Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions 04/08

20080097132 - Cracking of dicyclopentadiene: This invention provides a process for forming monomers from a dimer, wherein the dimer is dicyclopentadiene, di(methylcyclopentadiene), di(ethyleyclopentadiene), or a mixture of any two or more of these. The process comprises i) heating a liquid mixture comprising at least one dimer and at least one liquefying agent in a vaporization... Agent: Albemarle Corporation

20080097133 - Method for the production of butadine from n-butane: H) removing water from the at least one condensate stream f1 and, if appropriate, from the condensate stream g1 by phase separation to obtain at least one recycle stream hi comprising n-butane and at least one wastewater stream h2, and recycling the at least one recycle stream h1 into the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080097134 - endothermic hydrocarbon conversion process: The present invention is an improved cyclic, endothermic hydrocarbon conversion process and a catalyst bed system for accomplishing the same. Specifically, the improved process comprises reacting a hydrocarbon with a multi-component catalyst bed in such a manner that the temperature within the catalyst bed remains within controlled temperature ranges throughout... Agent: J. L. Simunic, Esq.

20080086020 - Benzene removal from fcc naphtha: An integrated process for the isolation of benzene contained within a fluid catalytically cracked naphtha is disclosed wherein a C6 fraction containing a benzene concentrate is subjected to etherification with alcohol (e.g. methanol and/or ethanol) to convert the C6 isoolefins to ethers which are separated by fractional distillation. If desired... Agent: Osha Liang LLP / Cdtech

20080086021 - Process for removing at least benzene from hydrocarbon streams: A method of removing at least benzene from a hydrocarbon stream comprises concentrating aromatics in the hydrocarbon stream by passing the hydrocarbon stream through a membrane unit having at least one membrane to produce a permeate stream and a retentate stream, wherein the permeate stream is aromatics rich relative to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080081934 - Stilbene derivative, light-emitting element, display apparatus, and electronic appliance: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel material having heat resistance which provides blue light emission, and a light-emitting element, a display apparatus, and an electronic appliance using the material. Aspects of the invention are a stilbene derivative represented by the following general formula (1), the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20080081935 - Method and apparatus for continuous decomposing waste polymeric materials: A method and apparatus for the continuous recycling of hydrocarbon containing used and waste materials such as plastic and polymeric waste including, for example, polyurethane, rubber wastes and the like, and in particular scrap rubber tires, are disclosed. The process is carried out under moderate temperatures and atmospheric pressure in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080081936 - Integrated processing of methanol to olefins: Processing schemes and arrangements for the production of olefins and, more particularly, for the production of light olefins from a methanol feedstock are provided. Such processing schemes and arrangements integrate oxygenate conversion at higher pressures and with subsequent heavy olefins conversion processing to produce additional light olefin products.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080081938 - Absorption recovery processing of light olefins free of carbon dioxide: Processing schemes and arrangements for the amine treatment of high olefin content (e.g., ethylene-rich) carbon dioxide-containing streams such as for the effective separation and removal of carbon dioxide therefrom are provided. Corresponding or associated processing schemes and arrangements for the catalytic cracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and obtaining light... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080081937 - Dividing wall separation in light olefin hydrocarbon processing: Processing schemes and arrangements for application of a dividing wall separation column in the processing of an effluent resulting from FCC processing modified for increased light olefin production. The dividing wall separation column desirably splits a naphtha feedstock produced or resulting from such modified FCC processing to produce or form... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080081939 - Low cost selective octene process : rht-octene: This invention covers a process for making Octene from mix C4 Feed by a low cost highly selective multistage process. The multi staging of reactors essentially provides lower cost than conventional processes. Two options are provided in FIGS. 1 and 2 as regards to configuration based on the same catalyst... Agent: Amarjit Singh Bakshi Refining Hydrocarbon Technologies LLC