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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972498 | Resid processing for steam cracker feed and catalytic cracking The invention concerns integration of hydroprocessing and steam cracking. A feed comprising crude or resid-containing fraction thereof is treated by hydroprocessing and visbreaking and then passed to a steam cracker to obtain a product comprising olefins. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7591939 | Integrated desulfurization and FCC process The present invention is describes a novel technique for producing commercial hydrocarbon materials using a fluid catalytic cracking unit employing recycling of light cycle oil in combination with desulfurization catalysts. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7431831 | Integrated in-line pretreatment and heavy oil upgrading process A new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system has been developed that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, products and hydrogen to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is partial... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431823 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431822 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a reactor with a novel reactor separation system Applicants have developed a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, hydrogen, and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427349 | Fuels hydrocracking and distillate feed hydrofining in a single process The present invention relates to the field of hydroprocessing, and more particularly relates to a process directed to fuels hydrocracking and distillate feed hydrofining. This process has at least two stages. A relatively unconverted hydrofined product may be remove... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7374662 | Method for jointly producing propylene and petrol from a relatively heavy charge A process for conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a relatively heavy main feedstock with a boiling point above approximately 350° C., and a relatively light secondary feedstock with a boiling point below approximately 320° C., wherein, ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7128827 | Integrated catalytic cracking and steam pyrolysis process for olefins Integration of gas oil and light olefin catalytic cracking zones with a pyrolytic cracking zone to maximize efficient production of petrochemicals is disclosed. Integration of the units in parallel allows production of an overall product stream with maximum ethylene... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7087153 | Combination hydrocracking process for the production of ultra low sulfur diesel A catalytic hydrocracking process for the production of ultra low sulfur diesel wherein a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock is hydrocracked at elevated temperature and pressure to obtain conversion to diesel boiling range hydrocarbons. The resulting hydrocracking zone eff... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074321 | Combination hydrocracking process for the production of low sulfur motor fuels An integrated hydrocarbon conversion process for the production of low sulfur fuels utilizing a hydrocracking zone, a diesel hydrodesulfurization zone, a fluid catalytic cracking zone and a gasoline hydrodesulfurization zone. The hydrocracking zone is used to conver... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6974535 | Hydroconversion process for making lubricating oil basestockes A process for producing a lubricating oil basestock having at least 90 wt. % saturates and a VI of at least 105 by selectively hydroconverting a raffinate from a solvent extraction zone in a two step hydroconversion zone followed by a hydrofinishing zone, and a lubr... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6767191 | Method of compressing gaseous hydrocarbon-containing medium The invention relates to the field of petrochemistry, in particular to a method of compressing a gaseous hydrocarbon-containing medium, for example, different hydrocarbon gases including flares produced in the oil refining and petrochemical industries. A distillate ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6702935 | Hydrocracking process to maximize diesel with improved aromatic saturation A VGO stream is initially hydrocracked in a hydrocracking reaction zone within an integrated hydroconversion process. Effluent from the hydrocracking reaction zone is combined with a light aromatic-containing feed stream, and the blended stream hydrotreat... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6676828 | Process scheme for sequentially treating diesel and vacuum gas oil A process for treating a vacuum gas oil and Diesel feed includes the steps of providing reaction feed containing vacuum gas oil, Diesel and sulfur-containing compounds; providing a stripping gas; providing a washing feed; and mixing the reaction feed, the... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6623624 | Process for preparation of fuels and lubes in a single integrated hydrocracking system An integrated distillate hydrocracking process produces one or more fuel products and one or more lube products from a first reaction stage. Heavy fractions from the first stage, which are not recovered as lube products, are cracked to fuels in a second r... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620311 | Process for converting petroleum fractions, comprising an ebullated bed hydroconversion step, a separation step, a hydrodesulphurization step and a cracking step For converting hydrocarbons: step a) treating a hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen in at least one three-phase reactor (1), containing ebullated bed hydroconversion catalyst; a step b) passing effluent from step a) to a separation zone (2) to recover a fracti... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6620312 | Process for making a lube basestock with excellent low temperature properties A method for producing a lube basestock from a waxy feed is disclosed in which a feed containing to 50 wt % or more of wax is hydrotreated and stripped to lower the nitrogen and sulfur content of the feed. The feed is then hydroisomerized under conditions... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6531517 | Process for increasing carbon monoxide hydrogenation activity of catalysts via low temperature oxidation with water, steam or mixture thereof A process for increasing the hydrogenation activity, particularly the carbon monoxide hydrogenation activity, of a catalyst or catalyst precursor comprised of a particulate solids support component and a catalytic metal, or metals component, preferably co... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6465529 | Process for increasing cobalt catalyst hydrogenation activity via aqueous low temperature oxidation An aqueous low temperature oxidation (ALTO) process wherein a catalyst or catalyst precursor constituted of a solids support, or powder component, and a metal, or metals component, inclusive of cobalt, is oxidized, reduced and rendered catalytically activ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6444116 | Process scheme for sequentially hydrotreating-hydrocracking diesel and vacuum gas oil An integrated process for treating a vacuum gas oil, kerosene, naphtha and Diesel-containing feed, includes the steps of providing a reaction feed containing residue, vacuum gas oil, kerosene, naphtha, Diesel, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and C1 ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6328879 | Simultaneous hydroprocesssing of two feedstocks A catalytic hydrocracking process wherein a first hydrocarbonaceous feedstock is contacted with a hydrogen and a metal promoted hydrocracking catalyst in a hydrocracking reaction zone at elevated temperature and pressure to obtain conversion to lower boil... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6210561 | Steam cracking of hydrotreated and hydrogenated hydrocarbon feeds An integrated process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock having components boiling above about 100° C. into steam cracked products is described. The process first involves passing the feedstock to a hydrotreating zone to effect substantially complete... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6190533 | Integrated hydrotreating steam cracking process for the production of olefins An integrated process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock having components boiling above about 100° C. into steam cracked products is described. The process first involves passing the feedstock to a hydrotreating zone at a pressure in the range of fr... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183627 | Process and apparatus for upgrading hydrocarbon feeds containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes Upgrading of a hydrocarbon feed containing sulfur, metals, and asphaltenes involves applying the feed to a distillation column for producing a substantially asphaltene-free, and metal-free distillate fraction and a non-distilled fraction containing sulfur... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6153086 | Combination cocurrent and countercurrent staged hydroprocessing with a vapor stage A hydroprocessing process includes a cocurrent flow liquid reaction stage, a countercurrent flow liquid reaction stage and a vapor reaction stage in which feed components are catalytically hydroprocessed by reacting with hydrogen. Both liquid stages both ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149800 | Process for increased olefin yields from heavy feedstocks A process for upgrading petroleum feedstocks boiling in the distillate plus range, which feedstocks, when cracked, result in unexpected high yields of olefins. The feedstock is hydroprocessed in at least one reaction zone countercurrent to the flow of a h... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6103101 | Process for producing lube base oils of high viscosity index and diesel oil of high cetaned number A process is described for the hydroisomerization/hydrocracking of paraffinic streams to yield lube oils of viscosity index of at least 105 and pour point -6° C. or less, whereby a paraffinic feed which is enriched in iso-paraffins is submitted to hydrog... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5993644 | Base stock lube oil manufacturing process A process is provided for preparing high quality Group II and Group III lubricating base oils from a sulfur containing feedstock using mild hydrotreating followed by isomerization/dewaxing followed by hydrogenation over a sulfur resistant hydrogenation ca... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5985132 | Process for the simultaneous production of lubricating oil base stocks and motor fuel A process for the simultaneous production of lubricating blending stocks by means of hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feedstock in a first hydrocracking zone to convert at least a portion of the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to produce an effluent stream contain... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5961815 | Hydroconversion process The hydroconversion of heavy petroliferous stocks boiling mainly above 400° F. is carried out in a distillation column reactor where concurrently a petroleum stream is fed into a feed zone; hydrogen is fed at a point below said feed zone; the petroleum s... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5952539 | Dual process for obtaining olefins A process for producing normally gaseous olefins from two different process units sharing common downstream quench and fractionation facilities, wherein one of the process units is a short contact time mechanically fluidized vaporization unit for processi... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5906729 | Process scheme for processing sour feed in isomerization dewaxing This invention is directed to an improved process scheme to process sour feed in the reaction section of the process unit, including isomerization dewaxing with zeolite beta. The instant invention employs countercurrent flow in the fixed bed of the MIDW(M... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5906728 | Process for increased olefin yields from heavy feedstocks A process for upgrading petroleum feedstocks boiling in the distillate plus range, which feedstocks, when cracked, result in unexpected high yields of olefins. The feedstock is hydroprocessed in at least one reaction zone countercurrent to the flow of a h... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5871635 | Hydroprocessing of petroleum fractions with a dual catalyst system Hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks admixed with a flow-through catalyst and hydrogen are hydroprocessed in a hydroprocessing reactor containing a captive hydroprocessing catalyst. The flow-through catalyst is continually withdrawn with the hydroprocessed feed f... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5853565 | Controlling thermal coking The invention provides a method for controlling the relative proportion of products produced from a petroleum residuum by thermal coking. Coke yield promoting compounds are identified, and effective attenuating agents are specified. The method can mitigat... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851381 | Method of refining crude oil A method of refining crude oil by distillation and desulfurization for the preparation of petroleum products can reduce cost of apparatus and cost of operation and can be operated with better stability by simplified control of operation. In the method, a ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5481052 | Polymer cracking This invention relates to a process for cracking waste polymers in a fluidized bed reactor to produce vaporous products comprising primary products which can be further processed, eg in a steam cracker to produce olefins, characterized in that the vaporou... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5468368 | Lubricant hydrocracking process A bottoms fraction of fuels hydrocracking which boils above about 600° F. and contains at least 10 wt. % aromatics is converted to a reduced aromatics lube/base stock product over a catalyst comprising a crystalline material which exhibits unusually larg... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5382349 | Method of treatment of heavy hydrocarbon oil A method of hydrotreatment of heavy hydrocarbon oil in the presence of catalysts which comprises hydrodemetallizing and hydrocracking the heavy hydrocarbon oil successively and thereafter hydrodesulfurizing and hydrodenitrogenating the treated heavy hydro... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5322619 | FCC for producing low emission fuels from high hydrogen and low nitrogen and aromatic feeds with rare earth promoted catalyst A fluid catalytic cracking process for producing relatively low emissions fuels. The feedstock is relatively low in nitrogen and aromatics and high in hydrogen content and the catalyst is a rare-earth promoted amorphous silica-alumina catalyst. The feedst... | 06/21/1994 |