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Mineral oils: processes and products March listing by industry category 03/12

20120074038 - Liquid phase hydroprocessing with low pressure drop: A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock in a continuous liquid phase utilizes a hydroprocessing catalyst comprising pills that have a largest dimension that averages no more than 1.27 mm ( 1/20 inch) and more than 100 nm to produce a hydrocarbonaceous product stream.... Agent: Uop LLC

20120074039 - Upgrading light naphtas for increased olefins production: p

20120074040 - Integrated deasphalting and oxidative removal of heteroatom hydrocarbon compounds from liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks: A system and process are provided for integrated deasphalting and desulfurization of hydrocarbon feedstock in which the hydrocarbon feedstock, an oxidant, and an oxidation catalyst are mixed prior to passage into a primary settler of a solvent deasphalting unit. Oxidation products, including oxidized organosulfur compounds, are discharged with the asphalt... Agent:

20120074041 - Processing oil from steam assisted production: Methods and apparatus relate to treating hydrocarbons recovered with steam condensate from a formation. The treating removes particulates from the hydrocarbons by addition of a flocculant to produced fluids containing the hydrocarbons and an aqueous phase with the condensate. The flocculant causes the particulates suspended in the hydrocarbons to agglomerate... Agent: Conocophillips Company

20120074042 - Process for reducing the total acid number of a hydrocarbon feed: Disclosed are embodiments relating to a process for reducing the total acid number of a hydrocarbon feed by contacting the feed with a metal titanate catalyst having an MTiO3 structure wherein M is a metal having a valence of 2+, resulting in a hydrocarbon product having a final total acid... Agent: Chevron U.s.a., Inc.

20120074043 - Separation of aromatics with pervaporation membrane: Methods and apparatus relate to separating and removing aromatic compounds from a hydrocarbon stream. Splitting of the hydrocarbon stream into constituents as desired relies on a membrane and distillation columns that supply feed into the membrane and receive retentate and permeate streams output from the membrane. Configurations employing the membrane... Agent: Conocophillips Company

20120074044 - Processing of dehydrated and salty hydrocarbon feeds: The invention provides for processing a dehydrated and salty hydrocarbon feed having a solid salt dispersed in a hydrocarbon material by contacting the feed with an active agent under a first operating condition under which the active agent has an initial active agent solubility in the hydrocarbon material, and modulating... Agent: Suncor Energy Inc.

20120074045 - Extraction of bitumen from oil sands: Carbon disulfide is used as a solvent to extract bitumen from oil sands in an anhydrous countercurrent flow process that is compatible with existing procedures for upgrading bitumen. The solution is then treated in a thermal reaction to reduce viscosity and then fractionated to recover the bitumen.... Agent:

20120067773 - Bio-oil production with optimal byproduct processing: A process and system for the conversion of biomass under high severity in the presence of a catalyst to produce a bio-oil, olefins, methane, and carbon monoxide (CO). The methane and/or CO can be used to generate hydrogen and the generated hydrogen can be used for hydrotreating the bio-oil. Additionally,... Agent: Kior, Inc.

20120067774 - Processes for increasing the overall aromatics and xylenes yield in an aromatics complex: Processes for increasing overall aromatics and xylenes yield in an aromatics complex are provided. A C8+ aromatics stream from an aromatics-rich reformate is separated into a C8 aromatics fraction and a C9+ aromatics fraction comprising higher alkyl group-substituted C9 and C10 aromatics. The C9+ aromatics fraction is separated into a... Agent: Uop LLC

20120067775 - Two-stage, close-coupled, dual-catalytic heavy oil hydroconversion process: A process for the production of high yields of high quality products from heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstock is provided comprising a two-stage, close-coupled process, wherein the first stage comprises a thermal-catalytic zone into which is introduced a mixture comprising the feedstock, coal, dispersed catalyst, and hydrogen; and the second, close-coupled stage... Agent: 4crgroup LLC

20120067776 - Process for the recovery of pure aromatics from hydrocarbon fractions containing aromatics: A process for the recovery of a pure aromatics-containing product is disclosed. This product is obtained by extractive distillation of a gasoline rich in aromatics, in which olefins, diolefins and polyolefins are separated, and this extractive distillation is followed by a hydrogenation of the recovered aromatics-rich, olefin-lean product stream, in... Agent: Uhde Gmbh

20120067777 - Reaction system and products therefrom: A reaction system and method for removing heteroatoms from oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon streams and products derived therefrom are disclosed. An oxidized-heteroatom-containing hydrocarbon feed is reacted in a reaction system thereby forming non-ionic hydrocarbon products. The products derived therefrom are useful as transportation fuels, lubricants, refinery intermediates, or refinery feeds.... Agent: Auterra Inc.

20120067778 - Multimetallic anionic clays and derived products for sox removal in the fluid catalytic cracking process: The present invention relates to the preparation of Multimetallic Anionic Clays (MACs) through a simple method, which are then shaped by spray-drying into microspheres with adequate mechanical properties, suitable to be fluidized. The microspheres are appropriate for application as additives in the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) process, i.e. blended with... Agent: Instituto Mexicano Del Petroleo

20120067779 - Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids: Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment, the iodine source is generated in-situ in an oxidation-reduction reaction,... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120067780 - Process for hydrodesulphurizing gasoline employing a catalyst with controlled porosity: A novel process is described which allows selective hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins. The process employs a catalyst comprising a support selected, for example, from refractory oxides such as aluminas, silicas, silica-aluminas or magnesia, used alone or as a mixture, a group VI metal, preferably Mo or... Agent:

20120067781 - Process and catalyst for desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil stream: The invention relates to a process and catalyst for the oxidative desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil. In one aspect, solid carbon materials are provided having stable sulfur trioxide and nitrogen dioxide oxidative species on the surface thereof. Such materials are useful in the production of low sulfur hydrocarbon feedstocks and in... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120067782 - Hydrogen sulfide scavenger compositions, methods for making and processes for removing hydrogen sulfide from liquid hydrocarbon media: A method for reducing the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in liquid hydrocarbon media while minimizing the amount of corrosion in processing equipment contacting the liquid hydrocarbon media. The method includes neutralizing a glyoxal solution and dispersing the neutralized glyoxal solution in the liquid hydrocarbon media. The neutralized glyoxal solution... Agent:

20120067783 - Hydrogen sulfide scavenger compositions, methods for making and processes for removing hydrogen sulfide from liquid hydrocarbon media: A method for reducing the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in liquid hydrocarbon media while minimizing the amount of corrosion in processing equipment contacting the liquid hydrocarbon media. The method includes adjusting a glyoxal solution to a pH of from about 2.5 to about 6.0 and dispersing the adjusted glyoxal... Agent:

20120067784 - Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids: wherein X is an anion of valency n, the number of phosphonium cations present. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a complexing additive comprising an amine or corresponding ammonium derivative. Upon contact with the crude oil, the heavy metals form soluble complexes with the compound of Formula (I) for... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120067785 - Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids: Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment, the iodine source is generated in-situ in an oxidation-reduction reaction,... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120067786 - Process, method, and system for removing heavy metals from fluids: Trace element levels of heavy metals such as mercury in crude oil are reduced by contacting the crude oil with an iodine source, generating a water soluble heavy metal complex for subsequent removal from the crude oil. In one embodiment, the iodine source is generated in-situ in an oxidation-reduction reaction,... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120061291 - Upgrading of hydrocarbons by hydrothermal process: A hydrocarbon feedstock upgrading method is provided. The method includes supplying the hydrocarbon feedstock, water and a pre-heated hydrogen donating composition to a hydrothermal reactor where the mixed stream is maintained at a temperature and pressure greater than the critical temperatures and pressure of water in the absence of catalyst... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120061292 - Residue conversion process that includes a deasphalting stage and a hydroconversion stage with recycling of deasphalted oil: For conversion of crude oil or a heavy hydrocarbon fraction having an initial boiling point of at least 300° C., conducting a catalytic hydroconversion in a three-phase reactor operating in a boiling bed with an upward flow of liquid and gas, separating resultant effluent into a light liquid fraction boiling... Agent: Ifp Energies Nouvelles

20120061293 - Residue conversion process that includes a deasphalting stage and a hydroconversion stage: Conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction that is obtained either from a crude oil or from the distillation of a crude oil and that has an initial boiling point of at least 300° C. by hydroconversion of at least one portion of heavy hydrocarbon fraction in the presence of hydrogen... Agent: Ifp Energies Nouvelles

20120061294 - Petroleum upgrading process: A method and apparatus for upgrading a petroleum feedstock with supercritical water are provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) heating and pressurizing a petroleum feedstock; (2) heating and pressurizing a water feed to above the supercritical point of water; (3) combining the heated and pressurized petroleum feedstock and... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120061295 - Synthesis of a crystalline silicoaluminophosphate: The present invention is a method for synthesizing non-zeolitic molecular sieves which have a three dimensional microporous framework comprising [AlO2] and [PO2] units. In preparing the reaction mixture, a surfactant is used, coupled with non-aqueous impregnation to prevent acid sites from being destroyed by water during Pt impregnation. The superior... Agent: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

20120061296 - Continuous loading and unloading centrifuge: A system for treating tar sand involving a centrifuge where under centrifugal force solvent treated tar sand and water form a three layer system of wet sand, water, and petroleum, where solvent solubilized hydrocarbons are stripped from the wet sand layer, passed through the water, and into the petroleum layer.... Agent:

20120061297 - Processes for bitumen separation: Processes are provided for separating bitumen from oil sands and from other bitumen-containing compositions.... Agent: Vary Petrochem, LLC

20120055843 - Process for oxidative desulfurization and sulfone disposal using solvent deasphalting: A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120055844 - Process for oxidative desulfurization and denitrogenation using a fluid catalytic cracking (fcc) unit: A method and apparatus for recovering components from a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds and nitrogen... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120055845 - Desulfurization and sulfone removal using a coker: A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120055846 - Hydrocracking catalyst: Process of preparing a hydrocracking catalyst carrier comprising amorphous binder and zeolite Y, which process comprises subjecting zeolite Y having a silica to alumina molar ratio of at least 10 to calcination at a temperature of from 700 to 1000° C., hydrocracking catalyst carrier comprising amorphous binder and zeolite Y... Agent:

20120055847 - Deep conversion combining the demetallization and the conversion of crudes, residues or heavy oils into light liquids with pure or impure oxygenated compounds: A process for the conversion of hydrocarbons that are solid or have a high boiling temperature and may be laden with metals, sulfur or sediments, into liquids (gasolines, gas oil, fuels) with the help of a jet of gas properly superheated between 600 and 800° C. The process comprises preheating... Agent: World Energy Systems Corporation

20120055848 - Method of scavenging hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbon stream: The invention is related to hydrogen sulfide scavenging additive, capable of scavenging hydrogen sulfide in hydrocarbons by forming water soluble scavenged products which are capable of getting separated from hydrocarbon even at acidic pH without causing fouling and decomposition problems, consisting of aldehyde or aldehyde and polyethylene glycol [PEG], and... Agent: Dorf Ketal Chemicals (i) Private Limited

20120055849 - Process for oxidative desulfurization and sulfone management by gasification: A method and apparatus for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstock is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to an oxidation reactor, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock is oxidized in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to selectively oxidize sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon... Agent: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

20120055850 - Low carbon dioxide footprint process for coal liquefaction: A method for producing hydrocarbons is provided, which comprises (a) subjecting a coal feedstock to mechanical activation (203) in a liquid medium, thereby obtaining a mixture of solubilized asphaltenes; and (b) at least partial cracking (207) the resulting mixture in a supersonic nozzle reactor, thereby obtaining hydrocarbon products derived from... Agent: Emc Metals Corporation

20120055851 - Method and apparatus for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from coal: A method of converting coal into a liquid hydrocarbon fuel utilizes a high pressure, high temperature reactor which operates upon a blend of micronized coal, a catalyst, and steam. Microwave power is directed into the reactor. The catalyst, preferably magnetite, will act as a heating media for the microwave power... Agent:

20120048775 - Process for producing middle distillates by hydroisomerization and hydrocracking of a heavy fraction derived from a fischer-tropsch effluent employing a resin: The present invention describes a process for producing middle distillates from a paraffinic feed produced by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and divided into two fractions, a light fraction, termed the cold condensate, and a heavy fraction, termed the waxes, comprising a) fractionating said cold condensate fraction into a gaseous C4− fraction and... Agent: Eni S.p.a.

20120048776 - Hydrodesulfurization process with selected liquid recycle to reduce formation of recombinant mercaptans: Processes for the desulfurization of a cracked naphtha by the reaction of hydrogen with the organic sulfur compounds present in the feed are disclosed. In particular, processes disclosed herein may use one or more catalytic distillation steps followed by further hydrodesulfurization of the naphtha in a fixed bed reactor. It... Agent: Catalytic Distillation Technologies

20120048777 - Method of manufacturing a catalyst and method for preparing fuel from renewable sources using the catalyst: A method of forming a catalyst is provided. The method comprises reacting a reactive solution comprising at least one alumina precursor, at least one silica precursor, a templating agent, a solvent, a catalytic metal precursor, and a modifier, to form a gel. The method can also include calcining the gel... Agent: General Electric Company

20120048778 - Selective desulfurization of fcc gasoline: Processes for the desulfurization of high end point naphtha, such as naphtha fractions having an ASTM D-86 end point of greater than 450° F., greater than 500° F., or greater than 550° F., and containing hindered sulfur compounds, are disclosed.... Agent: Catalytic Distillation Technologies

20120048779 - Sulfone removal from an oxidized hydrocarbon fuel: A one-step process for desulfurizing an oxidized sulfone-containing fuel stream, such as a diesel stream, is disclosed where mass transfer and conversion of sulfone occurs simultaneously such that the sulfur atom in sulfone molecule is removed as sulfite to provide a low-sulfur diesel stream. The diesel stream for treatment is... Agent: Merichem Company

20120048780 - Purification of aromatic feedstock: The invention is a process for removing impurities from an aromatics stream and apparatus for the practice thereof, whereby trace olefins and dienes are removed from aromatic plant feedstocks using a reactor design that enables the product to be backmixed with the feedstock and that enables a feed/effluent heat exchanger.... Agent:

20120048783 - Analogue ionic liquids for the separation and recovery of hydrocarbons from particulate matter: Systems, methods and compositions for the separation and recovery of hydrocarbons from particulate matter are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes contacting particulate matter with at least one analogue ionic liquid. The particulate matter contains at least one hydrocarbon and at least one solid particulate. When the... Agent: Penn State Research Foundation

20120048781 - Extraction of oil sand bitumen with two solvents: A process for extracting bitumen from oil sand using a combination of heavy solvent and light solvent is provided comprising contacting mined oil sand with a non-flammable heavy solvent (HS) to produce a dense oil sand slurry; mixing the dense slurry with a light solvent (LS) to give a heavy... Agent: Sycrude Canada Ltd.

20120048782 - Extraction of oil sand bitumen with two solvents: A process for extracting bitumen from oil sand using a combination of heavy solvent and light solvent is provided comprising digesting mined oil sand with a high-flash point heavy solvent (HS) to produce a dense oil sand slurry; mixing the dense slurry with a light solvent (LS) to give a... Agent: Syncrude Canada Ltd. In Trust For The Owners Of The Syncrude Project