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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067658 | Isomerization process An isomerization process is disclosed including contacting a n-hexane hydrocarbon feed containing less than about 10 volume % naphthenic hydrocarbons with a catalyst to produce an iso-hexane containing product; wherein the catalyst is prepared by: a) incorporating t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7875757 | Combination reforming and isomerization process A reforming and isomerization process has been developed. A reforming feedstream is charged to a reforming zone containing a reforming catalyst and operating at reforming conditions to generate a reforming zone effluent. Hydrogen and an isomerization feedstream is c... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7659438 | Isomerization of wet hexanes A method to isomerize one or more wet hexanes in the presence of a catalyst comprising tungsten, zirconium and a Group VIII metal is provided. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7601881 | 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 tungstated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a phosphorus compo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7429685 | Method for the isomerisation of a C5-C8 fraction involving two parallel reactors The invention relates to a method of isomerising a charge comprising hydrocarbons containing between 5 and 8 carbon atoms per molecule. According to the invention, said charge is separated into at least two fractions: fraction A mostly comprising hydrocarbons contai... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7399896 | 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 tungstated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a phosphorus compo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371358 | Catalyst for treatment and control of post-combustion emissions The present invention utilizes two precious metals with two to five different metal-oxides in a layered matrix to convert CO, HCs, and NOx to CO2, and N2 by oxidation of two components and reduction of the other in a moderately high temperature... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368626 | Method of isomerizing hydrocarbon A hydrocarbon isomerization method of making hydrocarbons containing at least 50 wt. % of saturated hydrocarbons having 7 and 8 carbon atoms (so-called heavy naphtha) come into contact, in the presence of hydrogen, with a solid acid catalyst containing a platinum gr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326819 | High-activity 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 of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 100... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223898 | Isomerization process A process for the isomerization of a feedstream comprising C5–C6 hydrocarbons where the process involves charging hydrogen and a feedstream comprising at least normal C5–C6 hydrocarbons into an isomerization zone and c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220350 | Wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment of catalyst A waxy hydrocarbon feed is catalytically treated with a dewaxing catalyst that has been selectively activated. The selective activation of the catalyst involves treating the catalyst with at least one oxygenate. The selectively activated catalyst can then be used to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169730 | Modified carbide and oxycarbide containing catalysts and methods of making and using thereof Compositions including modified carbide-containing nanorods and/or modified oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or modified carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including modified oxyca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7151199 | Hydrocarbon conversion processes using non-zeolitic molecular sieve catalysts Hydrocarbon or oxygenate conversion process in which a feedstock is contacted with a non zeolitic molecular sieve which has been treated to remove most, if not all, of the halogen contained in the catalyst. The halogen may be removed by one of several methods. One m... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125818 | Catalyst for wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment A dewaxing catalyst is selectively activated by treatment with an oxygenate. Selective activation is accomplished by treated the dewaxing catalyst with a carrier feed containing oxygenate. The selectively activated dewaxing catalyst when used to dewax waxy hydrocarb... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7087152 | Wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment of feed A waxy hydrocarbon feed is catalytically dewaxed with a catalyst that has been selectively activated. The selective activation of the catalyst involves contacting the dewaxing catalyst with a feed mixture containing waxy hydrocarbon and at least one oxygenate. The p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077947 | Process for preparing basestocks having high VI using oxygenated dewaxing catalyst A process for preparing high VI lubricating oil basestocks comprising hydrotreating, hydrodewaxing and optionally hydrofinishing. The hydrotreated feedstock is hydrodewaxed using a dewaxing catalyst that has been selectively activated by oxygenate treatment. The hyd... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067049 | Formulated lubricant oils containing high-performance base oils derived from highly paraffinic hydrocarbons The present invention relates to formulated lubricant oils derived from a highly paraffinic basestock. The lubricating oils of the present invention achieve the extremely stringent viscosity requirements of SAE “0W” crossgraded engine oils and demonstrate an exc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045055 | Method of operating a wormgear drive at high energy efficiency This invention is directed to a method of operating a wormgear drive at high energy efficiency comprising filling an oil reservoir with a wormgear lubricant comprising an isomerized Fischer-Tropsch derived distillate fraction having a low traction coefficient and op... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7022889 | Isomerization process using novel catalyst A process for the isomerization of a feedstream comprising C5–C6 hydrocarbons where the process involves charging hydrogen and a feedstream comprising at least normal C5–C6 hydrocarbons into an isomerization zone and c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019183 | Process for producing adamantane compound It is made possible to efficiently produce adamantane and analogues thereof, namely a hydrocarbon having an adamantane structure by a process which comprises isomerizing a tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having ten or more carbon atoms in the presence of a solid-aci... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015175 | High-activity 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 of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979396 | Combination reforming and isomerization process A reforming and isomerization process has been developed. A reforming feedstream is charged to a reforming zone containing a reforming catalyst and operating at reforming conditions to generate a reforming zone effluent. Hydrogen and an isomerization feedstream is c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6951605 | Method for making lube basestocks A method to produce high quality lube oil products involving hydrotreating a waxy feed to produce a hydrotreated feed and subsequently hydrodewaxing the hydrotreated feed and hydrofinishing the hydrodewaxed feed. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6927188 | High-activity 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 of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6881873 | High-activity 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 of... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6809229 | Method of using carbide and/or oxycarbide containing compositions Compositions including carbide-containing nanorods and/or oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or car... | 10/26/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6784328 | Process for producing adamantane compound The invention relates to a method of selectively producing adamantanes in a production apparatus made of an inexpensive material, not having any negative influence on the natural environment. The method for producing adamantanes includes isomerizing a tricyclic satu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6723889 | Process for producing a highly paraffinic diesel fuel having a high iso-paraffin to normal paraffin mole ratio A process for producing a diesel fuel having at least 70% C10+ paraffins, wherein the iso-paraffin to normal paraffin mole ratio is 5:1 and higher. This diesel fuel is produced by from a feed containing at least 40% C10+ normal paraffins and at... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6692723 | MTT zeolite comprising crystals and crystal aggregates with specific granulometries, and its use as a catalyst for isomerizing straight chain paraffins The invention concerns a zeolite with structure type MTT comprising MTT zeolite crystals with a size of less than 5 μm, at least a portion of the MTT zeolite crystals being in the form of MTT zeolite crystal aggregates, said zeolite being characterized i... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6670516 | Process for producing phenyl-alkanes using olefin isomerization and paraffin recycle A process for producing phenyl-alkanes by paraffin dehydrogenation followed by olefin isomerization and then by alkylation of a phenyl compound by a lightly branched olefin is disclosed. An effluent of the alkylation section comprises paraffins that are r... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6555090 | Acid oxide with micro and mesoporous characteristics: ITQ-36 The invention deals with a microporous crystalline material, with a characteristic X-ray diffractogram, comprised of oxygen tetrahedra and a metal (T+4 and T+3) with the possibility of introducing surface acidity produced by the subs... | 04/29/2003 |
