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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326822 | Method for treating sour gas 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... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304124 | Process for stripping volatile substances from dispersion comprising polymer particles and process for producing toner A stripping process is provided which continuously strips volatile substances from a dispersion containing a polymer particles through stripping the volatile substances from a dispersion by blowing an inert gas into the dispersion to draw the volatile substances int... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7038101 | Method for product separation and purification in iso-butylene dimerization process A method for operating a dimerization reactor that receives a hydrocarbon feed and produces an output stream comprising a light hydrocarbon component, a dimer and an alcohol component comprises: (a) separating the first output stream into a top stream containing the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6844480 | Method of separating dimethyl ether from an olefin stream This invention is directed to a method of removing dimethyl ether from an olefin stream. Dimethyl ether is removed from the olefin stream by first separating the olefin stream into a first stream comprising dimethyl ether and lighter boiling point compounds, and a s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6734333 | Recovery of tertiary butyl alcohol A process for the dimerization of isobutene wherein tertiary butyl alcohol is used to enhance the selectivity of the catalyst to the dimer is disclosed wherein the tertiary butyl alcohol is removed from the diisobutene product by water wash. The water/TBA stream is ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6596913 | Recovery of tertiary butyl alcohol A process for the dimerization of isobutene wherein tertiary butyl alcohol is used to enhance the selectivity of the catalyst to the dimer is disclosed wherein the tertiary butyl alcohol is removed from the diisobutene product by water wash. The water/TBA... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6559248 | Process of removing contaminants from an olefin stream using extractive distillation Disclosed is a method of purifying olefin containing oxygenate contaminants. The method incorporates the use of extractive distillation. Under the appropriate conditions, olefins containing very low levels of oxygenate contaminants can be recovered.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6476284 | Method of dehalogenating hydrocarbon containing carbon-carbon double bond An efficient dehalogenation can be carried out by a method which comprises treating an organic compound containing a compound of halogen, such as fluorine or chlorine, as an impurity and having non-conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds, for example, buten... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6459009 | Two-stage quench tower for use with oxygenate conversion process The invention is a process for recovering heat and removing impurities from a reactor effluent stream withdrawn from a fluidized exothermic reaction zone for conversion of oxygenates into light olefins from an oxygenate feedstream. The process comprises a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6245956 | Method for separating sulfone from a hydrocarbon stream having a small concentration of sulfone Described is a process for separating sulfone from a hydrocarbon having a small concentration of said sulfone by use of water as an extraction solvent.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5990372 | Adsorbent for the removal of trace quantities from a hydrocarbon stream and process for its use An adsorbent product for the adsorption of trace elements of sulfur, arsenic, mercury, compounds which contain these elements or metal hydrides from a hydrocarbon gas stream, preferably an olefinic or paraffinic stream, wherein the adsorbent product is ir... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5877385 | Process including extractive distillation and/or dehydrogenation to produce styrene from petroleum feedstock including ethyl-benzene/xylene mixtures Disclosed is a process for recovering styrene from a feedstock containing at least styrene, ethylbenzene, and one or more aromatic or non-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds which includes separating said feedstock into a first stream relatively more concentra... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5866750 | Method for removal of metal alkoxide compounds from liquid hydrocarbon A method for recovering titanium and vanadium compounds, such as alkoxides, from a liquid hydrocarbon mixture by hydrolyzing the mixture with a base or acid wash having a sufficiently different density so that two liquid phases form, and separating the tw... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861473 | Method for cleaning elastomeric articles A method for cleaning elastomeric articles comprising contacting the elastomeric article with at least one supercritical fluid under conditions and for a time sufficient to remove the phtalates and/or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contained the... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5849982 | Recovery of styrene from pyrolysis gasoline by extractive distillation An extractive distillation process for separating at least one substituted unsaturated aromatic from a pyrolysis gasoline mixture, containing said aromatic and at least one close-boiling aromatic or non-aromatic hydrocarbon, employing a two part extractiv... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5720857 | Separation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene from 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene by azeotropic distillation 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene is difficult to sepparate from 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene because of the proximity of their boiling points. They are readily separated by azeotropic distillation. Effective agents are 1-propanol, methyl formate and 1-nitropropane.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5453561 | Reactive separation process The invention concerns a method for reactive separation of mixtures containing hydrocarbons and oxygenated hydrocarbons, by contacting a mixture of hydrocarbons such as C2 to C26 hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof and oxygenated hydro... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5414193 | Removal of organic volatiles from polymer solutions and dispersions A process for removing volatile constituents from a polymer dispersion or solution by stripping with a carrier gas is disclosed. The carrier gas being, in the case of a polymer solution, the vapor of the solvent used for the polymer solution as an inert g... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5336832 | Recovery of HF from hydrocarbon streams Refining processes for recovering HF from acid soluble oils (ASO) generated by the HF recovery unit of an HF alkylation unit are provided. ASO containing HF is removed from the HF recovery unit and contacted with water to form a system having two phases, ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5322927 | Method for producing polymers Polyolefins are produced by a process which includes the steps of: polymerizing an olefin in a reaction zone; removing unreacted olefin from the polymer in a flash chamber and recycling the unreacted olefin to the reaction zone; stripping unreacted olefin... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5284993 | Alkylation catalyst regeneration Disclosed is a process for removing acid soluble oils, produced as an undesirable by-product of an acid catalyzed alkylation reaction, from a mixture containing a strong acid and methanesulfonic acid. The process includes the use of water to induce the fo... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5275702 | Distillation method of separating organic solvents The present invention discloses a method to separate each component from a mixed solution of organic solvents obtained during the production of -L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, which is useful as a sweetener, namely, a mixed solution of ac... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5220105 | Process for purifying d-limonene A process is provided for the purification of d-Limonene, particularly to remove odorous impurities. The process includes the step of mixing d-Limonene with an oxidizer and separating the oxidizer from the d-Limonene. In preferred embodiments, the d-Limon... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220104 | Method for the prevention of fouling in a caustic solution The present invention is directed to the use of a solution of a percarbonate compound to prevent fouling during the basic washing of hydrocarbons containing oxygenated compounds. More specifically, oxygenated compounds such as carbonyl containing organics... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220103 | Process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation A process for the continuous preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation from a fresh cumene stream and a recycle cumene stream containing trace quantities of at least one organic acid compound by a dilute caustic wash of the contaminated cumene str... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220100 | Method of removing lithium compounds from a polymer A process for separating an alkali metal or alkali metal compound from a polymer comprising a conjugated diolefin and/or an alkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer wherein a polymer and one or more alkali metal compounds is contacted with a suitable solid ad... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5191149 | Method of refining liquified petroleum gases into aerosol propellants A method for refining liquified petroleum gases so that gases can be treated to reduce odor, olefins, moisture and wherein side reactions are minimized to produce stable aerosol by multistage liquid-liquid extraction of the aerosol using electrolyte solut... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5177301 | Method of separating isobutylene from a C-4 hydrocarbon fraction using a heteropoly acid on an inert support Disclosed is a two-step method for separating isobutylene from a C-4 hydrocarbon fraction comprising: a) Reacting the C-4 fraction with a glycol in the presence of a catalyst comprising heteropoly acid on an inert support at a temperature of about 60° to... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5177297 | Method of removing a polymerization catalyst A process for separating lithium from a conjugated diolefin polymer wherein a solution containing said conjugated diolefin polymer and a lithium compound is contacted with magnesium phosphate, magnesium phosphate dibasic, magnesium dihydrogen phosphate or... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5162597 | Olefin disproportionation and application thereof A disproportionation catalyst comprising an ammonium or an alkali metal tungsten oxide and a process for forming disproportionation product using the disproportionation catalyst are disclosed. The disproportionation process is used to facilitate the separ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5157205 | Process for removing aldehydes and/or vinyl esters from gaseous or liquid process streams Solutions of caustic and sulfite are used in a single step process to remove aldehydes and vinyl esters from gaseous and liquid process streams.... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5120901 | Olefin purification process A process for removing vinylidene olefin from an olefin mixture containing about 1 to 55 mole percent vinylidene olefin, 0 to 20 mole percent internal olefin and the balance vinyl olefin, said process comprising: (a) reacting said olefin mixture in the presenc... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120902 | Process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation A process for the preparation of a cumene feed for cumene oxidation from a fresh cumene stream and a recycle cumene stream containing trace quantities of at least one organic acid compound by means of introducing the fresh cumene stream and the recycle cu... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5057291 | Oxygen removal from gas streams What is disclosed is a method of oxygen removal employing at least one solid bed of oxygen removal chemical; for example, Fe2 S3 on wood chips. Also disclosed are preferred embodiments in which are employed within the at least one be... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4956513 | Recovery of BF3 from olefin oligomer process A process for recovering BF3 from a BF3 -promoter catalyzed -olefin oligomerization process is disclosed wherein the oligomer reaction product is water washed to extract BF3 as its hydrate and any water soluble prom... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4940833 | Olefin monomer separation process Olefin monomer is recovered from a liquid polymerization reaction mixture comprising olefin monomer, catalyst residue, and catalyst deactivation compounds by washing the mixture with water and then separating the organic phase and aqueous phase. The liqui... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4940831 | Purification of cis-olefins A method for purifying a cis-olefin formed by alkylating a sulfonate ester comprising mixing the reaction formed by alkylating a sulfonate ester with an acid solution, separating said acid solution, and mixing the resultant purification product with a C | 07/10/1990 |
| 4864072 | Solvent recovery from solutions of organic aluminum compound The hydrocarbon solvent contained in a solution of an organoaluminum compound is recovered by a process comprising contacting the solution with water at a volume ration of from about 3:1 to about 8:1. Preferably, the solvent is n-hexane, the organoaluminu... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4822578 | Removal of hydrocarbon impurities from natural gas-derived methane and/or ethane A method is disclosed for the purification of methane and/or ethane which comprises oxidizing the higher hydrocarbon impurities in gas with oxygen at 175° C. to 375° C. in the presence of a catalyst which contains silver as the active component.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4781820 | Aromatic extraction process using mixed polyalkylene glycols/glycol ether solvents This invention relates to an improved more energy efficient process for the separation of aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons from a mixed carbon feed which comprises the following steps: (a) contacting said feed in an extraction zone with an extraction sol... | 11/01/1988 |
