Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions 10/06

20060241328 - Method for producing alkyl aromatic compounds: In a process for the preparation of alkylaromatic compounds by reacting C3-30-olefins, or alcohols from which C3-30-olefins are formed under the reaction conditions, with an aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an alkylation catalyst, the reaction is carried out in a reactor cascade of at least two reactors, where each...

20060241329 - Method for the separation of a crude c4 cut: A process for fractionating a crude C4 fraction comprising butanes, butenes, 1,3-butadiene and small amounts of other hydrocarbons including C4-acetylenes, by extractive distillation using a selective solvent, wherein the crude C4 fraction (1) is fed into the middle region of a first extractive distillation column (K I) and the selective...

20060241330 - Method for separating hydrocarbons and use of a zeolite therefor: A method for separating a mixture of hydrocarbons into fractions enriched in linear, mono-branched, or multi-branched hydrocarbons is disclosed. In particular, mono-branched alkanes are separated from a mixture of alkanes containing multi-branched, mono-branched and linear alkanes, by selectively adsorbing the mono-branched alkanes on a zeolitic adsorbent. The zeolitic adsorbent MCM-22...

20060235249 - Alkylation of aromatic compounds: The present invention relates to the synthesis of alkylated aromatic compounds using ionic liquids as the solvent. Alkylated aromatic compounds are synthesized by reacting an aromatic compound with a monoolefin in the presence of an acid catalyst....

20060235250 - Catalytic trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers: wherein X′ is a bridging group of the formula —N(R5′)—, wherein R5′ is selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, a heterohydrocarbyl group, a substituted heterohydrocarbyl group, a silyl group or derivative thereof; and R1′, R2′, R3′ and R4′ are independently selected from hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heterohydrocarbyl...

20060235251 - Production of olefins: A process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock to provide an effluent containing light olefins, the process comprising passing a hydrocarbon feedstock, the feedstock containing at least one C1 to C6 aliphatic hetero compound selected from alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds and mixtures thereof and steam in an amount whereby the feedstock...

20060235252 - Double bond hydroisomerization of butenes: A process is disclosed for the preferential conversion to 2-butene of a C4 stream containing 1-butene and 2-butene. The process involves mixing the C4 stream with a first hydrogen stream to form a feed stream, hydroisomerizing the feed stream in the presence of a first hydroisomerization catalyst in order to...

20060235254 - Double bond hydroisomerization process: A process and apparatus are disclosed for hydroisomerizing a mixed C4 olefin stream in a fixed bed hydroisomerization reactor in order to increase the concentration of 2-butene and minimize the concentration of 1-butene, while concurrently minimizing the production of butanes. In one embodiment, carbon monoxide is introduced into the double...

20060235255 - Double bond hydroisomerization process: A process and apparatus are disclosed for hydroisomerizing a mixed C4 olefin stream in a catalytic distillation column in order to increase the concentration of 2-butene and minimize the concentration of 1-butene, while concurrently minimizing the production of butanes. In one embodiment, carbon monoxide is introduced into the double bond...

20060235253 - Process for the double bond hydroisomerization of butenes: A process is disclosed for the preferential conversion to 2-butene of a stream containing C4 compounds including 1-butene and 2-butene. The process involves mixing the C4 stream with a first hydrogen stream to form a feed stream, hydroisomerizing the feed stream in the presence of a first hydroisomerization catalyst in...

20060235256 - Combined recovery of hydrogen and hydrocarbon liquids from hydrogen-containing gases: A pressure differential of a feed gas (110) between a compressor (120) and expander (160) is employed to cool the feed gas to condense and remove at least a portion of one component to produce a partially depleted feed gas from which another component may then be removed. In especially...

20060235257 - Solvent extraction: In a method for the solvent extraction of butadiene from a mixture of hydrocarbons having four carbon atoms per molecule, which method inherently produces tars, the extraction process is operated with a tar loading level, relative to the solvent employed, of no more than about 1.6 wt. %....

20060229477 - Method of operating downflow boiling point reactors in the selective hydrogenation of acetylenes and dienes: Acetylenes and dienes in a stream containing hydrogen, methane, C2-C6 olefins and paraffins, C2-C6 acetylenes and dienes, benzene, toluene, xylenes, and other C6+ components are hydrogenated in a downflow boiling point reactor wherein the heat of reaction is absorbed by the liquid in the reactor which produces a vapor. Besides...

20060229478 - Palladium-based catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylene: The present invention describes a Pd-catalyst, further consisting of La, Ti, Nb, K or Si, which have high ethylene selectivity even after a low temperature reduction in the se-lective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene and the production method of the same. A catalyst of the invention consists essentially of 0.05...

20060229479 - Process for the production of alkylbenzene: A process for the production of alkylbenzene includes the steps of introducing benzene and an olefin feed into a first alkylation reaction zone in the presence of a first alkylation catalyst under first alkylation reaction conditions to produce alkylbenzene and a vapor containing unconverted olefin; absorbing the unconverted olefin into...

20060229480 - Tetramerization of olefins: The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transition metal compound and a heteroatomic ligand....

20060229481 - Method for decomposition of ethers: This invention relates to a method of making an olefin from a dialkyl ether comprising (a) introducing an ether having a formula CxH2x+1CyH2y+1 into a thermal or catalytic cracking unit processing a hydrocarbon feedstock; and (b) decomposing at least a portion of the ether to form an olefin having a...

20060229482 - Process for producing propylene: Propylene is prepared by a process for producing propylene, comprising: contacting a reaction mixture of ethylene and methanol and/or dimethyl ether in the presence of a catalyst while controlling the amount of ethylene that is discharged from the reaction system to a reduced level in comparison to the amount of...

20060229483 - Multiple riser reactor with centralized catalyst return: The present invention is directed to a hydrocarbon conversion apparatus and process. The apparatus comprises the following: a plurality of riser reactors, each having a first end into which a catalyst is fed, a second end through which the catalyst can exit, and optionally a center axis extending therebetween. The...

20060224027 - Shaped catalyst body, particularly for use as catalysts in hydrogenation: The present invention relates to a shaped catalyst body, particularly for use as catalysts in hydrogenation....

20060224028 - Methods of preparing branched alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons: Systems and methods to produce branched alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons are described. Systems may include an olefin isomerization unit, an olefin dimerization unit, a dehydrogenation-isomerization unit, an alkylation unit, a dehydrogenation unit, a hydrogenation unit and/or combinations thereof. Methods for producing branched alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons may include isomerization of olefins in...

20060224029 - Method of extending catalyst life in vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon formation: Methods of extending the life of dehydrogenation catalyst are described herein. For example, one embodiment includes providing a catalytic dehydrogenation system, wherein the catalytic dehydrogenation system includes at least one reaction vessel, the at least one reaction vessel loaded with a dehydrogenation catalyst including an alkali metal enhanced iron oxide,...

20060224031 - Alkylation process using uzm-8 zeolite: A process for the alkylation of aromatics with olefins using a solid catalyst bed containing UZM-8 zeolite is disclosed. A polyalkylated aromatic is passed to the catalyst bed to reduce the concentration of the olefin at alkylation conditions. A portion of the effluent recovered from the catalyst bed may be...

20060224030 - Process for the production of phenylalkanes that use a zeolitic catalyst that is based on silica-alumina: An alkylating process for the production of at least one of 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-phenylalkanes by alkylation of an aromatic compound with a feedstock containing at least one olefin comprising at least 9 carbon atoms per molecule, in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one substrate...

20060224032 - Protecting catalytic sites of activated porous molecular sieves: Metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves and metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve catalyst particles are protecting from degradation by water by maintaining said molecular sieves or catalysts in contact with a vapor and/or liquid mixture of aldehyde and at least 0.1 wt. % water and the activated porous molecular sieve has at least 80% of...

20060224033 - Alkylation process with catalyst transfer: A system and/or process for alkylating hydrocarbons which includes an improved method of safely handling alkylation catalyst is disclosed. The process includes passing the alkylation catalyst from a settler vessel to a catalyst receiving vessel, via a catalyst cooler, for containment therein in the presence of a condensible gas. Also...