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FUEL ADDITIVES WITH LOW NOx EMISSIONS
25 Feb 21
This disclosure relates to compositions and methods of making an additized fuel composition comprising a base fuel composition and a randomly branched nitrate composition.
Logan P. Renninger, Scott K. Berkhous, Donald J. Mattran, Geert W. Steenbeke, Dongil Kang, Kenneth C. H. Kar
Filed: 14 Aug 20
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Functionalized membranes and methods of production thereof
23 Feb 21
The present invention is directed to methods of fabricating novel cross-linked membranes and to cross-linked membranes produced by the disclosed methods.
Nicholas Bruno, Ronita Mathias, Yao Ma, Kirstie Thompson, Breanne Hamlett, Ryan P. Lively, Huaxing Zhou, M. G. Finn, Dhaval Bhandari, Craig McKay, Melinda Jue
Filed: 7 Mar 19
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Acid/metal Bifunctional Catalyst Produced by Extrusion
18 Feb 21
A method of producing bifunctional catalysts by extrusion may include mixing an acid catalyst, a metal catalyst, optionally a binder, and a fluid to produce a dough; extruding the dough to form an extrudate; producing a powder from the extrudate; and calcining the powder to produce an acid/metal bifunctional catalyst.
Chuansheng Bai, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Anita S. Lee
Filed: 13 Aug 20
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Metal Catalyst Synthesis and Acid/metal Bifunctional Catalyst Systems Thereof
18 Feb 21
Methods of producing metal catalysts can include mixing two or more metal salts and an aluminum salt in water to produce a metal catalyst precursor solution having a pH of about 2.5 to about 4.0; mixing the metal catalyst precursor solution and a basic solution having a pH of about 10 to about 13 to produce a mixture with a pH of about 6 to about 7 and a precipitate; producing a powder from the precipitate; and calcining the powder to produce a metal catalyst.
Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan
Filed: 13 Aug 20
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Metal Catalysts with Low -Alkali Metal Content and Acid/metal Bifunctional Catalyst Systems Thereof
18 Feb 21
Methods of producing metal catalysts can include mixing two or more metal salts and an aluminum salt in water to produce a metal catalyst precursor solution; mixing the metal catalyst precursor solution and an alkali metal buffer solution to produce a precipitate; ion exchanging the alkali metal in the precipitate for a non-alkali cation to produce a low-alkali metal precipitate comprising 3 wt % or less alkali metal by weight of the precipitate on a dry basis; producing a powder from the low-alkali metal precipitate; and calcining the powder to produce a metal catalyst.
Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Anita S. Lee
Filed: 13 Aug 20
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Acid/metal Bifunctional Catalysts Produced by Slurry Methods
18 Feb 21
A method of producing a acid/metal bifunctional catalyst may include: mixing an acid catalyst, a metal catalyst, and a fluid to produce a slurry, wherein the acid catalyst is present at 50 wt % or less relative to a total catalyst weight in the slurry; heating the slurry; producing a powder from the slurry; and calcining the powder to produce the acid/metal bifunctional catalyst.
Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Anita S. Lee
Filed: 13 Aug 20
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Bioreactor with Integrated Flue Gas Distribution
18 Feb 21
A system includes a photobioreactor that provides a channel configured to contain an algae slurry, a duct positioned adjacent the channel and configured to convey a gas, and a barrier separating the duct from the channel and providing one or more apertures to allow a portion of the gas to be injected into the algae slurry from the duct.
Everett J. O'Neal, Patrick L. Hanks, Kevin B. Daly
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Solar Steam Explosion of Algae
18 Feb 21
A system includes an algae bioreactor that contains an algae slurry, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the algae bioreactor to receive the algae slurry from the algae bioreactor and heat and increase a pressure of the algae slurry, and one or more valves and a flash vessel in fluid communication with a discharge of the heat exchanger to flash the algae slurry and create steam and algae biomass.
Patrick L. Hanks, Everett J. O'Neal, Sarah E. Feicht, Mark A. Deimund, Vinit Choudhary, Louis R. Brown
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Pivot Arm Systems for Mixing In Bioreactors
18 Feb 21
A system for growing algae includes a pivot arm pivotally coupled to a pivot connection positioned in a pond containing water and algae, and a mixing device coupled to the pivot arm and extending into the pond to mix the water and the algae as the pivot arm rotates.
Everett J. O'Neal, Louis R. Brown, Patrick L. Hanks, Mark A. Deimund
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Autoflocculation of Algal Biomass
18 Feb 21
Methods for autoflocculation of algae cells in an algae water slurry to facilitate harvesting.
Everett J. O'Neal, Mark A. Deimund
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Acid/metal Bifunctional Catalyst Systems Produced with Carbon Coatings
18 Feb 21
A method of producing bifunctional catalyst systems that include a carbon-coated metal catalyst may comprise: coating a metal catalyst particle with a carbon-containing small molecule to produce a coated metal catalyst particle; carbonizing the carbon-containing small molecule on the coated metal catalyst particle to produce a carbon-coated metal catalyst particle; and mixing the carbon-coated metal catalyst particle with an acid catalyst particle to produce an acid/metal bifunctional catalyst system.
Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Anita S. Lee
Filed: 13 Aug 20
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Scale-up Evaluation Methods for Algal Biomass Cultivation
18 Feb 21
Scale-up evaluation methods for algal biomass cultivation are provided, and more particularly, simultaneous scale-up evaluation methods for outdoor algal biomass cultivation are provided.
Patrick L. Hanks, William J. Novak, Everett J. O'Neal, Louis R. Brown
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Oxycombustion with CO2 Capture In Reverse Flow Reactors
18 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for using oxycombustion to provide heat within a reverse flow reactor environment.
Everett J. O'Neal, Brian M. Weiss, Anastasios I. Skoulidas
Filed: 2 Apr 20
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Dual-dividing wall column with multiple products
16 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for separating a feedstock into a plurality of separation products using dividing wall column technology that includes a plurality of dividing walls.
Robert Piszczek, Michael L. Hergenrother, Brian D. Albert, Jose X. Simonetty, Brian W. Heins, Vikram Singh, Zhonghcheng Wang
Filed: 21 Sep 18
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Layered catalyst loading for synthesis gas conversion
16 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for conversion of gas phase reactants including CO and H2 to C2+ products using multiple catalysts in a single reactor while reducing or minimizing deactivation of the catalysts.
Jihad M. Dakka, Michael J. Sikorsky, Aruna Ramkrishnan, Chuansheng Bai, Anita S. Lee, Preeti Kamakoti, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Jenna L. Walp
Filed: 9 Jan 20
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Base stocks and lubricant compositions containing same
16 Feb 21
A base stock having at least 90 wt. % saturates, an amount and distribution of aromatics, as determined by ultra violet (UV) spectroscopy, including an absorptivity between 280 and 320 nm of less than 0.015 l/gm-cm, a viscosity index (VI) from 80 to 120, and having a cycloparaffin performance ratio greater than 1.05 and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. between 4 and 6 cSt.
Rugved P. Pathare, Lisa I-Ching Yeh, Yogi V. Shukla, Charles L. Baker, Jr., Bryan E. Hagee, Debra A. Sysyn, Kendall S. Fruchey
Filed: 31 Jul 19
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Low transition temperature mixtures or deep eutectic solvents and processes for preparation thereof
16 Feb 21
A low transition temperature mixture (LTTM) or deep eutectic solvent (DES) useful as a lubricating oil base stock and lubricating oil including a eutectic mixture of at least a first component and at least a second component.
Abhimanyu O. Patil, Satish Bodige
Filed: 21 Mar 18
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Treatment of combustion exhaust
16 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for performing selective catalytic reduction on engine exhaust using ethanol from the engine fuel as the reducing agent.
Brian M. P. Weiss, Shamel Merchant, Randall D. Partridge, Benjamin A. McCool, Ajit B. Dandekar, Herbert W. Barry
Filed: 29 Oct 18
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Multistage Alkylation of Isoparaffin
11 Feb 21
The present disclosure relates to processes for the alkylation of isoparaffins.
Vinit Choudhary, Doron Levin, Matthew S. Mettler, Joshua W. Allen
Filed: 14 Jul 20
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Heat Transfer Fluids and Methods of Use
11 Feb 21
This disclosure relates to heat transfer fluids for use in an apparatus having a heat transfer system.
Behrouz Engheta, Tobias Klande, Heinrich R. Braun, Andrew E. Taggi
Filed: 6 Aug 20