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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7576251 | 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 ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7432407 | Hydroisomerization of olefins comprising between 4 and 6 carbon atoms The invention relates to a process by which C4- to C6-olefins or an essentially sulfur-free olefin cut comprising C4- to C6-olefins is isomerized over a catalyst comprising an element of the eighth transition group of the ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7405339 | Catalyst composition comprising a heteropoly acid, zinc, and a support component and processes therefor and therewith A process of contacting at least one isoparaffin and at least one C5 olefin in the presence of a catalyst composition under conversion conditions to provide for converting the at least one isoparaffin and the at least one C5 olefin is provided.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393991 | Process for producing internal olefin The present invention is a method for producing an internal olefin, wherein an α-olefin containing 50 ppm water or less according to a Karl Fischer test method is contacted with a zeolite catalyst and/or a montmorillonite catalyst for the isomerization thereof and ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7355087 | Production of 1-alkenes from mixed olefin streams using catalytic distillation A catalytic distillation process for isomerizing and separating 1-alkenes from a mixed alkene stream. The process comprises contacting a mixed alkene stream comprising the 1-alkene and homologs thereof with a supported isomerization catalyst under isomerization/dist... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7271308 | Process for isomerization of alpha olefins to internal olefins The present invention relates to embodiments for a process for the isomerization of at least one alpha olefin to an internal olefin via a multi-step process resulting in a mixture comprising alkene isomers and a low level of oligomers. According to the present inven... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7227047 | Butadiene and isobutylene removal from olefinic streams A process is disclosed for selectively removing isobutene and butadiene from a stream, the process comprising contacting the stream with a hydrogenation catalyst to hydrogenate butadiene and an oligomerization catalyst to oligomerize isobutene. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195746 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for making an organometallic treated molecular sieve is described in which a molecular sieve having at least one hydroxyl group and at least [AlO2] and [PO2] tetrahedral units and having an average pore dimension less than or equal to ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166756 | Method for hydrocarbon isomerization The present invention is directed at a process to isomerize C10+ hydrocarbon feedstreams by contacting a C10+ hydrocarbon feedstream with a steamed catalyst. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7132582 | Catalytic process for the preparation of isolongifolene The present invention relates to a catalytic process for preparation of isolongifolene using nanocrystalline solid super acid. This process is an eco-friendly, single step, solvent free catalytic process for the preparation of a tricyclic sesqui-terpene hydrocarbon,... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119242 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for the post synthesis modification of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents. The method may be used for large pore molecular sieves and small pore molecular sieves, such as SAPO-34. SAPO-34 is a useful catalyst for the conversion of oxygenates, suc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7081437 | Environmentally compatible hydrocarbon blend drilling fluid A method of formulating and the resulting biodegradable wellbore fluid includes a first synthetic internal olefin fraction having from 16 to 18 carbon atoms (C16-18 IO), a second synthetic internal olefin fraction having between 15 to 18 carbon atoms (C | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078579 | Process for the isomerization of a vinylidene olefin A process for the double bond isomerization of a vinylidene olefin, comprising contacting a feed comprising the vinylidene olefin with an isomerization catalyst which comprises a molecular sieve in an acidic form, which molecular sieve comprises pores which have a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074976 | Propylene production A method for making propylene from alpha olefins, internal linear olefins and isoolefins wherein the alpha olefins are subjected to a combination of hydrogenation and double bond isomerization to form additional internal linear olefins, the internal linear olefins a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7041866 | Solid-acid isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041865 | Process for the isomerization of an olefin A process for the double bond isomerization of an olefin, which process comprises contacting a feed comprising the olefin with an isomerization catalyst, wherein prior to contacting the feed with the isomerization catalyst one or more components of the feed are pret... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6977322 | Isomerization catalyst and processes A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a tungstated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6923922 | Recover and recycle rhodium from spent partial oxidation catalysts A method for the recovery of rhodium from spent supported catalysts. In one embodiment, a method for recovering rhodium from a host material includes roasting the host material in air at a temperature sufficient to convert at least a portion of rhodium to Rh2 | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916966 | Process for preparing cycloalkadienes The present invention relates to a process for preparing cycloalkadienes using supported catalysts based on Re2O7/γ-Al2O3 and also to the use of the resulting cycloalkadienes for the preparation of fragrances. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905576 | Method and system for producing silane This invention relates to a continuous process for the preparation of silane by catalytic disproportionation of trichlorosilane in a reactive/distillative reaction zone having a catalyst bed of catalytically active solid. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6875901 | Olefin isomerization process An olefin isomerization process employs a basic metal oxide catalyst, such as magnesium oxide, which retains at least about 85 percent of its initial activity for at least about 168 hours of on-stream time. The catalyst is preferably a high purity magnesium oxide. T... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860987 | Process for the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention pertains to a process for the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks wherein said hydrocarbon feedstocks are contacted, at hydroprocessing conditions, with a catalyst composition comprising at least one Group VIII non-noble metal component a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858769 | Lithium aluminate layered catalyst and a selective oxidation process using the catalyst A catalyst for the selective oxidation of hydrogen has been developed. It comprises an inert core such as cordierite and an outer layer comprising a lithium aluminate support. The support has dispersed thereon a platinum group metal and a promoter metal, e.g. platin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841713 | Process for preparing bicylo[2.2.1] heptane derivatives The invention relates to economical and efficient methods for producing 2-methylene-3-methylbicyclo[2,2,1]heptane, 2,3-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and the like that are useful for materials of producing base oil of traction drive fluid for traction drive lubric... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6822130 | Isomerization catalyst with a specific pore size distribution A catalyst composition comprising an alumina carrier, a Group VIII noble metal, and a halogen compound wherein the catalyst composition has total pore volume of more than 0.48 ml/g and wherein at least 50% of this total pore volume resides in pores with a diameter s... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6783856 | Metal oxyanion coated porous substrates Metal oxyanion coated substrates are disclosed comprising a three dimensional inorganic porous substrate having a coating of metal oxyanion on at least a portion of all three dimensions thereof, produced by a unique process having particular applicability to the man... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6593505 | Catalyst of mixed fluorosulfonic acids A catalyst comprising A) a stationary acid component selected from the group consisting of a perfluorinated ion exchange polymer on an inert support, a silane modified perfluorosulfonic acid, and a sulfated metal oxide; and B) a mobile acid component sele... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6495732 | Olefin isomerization process A process for the isomerization of mono-olefins in aliphatic hydrocarbon streams is carried out at 40 to 300° F. under low hydrogen partial pressure in the range of about 0.1 psi to less than 70 psi at 0 to 350 psig in a distillation column reactor conta... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6420619 | Cracked gas processing and conversion for propylene production The C3 to C6 cut from a cracking process containing propylene, butane, 1-butene, 2-butene and acetylenic and diene components including butadiene are preferentially converted to propylene. The cut is simultaneously fractionated and c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6414207 | Preparation of a basic catalyst avoiding high temperatures A catalyst comprising at least one alkali metal and at least one metallic or semimetallic promoter selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Ba, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, In, Tl, Sn, As, Sb and Bi, on a support which may be doped with one or more compounds ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6407302 | Isomerization process of a mixture containing vinyl and vinylidene olefins A method for the isomerization of a mixture of vinyl and vinylidene olefins having 10 to 35 carbons atoms to form a mixture comprising both di- and tri-substituted internal olefins including deep internal olefins.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395945 | Integrated hydroisomerization alkylation process A novel integrated olefin processing scheme is provided where olefins and paraffins are processed to produce high octane gasoline blending components. The integrated process involves the processing of olefins by hydroisomerization to produce a hydroisomer... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6355855 | Process for the isomerization of 1-alkenes to internal alkenes and catalyst therefor Process for the oligomerization of 1-alkenes to internal alkenes and a catalyst therefor. 1-Alkene is combined, in liquid phase and at a temperature of from about 50 to about 200° C., with a catalyst formed by contacting at least one Group VIII transitio... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6281404 | Process for olefin isomerization A process for the double bond isomerization of olefinic feed compounds is provided comprising contacting the olefinic feed compounds and a catalyst under reaction conditions sufficient to produce double bond isomerization, wherein the catalyst is an alumi... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6242662 | Process for obtaining butene-1 For obtaining butene-1 from butene-2, a charge containing at least one of the isomers of butene-2 is introduced into a distillation zone linked to a hydro-isomerization zone. Part of the effluent from the bottom of the distillation column is removed from ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242661 | Process for the separation of isobutene from normal butenes A process for the separation of isobutene, otherwise inseparable from butene-1 by fractionation, in high purity from butenes contained in a mixed hydrocarbon stream containing butene-1, butene-2 and small amounts of butadiene in which the mixed hydrocarbo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6215036 | Method for producing high purity isobutylene from a butane plus fraction containing isobutylene and butylene-1 A process for processing a feedstock comprising a major amount of olefinic hydrocarbons having 4 carbon atoms per molecule, including isobutene as well as but-1-ene and but-2-enes, wherein the process comprises processing said feedstock in a distillation ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6075173 | Process for production of isobutene and propylene from hydrocarbon cuts containing four carbon atoms The present invention concerns a process for the production of isobutene and propylene by metathesis of an olefinic C4 cut. The process comprises three successive steps: 1) selective hydrogenation of butadiene with isomerisation of butene-1 to ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6054630 | Apparatus comprising a catalytic distillation zone comprising a reaction zone with distribution of hydrogen For the treatment of a feed comprising a major portion of olefinic hydrocarbons containing 4 carbon atoms per molecule, including isobutene, 1-butene and 2-butenes in a ratio which substantially corresponds to the thermodynamic equilibrium, in which the f... | 04/25/2000 |
