Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100025289 | COMPOSITION OF MIDDLE DISTILLATE - A middle distillate, comprising hydrocarbons having a boiling range between 150° C. and 350° C., a NMR branching index greater than 60, and a CH | 02-04-2010 |
20100025292 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LOW VOLATILITY GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENT AND A MIDDLE DISTILLATE - A process for producing a low volatility gasoline blending component and a middle distillate, comprising alkylating a hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and at least one paraffin having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms with an ionic liquid catalyst and an unsupported halide containing additive, and separating the alkylate into at least the low volatility gasoline blending component and the middle distillate, wherein the middle distillate is a fuel suitable for use as a jet fuel or jet fuel blending component. Also, a process for producing a gasoline blending component and a middle distillate, comprising adjusting a level of a halide containing additive provided to an ionic liquid alkylation reactor to shift selectivity towards heavier products, and recovering a low volatility gasoline blending component and the middle distillate. Also, processes comprising alkylating isobutane with butene over specific chloroaluminate ionic liquids. | 02-04-2010 |
20100025294 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A MIDDLE DISTILLATE - A process for producing a middle distillate or a middle distillate blending component, comprising contacting a feed comprising an olefin, an isoparaffin, and less than 5 wt % oligomerized olefin, in an ionic liquid alkylation zone with an acidic haloaluminate ionic liquid, at alkylation conditions; and recovering an effluent comprising an alkylated product that has greater than 35 vol % C10+ and less than 1 vol % C55+. Also processes for producing a middle distillate by alkylating isobutane and butene in the presence of defined chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalysts, wherein a separating step separates the middle distillate and wherein the middle distillate is from 20 wt % or higher of the total alkylate product. Also a process for producing middle distillate with FC cracker feed comprising olefins. A separated middle distillate has greater than 30 vol % C10+, less than 1 vol % C55+, and a cloud point less than −50° C. | 02-04-2010 |
20100025296 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MIDDLE DISTILLATE BY ALKYLATING C5+ ISOPARAFFIN AND C5+ OLEFIN - An alkylation process, comprising providing an isoparaffin feed that comprises at least 20 wt % C5+, providing a hydrocarbon stream that comprises at least 20 wt % C5+ olefins, and contacting the isoparaffin feed and the hydrocarbon stream with an ionic liquid catalyst under alkylation conditions wherein a middle distillate is produced. The middle distillate has less than 10 ppm sulfur and less than 3 wt % olefin. An alkylation process comprising contacting a naphtha with a low RON and a hydrocarbon stream comprising C5 olefins to an ionic liquid alkylation reactor under alkylation conditions, and recovering a middle distillate comprising less than 3 wt % olefin. A refinery process, comprising a hydrocracker that produces C5+ isoparaffin, a FC cracker that produces a hydrocarbon stream comprising a C5+ olefin, and an ionic liquid alkylation reactor that produces a high yield of middle distillate. | 02-04-2010 |
20100025298 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A JET FUEL - A process for producing a jet fuel, comprising contacting an olefin and an isoparaffin with an unsupported catalyst system comprising an ionic liquid catalyst and a halide containing additive in an alkylation zone under alkylation conditions to make an alkylate product, and recovering the jet fuel from the alkylate product, wherein the jet fuel meets the boiling point, flash point, smoke point, heat of combustion, and freeze point requirements for Jet A-1 fuel. Also a process for producing a jet fuel, comprising providing a feed produced in a FC cracker comprising olefins, mixing the feed with an isoparaffin, alkylating the mixed feed in an ionic liquid alkylation zone, and separating the jet fuel from the alkylated product. We also provide a process comprising alkylating isobutane and butene in the presence of specific chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalysts, to produce a jet fuel. | 02-04-2010 |
20100065476 | PROCESS FOR MEASURING AND ADJUSTING HALIDE IN A REACTOR - A process comprising: a) taking a sample from a continuous reactor process, b)measuring a content of a halide in the sample, and c) in response to the measured content of the halide, adjusting a flow of a halide containing additive comprising the halide to control the process. Also, an apparatus comprising: a) a reactor holding an ionic liquid catalyst and a reactant mixture, b) a means for measuring levels of a halide in an effluent from the reactor, and c) a control system that receives a signal in response to the measuring and communicates changes in an operating condition that influences the yield of a product in the reactant mixture. | 03-18-2010 |
20100145128 | C7 ISOMERISATION WITH REACTIVE DISTILLATION - Process for isomerising a hydrocarbon feed containing at least C | 06-10-2010 |
20100160145 | Recycling of Ionic Liquid Catalyst - Provided is a process for safely transporting or recycling an ionic liquid catalyst based on chloroaluminates. The process comprises mixing a secondary alcohol with an ionic liquid based on a chloroaluminate and allowing a reaction to occur forming an aluminum chloride adduct precipitate. The precipitate is filtered and the secondary alcohol removed, leaving a solid salt. This solid salt is the ionic liquid catalyst absent aluminum chloride, for example, Nbutylpyridinium chloride. This salt is recycled to the reactor. AlCl | 06-24-2010 |
20100298620 | HYDROCONVERSION PROCESS WITH ALKYL HALIDE COMPRISING AT LEAST 55 WT% HALIDE - A process comprising: contacting a blend of hydrocarbons under hydroconversion conditions in a hydroconversion zone with a mixture of an acidic ionic liquid catalyst and at least one alkyl halide comprising at least 55 wt % halide and having a boiling point of 70° C. or higher. An alkylation process comprising: contacting a blend of hydrocarbons under alkylation conditions with a mixture of an acidic ionic liquid catalyst that is a chloroaluminate and at least one alkyl halide comprising 1,1,1-trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, or a mixture thereof; wherein greater than 99.9 wt % of an at least one olefin in the blend of hydrocarbons is alkylated. Also, a hydroconversion process comprising drying the alkyl halide. | 11-25-2010 |
20110105811 | PRODUCTION OF DISTILLATE BLENDING COMPONENTS - A process to produce an alkylate distillate blending component in one embodiment comprising: providing at least one olefinic C5+ product which was produced by conversion of synthesis gas in a Fischer Tropsch process; and alkylating the olefinic C5+ product in the presence of an acidic ionic liquid alkylation catalyst with hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of isoparaffins, cycloparaffins, and their mixtures to form an alkylate distillate blending component is described. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130601 | PROCESS FOR REACTING ISO-PENTANE - A process for reacting an iso-pentane with an olefinic feedstock, comprising: | 06-02-2011 |
20110130602 | PROCESS FOR REACTING ISO-ALKANE - A process for reacting an iso-alkane, comprising:
| 06-02-2011 |
20110147268 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A JET FUEL HAVING A HIGH NMR BRANCHING INDEX - A process for producing a jet fuel, comprising contacting an olefin and an isoparaffin with an unsupported catalyst system comprising an ionic liquid catalyst and a halide containing additive in an alkylation zone under alkylation conditions to make an alkylate product, and recovering the jet fuel from the alkylate product, wherein the jet fuel has a NMR branching index greater than 60 and meets the boiling point, flash point, smoke point, heat of combustion, and freeze point requirements for Jet A-1 fuel. Also a process for producing a jet fuel, comprising providing a feed produced in a FC cracker comprising olefins, mixing the feed with an isoparaffin, alkylating the mixed feed in an ionic liquid alkylation zone, and separating the jet fuel from the alkylated product. | 06-23-2011 |
20110147269 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LOW VOLATILITY GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENT AND A MIDDLE DISTILLATE USING AN IONIC LIQUID - A process for producing a low volatility gasoline blending component and a middle distillate, comprising alkylating a hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and at least one paraffin having from 4 to 6 carbon atoms with an ionic liquid catalyst and an unsupported halide containing additive, and separating the alkylate into at least the low volatility gasoline blending component and the middle distillate, wherein the middle distillate is a fuel suitable for use as a jet fuel or jet fuel blending component. Also, a process for producing a gasoline blending component and a middle distillate, comprising adjusting a level of a halide containing additive provided to an ionic liquid alkylation reactor to shift selectivity towards heavier products, and recovering a low volatility gasoline blending component and the middle distillate. Also, processes comprising alkylating isobutane with butene over specific chloroaluminate ionic liquids. | 06-23-2011 |
20110150721 | REFINERY PROCESS UNIT FOR PRODUCING MIDDLE DISTILLATE - A refinery process unit, comprising a hydrocracker that produces C5+ isoparaffin, a FC cracker that produces a hydrocarbon stream comprising a C5+ olefin, and an ionic liquid alkylation reactor that produces a high yield of middle distillate. | 06-23-2011 |
20110226664 | Flexible production of alkylate gasoline and distillate - A process for producing hydrocarbon products, comprising: a) operating a process unit in an alkylate mode wherein greater than 50 wt % of a C | 09-22-2011 |
20110226669 | Market driven alkylation or oligomerization process - A process comprising adjusting a level of conjunct polymers in an ionic liquid catalyst between a low level that favors production of C | 09-22-2011 |
20110230692 | Process for producing high quality gasoline blending components in two modes - We provide a process for producing high quality gasoline blending components, comprising: a) operating an alkylation reactor in an alkylate mode wherein a gasoline blending component is made having a RON of 90 or higher; and b) operating the alkylation reactor in a distillate mode wherein a second gasoline blending component and a distillate product is made, and wherein the second gasoline blending component has a RON of 85 or higher. Also, we provide an alkylation process unit, comprising: a control system connected to an alkylation reactor, that enables the alkylation reactor to operate in both an alkylate mode that produces a gasoline blending component having a RON of 90 or higher and in a distillate mode that produces a second gasoline blending component having a RON of 85 or higher. | 09-22-2011 |
20110262308 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALKYLATE GASOLINE AND MIDDLE DISTILLATE - An apparatus comprising: a) an alkylation reactor holding an ionic liquid catalyst and a reactant mixture, b) a means for measuring levels of a halide in an effluent from the alkylation reactor, and c) a control system that receives a signal in response to the measuring and communicates changes in an operating condition that influences the yield of products from the reactant mixture. The control system is responsive to deviations outside a predetermined range of halide level that has been selected to obtain a ratio of a yield of an alkylate gasoline and a yield of a middle distillate from 0.31 to 4.0 in the product from the alkylation reactor. | 10-27-2011 |
20110275876 | PROCESS FOR MEASURING AND ADJUSTING HALIDE IN AN ALKYLATION REACTOR - A process, comprising:
| 11-10-2011 |
20110318233 | SUPPORTED IONIC LIQUID REACTOR - A chemical reactor, comprising:
| 12-29-2011 |
20110319258 | METHOD TO MAKE AN ACID CATALYST HAVING GREATER THAN 20 WT% CONJUNCT POLYMER - A method to make an acidic ionic liquid catalyst, by mixing aluminum chloride in the presence of a hydrocarbon solvent, an organic chloride, and optionally an ionic liquid; wherein the acidic ionic liquid catalyst does not precipitate out solids; and wherein the acidic ionic liquid catalyst has greater than 20 wt % conjunct polymer and a molar ratio of Al to a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, P, O, S, and combinations thereof greater than 2.0. Also a method to make the acidic ionic liquid catalyst comprising:
| 12-29-2011 |
20110319689 | PROCESS TO CONTROL PRODUCT SELECTIVITY - A process for producing hydrocarbon products, including:
| 12-29-2011 |
20110319693 | IONIC LIQUID CATALYZED ALKYLATION WITH ETHYLENE IN ETHYLENE CONTAINING GAS STREAMS - An alkylation process comprising contacting in an alkylation zone under alkylation conditions an olefin containing gas stream with an isoparaffin in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst composition to provide an alkylate product. In an embodiment, the olefin stream may comprise offgas containing ethylene together with one or more non-condensable and/or inert gases, and the offgas may be fed in its native state to an alkylation reactor containing the ionic liquid catalyst for the alkylation of isoparaffins to provide low volatility, high octane gasoline blending components. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319695 | SUPPORTED LIQUID PHASE IONIC LIQUID CATALYST PROCESS - A process, comprising:
| 12-29-2011 |
20120004095 | ACID CATALYST COMPOSITION HAVING A HIGH LEVEL OF CONJUNCT POLYMER. - An acid catalyst effective for a conversion of a hydrocarbon, comprising greater than 20 wt % of a conjunct polymer, and an ionic liquid catalyst; wherein the acid catalyst has a molar ratio of Al to a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, P, O, S, and combinations thereof greater than 2.0; and wherein the conversion is alkylation, isomerization, hydrocracking, polymerization, dimerization, oligomerization, acylation, acetylation, metathesis, copolymerization, dehalogenation, dehydration, olefin hydrogenation, or combinations thereof. Also, an acid catalyst effective for a conversion of a hydrocarbon, comprising greater than 15 wt % halide-containing conjunct polymer, and a Lewis acid; wherein less than 0.1 wt % solid precipitates from the catalyst when it is held for three hours or longer at 25° C. or below. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004096 | ON-SITE DRYING OF AQUEOUS SALT FOR IONIC LIQUID MAKE-UP - Methods for amending the composition of catalyst inventory of ionic liquid catalyzed processes, whereby the catalytic activity of the catalyst inventory may be adjusted and maintained for the steady state operation of such processes by contacting the catalyst inventory with a liquid phase, catalyst make-up material comprising an anhydrous salt and/or a mixture of the ionic liquid with the salt, wherein the salt comprises a precursor of the ionic liquid. | 01-05-2012 |
20120149612 | PROCESS TO MAKE BASE OIL BY OLIGOMERIZING LOW BOILING OLEFINS - A process for making base oil, comprising: oligomerizing one or more olefins having a boiling point less than 82° C. in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst to produce the base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 1100 mm | 06-14-2012 |
20120160739 | PROCESSES FOR UPGRADING FISCHER-TROPSCH CONDENSATE OLEFINS BY ALKYLATION OF HYDROCRACKATE - Processes for upgrading Fischer-Tropsch condensate olefins by alkylation of hydrocrackate may involve providing an olefin enriched condensate stream and further providing a Fischer-Tropsch derived hydrocarbon stream comprising wax, hydrocracking the latter Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon stream to provide a distillate enriched hydrocracked product comprising isoparaffins, and alkylating the olefins with the isoparaffins in an alkylation zone to provide an alkylate product. The alkylate product may be fed to a distillation unit together with the hydrocracked product, while a naphtha containing fraction from the distillation unit may be fed to the alkylation zone together with the olefin enriched hydrocarbon stream. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160740 | PROCESSES FOR IONIC LIQUID CATALYZED UPGRADING OF OXYGENATE CONTAINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - Ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion processes for upgrading oxygenate containing olefinic hydrocarbon feedstocks may involve treating an oxygenate containing hydrocarbon stream to provide an olefin enriched hydrocarbon stream, which may be contacted with an ionic liquid catalyst under hydrocarbon conversion conditions to provide a converted hydrocarbon stream containing one or more halogenated components; such components may be removed from the converted hydrocarbon stream to provide one or more dechlorinated hydrocarbon products. | 06-28-2012 |
20120226083 | PROCESS FOR REACTING AN ISO-ALKANE TO PRODUCE A HIGH BOILING PRODUCT AND AN ALKYLATE GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENT - A process for reacting an iso-alkane, comprising: | 09-06-2012 |
20120226086 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENT AND A MIDDLE DISTILLATE BY ADJUSTING A LEVEL OF A HALIDE CONTAINING ADDITIVE DURING ALKYLATION - A process for producing a gasoline blending component and a middle distillate, comprising adjusting a level of a halide containing additive provided to an ionic liquid alkylation reactor to shift selectivity towards heavier products, and recovering a low volatility gasoline blending component and the middle distillate. | 09-06-2012 |
20120282150 | ALKYLATION PROCESS UNIT FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENTS IN TWO MODES - We provide an alkylation process unit, comprising: a control system connected to an alkylation reactor, that enables the alkylation reactor to operate in both an alkylate mode that produces a gasoline blending component having a RON of 90 or higher and in a distillate mode that produces a second gasoline blending component having a RON of 85 or higher. | 11-08-2012 |
20120308438 | OLIGOMERIZATION REACTOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A process unit, having:
| 12-06-2012 |
20120316093 | CONVERSION OF FATTY ACIDS TO BASE OILS AND TRANSPORTATION FUELS - The present invention is directed to methods for processing fatty acids to provide for base oil and transportation fuels, wherein decarboxylation-coupling dimerization of fatty acids provides dimer ketones from which the base oils and transportation fuels may be produced. | 12-13-2012 |
20130190167 | METHOD TO MAKE AN ACIDIC IONIC LIQUID CATALYST HAVING GREATER THAN 20 WT% CONJUNCT POLYMER - A method to make an acidic ionic liquid catalyst comprising:
| 07-25-2013 |
20130206643 | PROCESSES FOR UPGRADING FISCHER-TROPSCH CONDENSATE BY OLEFIN ENRICHMENT AND ALKYLATION OF HYDROCRACKATE - Processes for upgrading Fischer-Tropsch condensate olefins by alkylation of hydrocrackate involves providing an olefin enriched condensate stream and further providing a Fischer-Tropsch derived hydrocarbon stream comprising wax, hydrocracking the latter Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon stream to provide a distillate enriched hydrocracked product comprising isoparaffins, and alkylating the olefins with the isoparaffins in an alkylation zone to provide an alkylate product. The alkylate product is fed to a distillation unit together with the hydrocracked product, while a naphtha containing fraction from the distillation unit is fed to the alkylation zone together with the olefin enriched hydrocarbon stream. | 08-15-2013 |
20130243672 | PROCESS UNIT FOR FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION OF ALKYLATE GASOLINE AND DISTILLATE - A process unit, comprising: a) an alkylation reactor; and b) a control system that enables the alkylation reactor to be operated in an alkylate mode and in a distillate mode; wherein the alkylation reactor can switch back and forth from operating in the alkylate mode to the distillate mode. | 09-19-2013 |
20130324449 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING KETONES FROM FATTYACIDS - The invention relates to a process for producing ketones or hydrocarbon base oil from fatty acids preferably derived from a biological origin or other renewable source. The process is directed at making an aliphatic ketone or a mixture of aliphatic ketones having 14 to 52 carbon atoms, comprising a ketonization reaction of a fatty acid in a vapor phase with a decarboxylation-coupling catalyst to provide ketones, which can be deoxygenated to give saturated hydrocarbons, unsaturated hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof. Base oils and transportation fuels may be produced from the process herein. | 12-05-2013 |
20140073826 | BASE OIL UPGRADING BY CO-FEEDING A KETONE OR BETA-KETO-ESTER FEEDSTOCK - This invention discloses a process for making high viscosity index lubricating base oils having a viscosity index of at least 110 by co-feeding a ketone or a beta-keto-ester feedstock with a lubricant oil feedstock directly to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocracked stream. Then at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream is treated under hydroisomerization conditions to produce a high viscosity index lubricating base oil. The process may involve bypassing a hydrotreating or hydrofinishing step, which may result in improved efficiency and economics in producing high viscosity index lubricating base oils. | 03-13-2014 |
20140171710 | METHOD FOR REDUCING ORGANIC HALIDE CONTAMINATION IN HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS - We provide a method for making hydrocarbon products with reduced organic halide contamination, comprising:
| 06-19-2014 |
20150087872 | Base Oil Upgrading by Co-Feeding a Ketone or Beta-Keto-Ester Feedstock - This invention discloses a process for making high viscosity index lubricating base oils having a viscosity index of at least 110 by co-feeding a ketone or a beta-keto-ester feedstock with a lubricant oil feedstock directly to a hydrocracking unit to produce a hydrocracked stream. Then at least a portion of the hydrocracked stream is treated under hydroisomerization conditions to produce a high viscosity index lubricating base oil. The process may involve bypassing a hydrotreating or hydrofinishing step, which may result in improved efficiency and economics in producing high viscosity index lubricating base oils. | 03-26-2015 |