Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions 10/07

20070249878 - Compound and organic light-emitting element: A high-performance organic light-emitting element and a novel organic compound realizing the above element are provided. A fluoranthene compound having a specific structure and an organic light-emitting element using the same are provided.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070249879 - Process for methane conversion: A process for converting methane to higher hydrocarbon(s) including aromatic hydrocarbon(s) comprises providing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing methane and a catalytic particulate material to a reactor system having at least first and second reaction zones connected in series. Each of the reaction zones is operated under reaction conditions sufficient to... Agent: Exxonmobile Chemical Company Law Technology

20070249880 - Production of aromatics from methane: In a process for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons, a feed containing methane is supplied to one or more reaction zone(s) containing catalytic material operating under reaction conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the methane to aromatic hydrocarbons; the reaction zone(s) being operated with an inverse temperature... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070249881 - Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor: Catalysts comprising a combination of molecular sieve having a pore diameter of from about 4 to 8 angstroms and a catalytically-effective amount of molybdenum hydrogenation component in an amorphous aluminum phosphate binder provide processes for isomerizing xylene and dealkylating ethylbenzene in feed streams that exhibit stability, selectivity and low ring... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070249882 - Process for producing para-xylene: A process for producing a PX-rich product comprises (a) separating a feedstock containing C8 hydrocarbons to produce a C8 hydrocarbons rich stream; (b) separating at least a first portion of the C8 hydrocarbons rich stream to produce a first PX-rich stream and a first PX-depleted stream; (c) isomerizing at least... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070249883 - Oligomerization process: In a process for oligomerizing an olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising sulfur-containing molecules, the feedstock is contacted in the absence of hydrogen with a first metal oxide catalyst at a temperature in excess of 150° C. and then is contacted under olefin oligomerization conditions with a second catalyst comprising a crystalline... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070249884 - Polyolefin processes with constituent high conversion alkane dehydrogenation in membrane reactors: Polymerization processes having as constituent parts high conversion membrane reactors, that provide a source of monomer, and subsequent polymerization of the monomer, without passing products of the conversion through an alkane/alkene splitter, are disclosed. Polymers of light alkene hydrocarbons, such as ethylene, propylene and alkenes consisting of up to 6... Agent: Ineos Usa LLC

20070249885 - Molecular sieve catalyst composition, its making and use in conversion processes: This invention provides methods of making molecular sieve catalyst particles, molecular sieve slurries that can be used in such methods, molecular sieve catalyst compositions and their use in catalytic hydrocarbon conversion processes. In one of its aspects, the invention provides a method of making molecular sieve catalyst particles, the method... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070249886 - Upgrading drip oil: A method is disclosed for upgrading drip oil comprising subjecting the drip oil to multiple distillation steps to form a stream rich in aromatics and a separate stream rich in dicyclopentadiene.... Agent: Lyondell Chemical Company

20070244347 - Mesostructured zeolitic materials and methods of making and using the same: One aspect of the present invention relates to mesostructured zeolites. The invention also relates to a method of preparing mesostructured zeolites, as well as using them as cracking catalysts for organic compounds and degradation catalysts for polymers.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070244348 - Process for producing olefin product from syngas: This invention is directed to a process for making an olefin product from a mixed alcohol feed stream. The alcohol product that is formed using this invention contains significant quantities of methanol and ethanol, and is relatively in higher alcohols (i.e., C3+ alcohols) and in branched alcohols. One of the... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070244349 - Method for producing butadiene from n-butane: Processes for producing butadiene from n-butane comprising: (a) providing a feed gas stream comprising n-butane; (b) non-oxidatively dehydrogenating the feed gas stream in the presence of a catalyst in a first dehydrogenation zone to form a first intermediate gas stream comprising n-butane, 1-butene, 2-butene, butadiene and hydrogen; (c) oxidatively dehydrogenating... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070244350 - Conversion process: The invention relates to a conversion process for making olefin(s) using a molecular sieve catalyst composition. More specifically, the invention is directed to a process for converting a feedstock comprising an oxygenate in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition, wherein the feedstock is free of or substantially free... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070238909 - Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons: An improved continuous process for converting methane, natural gas, or other hydrocarbon feedstocks into one or more higher hydrocarbons or olefins by continuously cycling through the steps of alkane halogenation, product formation (carbon-carbon coupling), product separation, and regeneration of halogen is provided. Preferably, the halogen is continually recovered by reacting... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070238910 - Process for the manufacture of acetylene by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons: A process is proposed for continuously operating a plant for preparing acetylene from hydrocarbons by partial oxidation, cleavage in an arc or pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to obtain a reaction gas mixture which is conducted through one or more compressors, the pressure of the reaction gas mixture on the suction side... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070238911 - Molecular sieve catalyst composition, its making and use in conversion processes: The invention relates to a molecular sieve catalyst composition, to a method of making or forming the molecular sieve catalyst composition, and to a conversion process using the catalyst composition. In particular, the invention is directed to a molecular sieve catalyst composition of a molecular sieve, a binder and a... Agent: Exxonmobile Chemical Company Law Technology

20070238912 - Paraffin alkylation process: A process for the alkylation of isobutane is disclosed wherein isobutane is fed to two separate alkylation systems. The effluent from the first alkylation system is fed to an interim debutanizer where the C4's are separated from the alkylate product. The overhead C4 product is then fed to the second... Agent: Osha Liang LLP / Cdtech

20070232841 - Fluorene derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same: A fluorene derivative represented by the following structural formula. An organic electroluminescence device including a pair of electrodes, and at least one layer containing an organic compound interposed between the pair of the electrodes. The at least one layer containing the organic compound contains the fluorene derivative. The layer containing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070232842 - Preparation method of 1,5-dimethyltetralin using dealuminated zeolite beta catalyst: f

20070232843 - Product recovery in gas-solids reactors: A gas-solids reaction system is provided for improving product recovery in a multiple reactor reaction system. The solids of the product gas-solids flows from the multiple reactors are separated out in a separation vessel having a baffled transition zone. Additional product vapor is stripped from the solids as the solids... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070232844 - Method of high pressure and high capacity oxygenate conversion with catalyst exposure cycle: A gas-solids reaction system is provided for improving product recovery in a multiple reactor reaction system. An oxygenate feedstock, desirably of high concentration in oxygenate, is reacted with a catalyst having a low to modest acidity and a Si/Al2 ratio of from 0.10 to 0.32. The reaction occurs in a... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070232845 - Process for producing lower olefins from heavy hydrocarbon feedstock utilizing two vapor/liquid separators: A process for making lower olefins from a heavy hydrocarbon feed by use of a combination of two vapor-liquid separation devices, and, then, pyrolytically cracking the light fraction of the heavy hydrocarbon feed to thereby produce a lower olefin product.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070232846 - Process for producing lower olefins: A process for making lower olefins from a heavy hydrocarbon feed by use of a combination of thermal cracking and vapor-liquid separation, and, then, pyrolytically cracking the light fraction of the thermally-cracked heavy hydrocarbon feed to thereby produce a lower olefin product.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070232847 - Membrane process for lpg recovery: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) can be recovered from various streams using a multiple membrane recovery process producing hydrogen stream at high yield and high purity and a C3+ LPG stream at high yield with low energy expenditure.... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company