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公开(公告)号:US20200231880A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16737210
申请日:2020-01-08
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , Mohsen Harandi
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for conversion of methanol to gasoline in an integrated system that can also upgrade light paraffins generated by the methanol conversion process to aromatics. In some aspects, the integrated configuration can include integration of the stage for upgrading of light paraffins to aromatics into the product separation sequence for processing of the methanol conversion effluent. In other aspects, the integrated configuration can further include sharing a common catalyst between the methanol conversion stage and the stage for upgrading light paraffins to aromatics.
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公开(公告)号:US20190144756A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-16
申请号:US15812396
申请日:2017-11-14
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Tien V. Le , Brenda A. Raich , Bing Du , Mohsen N. Harandi , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
CPC classification number: C10B55/10 , C07C2/06 , C07C4/04 , C07C29/1518 , C10B49/22 , C10G9/005 , C10G9/32 , C10G50/00 , C10G57/02 , C10J3/48 , C10J3/84 , C10J2300/0903 , C10J2300/0943 , C10J2300/0959 , C10J2300/0976 , C10J2300/1659 , C10J2300/1678 , C07C31/04
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integrating a fluidized coking process, optionally a coke gasification process, and processes for production of additional liquid products from the coking and/or gasification process. In some aspects, the integrated processes can allow for conversion of olefins generated during a fluidized coking process to form additional liquid products. Additionally or alternately, in some aspects the integrated processes can allow for separation of syngas from the flue gas/fuel gas generated by a gasifier integrated with a fluidized coking process. This syngas can then be used to form methanol, which can then be converted in a methanol conversion process to form heavier products. In such aspects, olefins generated during the fluidized coking process can be added to the methanol conversion process to improve the yield. Additionally, in various aspects, the off-gas from the integrated conversion process can be used as an additional paraffin feed that can be recycled to one of the heat integration conduits in the fluidized coker for additional generation of olefins. This can provide a further increase in liquid yields using a carbon source (C4− paraffins) that is conventionally viewed as a low value product from coking.
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公开(公告)号:US20190112537A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-18
申请号:US16229259
申请日:2018-12-21
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , Glen E. Phillips , Mohsen N. Harandi
Abstract: A Flexicoking™ unit which retains the capability of converting heavy oil feeds to lower boiling liquid hydrocarbon products while making a fuel gas from rejected coke to provide only a minimal coke yield. The heater section of the conventional three section unit (reactor, heater, gasifier) is eliminated and all or a portion of the cold coke from the reactor is passed directly to the gasifier which is modified by the installation of separators to remove coke particles from the product gas which is taken out of the gasifier for ultization. In one embodiment, a portion of cold coke is transferred directly from the reactor to the gasifier, and another portion of cold coke is combined with hot, partly gasified coke particles transferred directly from the gasifier to the reactor. The hot coke from the gasifier is passed directly to the coking zone of the reactor to supply heat to support the endothermic cracking reactions and supply seed nuclei for the formation of coke in the reactor. Coke is withdrawn from the gasifier to remove excess coke and to purge the system of metals and ash.
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公开(公告)号:US20180170823A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15825224
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , Mohsen N. Harandi , Karlton J. Hickey
CPC classification number: C07C1/20 , B01J29/40 , B01J38/22 , C07C31/04 , C07C41/09 , C07C43/043 , C10G3/42 , C10G3/49 , C10G50/00 , C10G2400/02 , C10G2400/30 , Y02P20/52 , Y02P30/20 , C07C11/02
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the conversion of methanol to gasoline. Such methods may be performed be the sequential conversion of methanol to dimethyl ether, the conversion of dimethyl ether (and unconverted methanol, if present) to an intermediate olefin-rich product, and the oligomerization of the olefin-rich product to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons.
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公开(公告)号:US11118115B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-14
申请号:US16903220
申请日:2020-06-16
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Mohsen N. Harandi , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , David W. Staubs , Terry E. Helton , Mitch L. Hindman
Abstract: Methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) conversion may be performed with a methanol recycling. Methanol may be fed to a first reactor where it may be catalytically converted under dimethyl ether formation conditions in the presence of a first catalyst to form a product mixture comprising dimethyl ether (DME), methanol, and water. The DME may be separated from the methanol and the water and delivered to a second reactor. In the second reactor, the DME may be catalytically converted under MTG conversion conditions in the presence of a second catalyst to form a second product mixture comprising gasoline hydrocarbons and light hydrocarbon gas. The methanol and the water from the first reactor may be separated further to obtain substantially water-free methanol, which may be returned to the first reactor. The separation of methanol from the water may be performed using the light hydrocarbon gas to effect stripping of the methanol.
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公开(公告)号:US10646862B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-12
申请号:US15825165
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , Mohsen N. Harandi
IPC: B01J38/12 , B01J29/90 , B01J38/30 , B01J29/44 , B01J29/12 , B01J8/18 , B01J8/26 , B01J29/40 , C07C2/12 , C10G50/00
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for catalyst regeneration using a stoichiometric amount or less air for coke combustion.
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公开(公告)号:US10519383B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15928560
申请日:2018-03-22
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Mitch L. Hindman , Mohsen N. Harandi , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
Abstract: A method for converting methanol to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons is disclosed. In an aspect the method includes feeding crude methanol from a methanol synthesis reactor to a methanol separation vessel to recover a methanol stream in a vapor phase; and without condensing the methanol stream, feeding the methanol stream in the vapor phase to a reactor containing a conversion catalyst for converting methanol to at least one of dimethyl ether or gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons.
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公开(公告)号:US10407631B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-10
申请号:US15812340
申请日:2017-11-14
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Mohsen N. Harandi , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
IPC: B01J8/26 , C01C1/04 , C10J3/46 , C10J3/48 , C10J3/82 , C07C273/10 , C07C29/151
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for producing high quality synthesis gas from a fluidized coking system that includes an integrated gasifier. Additionally or alternately, systems and methods are provided for integrating a fluidized coking process, a coke gasification process, and processes for production of compounds from the synthesis gas generated during the coke gasification. The integrated process can also allow for reduced or minimized production of inorganic nitrogen compounds by using oxygen from an air separation unit as the oxygen source for gasification. Although the amount of nitrogen introduced as a diluent into the gasification will be reduced, minimized, or eliminated, the integrated process can also allow for gasification of coke while reducing, minimizing, or eliminating production of slag or other glass-like substances in the gasifier. Examples of compounds that can be produced from the synthesis gas include, but are not limited to, methanol, ammonia, and urea.
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公开(公告)号:US20180171241A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15825214
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Mohsen N. Harandi , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
CPC classification number: C10G57/00 , B01J29/40 , C01B2203/02 , C07C1/12 , C07C1/20 , C07C2/12 , C07C2/864 , C07C29/153 , C07C31/04 , C07C41/09 , C07C43/043 , C08F10/00 , C10B55/10 , C10G9/005 , C10G9/32 , C10G50/00 , C10G57/02 , C10G70/00 , C10G2300/708 , C10G2400/02 , C10G2400/20 , C10G2400/22 , C10G2400/26 , C10J3/463 , C10J2300/0943 , C10J2300/0956 , C10J2300/0976 , C10J2300/1665 , C07C9/14
Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for making gasoline. The method includes converting a resid-containing feed to a first fuel gas and a fluid coke in a fluidized bed reactor; gasifying the fluid coke with steam and air to produce a second fuel gas, said second fuel gas comprising a syngas; contacting the first fuel gas with a first conversion catalyst under first effective conversion conditions to form an effluent comprising C5+ hydrocarbon compounds; and converting the syngas to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons by converting the syngas to a methanol intermediate product.
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公开(公告)号:US20180169602A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15825174
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Inventor: Mohsen N. Harandi , Alvin U. Chen , Charles R. Bolz , Christopher G. Smalley , Masaaki Sugita , Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan , Bing Du
CPC classification number: B01J8/26 , B01J8/1863 , B01J8/1872 , B01J8/30 , B01J8/388 , B01J29/40 , B01J29/90 , B01J38/14 , C07C2/12 , C10G11/182 , C10G2300/1092 , C10G2300/708 , C10G2400/02
Abstract: A method is provided for upgrading a hydrocarbon feed. The method may include contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor; directing a portion of the catalyst from the fluidized bed reactor to a regeneration zone, such that the portion of the catalyst flows in a first direction through the regeneration zone; directing combustion air into the regeneration zone in a counter-flow direction to the first direction, wherein the combustion air is provided at a rate of about 100.05% or less of the stoichiometric air requirement for combusting coke present on the portion of catalyst; regenerating the portion of the catalyst in the regeneration zone to produce regenerated catalyst; and directing a portion of the hydrocarbon feed to combine with the regenerated catalyst downstream of the regeneration zone and lift the regenerated catalyst back to the fluidized bed reactor.
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