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

20090239960 - Methods and systems for fischer tropsch reactor low product variation: Methods and systems for operating a carbon to liquids system are provided. The method includes receiving a flow of syngas, shifting the syngas to increase an H2/CO ratio of the syngas, mixing hydrogen with the shifted syngas to increase the H2/CO ratio, reacting the hydrogen/shifted syngas mixture with a catalyst... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090239959 - Methods and systems for reactor low product variation: A method of operating a carbon-to-liquids system is provided. The method includes receiving a flow of syngas at the carbon-to-liquids system, shifting the syngas to facilitate increasing a hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio (H2/CO) of the syngas, adding additional hydrogen to the shifted syngas to increase the H2/CO ratio, reacting... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090234030 - Process for the removal of contaminants: A process for the reduction of carbonyl sulfide (COS) in a gas stream is described. It comprises contacting the gas stream with an iron oxide-based material. The present invention relates to the removal of COS from any type of gas stream, in particular those which include one or more of... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090234031 - Multi stage fischer-tropsch process: A multi-stage process for the production of hydrocarbon products from syngas, each stage of the process comprising one or more syngas conversion reactors in which syngas is partially converted into hydrocarbon products at conversion conditions, each conversion reactor having a syngas entry stream system which system combines two or more... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090221720 - Conversion of produced oxygenates to hydrogen or synthesis gas in a carbon-to-liquids process: Processes for making hydrogen and optionally carbon monoxide and their integrations in a Carbon-to-Liquids plant are disclosed. A first syngas produced by a first syngas generator is converted in a hydrocarbon synthesis process to hydrocarbon products, oxygenates and product water comprising dissolved oxygenates. The first syngas generator may use partial... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20090221721 - Controlling the synthesis gas composition of a steam methane reformer: An improved, economical alternative method to supply steam and methane to a steam methane reformer (SMR) is accomplished by a combination of procedures, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is used as the feedstock for the SMR by removing impurities from the product stream from the SHR... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20090221722 - Multiple reactor chemical production system: The present invention is a multiple reaction set for the production of chemicals by equilibrium limited reactions utilizing plate-type or extended surface heat exchangers. The heat exchangers effectively cool the reaction products in order to condense the methanol contained within the reaction products for separation, and also to warm incoming... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090221723 - Fischer-trospch and oxygenate synthesis catalyst activation/regeneration in a micro scale process: Processes for activating and/or regenerating Fischer-Tropsch and/or oxygenate synthesis catalysts include the transportation of a modular, portable catalyst activation and/or regeneration unit to Fischer-Tropsch and/or oxygenate production units. An alternative process for activating and/or regenerating Fischer-Tropsch and/or oxygenate synthesis catalysts includes activating and/or regenerating the catalyst in a production unit... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

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20090221725 - Production of ethanol from methanol: A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to... Agent: Raymond J. Lillie, Esq. C/o Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi,