Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090120841 | Methods of denitrogenating diesel fuel - A process for denitrogenating diesel fuel includes contacting diesel fuel containing one or more nitrogen compounds with an acid ionic liquid in an extraction zone to selectively remove the nitrogen compound(s) and produce a denitrogenated diesel fuel effluent containing denitrogenated diesel fuel and acid ionic liquid containing nitrogen species; and separating denitrogenated diesel fuel from the denitrogenated diesel fuel effluent. | 05-14-2009 |
20100078359 | PROCESS, SYSTEM AND FACILITY FOR DESORBING - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for desorbing one or more polynuclear aromatics from at least one fraction from a hydrocracking zone using an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone can include first and second vessels. Generally, the process includes passing the at least one fraction from an effluent of the hydrocracking zone through the first vessel containing a first activated carbon, and passing a petroleum fraction boiling in the range of about 200-about 400° C. for desorbing the one or more polynuclear aromatics through the second vessel containing a second activated carbon. | 04-01-2010 |
20100122934 | Integrated Solvent Deasphalting and Slurry Hydrocracking Process - Integrated slurry hydrocracking (SHC) and coking methods for making slurry hydrocracking (SHC) distillates are disclosed. Representative methods involve passing a slurry comprising a deasphalted oil (DAO) produced in a solvent deasphalting (SDA) process, optionally with recycled SHC gas oil and recycled SHC pitch, and a solid particulate through an SHC reaction zone in the presence of hydrogen to obtain the SHC distillate. Recovery and recycle of SHC gas oil and pitch from the SHC effluent improves the overall conversion to naphtha and distillate products and decreases catalyst requirements. | 05-20-2010 |
20100133473 | Simultaneous Warm Gas Desulfurization and Complete CO-Shift for Improved Syngas Cleanup - The present invention involves both separated beds (or physical mixture) and a process for treating a fuel gas comprising sending the fuel gas to a separated bed (or physical mixture), in which the separated beds comprise a first bed of a sulfur sorbent and a second bed of a water gas shift catalyst (a physical mixture of a sulfur sorbent and a water gas shift catalyst). The process comprises first sending the fuel gas to the first bed to remove sulfur compounds from said fuel gas and then the fuel gas goes to the second bed to undergo a water gas shift reaction in which carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide and water is converted to hydrogen (or sending the fuel gas simultaneously to the physical mixture to remove simultaneously the sulfur compounds and to react CO with water to CO2 and hydrogen). | 06-03-2010 |
20100135883 | CATALYST SUPPORTS - This invention relates to a catalyst material, and its method of making and manufacture, useful for a diversity of chemical production processes as well as various emission control processes. More specifically, it relates to a catalyst composition, preferably comprising a metal oxide felt substrate, with one or more functional surface active constituents integrated on and/or in the substrate surface, which can be used in the removal of sulfur and sulfur compounds from hot gases as well as acting to trap solid particulates and trace metals within these hot gases. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135884 | Process for Desulfurization of Hot Fuel Gases - The present invention involves a process and materials for desulfurization of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a manganese aluminate catalyst. The manganese aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Mn | 06-03-2010 |
20100135896 | SIMULTANEOUS WARM GAS DESULFURIZATION AND CO-SHIFT FOR IMPROVED SYNGAS CLEANUP - The present invention involves a process and materials for simultaneous desulfurization and water gas shift of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a nickel aluminate catalyst. The nickel aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Ni | 06-03-2010 |
20100139166 | Dynamic Composition for the Removal of Sulfur from a Gaseous Stream - The present invention relates to a method of making a chemical compound comprising nickel, aluminum, oxygen and sulfur having a general formula Ni | 06-10-2010 |
20100143225 | Integrated Warm Gas Desulfurization and Gas Shift for Cleanup of Gaseous Streams - The present invention involves a catalytic process for purifying a gas stream comprising purifying the gas stream at a temperature from about 250° to 550° C. by removing sulfur compounds and including a gas shift reaction to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide to produce a partially purified gas stream. The warm gas stream purification involves COS hydrolysis and hydrogenation to H | 06-10-2010 |
20100143229 | Simultaneous Warm Gas Desulfurization and CO-Shift for Improved Syngas Cleanup - The present invention involves a process and materials for simultaneous desulfurization and water gas shift of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a nickel aluminate catalyst. The nickel aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Ni | 06-10-2010 |
20100148121 | REACTOR EMPLOYING CATALYSTS UPON OR WITHIN A CLOTH-LIKE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a reactor containing catalysts that are situated on or within a cloth like material which is either in a filter cake-like shape or a spiral wound reactor configuration. One application is the desulfurization of synthesis gas. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150805 | HIGHLY STABLE AND REFRACTORY MATERIALS USED AS CATALYST SUPPORTS - This invention involves highly porous, stable metal oxide felt materials that are used as catalytic supports for a number of different applications including dehydrogenation of light paraffins to olefins, selective hydrogenation of dienes to olefins, hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, oxidation or ammoxidation reactions, epoxidation of light olefins and removal of sulfur compounds from gas streams. | 06-17-2010 |
20100243532 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having one or more compounds with a boiling point of about 140-about 450° C. The apparatus can include an extraction zone and a regeneration zone. The extraction zone can include at least one settler. Each settler can have a height and a length. Typically the length is greater than the height. Also, the settler can form a boot, which can be adapted to receive a feed at one end. The regeneration zone may include a regenerator for an ionic liquid. The regenerator can include a column adapted to provide a regenerated ionic liquid to the extraction zone. | 09-30-2010 |
20100327224 | Compounds for Desulfurization of Hot Fuel Gases - The present invention involves a process and materials for desulfurization of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a manganese aluminate catalyst. The manganese aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Mn | 12-30-2010 |
20110147265 | Adsorbing Polynuclear Aromatics From a Reforming Process at Reaction Temperatures - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more polynuclear aromatics from at least one reformate stream from a reforming zone. The PNAs may be removed using an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone can include first and second vessels. Generally, the process includes passing the at least a portion of an effluent of the reforming zone through the first vessel containing a first activated carbon. The adsorption zone is operated at a temperature of at least 370° C. | 06-23-2011 |
20110152589 | Adsorbing Polynuclear Aromatics From a Reforming Process Using Adsorbents Containing Iron - An exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more polynuclear aromatics from at least one reformate stream from a reforming zone. The PNAs may be removed using an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone can include first and second vessels each vessel containing an activated carbon adsorbent. Generally, the process includes passing the at least a portion of an effluent of the reforming zone through the first vessel containing a first activated carbon adsorbent wherein the first activated carbon adsorbent comprises iron. | 06-23-2011 |
20110155635 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM RESID - A process for removing a metal from a resid feed includes contacting the resid feed comprising the metal with a resid-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a resid and resid-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a resid effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the resid feed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110155637 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a nitrogen compound from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the nitrogen compound with a VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced nitrogen content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110155638 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a sulfur compound from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the sulfur compound with a VGO-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced sulfur content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110155644 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM VACUUM GAS OIL - A process for removing a metal from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the metal with a VGO-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110155645 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM CRUDE OIL - A process for removing a metal from a crude oil includes contacting the crude oil containing the metal with a crude-immiscible ionic liquid to produce a crude oil and crude-immiscible ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a crude oil effluent having a reduced metal content relative to the crude oil feed. Optionally, a de-emulsifier is added to at least one of the contacting and separating steps. | 06-30-2011 |
20110155647 | PROCESS FOR DE-ACIDIFYING HYDROCARBONS - A process for de-acidifying a hydrocarbon feed includes contacting the hydrocarbon feed containing an organic acid with a feed-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a hydrocarbon and feed-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture; and separating the mixture to produce a hydrocarbon effluent having a reduced organic acid content relative to the hydrocarbon feed. Optionally, a de-emulsifier is added to at least one of the contacting and separating steps. | 06-30-2011 |
20110243824 | CATALYST SUPPORTS - This invention relates to a catalyst material, and its method of making and manufacture, useful for a diversity of chemical production processes as well as various emission control processes. More specifically, it relates to a catalyst composition, preferably comprising a metal oxide felt substrate, with one or more functional surface active constituents integrated on and/or in the substrate surface, which can be used in the removal of sulfur and sulfur compounds from hot gases as well as acting to trap solid particulates and trace metals within these hot gases. | 10-06-2011 |
20120145528 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having one or more compounds with a boiling point of about 140° to about 450° C. The apparatus can include an extraction zone and a regeneration zone. The extraction zone can include at least one settler. Each settler can have a height and a length. Typically the length is greater than the height. Also, the settler can form a boot, which can be adapted to receive a feed at one end. The regeneration zone may include a regenerator for an ionic liquid. The regenerator can include a column adapted to provide a regenerated ionic liquid to the extraction zone. | 06-14-2012 |
20120273392 | Process for Increasing Benzene and Toluene Production - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277505 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING BENZENE AND TOLUENE PRODUCTION - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277506 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING BENZENE AND TOLUENE PRODUCTION - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 11-01-2012 |
20120277507 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING BENZENE AND TOLUENE PRODUCTION - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 11-01-2012 |
20130158310 | INTEGRATED HYDROGENATION/DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR IN A CATALYTIC REFORMING PROCESS CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVED AROMATICS PRODUCTION - A process for reforming hydrocarbons is presented. The process involves applying process controls over the reaction temperatures to preferentially convert a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to generate an intermediate stream, which will further react with reduced endothermicity. The intermediate stream is then processed at a higher temperature, where a second reforming reactor is operated under substantially isothermal conditions. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158311 | INTEGRATED HYDROGENATION/DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR IN A PLATFORMING PROCESS - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and partially processing each feedstream in separate reactors. The processing includes passing the light stream to a combination hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor. The process reduces the energy by reducing the endothermic properties of intermediate reformed process streams. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158312 | INTEGRATED HYDROGENATION/DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR IN A PLATFORMING PROCESS - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and partially processing each feedstream in separate reactors. The processing includes passing the light stream to a combination hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor. The process reduces the energy by reducing the endothermic properties of intermediate reformed process streams. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158313 | INTEGRATED HYDROGENATION/DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR IN A CATALYTIC REFORMING PROCESS CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVED AROMATICS PRODUCTION - A process for reforming hydrocarbons is presented. The process involves applying process controls over the reaction temperatures to preferentially convert a portion of the hydrocarbon stream to generate an intermediate stream, which will further react with reduced endothermicity. The intermediate stream is then processed at a higher temperature, where a second reforming reactor is operated under substantially isothermal conditions. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158316 | INITIAL HYDROTREATING OF NAPHTHENES WITH SUBSEQUENT HIGH TEMPERATURE REFORMING - A process for the production of aromatics through the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process utilizes the differences in properties of components within the hydrocarbon stream to increase the energy efficiency. The differences in the reactions of different hydrocarbon components in the conversion to aromatics allows for different treatments of the different components to reduce the energy used in reforming process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158317 | INITIAL HYDROTREATING OF NAPHTHENES WITH SUBSEQUENT HIGH TEMPERATURE REFORMING - A process for the production of aromatics through the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process utilizes the differences in properties of components within the hydrocarbon stream to increase the energy efficiency. The differences in the reactions of different hydrocarbon components in the conversion to aromatics allows for different treatments of the different components to reduce the energy used in reforming process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158319 | COUNTER-CURRENT CATALYST FLOW WITH SPLIT FEED AND TWO REACTOR TRAIN PROCESSING - A process is presented for the increasing the yields of aromatics from reforming a hydrocarbon feedstream. The process includes splitting a naphtha feedstream into a light hydrocarbon stream, and a heavier stream having a relatively rich concentration of naphthenes. The heavy stream is reformed to convert the naphthenes to aromatics and the resulting product stream is further reformed with the light hydrocarbon stream to increase the aromatics yields. The process includes passing a catalyst stream in a counter-current flow relative to the hydrocarbon process stream. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158320 | INITIAL HYDROTREATING OF NAPHTHENES WITH SUBSEQUENT HIGH TEMPERATURE REFORMING - A process for the production of aromatics through the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process utilizes the differences in properties of components within the hydrocarbon stream to increase the energy efficiency. The differences in the reactions of different hydrocarbon components in the conversion to aromatics allows for different treatments of the different components to reduce the energy used in reforming process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130165719 | ENHANCED AROMATICS PRODUCTION BY LOW PRESSURE END POINT REDUCTION AND SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION AND HYDRODEALKYLATION - A reforming process includes an endpoint reduction zone for converting C | 06-27-2013 |
20130248423 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN FROM FUEL STREAMS WITH CAPROLACTAMIUM IONIC LIQUIDS - A process for removing a nitrogen compound from a fuel feed, such as vacuum gas oil or diesel fuel, wherein the process includes contacting the fuel feed comprising the nitrogen compound with a fuel-immiscible caprolactamium ionic liquid to produce a fuel and fuel-immiscible caprolactamium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil or a diesel effluent having a reduced nitrogen content relative to the vacuum gas oil or diesel feed. The invention provides an alternate use for caprolactamium ionic liquid that is produced in large quantities for the manufacture of caprolactam. | 09-26-2013 |
20130256193 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THE ADDITION OF PROMOTER METAL DURING OPERATION IN A CATALYTIC REFORMING UNIT - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for facilitating adding a promoter metal to at least one catalyst particle in situ in a catalytic naphtha reforming unit. The process can include introducing a compound comprising the promoter metal to the catalyst naphtha reforming unit and adding an effective amount of the promoter metal from the compound comprising the promoter metal to the catalyst particle under conditions to effect such addition and improve a conversion of a hydrocarbon feed. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256194 | REFORMING CATALYSTS WITH TUNED ACIDITY FOR MAXIMUM AROMATICS YIELD - One exemplary embodiment can be a catalyst for catalytic reforming of naphtha. The catalyst can have a noble metal including one or more of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium, at least two alkali metals or at least two alkaline earth metals, or mixtures of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and a support. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261363 | CATALYST FOR CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS - One embodiment is a catalyst for catalytic reforming of naphtha. The catalyst can have a noble metal including one or more of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, and iridium, an alkali or alkaline-earth metal, a lanthanide-series metal, and a support. Generally, an average bulk density of the catalyst is about 0.300 to about 1.00 gram per cubic centimeter. The catalyst has a platinum content of less than about 0.375 wt %, a tin content of about 0.1 to about 2 wt %, a potassium content of about 100 to about 600 wppm, and a cerium content of about 0.1 to about 1 wt %. The lanthanide-series metal can be distributed at a concentration of the lanthanide-series metal in a 100 micron surface layer of the catalyst less than two times a concentration of the lanthanide-series metal at a central core of the catalyst. | 10-03-2013 |
20140187831 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING BENZENE AND TOLUENE PRODUCTION - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187832 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING BENZENE AND TOLUENE PRODUCTION - A process for reforming a hydrocarbon stream is presented. The process involves splitting a naphtha feedstream to at least two feedstreams and passing each feedstream to separation reformers. The reformers are operated under different conditions to utilize the differences in the reaction properties of the different hydrocarbon components. The process utilizes a common catalyst, and common downstream processes for recovering the desired aromatic compounds generated. | 07-03-2014 |