Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 05/08

20080119574 - Recovery of organic compounds using a saturator: The present invention provides an apparatus for recovering organic compounds from plant waste water. A saturator (10) is coupled to a feed gas stream (70) and a heated makeup water stream (54) which includes recoverable organic compounds. The saturator provides a saturated feed gas stream (70) which includes feed gas,... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080114083 - Method of operating a three-phase slurry reactor: A method of operating a three-phase slurry reactor includes feeding at a low level at least one gaseous reactant into a vertically extending slurry body of solid particles suspended in a suspension liquid, the slurry body being contained in a plurality of vertically extending horizontally spaced slurry channels inside a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080114084 - Process for preparing a catalyst: This invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst. The process allows the delamination of layered crystals which are used as a starting material for a catalyst. The starting material is subsequently converted into an active portion of a catalyst with an increased dispersion resulting in a higher activity.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080108715 - Device and method for removing carbon monoxide from a gaseous stream containing hydrogen: The invention relates to a process for removing carbon monoxide from a hydrogenous gas stream by reacting the carbon monoxide with hydrogen to give methane and water in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. In this process, the catalyst is present in the form of a thin-layer catalyst on a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080108716 - Simple low-pressure fischer-tropsch process: A process for combing carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form liquid fuels such as diesels, and/or waxes, in a single pass fixed bed reactor, at an operation pressure less than 200 psig. The reactor uses a catalyst with a metallic cobalt loading greater than 5% by weight and a rhenium... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20080103220 - Synthetic fuel production using coal and nuclear energy: Oxygen and hydrogen produced in an electrolysis process are used with a carbon-to-liquid hydrocarbon production process to improve the conversion of carbon in coal to synthesis gas products subsequently converted to liquid hydrocarbons. Carbon-containing tail gases and pollutants in a coal-to-liquid hydrocarbon production process may also be recycled to a... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC