Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 09/07

20070225383 - Method for producing bio-fuel that integrates heat from carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions to drive biomass gasification reactions: A low-temperature catalytic process for converting biomass (preferably glycerol recovered from the fabrication of bio-diesel) to synthesis gas (i.e., H2/CO gas mixture) in an endothermic gasification reaction is described. The synthesis gas is used in exothermic carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions, such as Fischer-Tropsch, methanol, or dimethylether syntheses. The heat from the... Agent: Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c. Intellectual Property Department

20070225382 - Method for producing synthesis gas or a hydrocarbon product: Synthesis gas is produced from a carbonaceous fuel, using a process in a gasification reactor. The carbonaceous fuel and an oxygen containing stream are supplied to a burner of a gasification reactor, wherein a CO2-containing transport gas is used to transport the solid carbonaceous fuel to the burner. The weight... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070225384 - Preparation of syngas for acetic acid synthesis by partial oxidation of methanol feedstock: A method for the production of syngas from methanol feedstock is disclosed. The methanol feed (110) is supplied to a partial oxidation reactor (112) with oxygen (114) and optionally steam (116) to yield a mixed stream (118) of hydrogen carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide (122) is separated... Agent: Lundeen & Dickinson, LLP

20070225385 - Process for use in gas phase reactions: A process for use in equilibrium exothermic gas phase reactions comprising the steps of (a) providing a recycle stream with the addition of make-up gas, to form a feed gas stream; (b) heating the feed gas stream; (c) passing the heated feed gas stream to a first reactor containing a... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070219279 - Method for enhancing catalyst selectivity: A method allowing the efficient conduction of highly exothermic, catalyst initiated reactions, particularly ones in which the product spectrum is highly dependant upon the temperature at which the process is conducted and to diffusional resistances within the catalyst particle matrix. The process occurs in a heat transfer device which consists... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070213414 - Process to prepare a fischer-tropsch synthesis product: The invention provides a process to prepare a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product from a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons comprising methane, ethane and optional higher carbon number hydrocarbons comprising the steps of: (a) pre-reforming the hydrocarbon mixture adiabatically, (b) heating the gaseous mixture obtained in step (a) to a temperature greater than... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070208090 - Method for converting natural gas into synthesis gas for further conversion into organic liquids or methanol and/or dimethyl ether: The APPLICATION protects the production of a plurality of vessel-based gas-to liquids plants, at least identical in the conversion of natural gas into synthesis gas. The vessel can be a ship or a barge. The liquids made can be either hydrocarbons, made under Fischer-Tropsch type conditions, or oxygen-containing methanol or... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP