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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143469 | Process for producing branched hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for producing saturated C5-C28 hydrocarbons, suitable as diesel fuels, kerosenes and gasolines, comprising the steps where feedstock derived from starting material of biological origin, is subjected to a condensation step and subse... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8067657 | Process to obtain N-paraffins from vegetable oil The process described by this invention involves the hydroconversion of vegetable oils appropriately selected for the production of N-paraffins, through hydrotreatment of a stream of vegetable hydrocarbon oils in and/or natural fats that may be used in a pure state ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7989671 | Process for the conversion of renewable oils to liquid transportation fuels A method of producing a hydrocarbon product by hydrotreating a feedstock comprising triacylglyceride (TAG) in the presence of a nonsulfided hydrotreating catalyst to produce a first product comprising hydrocarbons. A method of producing a transportation fuel by sele... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7880049 | Production of liquid alkanes in the jet fuel range (C8-C15) from biomass-derived carbohydrates Described is a method for making a composition comprising alkanes. The composition is suitable for use as a liquid transportation fuel in general, and jet fuel in particular. The method includes dehydrating a feedstock solution comprising a carbohydrate, in the pres... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7834230 | Catalyst and process for producing liquefied petroleum gas A catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas according to the present invention comprises a Pd- and/or Pt-based catalyst component and a USY-type zeolite. By using the catalyst, a hydrocarbon containing propane or butane as a main component, i.e. a liquefied p... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7601880 | Method for catalytic deoxygenation of process fluids of olefin dimerization process The present invention relates to a method for catalytic deoxygenation of process fluids of olefin dimerization processes. According to the invention at least one process fluid containing oxygenates is brought into contact with a deoxygenation catalyst at, at least o... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7459597 | Process for the manufacture of hydrocarbons A feedstock originating from renewable sources is converted to branched and saturated hydrocarbons without heteroatoms in the diesel fuel distillation range by skeletal isomerisation and deoxygenation carried out by hydrodeoxygenation or alternatively by combined de... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7432410 | Production of LPG containing propane or butane from dimethyl ether or methanol At least one selected from the group consisting of methanol and dimethyl ether, and hydrogen are reacted in the presence of a catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas in which an olefin-hydrogenation catalyst component is supported on a zeolite, to produce a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429281 | Method for manufacturing bio-diesel oil containing alkane compounds A method for manufacturing bio-diesel oil in the present invention uses single-carbon alkane compounds to reform into intermediate alkanes to achieve a synthetic alkylation matter. The synthetic alkylation matter is mixed with plant oil or mixed with alkyl fatty aci... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7368625 | Catalysts with high cobalt surface area A catalyst or precursor thereto comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound on a transition alumina support having a total cobalt content of at least 41% by weight and a cobalt surface area, after reduction, greater than 25 m2 per gram of total cobalt. The... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348464 | Process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons A process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid vapor. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid are then reacted over ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7297825 | Catalyst and process for LPG production A catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas according to the present invention comprises a Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component and a β-zeolite catalyst component. It can be used in a reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give a hydrocarbon c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282137 | Process for preparing basestocks having high VI A process for preparing high VI lubricating oil basestocks comprising hydrotreating, hydrodewaxing and optionally hydrofinishing. The hydrotreating step is under conditions such that the amount of conversion to 343° C. minus is less than 5 wt. % of the feedstock an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268266 | Process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons A process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid vapor. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid are then reacted over ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259286 | Attrition resistant bulk iron catalysts and processes for preparing and using same An attrition resistant precipitated bulk iron catalyst is prepared from iron oxide precursor and a binder by spray drying. The catalysts are preferably used in carbon monoxide hydrogenation processes such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. These catalysts are suitable fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244867 | Process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons A process for converting gaseous alkanes to liquid hydrocarbons wherein a gaseous feed containing alkanes is reacted with a dry bromine vapor to form alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid vapor. The mixture of alkyl bromides and hydrobromic acid are then reacted over ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7087777 | Process for preparing a branched olefin, a method of using the branched olefin for making a surfactant, and a surfactant A process for preparing branched olefins comprising 0.5% or less quaternary aliphatic carbon atoms, which process comprises dehydrogenating an isoparaffinic composition over a suitable catalyst which isoparaffinic composition comprises paraffins having a carbon numb... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087804 | Use of waste nitrogen from air separation units for blanketing cargo and ballast tanks The present invention relates to the use of a primarily nitrogen containing blanketing agent from the air separation unit of a Gas To Liquids, Heavy Hydrocarbon Conversion, or Methanol Synthesis Facility on transport vessels. The primarily nitrogen containing blanke... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7045554 | Method for improved Fischer-Tropsch catalyst stability and higher stable syngas conversion The present invention is generally related towards methods for preparing and using a more stable synthesis catalysts. In particular, the present invention is directed towards treating synthesis catalysts with low levels of oxygen to deactivate the smaller more unsta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041272 | Systems and processes for providing hydrogen to fuel cells A process and system for providing a hydrogen-containing gas stream to a fuel cell anode that includes providing a hydrogen-containing gas stream that includes carbon monoxide, introducing the hydrogen-containing gas stream into a pressure swing adsorption module th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7030284 | Method and reactor system for converting oxygenate contaminants in an MTO reactor system product effluent to hydrocarbons Disclosed is a method and reactor system for converting oxygenate and/or olefin contaminants in a methanol to olefin reactor system product effluent to hydrocarbons, including paraffin compounds, preferably over a sulphided catalyst of the type Nickel or Cobalt comb... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6987134 | How to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic hydrocarbon through a process of catalytic hydrogenation called CO2hydrocarbonation This process uses two catalysts instead of one, converting CO2 into C8H18. Addition of a NaCl catalyst to a Ni catalyst improves the efficiency of Fischer's process because the salt catalyst retains humidity. Furthermore, chlorine opens chemical chains and sodium pr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984765 | Separation of methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether from hydrocarbon mixtures The present invention is a separation process for producing a methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether stream from a first stream containing C3+ hydrocarbons. The first stream comprises C3+ hydrocarbons, methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6953873 | Low-temperature hydrocarbon production from oxygenated hydrocarbons Disclosed is a method of producing hydrocarbons from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as glycerol, glucose, or sorbitol. The method can take place in the vapor phase or in the condensed liquid phase (preferably in the condensed liquid phase). The method includ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6860909 | Low emissions F-T fuel/cracked stock blends A blend useful as a diesel fuel, as well as a method for its production, comprising a high quality Fischer-Tropsch derived distillate boiling in the range of a diesel fuel blended with a cracked stock boiling in the range of a diesel fuel wherein the final blend con... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6841063 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-53 The present invention relates to a new crystalline zeolite SSZ-53 prepared by using phenylcycloalkylmethyl ammonium cations as structure directing agents. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6822131 | Synthetic diesel fuel and process for its production Clean distillate useful as a diesel fuel or diesel blending stock is produced from Fischer-Tropsch wax by separating wax into heavier and lighter fractions; further separating the lighter fraction and hydroisomerizing the heavier fraction and that portion of the lig... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6808620 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-64 The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-64 prepared using a N-cyclobutylmethyl-N-ethylhexamethyleneiminium cation or N-cyclobutylmethyl-N-ethylheptamethyleneiminium cation structure directing agent, and processes employing SSZ-64 in a ca... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6695965 | Process for adjusting the hardness of Fischer-Tropsch wax by blending A wax blending process is disclosed which retains the desirable properties of a Fischer-Tropsch wax, while adjusting the hardness of the wax to within to a desired range. The invention utilizes a synergistic effect between hard virgin Fischer-Tropsch wax ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6649044 | Process for the reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons The present invention relates to a process for the reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons. It comprises reacting halogenated hydrocarbons with a reducing metal and a hydrogen donating compound in the presence of an amine. Preferably, the hal... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645370 | Preparation of high silica zeolites bound by zeolite and use thereof This invention relates to a process for producing zeolite-bound high silica zeolites and the use of the zeolite-bound high silica zeolite produced by the process for hydrocarbon conversion. The process is carried out by forming an extrudable paste compris... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616830 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-57 The present invention relates to a new crystalline zeolite SSZ-57 and processes employing SSZ-57 in a catalyst.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6555725 | In-situ hydroisomerization of synthesized hydrocarbon liquid in a slurry fischer-tropsch reactor A slurry Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis process for synthesizing liquid hydrocarbons from synthesis gas in a hydrocarbon synthesis reactor also hydroisomerizes the synthesized hydrocarbon liquid, which comprises the slurry liquid, in one or more do... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547958 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-59 The present invention relates to new crystalline zeolite SSZ-59 and processes employing SSZ-59 as a catalyst.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540905 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-58 The present invention relates to new crystalline zeolite SSZ-58 and processes employing SSZ-58 as a catalyst.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540906 | Hydrocarbon conversion using zeolite SSZ-60 The present invention relates to new crystalline zeolite SSZ-60 and processes employing SSZ-60 as a catalyst.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6462206 | Catalytic reduction of ketones and aldehydes using organometallic ruthenium complexes Ketones and aldehydes are hydrogenated to the corresponding alcohol or alkyl group, using H2 gas as the stoichiometric reductant, and organometallic ruthenium complexes as the catalysts.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6410814 | Process for synthesis of lower isoparaffins from synthesis gas A process for synthesis of lower isoparaffins from synthesis gas that is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, wherein straight chain hydrocarbons are synthesized while isoparaffins and isoolefins are also produced through decomposition of hydrocarbo... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6379531 | Zeolite SSZ-52 The present invention relates to new crystalline zeolite SSZ-52 prepared using a quaternary ammonium cation templating agent having the structure ##STR1## where X-- is an anion which is not detrimental to the formation of the SSZ-52. SSZ-52 is useful in c... | 04/30/2002 |
