Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120046508 | PROCESS FOR TOLUENE AND METHANE COUPLING IN A MICROREACTOR - A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane in one or more microreactors is disclosed. In one embodiment a method of revamping an existing styrene production facility by adding one or more microreactors capable of reacting toluene with methane to produce a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and/or styrene is disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059206 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ETHYLBENZENE FROM TOLUENE AND METHANE - A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane is disclosed. In one embodiment the process can include reacting toluene with methane to form a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and further processing the ethylbenzene to form styrene in an existing styrene production facility. | 03-08-2012 |
20120190904 | HYDROGEN REMOVAL FROM DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR PRODUCT - Disclosed is a dehydrogenation method that includes supplying a feed containing a hydrocarbon and steam into a dehydrogenation reactor containing a dehydrogenation catalyst, contacting the hydrocarbon and steam with the dehydrogenation catalyst to form a dehydrogenation product, wherein the dehydrogenation product comprises a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon, unreacted feed, steam and hydrogen, passing the dehydrogenation product through a membrane separator, and permeating hydrogen through a membrane positioned in the membrane separator. The hydrocarbon can be an alkyl aromatic and the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon can be a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon, optionally the hydrocarbon can be an alkane and the dehydrogenated hydrocarbon can be an alkene. | 07-26-2012 |
20120215046 | Alkylation Process and Catalysts for Use Therein - Disclosed is a method for aromatic conversion that includes contacting an alkene and an aromatic hydrocarbon with a nanocrystalline zeolite catalyst disposed within a reactor under alkylation conditions, wherein the nanocrystalline zeolite catalyst includes at least one zeolitic material and producing a product stream having a monoalkyl aromatic hydrocarbon. | 08-23-2012 |
20120296131 | METHOD FOR ALKYLATION OF TOLUENE IN A PRE-EXISTING DEHYDROGENATION PLANT - A process for making styrene in a pre-existing facility including an infrastructure capable of producing styrene, wherein the infrastructure includes at least one dehydrogenation unit. The process includes coupling an alkylation unit including an alkylation reactor to the infrastructure and contacting toluene with a C | 11-22-2012 |
20120296132 | USE OF AN OXIDANT IN THE COUPLING OF TOLUENE WITH A CARBON SOURCE - A process for making styrene including reacting toluene with a C | 11-22-2012 |
20120296133 | PROCESS FOR TOLUENE AND METHANE COUPLING IN A MICROREACTOR - A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane in one or more microreactors is disclosed. In one embodiment a method of revamping an existing styrene production facility by adding one or more microreactors capable of reacting toluene with methane to produce a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and/or styrene is disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296137 | USE OF A CO-FEED IN THE COUPLING OF TOLUENE WITH A CARBON SOURCE - A process for making styrene is disclosed that includes providing toluene, a co-feed, and a C | 11-22-2012 |
20120296139 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CO-FEED IN THE COUPLING OF TOLUENE WITH A CARBON SOURCE - A process for making styrene is disclosed that includes reacting toluene with a C | 11-22-2012 |
20120296142 | ADDITION OF BASIC NITROGEN TO ALKYLATION REACTIONS - A process for making styrene including providing toluene, a co-feed, and a C | 11-22-2012 |
20120328482 | Production of EB from Toluene and Methane - A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane is disclosed. In one embodiment the process can include reacting toluene with methane to form a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and further processing the ethylbenzene to form styrene in an existing styrene production facility. | 12-27-2012 |
20130131415 | Process for Ethylbenzene Production From Ethanol - A method of producing an alkylaromatic by the alkylation of an aromatic with ethanol, such as producing ethylbenzene by an alkylation reaction of benzene, is disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137808 | USE OF NANO ALUMINA OR SILICA DISPERSED IN POLYSTYRENE - Disclosed is a method of making a polystyrene based nanocomposite by combining a monomer with a nanoparticle to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to polymerization conditions to produce a polymeric composite. In an embodiment the nanoparticle has been treated with an additive prior to combining with the monomer and the additive contains a silane moiety. | 05-30-2013 |
20140066677 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 03-06-2014 |
20140094631 | Method for Production of Styrene from Toluene and Methane - A process is disclosed for making styrene by converting methanol to formaldehyde in a reactor then reacting the formaldehyde with toluene to form styrene in a separate reactor. | 04-03-2014 |
20140107384 | Method for Providing a Co-Feed in the Coupling of Toluene with a Carbon Source - A process for making styrene is disclosed that includes reacting toluene with a C | 04-17-2014 |
20140114004 | Nano Alumina or Silica Dispersed in Polystyrene - Disclosed is a method of making a polystyrene based nanocomposite by combining a monomer with a nanoparticle to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to polymerization conditions to produce a polymeric composite. In an embodiment the nanoparticle has been treated with an additive prior to combining with the monomer and the additive contains a silane moiety. | 04-24-2014 |
20140128651 | Process for the Reduction of Alkylation Catalyst Deactivation Utilizing Low Silica to Alumina Ratio Catalyst - Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are described herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a zeolite catalyst having a SiO | 05-08-2014 |
20140154148 | Vaporization and Transportation of Alkali Metal Salts - An apparatus and method for vaporizing and transporting an alkali metal salt is shown. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam forming a solution that can be transported, such as to a remote reaction zone. The solution can be transported via a third conduit that is capable of being heated by a heat source. The method can be used to add a promoter to a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction. | 06-05-2014 |
20140194663 | Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons as Heat Source - A process for the coupling of hydrocarbons and utilizing the heat energy produced by the reaction is disclosed. In one embodiment the process can include reacting methane with oxygen to form a product stream containing ethane and further processing the ethane to ethylene in an existing ethylene production facility while using the heat energy produced by the reaction within the facility. | 07-10-2014 |
20140221717 | Alkylation of Benzene With a Hydrocarbon Gas - Methods of forming ethylbenzene are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting dilute ethylene with benzene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form ethylbenzene, wherein such contact occurs in a reaction zone containing a gaseous phase and recovering ethylbenzene from the reaction zone. | 08-07-2014 |
20140257004 | USE OF A CO-FEED IN THE COUPLING OF TOLUENE WITH A CARBON SOURCE - A process for making styrene is disclosed that includes providing toluene, a co-feed, and a C | 09-11-2014 |
20140257005 | Process for the Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons - A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons, such as the oxidative coupling of methane to toluene, includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor, and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The oxidative catalyst includes (A) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Lanthanoid group, Mg, Ca, and the elements of Group 4 of the periodic table (Ti, Zr, and Hf); (B) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements of Group 3 (including La and Ac) and Groups 5-15 of the periodic table; (C) at least one element selected from the group consisting of the Group 1 elements of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and the elements Ca, Sr, and Ba; and (D) oxygen. | 09-11-2014 |
20140288340 | Method for Production of Styrene from Toluene and Methane - A process is disclosed for making styrene by converting methanol to formaldehyde in a reactor then reacting the formaldehyde with toluene to form styrene in a separate reactor. | 09-25-2014 |