Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 04/09

20090111898 - Device for producing liquid hydrocarbons by fischer-tropsch synthesis in a three-phase bed reactor: P

20090111899 - Cobalt catalyst with improved activity maintenance: The present invention provides a catalyst comprising a catalytic metal, preferably cobalt, rhenium or mixtures thereof. The catalytic metal is supported on a support comprising a major amount of titania and a minor amount of cobalt aluminate derived from anatase titania. The support also includes a minor amount of titania... Agent: Exxonmobile Research And Engineering Company

20090111900 - 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

20090105356 - Process and plant for producing synthesis gas: When producing synthesis gas from a starting material containing hydrocarbons, in particular natural gas, a feed stream of the starting material is divided into a first partial stream and a second partial stream. The first partial stream is supplied to a steam reformer (4), in which together with steam it... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090099269 - Removal of carbon dioxide from a gas stream: A process for the production of normally gaseous, normally liquid and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons from a light hydrocarbonaceous feed gas stream, which feed gas stream includes sulphur compounds and carbon dioxide, the process comprising the steps of: (i) removing at least most of the sulphur compounds from the feed... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090093555 - Methods and apparatus for producing syngas: This invention features methods and apparatus for producing syngas from any carbon-containing feed material. In some embodiments, a substoichiometric amount of oxygen is used to enhance the formation of syngas. In various embodiments, a catalyst is derived from the ash content of the feed material, and this catalyst is used... Agent: Range Fuels, Inc. Attn: Ryan O'connor