Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Hasan Imran

Aqil Jamal

Esam Zaki Hamad

Aadesh Harale

Ahmad D Hammad

Thang Viet Pham

Mohamed Daoudi

Jean-Pierre R Ballaguet

Ali Shakir Al Hunaidy

Muased Salem Musaed Al-Ghrami Al-Ghamdi

Kosan Roh

Jay H Lee

Hyungmuk Lim

A system and method for producing acetic acid, including dry reforming methane with carbon dioxide to give syngas, cryogenically separating carbon monoxide from the syngas giving a first stream including primarily carbon monoxide and a second stream including carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The method includes synthesizing methanol from the second stream via hydrogenation of carbon monoxide in the second stream, synthesizing dimethyl ether from the methanol, and generating acetic acid from the dimethyl ether and first-stream carbon monoxide.

Production of acetic acid through cryogenic separation of syngas

A non-catalytic hydrogen generation process is provided that supplies hydrogen to a hydrodesulfurization unit and a solid oxide fuel cell system combination, suitable for auxiliary power unit application. The non-catalytic nature of the process enables use of sulfur containing feedstock for generating hydrogen which is needed to process the sulfur containing feed to specifications suitable for the solid oxide fuel cell. Also, the non-catalytic nature of the process with fast dynamic characteristics is specifically applicable for startup and shutdown purposes that are typically needed for mobile applications.

Non-catalytic hydrogen generation process for delivery to a hydrodesulfurization unit and a solid oxide fuel cell system combination for auxiliary power unit application

An apparatus and process for reducing vehicle emissions by converting exhaust gases to hydrocarbon fuel. The apparatus and process supplement conventional emission control techniques to further reduce vehicle emissions of harmful substances. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger to extract thermal energy from exhaust gases of a combustion engine that powers propulsion of a vehicle, a membrane separator to separate water and carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases, and a catalytic reactor comprising a nano catalyst. The catalytic reactor receives the water and the carbon dioxide from the membrane separator, contains a reaction of the water and the carbon dioxide that produces hydrocarbon fuel and is facilitated by the nano catalyst, and uses the thermal energy from the heat exchanger to stimulate the reaction. The catalytic reactor is contained within a body of the heat exchanger to facilitate the transfer of thermal energy.

Emission reduction from mobile sources by on-board carbon dioxide conversion to fuel

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Hasan Imran