公开(公告)号：US11634647B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US17523776

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Gregory A. Cantley ,  Ross Vail ,  Kathleen Yaden ,  Ray Brooks

IPC: C10G9/16 ,  C10G9/20 ,  B01D45/08 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G9/18 ,  B01J8/00 ,  C10G47/00

Abstract: A coke catching apparatus for use in hydrocarbon cracking to assist in the removal of coke and the prevention of coke build up in high coking hydrocarbon processing units. The apparatus includes a grid device for preventing large pieces of coke from entering the outlet of the process refining equipment while allowing small pieces of coke to pass through and be disposed of. The coke catching apparatus can be easily disassembled to be removed from the refining process equipment and cleaned.

公开(公告)号：US20230118319A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18052773

申请日：2022-11-04

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  Roy Roger Bledsoe, JR. ,  Lance T. Campbell ,  Randy N. Ridge ,  Brian K. Wilt

IPC: C10G11/18 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N21/359 ,  B01J19/00 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Assemblies and methods to enhance control of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processing assembly associated with a refining operation, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to one or more first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in enhancing accuracy of target content of materials produced by the FCC processing assembly, thereby to more responsively control the FCC processing assembly to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on target properties.

公开(公告)号：US20230114439A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17848443

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Justin L. Womeldorff ,  Jeffrey A. Sexton ,  David Linington

IPC: C10L1/14

Abstract: Systems and methods to provide renewable transportation fuels for internal combustion engines by converting renewable feedstocks into two or more intermediate hydrocarbon blend stocks and blending at least two of the two or more intermediate hydrocarbon blend stocks to produce the renewable transportation fuel. Methods and/or processes may include selecting sugar from a sugar source and introducing the sugar into one or more reactors. The sugar may be converted into an intermediate renewable hydrocarbon blend stock and sent to a separation unit to separate out an intermediate renewable gasoline unit. The process may include selecting and converting a lipid from a lipid source into a renewable diesel product. The renewable diesel product may be sent to a second separation unit to separate out renewable diesel and a low-grade naphtha. The low-grade naphtha and intermediate renewable gasoline may be blended to define a finished renewable gasoline.

公开(公告)号：US11607654B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17856478

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Kyle E. Miller

IPC: B01F23/40 ,  B01F25/53 ,  B01F35/83 ,  B01F25/00

Abstract: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline thereof. The system may include two or more tanks positioned at a tank farm each containing a hydrocarbon liquid therein. The system may include two or more first main pipes, each connected to one of the tanks. The system may include two or more main valves, each connected to one of the first main pipes. The system may include two or more second main pipes each connected to a corresponding main valve. The system may include two or more mixing jumpers, each connected to a corresponding first main pipe, each mixing jumper to, when a corresponding main valve is closed, control hydrocarbon liquid. The system may include a mixing pipe, connected to the second main pipes and the mixing jumpers, configured to transport hydrocarbon liquid from one or more of the tanks.

公开(公告)号：US11596910B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17894570

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Kyle E. Miller

IPC: B01F23/40 ,  B01F35/83 ,  B01F25/53 ,  B01F25/00

Abstract: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline thereof. The system may include two or more tanks positioned at a tank farm each containing a hydrocarbon liquid therein. The system may include two or more first main pipes, each connected to one of the tanks. The system may include two or more main valves, each connected to one of the first main pipes. The system may include two or more second main pipes each connected to a corresponding main valve. The system may include two or more mixing jumpers, each connected to a corresponding first main pipe, each mixing jumper to, when a corresponding main valve is closed, control hydrocarbon liquid. The system may include a mixing pipe, connected to the second main pipes and the mixing jumpers, configured to transport hydrocarbon liquid from one or more of the tanks.

公开(公告)号：US11578638B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17652530

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Zachary D. Thobe

IPC: F01N13/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  F17C7/00

Abstract: Scalable greenhouse gas capture systems and methods to allow a user to off-load exhaust captured in an on-board vehicle exhaust capture device and to allow for a delivery vehicle or other transportation mechanism to obtain and transport the exhaust. The systems and methods may involve one or more exhaust pumps, each with an exhaust nozzle corresponding to a vehicle exhaust port. Upon engagement with the vehicle exhaust port, the exhaust nozzle may create an air-tight seal between the exhaust nozzle and the vehicle exhaust port. A first pipe may be configured to transport captured exhaust therethrough from the exhaust nozzle to. The captured exhaust may be at least temporarily stored in an exhaust holding tank connected to and in fluid communication with the first pipe.

公开(公告)号：US20220401898A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17894570

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Kyle E. Miller

IPC: B01F23/40 ,  B01F25/53 ,  B01F35/83

Abstract: Methods and systems of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline thereof. The system may include two or more tanks positioned at a tank farm each containing a hydrocarbon liquid therein. The system may include two or more first main pipes, each connected to one of the tanks. The system may include two or more main valves, each connected to one of the first main pipes. The system may include two or more second main pipes each connected to a corresponding main valve. The system may include two or more mixing jumpers, each connected to a corresponding first main pipe, each mixing jumper to, when a corresponding main valve is closed, control hydrocarbon liquid. The system may include a mixing pipe, connected to the second main pipes and the mixing jumpers, configured to transport hydrocarbon liquid from one or more of the tanks.

公开(公告)号：US20220298440A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17832339

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Matthew T. Woodchick ,  V. Elijah Mullins ,  Peg Broughton

IPC: C10L1/04 ,  C10L10/00 ,  C10L1/06 ,  C10G69/04 ,  C10L1/08 ,  C10G11/18

Abstract: Low sulfur fuel oil blend compositions and methods of making such blend compositions to increase the stability and compatibility of LSFO blends having paraffinic resids that are blended with distillates and/or cracked stocks of higher asphaltenes and/or aromatics content. In one or more embodiments, distillates and/or cracked stocks that incrementally reduce the initial aromaticity of the distillate or cracked stock with the highest aromaticity are sequentially blended prior to resid addition. Such incremental reduction and sequential blending have been found to provide a resulting low sulfur fuel oil blend that is both compatible and stable.

公开(公告)号：US11416012B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US17480411

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Kyle E. Miller

IPC: F17D3/00 ,  G05D11/13 ,  C10G71/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  B01F23/40 ,  B01F25/43 ,  B01F35/82 ,  B01F35/21 ,  B01F35/83 ,  B01F35/22

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods of in-line mixing of hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline. According to an embodiment, a method of admixing hydrocarbon liquids from a plurality of tanks into a single pipeline to provide in-line mixing thereof includes determining a ratio of a second fluid flow to a first fluid flow based on signals received from a tank flow meter in fluid communication with the second fluid flow and a booster flow meter in fluid communication with a blended fluid flow. The blended fluid flow includes a blended flow of the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow. The method further includes comparing the determined ratio to a pre-selected set point ratio thereby to determine a modified flow of the second fluid flow to drive the ratio toward the pre-selected set point ratio. The method further includes controlling a variable speed drive connected to a pump thereby to control the second fluid flow through the pump based on the determined modified flow, the pump being in fluid communication with the second fluid flow.

公开(公告)号：US20220228069A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17713428

申请日：2022-04-05

Applicant: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Inventor： Jeffrey Allen Nicholson

IPC: C10C3/14 ,  C10C3/08 ,  C10L5/36 ,  C10L5/40

Abstract: This alternative fuel is a reclaimed waste product which has a solid, particulate consistency at ambient temperature. The fuel comprises a composite of petroleum pitch and a powder coating. The powder coating penetrates into the surface of the pitch. The powder coating is recycled ash, pulverized coal, or pulverized petroleum coke.