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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8389785 | Method for controlling 2-phenyl isomer content of linear alkylbenzene and catalyst used in the method A method for controlling 2-isomer content in linear alkylbenzene obtained by alkylating benzene with olefins and catalyst used in the method. ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8389787 | Control of 2-phenyl content in alkylbenzenes during production A process is presented for the management and control of the 2-phenyl content in a benzene alkylation process. The process includes the use of multiple reactor beds, with benzene flowing through the reactor beds in a sequential manner. The olefin stream is split to ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8389786 | Method to adjust 2-phenyl content of an alkylation process for the production of linear alkyl benzene A process is presented for controlling the output of monoalkylated benzenes. The alkylbenzenes are linear alkylbenzenes and the process controls the 2-phenyl content of the product stream. The control of the process to generate a linear alkylbenzene with a 2-phenyl ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8071829 | Alkylation process A process is disclosed for the alkylation of aromatics by charging a hydrocarbon feed containing aromatic hydrocarbons and olefinic hydrocarbons to a distillation column for separation into at least one fraction; removing an aromatics/olefin stream containing at lea... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058494 | Process for the production of phenylalkanes that uses at least two alkylation reactors in parallel A process for the production of phenylalkanes comprising at least two catalytic alkylation reactors placed in parallel among which are present in reaction zones that each contain at least one acidic solid catalyst, whereby n is greater than or equal to 2, is describ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7655824 | Processes for producing alkylbenzenes over solid acid catalyst at low benzene to olefin ratios and low heavies make The alkylation of aromatic compound with acyclic mono-olefin is effected at low aromatic compound to mono-olefin ratios with reduced co-production of heavies. In the processes a small crystal, acidic FAU molecular sieve is used as a catalyst under alkylation conditi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7541505 | Process for the production of phenyl alkanes operating in a moving bed A process for the production of phenyl alkanes by catalytic alkylation on a solid acid catalyst employs at least one moving-bed reactor. This process comprises a catalytic alkylation stage of an aromatic compound by at least one olefin that has 9 to 16 carbon atoms ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7504548 | Method for formulation of synthetic gas oils or additives for gas oil The invention relates to a method for formulation of a synthetic gas oil or an additive for gas oil in which an alkyl-aromatic compound or a mixture of alkyl-aromatic compounds is selected based on at least one parameter that is selected from the group that consists... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7396968 | Process and apparatus for alkylation of aromatic with olefin using impure aromatic recycle Processes and apparatus for the alkylation of aromatic compound with mono-olefin aliphatic compound in the presence of solid alkylation catalyst use a lights distillation for obtaining desired selectivities to arylalkane in a energy efficient manner. The processes a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7358380 | Ru-substituted polyoxometalates and process for their preparation The invention relates to polyoxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+[R2(H2O)6X2W20O70]m− or solvates thereof, wherein A represents a cation, n is the number o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351780 | Method for manufacturing high viscosity polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalysts A method of continuously manufacturing a high viscosity polyalphaolefin product by introducing a monomer and an ionic liquid catalyst together into a reaction zone while simultaneously withdrawing from the reaction zone a reaction zone effluent that contains the hig... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311815 | Hydrocarbon products and methods of preparing hydrocarbon products A method of preparing high linear paraffin or high end-chain monomethyl content products is accomplished by converting synthesis gas in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction to hydrocarbon products. These may be hydrotreated to provide an n-paraffin content of greater than 50%... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312185 | Rock bit grease composition A grease for rock bit lubrication and other high temperature bearing applications is provided comprising a high viscosity index polyalphaolefin synthetic base fluid in combination with an alkylated naphthalene base fluid. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297826 | Method for producing phenylalkanes using a combination of two catalysts A process is described for producing phenylalkanes by alkylating at least one aromatic compound using at least one linear olefin containing 9 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule. The alkylation reaction is carried out in the presence of at least two different catalysts ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297828 | Process for the production of phenylalkanes that use a zeolitic catalyst that is based on silica-alumina An alkylating process for the production of at least one of 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-phenylalkanes by alkylation of an aromatic compound with a feedstock containing at least one olefin comprising at least 9 carbon atoms per molecule, in the presence of a catalyst compr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282617 | Process of making a highly stable aromatic alkylate suitable for use in making improved additives and surfactants A process for making medium and long chain alkylaromatics and alkylphenols having a high level of anti-Markovnikov addition of the alkyl group. The alkylaromatics and alkylphenols made by the process of the present invention have enhanced stability and are particula... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268264 | Critical phase alkylation process A process for the production of ethylbenzene by the ethylation of benzene in the critical phase over a molecular sieve aromatic alkylation catalyst. An aromatic feedstock having a benzene content of at least 90 wt. % is supplied into a reaction zone into contact wit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262333 | Process for the production of phenylalkanes that use a catalyst based on silicated alumina The invention relates to a process for the production of at least one compound that is selected from among the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-phenylalkanes by alkylation of an aromatic compound by means of at least one olefin that comprises at least 9 carbon atoms per molecu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241375 | Heavy hydrocarbon composition with utility as a heavy lubricant base stock A heavy hydrocarbon composition with utility as a heavy hydrocarbon base stock comprising at least 95 wt % paraffin molecules, of which at least 90 wt % are isoparaffin, containing hydrocarbon molecules having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms, is a liquid at 100Â... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241930 | Transalkylation of aromatic fluids A process for making an ethylated polycyclic aromatic compound in a mixed aromatic fluid, the process comprising contacting the mixed aromatic fluid containing a polycyclic aromatic compound and a monocyclic aromatic compound having an ethyl substituent in the prese... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217850 | Process for the production of phenylalkanes in the presence of a solid acid catalyst the deactivation of which is delayed The invention relates to a process for the production of phenylalkanes comprising an alkylation reaction of at least one aromatic compound by at least one linear olefin having from 9 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule. Said reaction is carried out in a catalytic reacto... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201838 | Oxygenate treatment of dewaxing catalyst for greater yield of dewaxed product Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis using a cobalt catalyst is used to produce waxy fuel and lubricant oil hydrocarbons from synthesis gas derived from natural gas. The waxy hydrocarbons are hydrodewaxed, with reduced conversion to lower boiling hydrocarbons, by c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7183452 | Alkylated aromatic compositions, zeolite catalyst compositions and processes for making the same The present invention is directed to novel alkylated aromatic compositions, zeolite catalyst compositions and processes for making the same. The catalyst compositions comprise zeolite Y and mordenite zeolite having a controlled macropore structure. The present inven... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7148388 | Process for preparing and olefinic hydrocarbon mixture In a process for preparing an olefinic hydrocarbon mixture comprising at least 5% by weight of mono-olefin oligomers of the empirical formula: CnH2n where n is greater than or equal to 6, a feedstock comprising n-butene and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132042 | Production of fuels and lube oils from fischer-tropsch wax Dewaxed fuel and lubricant base stocks are made by (a) producing a synthesis gas from natural gas, (b) reacting the H2 and CO in the gas in the presence of a cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, at reaction conditions effective to synthesize a waxy hydrocarbo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7098370 | Process for the production of phenylalkanes using a catalyst that contains at least one heteropolyacid The invention relates to a process for the production of a mixture of compounds that comprises for the most part at least one mono-alkylbenzene that belongs to the group that is formed by the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-phenylalkanes by alkylation of benzene with at least ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071370 | Mordenite zeolite alkylation catalyst The present invention is directed to a mordenite zeolite catalyst having a controlled macropore structure. The present invention is also directed to a mordenite zeolite catalyst composite and a process for preparing the catalyst composite. The catalyst composite exh... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060852 | Method for producing alkyl aryl sulphonates The invention relates to a process for the preparation of alkylarylsulfonates by a) reaction of a C4-olefin mixture over a metathesis catalyst for the preparation of an olefin mixture comprising 2-pentene and/or 3-hexene, and optional removal... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7038100 | Aromatics alkylation The present invention provides a process for producing an alkylaromatic compound comprising the step of contacting an alkylatable aromatic compound with an alkylating agent under alkylation conditions in the presence of a alkylation catalyst comprising phosphorus an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030285 | Alkylation process A side-chain of a substituted aromatic compound is alkylated by reacting the aromatic compound with an alkylating agent in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst comprises a restructured smectite clay to which basic ions are incorporated by ion-exchange. The restr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001504 | Method for extraction of organosulfur compounds from hydrocarbons using ionic liquids A process for the removal of organosulfur compounds from hydrocarbon materials is disclosed. The process includes contacting an ionic liquid with a hydrocarbon material to extract sulfur-containing compounds into the ionic liquid. The sulfur-containing compounds can... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000136 | Efficient variably-channelized SONET multiplexer and payload mapper The present invention provides a multiplexed payload system for processing data organized in any interleaved framing structure, preferably SONET. Along a receive path, the system consists of an input shift register, an input multi-stream merge network, a time-sliced... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995127 | Alkyl toluene sulfonate detergent This invention is directed to detergent compositions which employ sulfonated alkyltoluenes as surfactants, wherein the sulfonated alkyltoluenes have a higher content of the sulfonated 2-phenyl alkyltoluenes isomers than was previously available in sulfonated alkylto... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977319 | Alkylated aromatic compositions, zeolite catalyst compositions and processes for making the same The present invention is directed to novel alkylated aromatic compositions, zeolite catalyst compositions and processes for making the same. The catalyst compositions comprise zeolite Y and mordenite zeolite having a controlled macropore structure. The present inven... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6939998 | Preparation of 5-tert-butyl-metaxylene using a solid active clay catalyst Alkylation of metaxylene with isobutylene using a solid active clay catalyst produces 5-tert-butyl-metaxylene with high isomer selectivity with respect to 4-tert-butyl-metaxylene. The process is controlled to extend catalyst life and significantly reduce environment... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6914027 | Polymerization reactor operability using static charge modifier agents The present invention relates to a catalyst composition and a method for making the catalyst composition of a polymerization catalyst and a static charge modifier. The invention is also directed to the use of the catalyst composition in the polymerization of olefin(... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909026 | Process for liquid phase aromatics alkylation comprising in-situ catalyst reactivation with polar compounds The catalyst becomes at least partially deactivated by sorbing catalyst poisons present in the feed during a process for alkylating aromatics by contacting a feed containing benzene, toluene, xylenes, alkylbenzenes, naphthalene or substituted naphthalenes under liqu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905638 | Vegetable oil based dielectric fluid and methods of using same In one aspect, the present invention provides a dielectric fluid for use in electrical equipment comprising a vegetable oil or vegetable oil blend. In another aspect the invention provides devices for generating and distributing electrical energy that incorporate a ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
