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Processes For Producing High Octane Reformate Having High C5+ Yield
22 Apr 21
Provided are novel process for upgrading naphtha and increasing the yield of reformate.
Mohsen N. Harandi, Yira Y. Aponte Torrealba
Filed: 30 Jul 20
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Monitoring of Hydroprocessed Fluids by Optical Spectroscopy
22 Apr 21
Systems and methods are provided to allow for characterization of feeds, intermediate effluents, and/or products during lubricant base stock production.
David L. Perkins, Jason M. McMullan, Kendall S. Fruchey
Filed: 5 Oct 20
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Laser metal deposition welding process, parts formed therefrom and uses in oil, gas and petrochemical applications
13 Apr 21
Provided is an oil, gas and/or petrochemical ferrous or non-ferrous material component including two or more segments of ferrous or non-ferrous components for joining, wherein the two or more segments are of the same or different materials, and laser metal deposition weldments bonding adjacent segments of said components together.
Ning Ma
Filed: 22 Sep 17
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Harvesting Systems and Methods for Removal of Algae Slurry Impurities
8 Apr 21
A method includes containing an algae slurry within a cultivation vessel, introducing the algae slurry into a dissolved air floatation (DAF) system, and operating the DAF system in a low-recovery mode and thereby selectively removing impurities from the algae slurry.
Mark A. Deimund, Louis R. Brown, Patrick L. Hanks
Filed: 14 Sep 20
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Gravity Driven Bioreactors and Methods of Operation
25 Mar 21
A system for growing algae in a slurry, includes a pond having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of contiguous elongate channel segments coupled fluidically in sequence between the inlet and the outlet, and the inlet is located at an elevation higher than outlet to allow gravity to flow the slurry from the inlet to the outlet.
Everett J. O'Neal, Yesim Igci, Patrick L. Hanks, Randall J. Lamutt, Mark A. Deimund, Vinit Choudhary
Filed: 14 Sep 20
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Integrated Process for Producing Olefins from Alkanes by Hydrogen Transfer
25 Mar 21
This application relates to transfer hydrogenation between light alkanes and olefins, and, more particularly, embodiments related to an integrated olefin production system and process which can produce higher carbon number olefins from corresponding alkanes.
Aaron Sattler, Michele Paccagnini, Kun Wang, Henry K. Klutse, Brian M. Weiss
Filed: 22 Jul 20
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Olefin Methylation for Production of Low Aromatic Gasoline
25 Mar 21
Systems and methods are provided for conversion of a combined feed of oxygenates (such as methanol or dimethyl ether) and olefins to a high octane naphtha boiling range product with a reduced or minimized aromatics content.
Brandon J. O'Neill, Mark A. Deimund, Ajit B. Dandekar
Filed: 8 Sep 20
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Photobioreactors, Gas Concentrators, and Periodic Surfaces
25 Mar 21
A system for growing algae includes a gas concentrator configured to receive a first gas containing CO2 at a first concentration and discharge a second gas containing CO2 at a second concentration higher than the first concentration, and a photobioreactor containing algae in an algae slurry and fluidically coupled to the gas concentrator to receive the second gas.
Narasimhan Sundaram
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Photobioreactors, Gas Concentrators, and Periodic Surfaces
25 Mar 21
A system for growing algae includes a photobioreactor comprising a tubular structure having inner and outer surfaces, an annular space defined between the inner and outer surfaces, an inlet to allow an algae slurry to enter the annular space, and a mechanism configured to produce radially-directed contractions and expansions in the tubular structure.
Narasimhan Sundaram
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Overcoming two carbon dioxide adsorption steps in diamine-appended metal-organic frameworks
23 Mar 21
Primary, secondary (1º,2º) alkylethylenediamine- and alkylpropylenediamine-appended variants of metal-organic framework are provided for CO2 capture applications.
Jeffrey R. Long, Simon Christopher Weston, Phillip J. Milner, Jeffrey D. Martell, Rebecca L. Siegelman
Filed: 25 Jul 18
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Spirocentric compounds and polymers thereof
23 Mar 21
The present invention is directed to novel functionalized spirocentric compounds and polymers thereof that produce hyper-rigid cross-linked membranes.
M. G. Finn, Craig McKay, Nicholas Bruno, Kirstie Thompson, Huaxing Zhou
Filed: 7 Mar 19
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Upgrading and Enrichment of Gases Through Algae Photobioreactors
18 Mar 21
A method includes containing an algae media within a contactor, introducing a stream of natural gas comprising up to 80 wt % carbon dioxide (CO2) into the contactor, contacting the natural gas on the algae media and thereby allowing the algae media to consume CO2 from the natural gas, and discharging a stream of natural gas comprising 2 wt % or less CO2 from the contactor.
Vinit Choudhary, Everett J. O'Neal, Sarah E. Feicht, Patrick L. Hanks, Samantha J. Reuter, Rachel G. Munson
Filed: 14 Sep 20
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Methods for Methanol-to-gasoline Conversion with Post-processing of Heavy Gasoline Hydrocarbons
18 Mar 21
Methanol-to-gasoline conversion may be performed using a heavy gasoline treatment, followed by a separation operation.
Mohsen N. Harandi, Mitch L. Hindman, Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
Filed: 8 Sep 20
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Production of upgraded extract and raffinate
16 Mar 21
Systems and methods are provided for producing upgraded raffinate and extract products from lubricant boiling range feeds and/or other feeds having a boiling range of 400° F. (204° C.) to 1500° F. (816° C.) or more.
Benjamin S. Umansky, Keith K. Aldous, James W. Gleeson, Edward J. Blok, Richard A. Demmin
Filed: 11 Sep 19
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Lubricating oil composition
16 Mar 21
A lubricating oil composition which can reduce the occurrence frequency of LSPI and which can ensure detergency.
Ko Onodera, Shuzo Nemoto, Tomohiro Kato, Kosuke Fujimoto, Minoru Yamashita
Filed: 20 Nov 14
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Integrated resid deasphalting and gasification
16 Mar 21
Systems and methods are provided for integration of use deasphalted resid as a feed for fuels and/or lubricant base stock production with use of the corresponding deasphalter rock for gasification to generate hydrogen and/or fuel for the fuels and/or lubricant production process.
Kendall S. Fruchey, Sara K. Green, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Timothy L. Hilbert, Michael B. Carroll, Ajit B. Dandekar, Sara L. Yohe, Stephen H. Brown, Tracie L. Owens, April D. Ross, Eric B. Senzer, Steven Pyl
Filed: 27 Dec 16
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Electrostatic varnish and precursor detection in lubricants
9 Mar 21
Methods are provided for in-situ detection of varnish and/or deposit precursors in a lubricant in a lubricating environment.
Walter D. Vann, Kathleen K. Cooper, Spyridon Korres, Samuel Flores-Torres, Bhaskar Prabhakar, Erik Herz
Filed: 6 Sep 18
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CO2 Hydrogenation In Reverse Flow Reactors
4 Mar 21
Systems and methods are provided for hydrogenation of CO2 in a reverse flow reactor environment via a reverse water gas shift reaction.
Everett J. O'Neal, Anastasios I. Skoulidas, Joseph E. Gatt
Filed: 2 Apr 20
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Process Intensification for Reverse Flow Reactors
4 Mar 21
Systems and methods are provided for improving thermal management and/or efficiency of reaction systems including a reverse flow reactor for performance of at least one endothermic reaction and at least one supplemental exothermic reaction.
Anastasios I. Skoulidas, Everett J. O'Neal, Joseph E. Gatt, Anjaneya S. Kovvali
Filed: 2 Apr 20
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Applying Hansen Solubility Parameters to Metal-organic Framework Synthesis Conditions
25 Feb 21
A method suitable for use in investigating synthesis conditions for metal-organic frameworks may include: identifying synthesis conditions that includes a first solvent system by which a metal-organic framework is successfully synthesized; and synthesizing the metal-organic framework under substantially the same synthesis conditions but with a second solvent system (or a comparable solvent system) having a difference (Ra) between Hansen solubility parameters of 5 MPa0.5 or less as compared to the first solvent system.
Carter W. Abney, Anna C. Ivashko
Filed: 12 Jun 20