Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 10/08

20080262110 - Hydrogenating pre-reformer in synthesis gas production processes: A production process includes combining a first feed stream and a second feed stream to produce, in a pre-reforming reactor, a first product stream comprising CH4 and H2O; wherein the first feed stream contains a mixture of H2 and at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20080262111 - Process for operating a partial oxidation process of a solid carbonaceous feed: p

20080262112 - Method for temporarily interrupting a fischer-tropsch reaction in a three-phase bed reactor:

20080262113 - Process for making an egg shell ft catalyst: A process for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising the steps of a) providing a particle comprising a support and having a catalytically active metal homogenously distributed therein, wherein at least 50 wt % of the catalytically active metal is present as divalent oxide or divalent hydroxide; b) treating the particle... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080262114 - Fischer-tropsch catalyst support and catalyst: A Fischer-Tropsch catalyst support comprising at least 15 wt % of a material having the formula XaYbOc wherein: X comprises an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium, cerium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, niobium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, cadmium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold,... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080262115 - Catalyst, catalyst precursor, and catalyst carrier: A catalyst, catalyst precursor, or catalyst carrier formed as an elongated shaped particle having a cross section comprising three protrusions each extending from and attached to a central position. The central position is aligned along the longitudinal axis of the particle. The cross-section of the particle occupies the space encompassed... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080262110 - Hydrogenating pre-reformer in synthesis gas production processes: A production process includes combining a first feed stream and a second feed stream to produce, in a pre-reforming reactor, a first product stream comprising CH4 and H2O; wherein the first feed stream contains a mixture of H2 and at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20080262111 - Process for operating a partial oxidation process of a solid carbonaceous feed: p

20080262112 - Method for temporarily interrupting a fischer-tropsch reaction in a three-phase bed reactor:

20080262113 - Process for making an egg shell ft catalyst: A process for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising the steps of a) providing a particle comprising a support and having a catalytically active metal homogenously distributed therein, wherein at least 50 wt % of the catalytically active metal is present as divalent oxide or divalent hydroxide; b) treating the particle... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080262114 - Fischer-tropsch catalyst support and catalyst: A Fischer-Tropsch catalyst support comprising at least 15 wt % of a material having the formula XaYbOc wherein: X comprises an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium, cerium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, niobium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, cadmium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold,... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080262115 - Catalyst, catalyst precursor, and catalyst carrier: A catalyst, catalyst precursor, or catalyst carrier formed as an elongated shaped particle having a cross section comprising three protrusions each extending from and attached to a central position. The central position is aligned along the longitudinal axis of the particle. The cross-section of the particle occupies the space encompassed... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080255257 - Process for making an egg shell ft catalyst: A process for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising the steps of a) providing a particle having a size of at least 1 mm and having a catalytically active metal homogenously distributed therein, wherein at least 50 wt % of the catalytically active metal is present as divalent oxide or divalent... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080255256 - Promoted fischer-tropsch catalysts: A catalyst composition comprising cobalt as an active catalytic element and a lesser amount of nickel as a promoter supported on a metal oxide support. The support may comprise alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, zirconia, magnesia or titania. The amount of nickel is preferably less than 50 wt %, relative to... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080249196 - Method for converting hydrocarbon-containing gases into liquids using a syngas with low h2/co ratio: The invention concerns a method for converting hydrocarbon-containing gases into hydrocarbon-containing liquids which consists in: a) producing a syngas from the hydrocarbon-containing gases, b) treating the syngas using Fischer-Tropsch process to obtain hydrocarbon-containing liquids and a residue gas comprising at least hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, c) treating... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080249198 - Oxidation of methane to methanol using a bimetallic catalyst: A process for the oxidation of methane to methanol has been developed. The process involves contacting a gas stream, comprising methane, a solvent and an oxidizing agent with a bimetallic catalyst at oxidation conditions to produce a methyl ester. Finally, the methyl ester is hydrolyzed to yield a methanol product... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080249197 - Process for the production of methanol from methane using a supported transition metal catalyst: A process for the selective oxidation of methane to methanol using a supported transition metal catalyst has been developed. Examples of the transition metals which can be used are copper and palladium, while an example of a support is silica. Optionally, the catalyst can contain a modifier component such as... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080242748 - Process for producing branched olefins from linear olefin/ paraffin feed: A process for producing branched olefins from a mixed linear olefin/paraffin isomerisation feed comprising linear olefins having at least 7 carbon atoms in 5-50% w comprising in a first stage skeletally isomerising linear olefins in the isomerisation feed and in a second stage separating branched and linear molecules wherein branched... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080242749 - Process for the removal of cos from a synthesis gas stream comprising h2s and cos: The invention provides a process for the removal of COS from a first synthesis gas stream comprising COS and H2S, the process having the steps of: (a) converting COS in the first synthesis gas stream to H2S by contacting the first synthesis gas stream with a COS-hydrolysing catalyst in the... Agent: Shell Oil Company