Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 07/07

20070167532 - Natural particulate carbonate: A process for initiating a reaction between methanol and a peroxide to produce a gas, which comprises contacting methanol and peroxide in the liquid phase and at a pressure equal to, below or above atmospheric pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one group 7, 8, 9,... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070167533 - Method for direct-oxygenation of alkane gases: A method for alkyl oxygenate (e.g., methanol) manufacture via partial oxidation of alkane (methane) uses an injectively-mixed backmixing reaction chamber in fluid communication with a tubular-flow reactor. Alkyl free radicals are induced in the backmixing reaction chamber prior to being fed through a flow-restriction baffle to the tubular-flow reactor. Injective... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070161715 - Filtration system for slurry hydrocarbon synthesis process using both small and large pore filter elements: A method for separating and filtering solid particles from a hydrocarbon slurry liquid includes two or more filter sections in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon slurry. At least one filter section is comprised of one or more filter elements having a mean pore size of less than 10 microns, and... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20070161714 - Fischer-tropsch catalysts: A method of producing an alumina-supported catalyst for use in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, which comprises: calcining an initial γ-alumina support material at a temperature of at least 550° C. to produce a modified alumina support material; impregnating the modified alumina support material with a source cobalt; calcining the impregnated... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070161717 - Alcohol synthesis from co or co2: Methods for producing alcohols from CO or CO2 and H2 utilizing a palladium-zinc on alumina catalyst are described. Methods of synthesizing alcohols over various catalysts in microchannels are also described. Ethanol, higher alcohols, and other C2+ oxygenates can produced utilizing Rh—Mn or a Fisher-Tropsch catalyst.... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20070161716 - Joint process for preparing alcohol/ether mixtures alcohol/hydrocarbon mixtures, and synthesisng ammonia: A joint process for preparing alcohol/ether mixtures, alcohol/hydrocarbon mixtures and synthesizing ammonia is disclosed. In particular, a process of converting CO and CO2 present in the feed gas of ammonia synthesis, comprising H2 and N2 as major components, into useful co-products is disclosed. The process is characterized in that the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch