Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions 10/09

20090247797 - Process for producing gas hydrate pellet: A process for producing gas hydrate pellets includes generating a gas hydrate by reacting raw gas and raw water under predetermined temperature and pressure conditions, and then shaping the gas hydrate into pellets by means of a pelletizer. Newly-formed gas hydrate or still-moist gas hydrate that has been partially dehydrated... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20090247798 - Norbornene derivative, norbornene polymer produced by ring-opening (co)polymerization, and process for producing the polymer by ring-opening (co)polymerization: According to the present invention, a novel norbornene derivative that is useful as a precursor monomer for preparing a cycloolefin polymer exhibiting excellent transparency, heat resistance and low-water absorption properties and having been freely controlled in the birefringence properties and the wavelength dispersion properties can be provided. According to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090247799 - Process for producing a hydrocarbon component: The invention relates to a process for producing a new type of high-quality hydrocarbon base oil of biological origin. The process of the invention comprises ketonisation, hydrodeoxygenation, and isomerization steps. Fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters based on a biological raw material are preferably used as the feedstock.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090247800 - Process for hydrogenating olefins: A process for hydrogenating olefins is disclosed. The olefins are present in a feed gas which includes H2 and one or more sulfur compounds. The sulfur compounds may include H2S and organic sulfur compounds. The feed gas is passed through a reactor at an inlet temperature from 100° C. to... Agent: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

20090247801 - Process for toluene and methane coupling in a microreactor: A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane in one or more microreactors is disclosed. In one embodiment a method of revamping an existing styrene production facility by adding one or more microreactors capable of reacting toluene with methane to produce a product stream comprising ethylbenzene... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090247802 - Synthesis of aluminophosphate and metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves: In a method of synthesizing an aluminophosphate or metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve, a synthesis mixture is provided comprising water, a source of aluminum, a source of phosphorus, optionally a source of a metal other than aluminum, a tertiary amine, and an alkylating agent capable of reacting with said tertiary amine to... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090247803 - Process for production of triptane and triptene: High octane C7 hydrocarbons, particularly 2,2,3-trimethylbutane (“triptane”) and 2,2,3-trimethyl-but-1-ene (“triptene”) (collectively “triptyls”) are produced by homologation of a feed comprising dimethyl ether and/or methanol and optionally including one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons in the presence of certain acidic zeolite catalysts. The process can be carried out at temperatures lower than... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090247804 - Methods for conversion of methane to useful hydrocarbons and catalysts for use therein: Methods are provided for converting methane to useful hydrocarbons. In the methods provided, a fluid comprising methane and hydrogen is combined with a catalyst composition derived from at least an aluminum compound, such as an aluminum halide, an aluminum alkyl, or a aluminum hydrate, and a second component such as... Agent: Albemarle Corporation Patent Department

20090247805 - Method for producing a high-octane gasoline from a c5/c6 fraction by means of a membrane separation unit: The invention relates to a method for isomerising typically paraffinic hydrocarbon fractions having 5-7 carbon atoms consisting in using a membrane separation unit which is supplied by an overhead flux from a deisohexaniser which makes it possible to maximise the isopentane quantity in isomerate. Said invention makes it possible to... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20090247806 - Simulated countercurrent adsorptive separation process: A process is described for the separation of a first chemical compound from a liquid feed stream comprising at least first and second chemical compounds by simulated countercurrent adsorptive separation. In the process, the feed stream and a liquid desorbent stream are passed into at least one multi-bed adsorbent chamber... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company