide from a hydrogenous gas stream by reacting the carbon monoxide with hydrogen to give methane and water in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. In this process, the catalyst is present in the form of... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7666917 | Modified catalyst and use of this catalyst for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons Process for conversion of syngas to liquid hydrocarbons using a catalyst composition containing a support and a Fischer-Tropsch metal for the conversion of syngas to liquid hydrocarbons, in which a silylating compound modifier is added to the catalyst composition du... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662865 | Process of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by control of the partial pressure of water in the reaction zone The subject of the invention is a process for the synthesis of hydrocarbons based on a synthesis gas type feedstock in which said synthesis gas is brought into contact with a catalyst in a reactor under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions and in which the partial p... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7560496 | Catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide and method for producing said composition The invention relates to a catalytically active composition for the selective methanation of carbon monoxide which comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, nickel and cobalt as active component and a support material b... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7511080 | Process for the activation of a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound and a support A process for the preparation of a catalyst which comprises activating a catalyst precursor comprising a cobalt compound and a support with a gas comprising at least 5 mol % of a hydrocarbon. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507770 | Process for the production of hydrocarbons A process for the preparation of a titania catalyst or a titania catalyst carrier is described. It comprises the steps of: obtaining a wet filtercake of titania, the titania having been made by hydrolysis of a suitable titanium compound, optionally admixing the wet ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7468396 | Process for directly producing mixed linear alpha-alcohols having 1 to 18 carbon atoms from synthesis gas The invention provide a process for producing directly mixed linear alpha-alcohols having 1 to 18 carbon atoms from synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, comprising the step of reacting hydrogen and carbon monoxide over a catalyst to produce mixed l... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7417073 | Preparation of titania and cobalt aluminate catalyst supports and their use in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Supports for Fischer-Tropsch catalysts are formed by forming a particulate material from titania, alumina and optionally silica. A cobalt compound is incorporated into the particulate material which then is calcined to convert at least part of the alumina to cobalt ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402612 | Stabilized transition alumina catalyst support from boehmite and catalysts made therefrom This invention relates to methods for making a stabilized transition alumina of enhanced hydrothermal stability, which include the introduction of at least one structural stabilizer; a steaming step before or after the introduction step, wherein steaming is effectiv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396972 | Methanol feed for producing olefin streams A method for producing an olefin stream is provided based on conversion of an initial natural gas stream into a synthesis gas. The resulting synthesis gas is enriched with CO2 previously separated from the natural gas stream. The synthesis gas is then use... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393877 | Process for the conversion of a synthesis gas to hydrocarbons in the presence of beta-SiC and effluent from this process In a process for the conversion of carbon monoxide to C2+ hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen and of a catalyst comprising a metal and a support comprising silicon carbide, the support comprises more than 50% by weight of silicon carbide i... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393876 | Fischer-tropsch catalysts Catalyst compositions and methods for F-T synthesis which exhibit high CO conversion with minor levels (preferably less than 35% and more preferably less than 5%) or no measurable carbon dioxide generation. F-T active catalysts are prepared by reduction of certain o... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384986 | Process for the selective methanation of carbonmonoxide (CO) contained in a hydrogen-rich reformate gas The present invention provides a methanation catalyst prepared by depositing Pt and Ru on a metal oxide carrier by incipient wetness impregnation or precipitation deposition, drying and calcining the deposited carrier to obtain a Pt—Ru/metal oxide catalyst. This c... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384987 | Catalysts and processes for the manufacture of lower aliphatic alcohols from syngas There are disclosed catalyst formulations and methods for the preparation of oxygenated lower aliphatic compounds. The methods comprise applying a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a catalyst formulation under reaction conditions, wherein the catalyst formu... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384985 | Process for producing methanol This invention is directed to a process for producing methanol. The methanol product that is produced according to this invention is achieved with a high conversion of synthesis gas. The high conversion of synthesis gas is achieved by flowing a liquid layer across a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375143 | Catalyst recover from a slurry Embodiments of the invention relate to processes and apparatus for the washing and recovery of metal-containing catalyst solids in a form suitable for reclamation. More specifically, a catalyst recovery process comprises removing an organic residue with a washing me... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375142 | Process and apparatus for the production of useful products from carbonaceous feedstock A carbonaceous feedstock to alcohol conversion process in which carbon dioxide and a portion of the hydrogen produced are removed from the syngas stream issuing from a feedstock reformer, to yield a reduced hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane syngas stream. The hy... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361626 | Supported catalyst The present invention relates to a Catalyst comprising a, preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nic... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361619 | Fischer-Tropsch catalyst production Dispersed Active Metal catalyst for hydrogenation reactions is produced by treating a substantially catalytically inactive metal particulate with a solution capable of oxidizing the metal particulate and comprising of at least one compound of a hydrogenation catalys... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358211 | Catalyst for the production of 1,3-propanediol by catalytic hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropanal A process for preparing a catalyst, comprising sequentially: (a) saturating a TiO2 support with aqueous ruthenium solution; (b) treating the ruthenium saturated TiO2 support with an aqueous base solution; and (c) curing the ruthenium saturated ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351750 | Method for producing long-chain hydrocarbons from natural gas Natural gas is reacted with steam for generating carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a first catalytic reactor. The resulting gas mixture is used to perform Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a second catalytic reactor. After performing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the remainin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351679 | Fischer-tropsch catalyst, preparation, and use thereof Embodiments include a catalyst for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction which comprises cobalt supported on alumina. In some embodiments, the alumina support may have specific surface area of less than 50 m2/g and/or may be least 10% α-alumina. | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341102 | Flue gas injection for heavy oil recovery A variety of methods for thermal recovery of natural gas and bitumen from a formation containing the latter. In general, the methods incorporate a series of existing, but previously uncombined technologies. A modified flue gas from the steam generators conventionall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332072 | Process to prepare a waxy raffinate A process to prepare a waxy raffinate product by (a) hydrocracking/hydroisomerizing a Fischer-Tropsch derived feed, wherein weight ratio of compounds having at least 60 or more carbon atoms and compounds having at least 30 carbon atoms in the Fischer-Tr... | 02/19/2008 |
