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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8323478 | Process for measuring and adjusting halide in an alkylation reactor A process, comprising: a. taking a sample from a continuous alkylation reactor process; b. measuring a content of a halide in the sample; and c. within 45 minutes from the taking a sample, adjustin... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8313641 | Adsorbent for feed and products purification in a reforming process The service life and deactivation rate of a reforming catalyst is improved through use of a new sulfur guard bed containing a chloride additive. This sulfur guard bed, which contains supported CuO material having an increased resistance to reduction, shows such impr... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8070939 | Process for measuring and adjusting halide in a reactor A process comprising: a) taking a sample from a continuous reactor process, b)measuring a content of a halide in the sample, and c) in response to the measured content of the halide, adjusting a flow of a halide containing additive comprising the halide to control t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7572363 | Steam generation in steam reforming processes A process and apparatus are provided for generating at least two types of steam having different purities in steam reforming processes in which at least two steam reforming units (steam reformers) (are operated in parallel. The first steam stream having a higher pur... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7481916 | Process for isomerization of a C7 fraction with co-production of a cyclic molecule-rich fraction Process for the production of a RON isomerate that is at least equal to 80 and that contains less than 1% by weight of aromatic compounds and a fraction that for the most part contains methylcyclohexane (MCH) and optionally toluene, starting from a fraction with 7 c... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7442290 | Mesoporous aluminum oxide, preparation and use thereof Mesoporous aluminum oxides with high surface areas have been synthesized using inexpensive, small organic templating agents instead of surfactants. Optionally, some of the aluminum can be framework-substituted by one or more other elements. The material has high the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7357855 | Reactor for chemical conversion of a feed with added heat, and crosswise flow of feed and catalyst Described are a reactor for carrying out a chemical conversion process in a catalytic bed with mechanism for supplying heat integrated into the reactor, and with a very compact reaction zone, combined with efficient use of the catalyst, and a process for converting ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318845 | Compact distillates fuel processor with effective sulfur removal process A distillate fuel steam reformer system in which a fuel feed stream is first separated into two process streams: an aliphatics-rich, sulfur-depleted gas stream, and an aromatics- and sulfur-rich liquid residue stream. The aliphatics-rich gas stream is desulfurized, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304193 | Integrated process for aromatics production An aromatics complex flow scheme has been developed. The isomerized xylenes effluent from a xylene recovery zone is recycled to a transalkylation stripper without requiring C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to be separated. This improvement results in an aromatics... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288687 | Integrated process for aromatics production An aromatics complex flow scheme has been developed in which C7-C8 aliphatic hydrocarbons are recycled to an isomerization unit of a xylene recovery zone to increase the efficiency of the isomerization unit. This improvement results in an aroma... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288182 | Hydroprocessing using bulk Group VIII/Group VIB catalysts A process for hydroprocessing petroleum and chemical feedstocks by use of a bulk multimetallic catalyst comprised of at least one Group VIII non-noble metal and at least one, preferably two Group VIB metal wherein the ratio of Group VIB metal to Group VIII metal is ... | 10/30/2007 |
| RE39675 | Reforming apparatus for making a co-reduced reformed gas This reforming apparatus is provided with a raw material reforming unit including a heat source for generating heat when a fuel gas is burnt and adapted to reaction heat directly from the heat source, steam-reform a material, and produce a reformed gas containing hy... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7169432 | Toasted soybean flakes and method of making same The invention relates to toasted full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes, and method of making same. The inventive flakes are excellent for use in hot and cold cereal compositions including with rolled oats, in soybean flakes-potato flakes compositions for making soy... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7033552 | Upgrading Fischer-Tropsch and petroleum-derived naphthas and distillates A process for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component. The process includes reforming a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha to prod... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029642 | Crystalline solid UVL-1 and a process for hydroconverting/hydrocracking hydrocarbon feeds The invention concerns a novel crystalline solid UVL-1 which has an X ray diffraction diagram containing at least the following characteristic peaks: | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008966 | Removable filter for slurry hydrocarbon synthesis process A removable filter for separating and filtering slurry liquid from solid particles includes one or more filter sections connected by a filtrate conduit. Each section comprises a plurality of vertical, hollow, sintered metal filter elements horizontally arranged acro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6946583 | Reforming process for manufacture of para-xylene A process for selectively producing para-xylene from a feedstock enriched in C8 isoalkanes and/or isoalkenes is disclosed. The feed is contacted with Group VIII metal loaded molecular sieve catalyst of low acidity under dehydrocyclization conditions where... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939999 | Integrated Fischer-Tropsch process with improved alcohol processing capability An integrated Fischer-Tropsch process having improved alcohol processing capability is provided. The integrated Fischer-Tropsch process includes, optionally, synthesis gas production, Fischer-Tropsch reaction, Fischer-Tropsch reaction product recovery and, optionall... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936565 | 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... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930206 | Process and apparatus for catalytic distillations A process for reacting a first component with itself or a second component to produce a third component in which a first material comprising a first component or said first component and a second component is fed to divided wall column having a catalytic distillatio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6900366 | Process for upgrading of Fischer-Tropsch products A process for treating nitrogen-containing, substantially paraffinic product derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process. The substantially paraffinic product is purified in a purification process to lower the concentration of oxygen, nitrogen, and other impurities. The ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900365 | Process for converting heavy hydrocarbon feeds to high octane gasoline, BTX and other valuable aromatics A catalytic hydrodealkylation/reforming process which comprises contacting a heavy hydrocarbon feedstream under catalytic hydrodealkylation/reforming conditions with a composition comprising borosilicate molecular sieves having a pore size greater than about 5.0 Ang... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890423 | Distillate fuel blends from Fischer Tropsch products with improved seal swell properties The invention provides distillate fuel blend components with improved seal swell and lubricity properties obtained from Fischer Tropsch products. The blends contain a highly paraffinic distillate fuel component and distillate-boiling alkylcycloparaffins and/or disti... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890962 | Gas-to-liquid CO2 reduction by use of H2 as a fuel CO2 emissions Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facilities such as, for example, Fischer-Tropsch facilities, are minimized by using recovered hydrogen as a fuel in at least one furnace in the GTL facility. A process for manufacturing hydrocarbonaceous products from a ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6863802 | Upgrading fischer-Tropsch and petroleum-derived naphthas and distillates A process for upgrading at least one of a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha and a Fischer-Tropsch distillate to produce at least one of a gasoline component, a distillate fuel or a lube base feedstock component. The process includes reforming a Fischer-Tropsch naphtha to prod... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858127 | Process for the preparation of middle distillates A process for the preparation of one or more hydrocarbon fuel products boiling in the kero/diesel range from a stream of hydrocarbons produced in a Fischer-Tropsch process, in which process synthesis gas is converted into liquid hydrocarbons, at least a part of the ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846404 | Reducing CO2 levels in CO2-rich natural gases converted into liquid fuels Provided is a process for converting CO2-rich natural gas into liquid fuel. The process includes introducing a CO2-rich natural gas feed stream into a synthesis gas formation reactor and then forming a synthesis gas. At least a portion of the s... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6808621 | Fuel additive and fuel refining process Metal hydride compounds, which are prepared by mixing together from about 1 to about 10 parts by molecular weight of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, aluminum, tin, and zinc; from about 1 to about 3 parts by molecular weight of an al... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6790431 | Reactor for temperature moderation Embodiments include methods and apparatus for arranging multiple reaction zones such that at least one hot spot in one of the reaction zones is moderated by a cooler spot in an adjacent reaction zone. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6693138 | Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from Fischer-Tropsch GTL facility by aromatics production Provided is a process for reducing CO2 emissions generated by a Fischer-Tropsch GTL facility. The process includes introducing a synthesis gas into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor and performing a Fischer-Tropsch process to produce a Fischer-Tropsch ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692634 | Method for modifying of hydrocarbon fuel and devices for modifying hydrocarbon fuel The invention relates to chemistry and in particular to technology for processing hydrocarbon fuel, including engine fuel. The invention makes it possible to obtain a fuel with high cetane and octane numbers by means of the following: the initial fuel sup... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6652737 | Production of naphtha and light olefins Disclosed is a method for treating naphtha. The method comprises providing naphtha feed, and the naphtha feed comprises naphthene ring-containing compounds. The naphtha feed is contacted with a ring opening catalyst containing a Group VIII metal under con... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6635681 | Method of fuel production from fischer-tropsch process A process is disclosed for preparing a finished fuel product from a stabilized product mixture, which is produced from the effluent of a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process. In the process, a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process is conducted at a site which is... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6623626 | Naphthene ring opening over a ring opening catalyst combination Disclosed is a process for opening naphthenic rings of naphthenic ring-containing compounds, along with catalysts which can be used in that process. The ring opening is accomplished using a ring opening catalyst system which combines an Ir ring opening ca... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623625 | Naphthene ring opening over group VIII metal catalysts containing cracking moderators Disclosed is a process for opening naphthenic rings of naphthenic ring-containing compounds, along with catalysts which can be used in that process. The naphthene ring opening catalyst is a catalyst which comprises at least one of a Group VIII metal selec... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6605566 | Supported bimetallic catalyst with a strong interaction between a group VIII metal and tin, and its use in a catalytic reforming process A novel supported bimetallic catalyst comprises a group VIII metal such as platinum, and tin, at least a portion of which interacts strongly with the group VIII metal in the catalyst in the reduced state. In the partially oxidized state, the catalyst of t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6592748 | Reffinate hydroconversion process A process for producing a high VI/low volatility lubricating oil basestock and a lubricating oil basestock prepared by said process. The process comprises subjecting the raffinate from a solvent extraction step to a two step, single stage hydroconversion ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6589416 | Method and catalyst for opening naphthenic rings of naphthenic ring-containing compounds Disclosed is a process for opening naphthenic rings of naphthenic ring-containing compounds, and catalysts which can be used in that process. The naphthene ring opening catalyst is a polymetallic catalyst comprising Group VIII metals. In a preferred embod... | 07/08/2003 |
