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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
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Fixed bed radial flow reactor for light paraffin conversion
9 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for conversion of light paraffinic gases to form liquid products in a process performed in a fixed bed radial-flow reactor.
Arsam Behkish, David W. Maher, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Jaime A. Valencia
Filed: 10 Dec 18
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Selection of bright stock processing conditions based on sample characterization
9 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for modifying or selecting processing conditions for bright stock formation based on compositional characterization of the feedstock and/or bright stock products.
Liezhong Gong, Helen S. Wellons, Kuangnan Qian, Lisa I. Yeh, James W. Gleeson
Filed: 9 Dec 19
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Adaptive PID controller tuning via deep reinforcement learning
9 Feb 21
Systems and methods are provided for using a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) agent to provide adaptive tuning of process controllers, such as Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers.
Thomas A. Badgwell, Kuang-Hung Liu, Niranjan A. Subrahmanya, Wei D. Liu, Michael H. Kovalski
Filed: 13 Dec 18
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Low Sulfur Fuel with Adequate Combustion Quality
28 Jan 21
Fuel compositions that are low sulfur and have adequate combustion quality are disclosed.
Erin R. Fruchey, Suzanne R. Golisz, Kenneth C. H. Kar, Sheryl B. Rubin-Pitel
Filed: 17 Dec 19
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Production of Lubricant Oils from Thermally Cracked Resids
28 Jan 21
Methods are provided for processing deasphalted gas oils derived from thermally cracked resid fractions to form Group I, Group II, and/or Group III lubricant base oils.
Stephen H. Brown, Brenda A. Raich, Beatrice M. Gooding, Stephen M. Davis, Federico Barrai, Warren B. Ames, Keith K. Aldous
Filed: 9 Oct 20
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Photo-bioreactor and Filter Unit Integration for Separation of Algae Biomass
28 Jan 21
A system for growing and harvesting algae biomass includes a photo-bioreactor suitable for algae growth in water and a filter unit in fluid communication with the photo-bioreactor.
Sarah E. Feicht, Mark A. Deimund, Everett J. O'Neal, Patrick L. Hanks
Filed: 9 May 20
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Prediction of Fuel Oil Properties by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
28 Jan 21
Systems and methods are provided for using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to predict properties of fuel compositions, such as marine fuel oils.
Suzanne R. Golisz, Erin R. Fruchey, Kenneth C. H. Kar, Sheryl B. Rubin-Pitel, Madhavi Vadlamudi
Filed: 17 Dec 19
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Stabilization of zeolite beta for FCC processes
26 Jan 21
Methods are provided for performing fluid catalytic cracking (and/or other hydrothermal processing for cracking of hydrocarbons) on a feedstock containing hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst that includes zeolite Beta that is stabilized toward hydrothermal conditions.
Allen W. Burton, Scott J. Weigel, Mobae Afeworki
Filed: 13 Feb 19
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High napthenic content marine fuel compositions
26 Jan 21
Marine diesel fuel/fuel blending component compositions and fuel oil/fuel blending component compositions are provided that are derived from crude oils having high naphthenes to aromatics volume and/or weight ratios and a low sulfur content.
Kenneth C. H. Kar, Sheryl B. Rubin-Pitel, Lisa M. Guay, Timothy J. Anderson, Shifang Luo, Marcia E. Dierolf
Filed: 22 May 20
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Fuel high temperature antioxidant additive
26 Jan 21
High temperature antioxidant additives and methods that improve a liquid fuel composition's thermal oxidative stability are disclosed.
David J. Abdallah
Filed: 25 Nov 19
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On-board separation process
26 Jan 21
Systems and methods are provided for performing on-board separation of a fuel into a higher octane fuel fraction and a lower octane fuel fraction using a membrane under osmosis conditions.
Randall D. Partridge, Benjamin A. McCool, Dhaval A. Bhandari
Filed: 29 Oct 18
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Simulated Moving Bed System for CO2 Separation, and Method of Same
21 Jan 21
A system and method for separating and/or purification of CO2 gas from a CO2 feed stream is described.
Jeannine Elizabeth Elliott, Robert James Copeland, Jeff Lind, Daniel P. Leta, Patrick P. McCall
Filed: 28 Sep 20
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Fouling Mitigation In Alkanolamine Treating Systems
21 Jan 21
Methods for the prevention or mitigation of fouling in amine-treating systems comprising providing circulating aqueous amine solution and a hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one acid gas; and interacting the circulating aqueous amine solution with the hydrocarbon stream comprising the at least one acid gas to remove the acid gas from the hydrocarbon stream and entrain the acid gas into the aqueous amine solution.
Gordon Bryce McGarvey, Robert J. Falkiner, Jesus Moreira del Rio, David R. Slim
Filed: 16 Jul 20
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Crude Oil Fractionation without a Vacuum Distillation Unit
21 Jan 21
A method of crude oil fractionation without using a vacuum distillation unit can include: introducing a crude oil feed having been preheated to an atmospheric distillation tower; introducing steam according to one of: (a) into the atmospheric heater at a weight ratio of 0.1:1 to 5:1 of the steam to the crude oil feed, (b) into the atmospheric distillation tower at a weight ratio of 0.1:1 to 5:1 of the steam to the crude oil feed, or (c) both (a) and (b); and distilling the crude oil feed in the atmospheric distillation tower into a plurality of cuts including an atmospheric bottoms cut having a boiling point of 800+° F. to 950+° F.
Mohsen N. Harandi
Filed: 16 Jul 20
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Crude Oil Upgrading
21 Jan 21
Systems and processes are provided for upgrading a crude oil.
Mohsen N. Harandi
Filed: 16 Jul 20
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Photobioreactor with Annular Chambers
21 Jan 21
A photobioreactor includes one or more annular chambers concentrically positioned about a central axis, and an algae slurry contained within the one or more annular chambers.
Narasimhan Sundaram
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Feed Control In Conversion of Biomass into Hydrocarbon Fuels and Chemicals
21 Jan 21
The present disclosure relates to processes for producing hydrocarbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass.
Arsam Behkish, Giovanni Pilloni, Kelsey M. McNeely
Filed: 9 May 20
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Biological Guard Beds In Conversion of Biomass into Hydrocarbon Fuels and Chemicals
21 Jan 21
The present disclosure relates to processes for producing hydrocarbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass.
Arsam Behkish, Giovanni Pilloni, Changyub Paek
Filed: 9 May 20
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Intelligent System for Identifying Sensor Drift
21 Jan 21
A method for identifying sensor drift can include: setting an autocorrelation threshold for a sensor in a long-short term memory (LSTM) model developed based on historical process measurements from an analogous sensor to a sensor; collecting measured data from the sensor; applying the LSTM model to the measured data from the sensor, wherein applying the LSTM model comprises: applying the LSTM model to the measured data from the sensor to yield LSTM predicted data; calculating key performance indicators (KPIs) of the LSTM data based on an accumulated slow drift error (ASDE) model, wherein the KPIs comprise an error, an accumulated prediction error, an accumulated slow-drift error, and an estimated autocorrelation; and identifying sensor drift when the estimated autocorrelation violates the autocorrelation threshold.
George A. Khoury, Erin S. Percell, Mohsen N. Harandi, Nicholas W. Silvestri
Filed: 16 Jul 20