Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 12/07

20070299144 - Coproduction of methanol and ammonia from natural gas: P

20070299145 - Reactor and process for producing methanol: This invention is directed to a reactor and process for producing methanol. The reactor includes utilizes a plurality of beds of methanol synthesis catalyst in series to form methanol product from synthesis gas (syngas). A liquid layer continuously flows across the top of each catalyst bed, with one or more... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070299146 - Fast fluid bed methanol synthesis: This invention is directed to a process for making a methanol product from a synthesis gas (syngas) feed using a fast fluid bed reactor. The reactor is operated at substantially plug flow type behavior. The heat from circulated catalyst is sufficient to initiate the reaction process with little to no... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070299147 - Catalyst structure: A process for the synthesis of hydrocarbons in a three phase reactor comprising the steps of: (i) introducing synthesis gas into the reactor; (ii) causing the synthesis gas to be contacted with a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst; and (iii) removing products from the reactor, wherein step (i) comprises introducing some or all... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070299148 - Tubular reactor with packing: A multitubular fixed bed reactor suitable for carrying out a catalytic process is described. There actor includes a plurality of reactor tubes, one or more of which include a fixed bed of catalyst and is/are at least partially surrounded by a heat transfer medium, preferably a cooling medium, wherein the... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070293590 - Method for carrying out heterogeneous catalytic exothermic gas phase reactions: The invention relates to a method for carrying out heterogeneous catalytic exothermic gas phase reactions at a high temperature and high pressure, during which the synthesis gas comprised of a mixture of make-up gas and/or of recycle gas is fed through at least two synthesis stages that are connected in-series... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070287759 - Producing supported cobalt catalysts for the fisher-tropsch synthesis: A process for producing a supported Fischer-Tropsch catalyst includes treating, in an activation stage (12), a particulate pre-reduction cobalt nitrate-based supported Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst precursor containing reducible cobalt oxides, with hydrogen as a reducing gas in order to reduce the cobalt oxides over a period of time to Co, with... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070282018 - Synthesis gas production and use: A method of producing synthesis gas for methanol synthesis that comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a hydrogen stream that has greater than 5 mol % methane from an external process; (b) feeding into a reforming reactor: (i) a feed gas that comprises methane, (ii) water in a specified amount,... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070282019 - Process for producing liquefied petroleum gas: Crude methanol or crude dimethyl ether containing carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide is produced from the synthesis gas, which is produced from a carbon-containing starting material such as a natural gas, and then a hydrocarbon containing propane or butane as a main component, i.e., a liquefied petroleum gas is produced... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070282020 - Methanol production process and system: A process and a system are disclosed for producing methanol from synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is a stream containing H2, CO, and CO2 that is created using a nitrogen containing oxidant stream, such as air. The synthesis gas is then reacted through a conventional reactor system to create methanol.... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20070282021 - Producing ethanol and saleable organic compounds using an environmental carbon dioxide reduction process: Carbon dioxide, from a greenhouse gas source, is reacted with hydrogen, developed in an environmentally friendly process, such as from solar energy based electrolysis, to produce a mixture of ethanol and other saleable organic compounds. The ethanol and other saleable organic compounds mixture may contain substantial percentages of methanol, ethanol,... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP