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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976698 | Integration of the reduction of the catalyst of a catalytic conversion process and the regeneration of adsorbent masses that intervene in the purification of the hydrogen that is necessary for reduction Process for catalytic conversion in the presence of hydrogen with regeneration of the catalyst that comprises a stage for reduction of said catalyst by the hydrogen that is obtained from the catalytic conversion stage, whereby this hydrogen is purified in advance of... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7909987 | Process for manufacturing a microreactor and its use as a reformer For manufacturing micro-structured reactors with passageways loaded with catalyst using the pre-coat method, a method is provided which comprises the following method steps: a) producing reactor layers having bonding areas as well as passageway areas in which the pa... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892417 | Catalyst for reforming hydrocarbon and method for preparation thereof, and process for reforming hydrocarbon using said catalyst The present invention relates to a catalyst for reforming a hydrocarbon comprising a carrier containing manganese oxide and carried thereon (a) at least one component selected from a ruthenium component, a platinum component, a rhodium component, a palladium compone... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7803269 | Hydroisomerization process A process is provided for improving the cold flow properties of a hydrocarbon stream employing a substantially liquid-phase continuous hydroisomerization zone where the reaction zone has a substantially constant level of dissolved hydrogen throughout without the add... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7655137 | Reforming catalysts having a controlled coordination structure and methods for preparing such compositions The reforming catalysts include a halogen promoter and a plurality of nanocatalyst particles supported on a support material. The nanocatalyst particles have a controlled crystal face exposure of predominately (110). The controlled coordination structure is manufact... | 02/02/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7435330 | Heavy oil reforming method, an apparatus therefor, and gas turbine power generation system A heavy oil reforming method which reforms a heavy oil to give a fuel suitable for a gas turbine, eliminates sulfur and vanadium, i.e., harmful components, from a heavy oil, and enables almost all the hydrocarbons in the heavy oil to be used in gas turbine combustio... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7354660 | High performance alloys with improved metal dusting corrosion resistance Alloy compositions which are resistant to metal dusting corrosion are provided by the present invention. Also provided are methods for preventing metal dusting on metal surfaces exposed to carbon supersaturated environments. The alloy compositions include an alloy (... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351325 | Catalytic naphtha reforming process A process and apparatus for catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons wherein the effluent stream from the first and/or second reactor of a reforming train with several reactors in series is cooled in a multistage process to remove aromatic compounds in the reacting mediu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335295 | Coated zeolite catalysts and use for hydrocarbon conversion There is provided a coated zeolite catalyst in which the accessibility of the acid sites on the external surfaces of the zeolite is controlled and a process for converting hydrocarbons utilizing the coated zeolite catalyst. The zeolite catalyst comprises core crysta... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332138 | Jet mixing of process fluids in fixed bed reactor A fixed bed catalytic reactor for converting process fluids having an upper catalyst bed and a lower catalyst bed below the upper catalyst bed for converting process fluids flowing through the upper and lower beds. A mixing zone is located between the upper bed and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314503 | Process to remove nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide from methane-containing streams A process for the removal of inert gases, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide, from methane-containing gases, such as natural gas, including a first stage removal which lowers the total combined inert content to about less than 30% and a second stage removal utilizi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312173 | Regeneration method with efficient oxygen utilization This invention relates to regeneration of coked catalyst by combustion so that the catalyst can be reused in a hydrocarbon conversion reaction. The completion of coke burn is generally measured with a combination of temperature or change in oxygen concentration. Dro... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7285205 | Process of regenerative reforming In a regenerative reforming facility using a series of moving beds, a direct supply of regenerated catalyst, optionally reduced is passed into at least two of the reactors of the series. Spent catalysts from different reactors are passed into a common mixing apparat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268097 | Desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbon derived from petroleum, method for producing hydrogen for use in fuel cell and method for producing nickel-based desulfurizing agent A desulfurizing agent comprising a silica-alumina carrier having an Si/Al mole ratio of 10 or less and nickel carried thereon; a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbons derived from petroleum which comprises a carrier and a metal component carried thereon and has a spe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264710 | Process and apparatus for treating heavy oil with supercritical water and power generation system equipped with heavy oil treating apparatus The reforming of heavy oil with supercritical water or subcritical water is accomplished by mixing together supercriticai water, heavy oil, and oxidizing agent, thereby oxidizing vanadium in heavy oil with the oxidizing agent at the time of treatment with supercriti... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259129 | Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder havin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241376 | Method for passing a fluid through a moving bed of particles A process for contacting a bed of particulate material, usually catalyst, with a transverse flow of fluid is disclosed. The particulate material moves or is prevented from not moving, while the fluid passes through the bed at a rate greater than the stagnant bed pin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232516 | Desulfurization with octane enhancement A desulfurization system employing a system of fluidizable and circulatable solid particles to desulfurize a hydrocarbon-containing fluid in a fluidized bed reactor. The solid particulate system includes solid sorbent particles operable to remove sulfur from the hyd... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223710 | Cyclic catalyst regeneration process using a circulating stream for desorption A process in which halogen is recovered from a cyclic operation for regenerating hydrocarbon conversion catalysts is disclosed. The process uses an arrangement of beds of adsorbent and a circulating stream to return the halogen-containing materials to a regeneration... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204966 | Method and apparatus for improved fired heaters A fired heater is adapted for increasing the output of a plant where the furnace capacity is considerably improved without corresponding increase in the pressure drop. The described technique utilizes a parallel thermal path in contrast to the conventional series th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198862 | Process for preparing a low-sulfur reformate gas for use in a fuel cell system The invention provides a multistep process for preparing a low-sulfur reformate gas for use in a fuel cell system. The process comprises catalytic steam reforming of a reactant gas mixture comprising sulfur-containing hydrocarbons and steam in a first step to make a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195741 | Multiple riser reactor The present invention is directed to a hydrocarbon conversion apparatus. The apparatus comprises the following: a plurality of riser reactors, each of the riser reactors having a first end into which a catalyst can be fed and a second end through which the catalyst ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179367 | Process for producing reformate having increased xylenes content and reduced ethylbenzene content A process for reforming wherein ethylbenzene formed during the reforming is converted to xylenes. The process is carried out by reforming a feed containing precursors of ethylbenzene with a reforming catalyst under conditions effective to reform said feed; wherein t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176339 | Manufacture of xylenes using reformate A process is provided for the production of xylenes from reformate. The process is carried out by methylating under conditions effective for the methylation, the benzene/toluene present in the reformate outside the reforming loop, to produce a resulting product havi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172702 | Method for using water in the processing of fuels for high temperature fuel cells Wastewater, particularly black water and/or gray water, is used, for example in an aircraft, for processing fuels used in a high temperature fuel cell. For this purpose a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is used for producing an emulsion for use as fuel in the high temperatu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172685 | Desulfurization system with novel sorbent transfer mechanism A hydrocarbon desulfurization system employing regenerable solid sorbent particulates in a fluidized bed desulfurization reactor. The sulfur-loaded sorbent particulates are continuously withdrawn from the reactor and transferred to a regenerator. A novel solids tran... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169726 | Catalyst for isomerization of solid fischer-tropsch paraffins and method for its production The present invention relates to a catalyst which consists of a combination of zeolite and platinum or palladium on aluminum oxide. The catalyst is suitable for converting solid Fischer-Tropsch paraffins into microcrystalline waxes. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165393 | System and methods for improved emission control of internal combustion engines The present invention provides systems and methods to improve the performance and emission control of internal combustion engines equipped with nitrogen oxides storage-reduction (“NSR”) emission control systems. The system generally includes a NSR catalyst, a fu... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152408 | Vehicle with a combustion engine and a fuel cell device A vehicle having a combustion engine, a fuel cell device having a fuel cell unit, a compressed air storage for supply of a compressed air, a supply conduit provided between the fuel cell unit of the fuel cell device and the compressed air storage, for supplying the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7128775 | Radial bed flow distributor for radial pressure adsorber vessel The present invention is a pressure adsorber vessel that employs a radial adsorbent bed with a variable perforated flow distributor to provide an effective uniform fluid flow though the adsorbent bed. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125817 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Group 3 a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125913 | Partial oxidation reactors and syngas coolers using nickel-containing components Disclosed are methods and apparatus for producing synthesis gas and higher hydrocarbons from light hydrocarbons and molecular oxygen as well as the higher hydrocarbons produced by the disclosed methods and apparatus. The methods and apparatus disclosed utilize compo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122494 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of two or more elements from Groups 4... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122493 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises: (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based compo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122495 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst system contains at least one solid acid component and at least one metal-based component which consists of (a) oxygen and/or sulfur and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122492 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Groups 1 ... | 10/17/2006 |
