Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds inventions

20090275788 - Hydrogenation processes using functional surface catalyst composition: Hydrogenation processes using a catalyst composition which, preferably comprises a glass substrate, with one or more functional surface active constituents integrated on and/or in the substrate surface. A substantially nonporous substrate has (i) a total surface area between about 0.01 m2/g and 10 m2/g; and (ii) a predetermined isoelectric point... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090275790 - Synthesis of sapo-34 with essentially pure cha framework: A process for producing an ElAPO molecular sieve with essentially pure CHA framework is disclosed. When El is silicon the process allows for a broad range of silicon content, and produces a catalyst with a high selectivity for the conversion of methanol to olefins.... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090275789 - Treatment of small pore molecular sieves and their use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins: A method is disclosed of treating a porous crystalline molecular sieve having a pore size less than or equal to about 5 Angstroms to decrease its coke selectivity in oxygenate to olefin conversion reactions. The method comprises contacting the molecular sieve with an acid having a kinetic diameter greater than... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090275791 - Ceramic foam catalyst support for gasoline alkylation: This invention relates to an alkylation catalyst, a method for preparing the alkylation catalyst, and a method for alkylating olefins and paraffins. The alkylation catalyst includes a foam catalyst support wherein active catalyst particles have been appended to the surface of the foam support.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090275792 - Dehydrogenation process with water control: The activity of a dehydrogenation catalyst is improved by increasing the water concentration maintained in the reactants toward the start of the catalyst's life, but after the catalyst has deactivated to the extent that the temperature required to maintain the conversion per pass of paraffinic hydrocarbon through the reaction zone... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090270664 - Olefin waxes having improved hardness or viscosity: In one embodiment, we disclose hardened olefin waxes and processes for preparing them. In another embodiment, we disclose oxidized olefin waxes having low viscosity and processes for preparing them. The waxes are suitable for use as polishes, coatings, or inks, among other uses.... Agent: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp

20090270665 - Device to separate olefins from paraffins and to purify olefins and use thereof: The present invention discloses a device, which uses membranes, capable of separating olefins from paraffins. The device (1) considers an ultramicroporous ceramic membrane module, zeolite or silicate based, containing a fixed carrier of copper I or silver ions (#-complexant ions) inserted by ion exchange, or as a monolayer of CuCl,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090270666 - Process to make base oil from fischer-tropsch condensate: e

20090270667 - Process to make base oil from thermally cracked waxy feed using ionic liquid catalyst: We provide a process for making a base oil, comprising: a) selecting an olefin feed produced by thermal cracking of a waxy feed; b) oligomerizing the olefin feed in an ionic liquid oligomerization zone at a set of oligomerization conditions to form an oligomer; and c) alkylating the oligomer in... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090270668 - Process for producing olefins: The present invention relates to a process for the co-production of ethylene and propylene from an ethanol feedstock and a propanol feedstock.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090270669 - Process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed: Process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed, wherein the hydrocarbon feed is an essentially olefinic hydrocarbon feed comprising C6 olefins and wherein the hydrocarbon feed is contacted with a one-dimensional zeolite having 10-membered ring channels and a silica to alumina ratio (SAR) in the range from 10... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090264691 - Porous heterogeneous catalyst coated with an ionic liquid: The invention relates to a porous heterogeneous catalyst. In order to prepare a catalyst which catalyzes with a relatively high selectivity the hydrogenation of individual unsaturated bonds of polyunsaturated compounds it is proposed that the inner surface of the catalysts is coated with an ionic liquid.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090264692 - Use of direct heating device with a reheater in a dehydrogenation unit: Methods and processes for increasing the efficiency and/or expanding the capacity of a dehydrogenation unit by use of at least one direct heating unit are described.... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20090264693 - Process for the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons: t

20090264694 - Reduction of organic halides in alkylate gasoline: An alkylation process comprising contacting a first hydrocarbon feed comprising at least one olefin having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and a second hydrocarbon feed comprising at least one isoparaffin having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms with a halide-based acidic ionic liquid catalyst under alkylation conditions to produce... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090264695 - System and method for using super critical state carbon dioxide (co2) as a hydrocarbon diluent: A system and method for the use of super critical CO2 as a diluent for transport of extracted or processed hydrocarbons. The super critical state CO2 is then co-mingled with the extracted or processed hydrocarbons and transported in the co-mingled state to a delivery point. At the delivery point, the... Agent: Kyle M. Hall