| JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120010304 | Method and System for Synthesizing Liquid Hydrocarbon Compounds - Provided is a method for synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds wherein synthesizing liquid hydrocarbon compounds from a synthesis gas by a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction. The method includes a first absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in gaseous by-products generated in the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction, with an absorbent, and a second absorption step of absorbing a carbon dioxide gas, which is contained in the synthesis gas, with the absorbent which is passed through the first absorption step. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110218096 | SPRAY CAN PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPRAY CAN PRODUCT - A spray can product capable of preventing leakage where used or stored in a tilted or an inverted position, and keeping good safety and liquid retention even where a flammable liquefied gas is used. The spray can product is formed by filling a spray can having an ejection opening with a liquefied gas and an absorbing body for retaining liquid, and the absorbing body is composed of an assembly of cellulose fibers containing at least 45 mass % of fine cellulose fibers having a fiber length of 0.35 mm or less. The absorbing body compressed into a block-shaped configuration corresponding to that of the spray can is accommodated within the spray can while defining a space on the side of an ejection opening, and a lid-like member is provided between the space and the absorbing body to protect a surface of the absorbing body in a gas permeable manner. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110017941 | Refrigerant Composition - The present invention is directed to using a composition comprising carbon dioxide and dimethyl ether as a refrigerant. In particular, the refrigerant composition comprises 3-6% by mole dimethyl ether and 97-94% by mole of carbon dioxide on the basis of a total number of moles of dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide. Advantageously, the refrigerant composition does not cause ozonosphere depletion, has a low global warming potential, and is safe and nontoxic. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110017940 | Refrigerant Composition - [Problems] To provide a safe, nontoxic, and high-performance mixed refrigerant for hot water supply/heating system which is prepared by mixing dimethyl ether with carbon dioxide and which does not deplete the ozone layer, has a low global warming potential, and permits low-pressure operation. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110015282 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process for producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by producing synthesis gas from natural gas, subsequently producing Fischer-Tropsch oil from the obtained synthesis gas by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and upgrading the produced Fischer-Tropsch oil, the synthesis gas produced from a synthesis gas production step is partly branched at a stage prior to getting to a Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and high-purity hydrogen is separated and produced from the synthesis gas entering the branch line. All the separated high-purity hydrogen is supplied to an upgrading reaction step and consumed as hydrogen for an upgrading reaction. Additionally, the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration before the step of separating and producing high-purity hydrogen and the residual gas left after the separation may be circulated to the synthesis gas production step as raw material for producing synthesis gas. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110003900 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS FROM NATURAL GAS - In a so-called GTL process of producing synthesis gas from natural gas, producing Fischer-Tropsch oil by way of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of the obtained synthesis gas and producing liquid hydrocarbons containing fuel oil by upgrading, the synthesis gas produced from the synthesis gas production step is partly branched off prior to getting to the Fischer-Tropsch oil production step and the synthesis gas entering the branch line is subjected to a water gas shift reaction to raise the hydrogen concentration thereof. Subsequently, high-purity hydrogen is isolated from the synthesis gas and the residual gas left after the isolation is circulated to the synthesis gas production step and used as raw material for synthesis gas production. As a result, a significant improvement can be achieved in terms of raw material consumption per product of the entire process. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100317747 | Medium oil used for a synthesis reaction, process for preparing dimethyl ether and process for preparing a mixture of dimethyl ether and methanol - A medium oil to be used for a synthesis reaction in a slurry-bed reaction procedure. The medium oil has as a main component, a branched, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 16 to 50 carbon atoms, 1 to 7 tertiary carbon atoms, 0 quaternary carbon atoms, and 1 to 16 carbon atoms in the branched chains bonded to the tertiary carbon atoms; and at least one of the tertiary carbon atoms is bonded to hydrocarbon chains with a chain length having 4 or more carbon atoms in three directions. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100282621 | SPRAY PRODUCT - A high-quality spray product that uses a less expensive propellant exhibiting a lower ozone-depleting potential and a lower global warming potential without using any fluorocarbon, any alternative thereto, etc., and exhibits an improved safety and an improved liquid retention. A dust blower as the spray product uses a propellant composed of a mixture of dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide, and an absorbent adapted to retain the propellant, which is composed of an assembly of pulverized cellulose fibers such that the cellulose fibers include at least 45 mass % of fine cellulose fibers having a fiber length of 0.35 mm or less. The propellant and the absorbent are charged in a spray can having a spray nozzle, thereby preparing a dust blower. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100197814 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT USE OF HEAT FROM TUBULAR REFORMER - In a GTL process of producing various kinds of hydrocarbon oils from natural gas, provided is improved heat efficiency in the case of using a steam reforming process or a carbon dioxide reforming process in the reforming. The process includes producing a synthesis gas by converting the natural gas and at least one of steam and carbon dioxide into a synthesis gas through a tubular reformer filled with a reforming catalyst, producing Fischer-Tropsch oil by subjecting the produced synthesis gas to a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, and upgrading in which the Fischer-Tropsch oil is subjected to hydrotreatment and distillation to produce various kinds of hydrocarbon oils, in which excess heat generated in the synthesis gas production is recovered, and the recovered heat is used as heat for at least one of hydrotreatment and distillation in the upgrading. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20090260373 | Refrigerant Composition - [Problems] To provide a refrigerant which is obtained by mixing a refrigerant, dimethyl ether, and carbon dioxide and which has such excellent performances that it does not cause ozonosphere depletion, has extremely low global warming potential, and is safe and nontoxic. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090045375 | Refrigerant Composition - [Problems] To provide a safe, nontoxic, and high-performance mixed refrigerant for hot water supply/heating system which is prepared by mixing dimethyl ether with carbon dioxide and which does not deplete the ozone layer, has a low global warming potential, and permits low-pressure operation. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090005626 | Hydrotreating Method - To provide a method for hydrotreating a synthetic hydrocarbon oil, which removes olefins and oxygen-containing compounds by hydrotreatment with the gasification rate restrained and can efficiently convert the synthetic hydrocarbon oil generated by the FT process to a liquid fuel suitable as a fuel for diesel-powered vehicles. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080222945 | Method for Producing Hydrocarbon Fuel Oil - To efficiently obtain a liquid fuel containing no sulfur and having good cold flow properties by hydrotreating heavy wax generated by the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis to perform cracking with the gasification rate restrained and also increase an isomerization reaction which occurs at the same time. | 09-18-2008 |
