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Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds

20120123174 - Catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylene compounds: The present invention provides a catalyst for selective hydrogenation used to obtain 1,3-butadiene by selectively hydrogenating acetylene compounds contained in a C4 hydrocarbon compound reservoir which is obtained by steam cracking and mainly contains 1,3-butadiene. This catalyst composition mainly contains palladium and bismuth, or palladium, bismuth and tellurium.... Agent: Sued-chemie Catalysts Japan, Inc.

20120123175 - Processes for increasing the yield of ethylene and propylene: e

20120123176 - Methane aromatization catalyst, method of making and method of using the catalyst: A catalyst for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons is described herein. The catalyst comprises an active metal or a compound thereof, and an inorganic oxide support wherein the active metal is added to the support in the form of metal oxalate. The metal oxalate-derived catalyst exhibits superior performance in the... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20120123177 - Process for the preparation of hydrogenated hydrocarbon compounds: A process for the dehydrogenation of a paraffinic hydrocarbon compound, such as an alkane or alkylaromatic hydrocarbon compound to produce an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound, such as an olefin or vinyl aromatic compound or mixture thereof, in which a dehydrogenation catalyst contacts gaseous reactant hydrocarbons in a reactor at dehydrogenation conditions.... Agent:

20120123178 - Uzm-35hs aluminosilicate zeolite, method of preparation and processes using uzm-35hs: where M1 is at least one exchangeable cation selected from the group consisting of alkali, alkaline earth metals, rare earth metals, ammonium ion, hydrogen ion and mixtures thereof, “a” is the mole ratio of M1 to (Al+E), “n” is the weighted average valence of M1, E is an element selected... Agent: Uop LLC

20120123179 - Processes for producing light olefins: A process for producing light olefins. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream and a catalyst to be regenerated; the gas-phase stream and catalyst to be regenerated enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase... Agent:

20120116135 - Heat integrated process for producing high quality pyrolysis oil from biomass: This invention discloses a heat integrated and energy saving process for producing high quality pyrolysis oil from biomass by utilizing a torrefaction pretreatment step for biomass pyrolysis processing wherein the pretreatment step improves the quality of the pyrolysis oil by reducing acidity. This invention further utilizes the gaseous product of... Agent: Conocophillips Company

20120116134 - Methods for co-processing biorenewable feedstock and petroleum distillate feedstock: Methods for co-processing a biorenewable feedstock and a petroleum distillate feedstock are provided. The petroleum distillate feedstock containing sulfur is reacted with hydrogen gas in the presence of a hydrotreating catalyst thereby forming an effluent mixture comprising hydrogen sulfide. A combined feed comprising the effluent mixture, optionally a recycle liquid,... Agent: Uop LLC

20120116136 - Device for distributing a polyphase mixture comprising a jet breaker tray with a separating element: The present invention concerns a device for distributing a polyphase mixture constituted by at least one gas phase and at least one liquid phase, said mixture being in downflow mode passing through at least one bed of solid particles, and said device comprising at least one tray (1) located above... Agent: Ifp Energies Nouvelles

20120116137 - Single loop multistage fuel production: Synthetic fuels are produced from synthesis gas in a four-stage reactor system with a single recycle loop providing the requisite thermal capacity to moderate the high heat release of the reactions and to provide the reactants and reaction environments for the efficient operation of the process. The first stage converts... Agent: Primus Green Energy Inc.

20120116138 - Methods of preparing oil compositions for fuel refining: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for upgrading (for example, removing heteroatoms, metals, or metalloids) an oil composition derived or extracted from a biomass. The upgraded oil composition can be used to make a desired product, for example, a fuel product.... Agent: Sapphire Energy, Inc

20120116139 - Multiple zeolite catalyst: The multiple zeolite catalyst is a catalytic composition used to convert C9+ alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to BTX, particularly commercially valuable xylenes. The catalyst is formed by mixing at least two zeolites selected from mordenite, beta zeolite, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, MFI topology zeolite, NES topology zeolite, EU-1, MAPO-36, SAPO-5, SAPO-11,... Agent: King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals

20120116140 - Work-up of a 3-methyl-1-butene-containing mixture: The invention is a method for processing a mixture containing water, 3-methyl-1-butene and at least one other methylbutene. The method comprises primary distillation of the mixture, giving a gaseous primary overhead product containing methylbutene and water and a water-free primary bottom product containing 3-methyl-1-butene; condensation of the gaseous primary overhead... Agent: Evonik Oxeno Gmbh

20120116141 - Oligomerisation of olefins with zeolite catalyst: The conversion and run length for oligomerisation of olefins over a molecular sieve catalyst in a tubular reactor is improved by controlling the peak temperature to not exceed 50 degrees C. above the temperature of the temperature control fluid exiting the shell side outlet of the reactor. A tubular reactor... Agent:

20120116142 - Method and system for performing chemical proceses: The invention relates to a method for performing chemical processes, where raw materials are heated, wherein a melt pool is produced in a tank or reactor using low-melting metals or metal alloys, wherein the raw materials are metered directly into the melt pool in the lower part of the tank... Agent:

20120116143 - Lower olefins producing catalyst and method for producing lower olefins using same: A lower olefin producing catalyst which has high olefin production efficiency and maintains its activity for a long period of time when lower olefins are produced from an oxygen-containing compound, which is a solid catalyst used in producing lower olefins from an oxygen-containing compound, includes a solid-state catalyst component containing... Agent: Jgc Corporation

20120116144 - Feedback and feedforward closed loop purity and recovery control: There is provided a closed loop purity and recovery control system and process for operating a xylene purification system such as a Parex unit.... Agent:

20120116145 - Method of producing a crude product: A method of producing a crude product from a hydrocarbon feed is provided. A hydrocarbon feed is contacted with a catalyst containing a Col. 6-10 metal or compound thereof to produce the crude product, where the catalyst has a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter ranging from 105... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20120108861 - Process for conversion of biomass to fuel: The present invention is directed to processes for the direct conversion of lipidic biomass fuelstock to combustible fuels. In particular, the invention provides a process for the direct conversion of animal fats to transportations fuels suitable as replacement for petroleum-derived transportation fuels. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps... Agent: North Carolina State University

20120108860 - Process for producing high quality pyrolysis oil from biomass: This invention relates to a process to utilize a torrefaction pretreatment step for biomass pyrolysis process. This pretreatment improves the quality of the pyrolysis oil by reducing acidity. The inventive process shows that as a pretreatment to pyrolysis, resulting pyrolysis oil obtained from torrefied biomass has approximately 25% lower acetic... Agent: Conocophillips Company

20120108862 - Recovery and use of conjunct polymers from ionic liquid catalysts: A process comprising regenerating a used ionic liquid catalyst, recovering conjunct polymer from the regenerated catalyst and using at least a portion of the conjunct polymer is disclosed.... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc

20120108863 - Depolymerizatin of plastic materials: A styrene monomer reclamation process and system is disclosed. The styrene monomer reclamation process includes providing a waste plastic. The waste plastic includes styrenic polymers. The waste plastic is formed into polymer particles. At least a portion of the polymer particles are dissolved in a solvent to form a polymer... Agent: Fina Technology, Inc.

20120108864 - Integrated propylene production: A process for the production of propylene, the process including: fractionating a hydrocarbon stream comprising n-butenes, isobutylene, and paraffins into at least two fractions including a light C4 fraction comprising isobutylene and a heavy C4 fraction comprising n-butenes and paraffins; contacting at least a portion of the heavy C4 fraction... Agent: Lummus Technology Inc.

20120108865 - Water gas shift for acetylene converter feed co control: A process and apparatus are presented for the removal of carbon monoxide from ethylene streams. The removal of carbon monoxide before selective hydrogenation protects the catalyst in the selective hydrogenation reactor. Carbon monoxide levels are controlled with the water gas shift process to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide,... Agent: Uop LLC

20120108866 - process for the selective hydrogenation and hydrodesulferization of a pyrolysis gasoline feedstock: Disclosed is a process for the selective hydrogenation of diolefins and sulfur compounds that are contained in a pyrolysis gasoline feedstream. The process includes utilizing a single hydrotreating reaction stage by introducing the pyrolysis gasoline feedstock that includes a diolefin concentration and an organic sulfur concentration into a reactor that... Agent:

20120108868 - Process for the production of paraxylene: A process for the purification of aromatic feedstream to produce paraxylene is disclosed, including the separation of a C8+ aromatic feedstream into a steam comprising C8 aromatic species and a stream comprising C9+ aromatic species. After separation of PX from the C8 aromatic stream, a PX-depleted stream is separated and... Agent:

20120108867 - Process for the production of purified xylene isomers: The invention is directed to a process to produce paraxylene and orthoxylene, including reducing the amount of isomerate recycle from vapor phase xylenes isomerization by providing a parallel configuration of vapor phase and liquid phase isomerization units.... Agent:

20120108869 - Fuel and base oil blendstocks from a single feedstock: A method comprising the steps of providing a quantity of biologically-derived oil comprising triglycerides; processing the biologically derived oil so as to transesterify at least some of the triglycerides contained therein to yield a quantity of saturated monoesters and unsaturated monoesters; oligomerizing at least some of the unsaturated monoesters to... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120108870 - Fuel and base oil blendstocks from a single feedstock: A method comprising the steps of providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 30 wt. % wherein at least 80% of the C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chains are saturated; and (ii) a C18-C22 acyl carbon atom chain content of at... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120108871 - Fuel and base oil blendstocks from a single feedstock: A method comprising providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 30 wt. % wherein at least 80% of the C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chains are saturated; and (ii) a C18-C22 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 20 wt.... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120108872 - Heavy alkylbenzene transalkylation operating cost reduction: A process for increasing the production of monoalkylbenzenes is presented. The process includes utilizing a transalkylation process to convert dialkylbenzenes to monoalkylbenzenes. The transalkylation process recycles a portion of the effluent stream from the transalkylation reactor back to the feed of the transalkylation reactor. The recycled dialkylbenzenes and a portion... Agent: Uop LLC

20120108873 - Catalysts containing nano-materials and methods of making and using same: A method of making a catalyst containing nanosize zeolite particles supported on a support material is disclosed. A process for making styrene or ethylbenzene by reacting toluene with a C1 source over a catalyst containing nanosize zeolite particles supported on a support material is disclosed.... Agent: Fina Technology, Inc.

20120108874 - Process for preparing a phenylcyclohexane: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing a substituted or unsubstituted phenylcyclohexane by catalytic hydrogenation of a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl.... Agent: Basf Se

20120108875 - Zeolite catalyst with deposited germanium, aluminum and platinum for aromatization of alkanes, process of making and process of using thereof: The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having... Agent: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

20120108876 - Process and reactor system for the preparation of an olefinic product: A process and a reactor system for the preparation of an olefinic product by reacting an oxygenate feedstock in the presence of an oxygenate conversion catalyst within a reactor system under oxygenate-to-olefin conversion conditions, to obtain the olefinic product, wherein the reactor system has a contact surface coming in contact... Agent:

20120108877 - Propane dehydrogenation process utilizing fluidized catalyst system: A process for the production of propylene from a propane rich hydrocarbon source is presented. The process converts a propane rich stream and uses less equipment and energy for the separation and production of propylene. The process uses a non-noble metal catalyst and utilizes a continuous reactor-regeneration system to keep... Agent: Uop LLC

20120101316 - Method for the preparation of a fuel composition for use in gasoline engines and blending component: A method for the preparation of a fuel composition for use in gasoline engines and a blending component is provided, in which the fractions from cracking apparatus is used. In the method, light cycle oil obtained from fluid catalytic apparatus is subjected to fractionation and used as a blending component.... Agent:

20120101317 - Fomula for joint synthetic jet, rocket, and diesel fuel: A synthetic fuel formula using a blend of High Density Synthetic (HDS) (e.g. Decalin and Tetralin), and Low Density Synthetic (LDS) (e.g. Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene—SPK) is disclosed. This HDS and LDS blend has been shown to be useful as a jet, rocket and diesel fuel of standard density, and under... Agent:

20120101319 - Catalytic hydrothermal treatment of biomass: Biomass based feeds are processed under hydrothermal treatment conditions, e.g., to produce a hydrocarbon liquid product and a solids portion. The hydrothermal treatment is performed in the presence of a dissolved catalyst or catalyst precursor. The presence of the dissolved catalyst or catalyst precursor can modify the nature of the... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20120101318 - Production of renewable biofuels: A process and system for separating and upgrading bio-oil into renewable fuels is provided. The process comprises separating bio-oil into a light fraction and heavy fraction based on their boiling points. The heavy fraction is then subjected to hydrotreatment, while the light fraction is not subjected to hydrotreatment. At least... Agent: Kior, Inc.

20120101320 - Process to prepare olefins from aliphatic alcohols: A process to prepare an olefin from its corresponding alcohol is improved by reacting, under reaction conditions including a first temperature, an aliphatic alcohol and, optionally, diluent water, to form a reaction product including at least a dialkyl ether. The product is then reacted again, under higher temperature to complete... Agent:

20120101321 - Ethylene oligomerization: The oligomerization of ethylene using a chromium catalyst having a bridged diphosphine ligand can produce a selective product distribution (to predominantly hexene or predominantly octene/hexene) when activated with an aluminoxane. The oligomerization reaction also produces polymer by product—particularly when the aluminoxane is provided in a non-aromatic solvent. The present invention... Agent: Nova Chemicals (international) S.a.

20120101322 - Oxygenate conversion catalyst, process for the preparation of an olefinic product, and process for the preparation of an oxygenate conversion catalyst: An oxygenate conversion catalyst comprising both a first molecular sieve having one-dimensional 10-membered ring channels, and a second molecular sieve having more-dimensional channels, wherein the second molecular sieve comprises MEL-type aluminosilicate; a process for the preparation of an olefinic product in the presence of the oxygenate conversion catalyst, and a... Agent:

20120101323 - Systems and methods for producing substitute natural gas: Systems and methods for producing synthetic natural gas are provided. The method can include gasifying a carbonaceous feedstock within a gasifier to provide a raw syngas. The raw syngas can be cooled to provide a cooled raw syngas. The cooled raw syngas can be processed in a purification system to... Agent: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC