Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.

Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company

James Alexander McHenry

Harry William Deckman

Edward William Corcoran, Jr

Wenyih Frank Lai

Allan J Jacobson

Lothar Ruediger Czarnetzki

John Di-Yi Ou

Ronald Richard Chance

Michael Gerard Matturro

Robert P Reynolds

Wen-Yih F Lai

Juan José Reinoso

Jack Wayne Johnson

Johannes Petrus Verduijn

Horst Witzke

Antonie Jan Bons

William Edward Wales

John H Dunsmuir

Jannetje Maatje Van Den Berge, Legal Representative

Frank Lai

Anthonie Jan Burggraaf

Klaas Keizer

Zeger Alexander Eduard Pieter Vroon

Wilfred Jozef Mortier

Michael G Matturo

Qiyao Zhang

A process and a system for increasing para-xylene production from a Caromatic feedstream by coupling at least one xylene isomerization reactor with at least one pressure swing adsorption unit or temperature swing absorption unit to produce a product having a super-equilibrium para-xylene concentration. This product is then subjected to para-xylene separation and purification.

Process for producing para-xylene

Layers comprising a molecular sieve layer on a porous or non-porous support, having uniform properties and allowing high flux are prepared from colloidal solutions of zeolite or other molecular sieve precursors (particle size less than 100 nm), by deposition, e.g., by spin or dip-coating, or by in situ crystallization.

Molecular sieve layers and processes for their manufacture

The present invention is an improvement in a separation process. When molecular sieve membranes are used in a separation process transport flux decays over time. It has been discovered that the presence of hydrogen in the feed stream, permeate stream, or feed stream when present, either alone or in combination, causes a reduction in flux decay.

Separation process using zeolite membrane

The present invention is directed toward a new zeolite membrane which exhibits a columnar cross-sectional morphology and preferred crystallographic orientation comprising a porous substrate having coated thereon a mesoporous growth enhancing layer and a layer of columnar zeolite crystals on said mesoporous growth enhancing layer, and wherein said mesoporous growth enhancing layer comprises nanocrystalline or colloidal sized zeolites, nanocrystalline or colloidal zeolite and metal oxide, or nanocrystalline or colloidal zeolite and colloidal metal, or nanocrystalline or colloidal zeolite, colloidal metal and metal oxide, and wherein said mesoporous growth enhancing layer has interstices of about 20 to about 2000 .ANG., and wherein said columnar zeolite layer is a polycrystalline layer wherein 99.9% of said columnar zeolite crystals have at least one point between adjacent crystals that is .ltoreq.20 .ANG.. The invention is further directed to a process of producing a zeolite membrane exhibiting a columnar crystallographic orientation.

Supported zeolite membranes with controlled crystal width and preferred

Membranes useful in separating moleculres or catalytic conversions comprise a substrate, a zeolite or zeolite-like layer, a selectivity enhancing coating in contact with the zeolite layer and optionally a permeable intermediate layer in contact with the substrate the zeolite layer being in contact either with the substrate or the optional intermediate layer.

Zeolite membrane with a selectivity enhancing coating

The instant invention is directed toward a process for enhancing the permselective properties, selectively sealing defects and pinholes, controllably altering the pore size and stabilizing the permselective properties of articles having apperatures therein comprising the steps of: simultaneously contacting an article having a first and second surface, said first and second surfaces being capable of passing ozone and silicon compounds therethrough and said first and second surfaces being oriented such that said silicon compounds and ozone can react across said first and second surfaces, with ozone on said first surface and a silicon compound on said second surface and wherein said contacting is conducted for a time and at a temperature and pressure sufficient to allow said ozone and said silicon compound to form a silicon oxide.

Membrane reparation and poer size reduction using interfacial ozone

The present invention is a multilayered catalyst structure coated onto the surface of a membrane which does not have physical micropores. The non-microporous membrane serves as a mechanical support for the thin multilayered catalyst structure and also can be used to control the rate at which some reactants arrive at (or some products leave from) the multilayered catalyst structure. A multilayered catalyst structure is coated on the non-microporous membrane which is composed of at least a catalyst layer and a separate transport layer.

Multilayered catalyst for controlled transport of reactant

The present invention provides a novel, porous, composite membrane comprising a metallic support having large pores and a microporous ceramic membrane deposited on the support and integral therewith. Preferably, the support is steel having pores in the range of from about 0.25 .mu.m to about 50 .mu.m and the ceramic membrane is alumina having pores ranging from about 5 .ANG.to about 2500 .ANG..

Composite metal-ceramic membranes and their fabrication

Accordingly, there is provided a catalytic membrane comprising a porous substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The substrate has micropores, for example, pores ranging from about 10 .ANG. to about 2000 .ANG. in diameter, at least in a region extending from the first surface toward the second surface for a preselected distance. Preferably, the preselected distance will be sufficient to provide a measurable resistance to the flow of a fluid, such as a gas, through the micropores. A catalyst is deposited at least on the first surface of the substrate, although optionally, the catalyst is deposited on the substrate in the micorpore region. A transport layer is provided on the first surface of the substrate, including any catalyst on the first surface.

Modular surface catalyzed membrane containing a microporous membrane

A method is described which details the preparation of large area close packed monolayers of colloidal particles from random distributions of colloidal particles by compressing the random network.

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James Alexander McHenry