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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115040 | Composition of a superior lubricant or lubricant blendstock A composition of a superior lubricant or lubricant component having a very high VI, a low cloud point, a difference between the T90 and T10 boiling points of at least 250° F. by SIMDIST, and a very low Bromine Number. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7973205 | Process to make a lubricant component by oligomerizing and alkylating at a molar ratio of olefin to isoparaffin of at least 0.8 We provide a process to make a lubricant component, comprising: a. oligomerizing a feed comprising one or more olefins in an ionic liquid oligomerization zone, at oligomerization conditions, to form an oligomer; and b. alkylating the oligomer in the presence of an i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973204 | Process to make base oil from thermally cracked waxy feed using ionic liquid catalyst We provide a process for making a base oil, comprising: a) selecting an olefin feed produced by thermal cracking of a waxy feed; b) oligomerizing the olefin feed in an ionic liquid oligomerization zone at a set of oligomerization conditions to form an oligomer; and ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7915468 | Isomerization of butene in the ionic liquid-catalyzed alkylation of light isoparaffins and olefins A process for producing alkylate comprising contacting a first hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms which contains 1-butene with an isomerization catalyst under conditions favoring the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-buten... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7601879 | Paraffin alkylation A process for paraffin alkylation of isoalkane with isoolefins in which an olefin component comprising oligomerized propylene, oligomerized isoolefin or mixtures thereof is fed to a paraffin alkylation unit wherein the dissociated olefin components forming the oligo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572944 | Process for making and composition of superior lubricant or lubricant blendstock A process for making and a composition of a superior lubricant or lubricant component by the oligomerization of a mixture comprising olefins and isoparaffins to produce an alkylated (“capped”) olefin oligomer having a very high VI and a low cloud point. The proc... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572943 | Alkylation of oligomers to make superior lubricant or fuel blendstock A process and method for making a superior lubricant or distillate fuel component by the oligomerization of a mixture comprising olefins to form an oligomer and the alkylation of the oligomer with isoparaffins to produce an alkylated (“capped”) olefin oligomer p... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7553999 | Isomerization of butene in the ionic liquid-catalyzed alkylation of light isoparaffins and olefins A process for producing alkylate comprising contacting a first hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms which contains 1-butene with an isomerization catalyst under conditions favoring the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-buten... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7439410 | Integrated alkylation-isomerization process An integrated isomerization-alkylation process is disclosed that uses a common distillation zone. The process can comprise halogen removal. The process is suitable for the production of motor fuels from isoparaffins and olefins using solid alkylation and isomerizati... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7329788 | Process for producing gasoline components Process for producing gasoline components. The process comprises feeding a fresh olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock to a reaction zone, in which its structure is first isomerized. The isomerized hydrocarbon is drawn out of the first reaction zone and conducted to a seco... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319180 | Paraffin alkylation A process for the alkylation of alkane with olefin or olefin precursor such as an oligomer of tertiary olefin comprising contacting a liquid system comprising acid catalyst, isoparaffin and olefin in concurrent downflow into contact in a reaction zone with a dispers... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7250542 | Paraffin alkylation A process for the alkylation of alkane with olefin or olefin precursor such as an oligomer of tertiary olefin comprising contacting a liquid system comprising acid catalyst, isoparaffin and olefin in concurrent downflow into contact in a reaction zone with a dispers... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7227047 | Butadiene and isobutylene removal from olefinic streams A process is disclosed for selectively removing isobutene and butadiene from a stream, the process comprising contacting the stream with a hydrogenation catalyst to hydrogenate butadiene and an oligomerization catalyst to oligomerize isobutene. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7161052 | Process for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapor pressure of said charge A process is described for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge, comprising three steps: a step a) consisting of separating said charge of hydrocarbons into a fraction (O1) comprising essentially compounds ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148392 | Separation of 1-butene from Cfeed streams In a process for selectively separating 1-butene from a C4 feed stream comprising at least 1-butene, cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene, the feed stream is passed through a first bed of an adsorbent comprising a crystalline microporous material to form a sub... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6919016 | Process for the utilization of refinery C4 streams A process is disclosed for preparing a C4 stream for feeding to an alkylation process which reacts isobutane with butene to produce isooctane. The C4 stream is treated in a first distillation column reactor to remove dienes and mercaptans and s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6897345 | Process for the production of hydrocarbons with a high octane number starting from mixtures of n-butane/isobutane such as field butanes A process is described for the production of hydrocarbons with a high octane number starting from mixtures essentially consisting of n-butane and isobutane (such as for example field butanes) comprising a skeleton isomerization section, a dehydrogenation section of ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6872862 | Propylene production A method for making propylene from alpha olefins, internal linear olefins and isoolefins wherein the alpha olefins are subjected to a combination of hydrogenation and double bond isomerization to form additional internal linear olefins, the internal linear olefins a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6849773 | Process for the utilization of refinery C4 streams A process is disclosed for preparing a C4 stream for feeding to an alkylation process which reacts isobutane with butene to produce isooctane. The C4 stream is treated in a first distillation column reactor to remove dienes and mercaptans and s... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6768035 | Manufacture of high octane alkylate A Fischer-Tropsch C3-C4 olefin stream is simultaneously dehydrated and isomerized to convert alcohols to olefins and 1-butenes to 2-butenes and thereby lower the oxygenate content. Another Fischer-Tropsch fraction is hydrotreated and hydrocrack... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6686510 | Production of high-purity isobutene and propylene from hydrocarbon fractions with four carbon atoms A process for production, from an olefinic C4 fraction, on the one hand, of high-purity isobutene and, on the other hand, of propylene by metathesis is described. The process comprises three successive stages: 1) the selective hydrogenation of butad... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6673977 | Procedure and device for the alkylation of isobutane by light olefins A procedure for the alkylation of isobutane by olefinic hydrocarbons, in which a first hydrocarbon charge (3) rich in isobutane is put in contact with a second hydrocarbon charge rich in light olefins (2), under conditions that will provoke the alkylation... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6395945 | Integrated hydroisomerization alkylation process A novel integrated olefin processing scheme is provided where olefins and paraffins are processed to produce high octane gasoline blending components. The integrated process involves the processing of olefins by hydroisomerization to produce a hydroisomer... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6333442 | Process for the preparation of an aliphatic alkylate with a high octane number from a C4 cracking fraction An aliphatic alkylate with a high octane number is prepared from a C4 catalytic cracking or steam-cracking fraction that contains mainly isobutane, isobutene, butene-1 and butenes-2 by: (a) hydro-isomerizing said C4 fraction, obtaining a mixture that contains ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 5907072 | Multi-stage process for treating N-paraffins A multi-stage process for treating n-paraffin feed is provided, including the steps of: (a) providing an n-paraffin feed; (b) contacting the n-paraffin feed with a dehydroisomerization catalyst under dehydroisomerization conditions so as to provide a dehy... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5898091 | Process and plant for the conversion of olefinic C4 and C5 cuts to an ether and to propylene For the conversion of an olefinic C4 or C5 cut to an alkyl-tertiobutylether or alkyl-tertioamylether and to propylene, by metathesis, the process comprises four successive steps: (1) selective hydrogenation of the diolefins with simu... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5895830 | Process for oligomer production and saturation A process for the production of C8 alkene isomers by the oligomerization of light olefins to heavier olefins is improved by the addition of heavy paraffins to the oligomerization zone. The recycle of the heavy paraffins improves the selectivity... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5753583 | Supported palladium catalyst A supported palladium catalyst having a palladium content of from 0.001 to 2 wt %, in which palladium is present, substantially in the absence of promotor metal, in the form of a layer having a thickness of less than 5000 nm forming a shell around the sup... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5684220 | Process for reducing the vapor pressure of gasoline by removing amylenes therefrom and enhancing the octane thereof A method for reducing the vapor pressure of a gasoline pool by removing amylenes therefrom. The blending octane of gasoline is enhanced by the dimerization of the amylene followed by alkylating the resultant dimate product so as to produce an alkylate end... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5672795 | Balanced alkylation feed from etherification and isomerization An etherification process combines an alkylation zone with a skeletal olefin isomerization zone in an arrangement that rejects isoalkanes and normal alkanes with only minor loss of valuable olefin isomers. The invention also provides a balanced feed to an... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5659096 | Combination of olefin oligomerization and paraffin alkylation In a process for alkylating C4 -C18 alkenes in the presence of an acid catalyst, propylene is separated from the alkenes feed, the propylene is oligomerized to oligomers containing maily propylene tetramers, and the propylene oligome... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5633416 | Fuel produced by a process comprising etherification of a hydrocarbon fraction comprising olefins containing 5 to 8 carbon atoms An internal combustion engine fuel is produced from a mixture of hydrocarbons comprising olefinic hydrocarbons containing 5 to 8 carbon atoms characterized in that it is produced by a process comprising a) a catalytic etherification step for at least a po... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5498811 | Process for producing gasolines and jet fuel from n-butane Polymeric fuels are produced from saturated C4 hydrocarbons by a process comprising: (A) dehydroisomerizing a gas mixture comprising predominantly of n-butane and hydrogen in a catalytic reactor containing a catalyst (a) of platinum supported o... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5475175 | Process for the production of alkylate gasoline from FCC light aliphatics This invention provides a process for upgrading hydrocarbon feedstock comprising the steps of: (i) recovering a C4 -rich aliphatic stream from a catalytic cracking process; (ii contacting said C4 -rich aliphatic stream with an isomerizati... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5416176 | Method for controlling the feed composition to a process for polymerizing isobutylene A process for processing a cracked feed stream so as to provide a feed stream, having a requisite concentration of isobutylene and butene-1, to a polymerization unit for polymerization of isobutylene.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5254748 | Methyl-tertiary ether production A method for integrating several petroleum refining processes so as to efficiently produce tertiary alkyl ether compounds from a feed stream containing both saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons is disclosed. An important step for forming isoolefins in t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5254790 | Integrated process for producing motor fuels An integrated process for converting C4 /C5 hydrocarbons contained in a gasoline feedstock to more valuable motor fuel components includes various distillation steps, a hydroisomerization step, an etherification step (for producing t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5134242 | Catalytic olefin upgrading process using synthetic mesoporous crystalline material A process for upgrading aliphatic feedstocks containing lower olefins employing new synthetic catalyst of ultra-large pore crystalline material. The new crystalline material exhibits unusually large sorption capacity demonstrated by its benzene adsorption... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5134241 | Multistage olefin upgrading process using synthetic mesoporous crystalline material A process for upgrading olefinic feedstocks containing lower olefins employing new synthetic catalyst of ultra-large pore crystalline material. The new crystalline material exhibits unusually large sorption capacity demonstrated by its benzene adsorption ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5097012 | Solvent extraction of fatty acid stream with liquid water and elevated temperatures and pressures A process for producing increased concentrations of valuable neutrals such as sterols and tocopherols from fatty and/or resin acid-containing streams, such as tall oil and vegetable oil distillate, employs liquid water at elevated temperatures and pressur... | 03/17/1992 |
