Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions 12/07

20070299288 - Process for the synthetic generation of methane: In a process for the synthetic generation of methane from a feed gas mixture, a feed gas mixture including carbon monoxide, hydrogen, water vapor, CO2, volatile hydrocarbons comprising C2 and higher, unsaturated C2 components and aromatic hydrocarbons in the range of 1 to 10 vol % is provided. The feed... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070299289 - Energy-efficient process for para-xylene production: This invention is drawn to a process for producing and recovering one or more high-purity xylene isomers from a feed stream having a substantial content of C9 and heavier hydrocarbons. The feed stream is processed to de-ethylate heavy aromatics, fractionated and passed to a circuit comprising C8-aromatic isomer recovery and... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070299290 - Catalytic trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers: i

20070299291 - Process for the manufacture of base oil: A feedstock originating from renewable sources is converted to branched and saturated hydrocarbons without heteroatoms in the base oils distillation range by converting the fatty acids to olefins, which are subsequently oligomerised.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070299292 - Paraffin alkylation: A liquid acid process is disclosed in which a hydrocarbon component containing an olefin, an olefin precursor or mixture and an isoalkane and a liquid acid catalyst is fed to a downflow reaction zone containing a disperser, under conditions to induce pulse flow at or near the outlet to react... Agent: Osha Liang LLP / Cdtech

20070299293 - Method for obtaining 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene using isomerization and crystallization processes: l

20070299294 - Integrated process for removing benzene from gasoline and producing cyclohexane: An integrated, continuous process for transforming feedstock, e.g., reformate, which contains high levels of benzene into a low-benzene content feedstock that is suitable for gasoline blending initially removes benzene from the reformate by extractive distillation, then partially hydrogenating the high purity benzene into cyclohexane under mild conditions in a one-stage... Agent: Charles H. Jew Ste. 533

20070293709 - Process for methane conversion: A process for converting methane to higher hydrocarbon(s) including aromatic hydrocarbon(s) in a reaction zone comprises providing to a hydrocarbon feedstock containing methane and a catalytic particulate material to the reaction zone and contacting the catalytic particulate material and the hydrocarbon feedstock in a substantially countercurrent fashion in the reaction... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070293710 - Catalyst for olefin polymerization including phenoxy ligand and method of (co) polymerization of olefin using same: The present invention provides a Ziegler-Natta catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising transition metal compound containing aryloxy ligand and transition metal with the oxidation number of 3 from Group IV, V or VI of the Periodic Table of Elements which is prepared by the reduction of transition metal compound containing at... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20070293711 - Low cost high yield iso-octene/ isooctane process with capability to revamp the mtbe units: e

20070293712 - Process for the manufacture of polyolefins: The present invention relates to a process for producing polyolefins wherein a feedstock comprising n-olefin or a mixture of n-olefins is dimerized in the presence of a solid acidic catalyst by passing the feedstock to a catalytic distillation apparatus comprising either a) a combination of a distillation column and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070293713 - Catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons: A process for the production of a reaction product including a carbon containing compound. The process includes providing a film of a fuel source including at least one organic compound on a wall of a reactor, contacting the fuel source with a source of oxygen, forming a vaporized mixture of... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20070293714 - Zeolite-containing hydrocarbon-converting catalyst, the preparation process thereof, and a process for converting hydrocarbon oils with the catalyst: The assistant catalytic component is one or more selected from the group consisting of the alkali earth metals, Group IVB metals, non-noble metals of Group VIII, and rare earth metals of the Periodic Table of the Elements. This catalyst has a higher ability to convert petroleum hydrocarbons and higher yields... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds

20070287871 - Silicoaluminophosphate isomerization catalyst: A catalyst system for treating a hydrocarbonaceous feed comprising a matrix selected from the group consisting of alumna, silica alumina, titanium alumina and mixtures thereof; a support medium substantially uniformly distributed through said matrix comprising a SAPO-11 molecular sieve; and 0.1 to 1.0 wt % (based on the total weight... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20070287872 - Tungsten based catalyst system: A catalyst system including the combination of a source of tungsten; a ligand precursor containing at least N or O as a bonding atom to bond to the tungsten in the source of tungsten, the source of tungsten and the ligand precursor being selected to form an acid due to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070287873 - Method of converting ethanol to base stock for diesel fuel: a reaction stage (a) of contacting the ethanol with an acid catalyst, amorphous or structured, predominantly mesoporous, for example at a temperature of 300° C. to 500° C., at a pressure of 2 to 10 MPa and at a WHSV of 0.2 to 4 h−1, producing a gas phase, an... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070287874 - Intergrown molecular sieve, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins: A molecular sieve comprises at least one intergrown phase of an AFX framework-type molecular sieve and a CHA framework-type molecular sieve and is conveniently synthesized using a combination of N,N,N′N′-tetramethylhexane-1,6-diamine and N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine as organic directing agents.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070287875 - Selective isomerization of olefins to alkenes using a mesoporous catalyst: A process for selectively making 2-alkenes from a NAO using a mesoporous catalyst that has been surface modified with a Brönsted acid compound. The Brönsted acid compound has a reactive silane connector, an organic linking group, and a Brönsted acid group. The mesoporous catalyst has an average pore diameter in... Agent: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20070287876 - Method of removing organic acid from light fischer-tropsch liquid: A method of removing an organic acid from Light Fischer-Tropsch Liquid (LFTL) comprising treating the LFTL with about 30 to 75% ammonium hydroxide, whereupon the organic acid is converted to an ammonium salt; and a method of converting an olefin in LFTL to a paraffin comprising contacting LFTL, which has... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070282144 - Method of making a synthetic alkylaryl compound: A process for alkylating an aromatic compound comprising reacting (a) a first amount of at least one aromatic compound with a first amount of a mixture of olefins having from about 8 to about 100 carbon atoms, in the presence of a strong acid catalyst; and reacting the product of... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20070282143 - Method of making an alkylated aromoatic using acidic ionic liquid catalyst: A process for alkylating an aromatic compound containing no hydroxyl groups comprising reacting at least one non-hydroxyl containing aromatic compound with at least one olefinic oligomer in the presence of an acidic ionic liquid catalyst, wherein the olefinic oligomer has a carbon range of from about C12 to about C70... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20070282145 - Use of isotopic analysis for determination of aromatic hydrocarbons produced from methane: p

20070282146 - Process for preparing an organic hydroperoxide, industrial set-up therefore and process wherein such organic hydroperoxide is used in the preparation of an alkylene oxide: A process for preparing an organic hydroperoxide, which process comprises: (a) oxidizing an organic compound to obtain an organic reaction product containing organic hydroperoxide; (b) mixing at least part of the organic reaction product of step (a) with a basic aqueous solution to obtain a mixture of basic aqueous solution... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070282147 - Magnesium chloride-based adducts and catalyst components obtained therefrom: Lewis base adducts comprising MgCln(OR)2-n, and an aprotic Lewis base that are in molar ratios to each other defined by the formula MgCln(OR)2-nLBp in which n is from 0.1 to 1.9, p is higher than 0.4, and R is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group. The adducts of the present invention are... Agent: Basell Usa Inc.

20070282148 - Organometallic ruthenium complexes and related methods for the preparation of tetra-substituted and other hindered olefins: The invention relates to ruthenium alkylidene complexes having an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand comprising a 5-membered heterocyclic ring having a carbenic carbon atom and at least one nitrogen atom contained within the 5-membered heterocyclic ring, wherein the nitrogen atom is directly attached to the carbenic carbon atom and is substituted by... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070282149 - Alkylation process using a catalyst comprising a solid acid and a hydrogenation metal: The invention relates to a process for alkylating a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon feed to be alkylated with an alkylation agent in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid acid, a hydrogenation metal, and 1.5-6 wt % of water, measured as the loss on ignition at... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20070282150 - Alkylation of isobutene feeds: A process for alkylating isobutene by introducing a feed containing isobutene and an isoparaffin, in the form of droplets, into an acid catalyst to produce an alkylation product, wherein the Sauter mean diameter of the droplets is greater than or equal to about 150 μm and is less than or... Agent: Conocophillips Company I. P. Legal

20070282151 - Manufacture of higher hydrocarbons from methane, via methanesulfonic acid, sulfene, and other pathways: Hydrocarbon liquids and olefins can be made from methane with greater efficiency than previously available, by converting methane into methanesulfonic acid (MSA), then converting the MSA into a reactive anhydride called sulfene, H2C═SO2. Sulfene will exothermically form ethylene, an olefin. It also can insert methylene groups (—CH2—) into hydrocarbon liquids,... Agent: Patrick D. Kelly