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Uchicago Argonne, LLC

Forge Nano, Inc.

Paul T Barger

Gregory J Gajda

John Qianjun Chen

Stephen T Wilson

Kurt M Vanden Bussche

Joseph A Kocal

Maureen L Bricker

Matthew Lippmann

Stanley Joseph Frey

Thomas M Reynolds

Christopher P Nicholas

Tamotsu Imai

Peter K Coughlin

Vasant P Thakkar

James E Rekoske

James A Johnson

Steve T Bakas

Bipin Virpal Vora

Edwin Paul Boldingh

Antoine Negiz

Andrea G Bozzano

Christopher D Gosling

Dean E Rende

Wharton Sinkler

Timur V Voskoboynikov

David E Mackowiak

Robert W Broach

Natasha Erdman

Tom N Kalnes

Terry L Marker

Gavin Paul Towler

Bryan K Glover

Hayim Abrevaya

R Joe Lawson

Harold U Hammershaimb

Alakananda A Bhattacharyya

Robert R Frame

Jennifer S Holmgren

Laurence O Stine

Gregory A Funk

Jean-Marie Basset

Susie C Martins

Erin Marie Broderick

Gregory J Thompson

Geoffrey William Fichtl

Mostafa Taoufik

Raymond R Herber

Etienne Mazoyer

Ronald Gatan

Scott M Roney

Dorothy M Richmond

Paul Alvin Sechrist

Jeffrey W Elam

Robert J Schmidt

Robert B James

Mark Paul Lapinski

Steven Lee Krupa

Lorenz J Bauer

David A Lesch

Avram Michael Buchbinder

Douglas A Nafis

Lisa M King

J W Sachtler

Carl John Stevens

Kurt A Detrick

Randy J Lawson

Thomas A Verachtert

Simon H Hobbs

Thomas R Fritsch

Christopher L Marshall

Timothy J Barder

Robert H Jensen

R Lyle Patton

Arrelaine Allen Dameron

Martha Leigh Abrams

Ryon Tracy

Colleen K Costello

Irina Galperin, Legal Representative

Suleyman M Ozmen

Albert L Lapidus

Oleg L Eliseev

David Y Lin

Howard E Fullerton

Patrick T Darby, Ii

Robert B James, Jr

Anthony H Eck

Deng-Yang Jen

Carl J Stevens

Zheng Lu

Alakananda Bhattacharyya

Provided herein is an alkane dehydrogenation catalyst, a method of manufacturing an alkane dehydrogenation catalyst, and a method of converting alkanes to alkenes.

Alkane dehydrogenation catalyst and methods of converting alkanes to alkenes

A method is provided for synthesizing an aromatic carboxylic acid compound comprising providing an aromatic compound or an aromatic compound with at least one carboxylic group; providing a metal hydroxide and at least one carboxylate to produce a mixture; and adding carbon dioxide to the mixture under pressures from about atmospheric to 1000 psig and sufficient heat for a time sufficient to produce aromatic carboxylic acid compounds. The aromatic carboxylic acid compounds may include terephthalic acid, naphthalic acid, thiophene dicarboxylic acid, pyridine dicarboxylic acid, carbazole dicarboxylic acid, and dibenzothiophene dicarboxylic acid.

Process for the synthesis of aromatic dicarboxylic acids

A method for producing jet-range hydrocarbons includes passing a stream comprising renewable Colefins to an oligomerization reactor containing a zeolite catalyst to produce an oligomerized effluent, separating the oligomerized effluent to produce a jet range hydrocarbon stream and a recycle stream comprising Colefins, and passing at least a portion of the recycle stream to the oligomerization reactor. A first at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-octane and n-undecane and wherein a second at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-dodecane and n-pentadecane.

Methods for producing jet-range hydrocarbons

An alkylation process utilizing less than 10 vol % of a halometallate based ionic liquid catalyst is described. By decreasing the catalyst volume fraction, the level of subsequent undesirable reactions may be minimized. The total residence time is typically in the range of about 1 min to about 30 min. The alkylate typically has a research octane number of at least about 93, and the olefin conversion is typically at least about 96%.

Process for alkylation using low ionic liquid volume fraction

A jet-range hydrocarbon product includes a mixture of paraffins. The mixture exhibits a freeze point of less than or equal to about &#x2212;70&#xb0; C., a 95% distillation point of greater than or equal to about 275&#xb0; C., and a smooth boiling point curve that is characterized as having no intervals of the boiling point curve having a slope that is steeper than 4&#xb0; C./mass % as defined by ASTM standard D2887 between mass recovered ranges of about 20% to about 80%. The steepness of the boiling point curve slope is calculated over any 10 mass % increments within the specified mass % ranges.

Jet-range hydrocarbons

A process for producing dimethylhexanes (DMH) is provided. The DMH can be used to produce p-xylene. The process involves the alkylation of isobutane and 1-butene using an ionic liquid to produce naphtha that is rich in DMH. The DMH is then converted in high selectivity to xylene, including p-xylene, by dehydrocyclization.

Ionic liquid alkylation of 1-butene to produce 2,5-dimethylhexane

A process for transalkylating a coal tar stream is described. A coal tar stream is provided, and is fractionated to provide at least one hydrocarbon stream having polycyclic aromatics. The hydrocarbon stream is hydrotreated in a hydrotreating zone, and then hydrocracked in a hydrocracking zone. A light aromatics stream is added to the hydrocracking zone. The light aromatics stream comprises one or more light aromatics having a ratio of methyl/aromatic available position that is lower than a ratio of methyl/aromatic available position for the hydrotreated stream. The hydrocracked stream is transalkylated in the hydrocracking zone.

Hydrocracking process for a hydrocarbon stream

A process for providing aromatics from a coal tar stream. A coal tar stream is provided, and the coal tar stream is fractionated into at least a naphtha range stream. The naphtha range stream is hydrotreated, and the hydrotreated naphtha range stream is separated to provide at least a naphthene rich stream. The naphthene rich stream is reformed or dehydrogenated to convert the naphthene. The dehydrogenated naphthene rich stream may be combined with a portion of a reformed crude oil hydrocarbon stream.

Process for providing aromatics from coal tar

A process for selectively dealkylating aromatic compounds includes providing a coal tar stream comprising aromatic compounds and hydrotreating the coal tar stream to reduce a concentration of one or more of organic sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen in the coal tar stream, and to hydrogenate at least a portion of the aromatic compounds in the coal tar stream. The process further includes hydrocracking the hydrotreated coal tar stream to further hydrogenate the aromatic compounds and to crack at least one ring of multi-ring aromatic compounds to form single-ring aromatic compounds. The single-ring aromatic compounds present in the hydrocracked stream are then dealkylated to remove alkyl groups containing two or more carbon atoms.

Process for selectively dealkylating aromatic compounds

One exemplary embodiment can be a process for increasing a mole ratio of methyl to phenyl of one or more aromatic compounds in a feed. The process can include reacting an effective amount of one or more aromatic compounds and an effective amount of one or more aromatic methylating agents to form a product having a mole ratio of methyl to phenyl of at least about 0.1:1 greater than the feed.

Process for increasing a mole ratio of methyl to phenyl

A process for pyrolyzing a coal feed is described. A coal feed is pyrolyzed into a coal tar stream and a coke stream in a pyrolysis zone. The coal tar stream is separated into at least a pitch stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons. The pitch stream is reacted in a reaction zone to add at least one functional group to an aromatic ring of the aromatic hydrocarbons in the pitch stream. The functionalized pitch stream is recycled to the pyrolysis zone.

Process for pyrolysis of a coal feed

A process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds includes pyrolyzing a coal feed to produce a coke stream and a coal tar stream. The coal tar stream is hydrotreated and the resulting hydrotreated coal tar stream is cracked. A portion of the cracked coal tar stream is separated to obtain a fraction having an initial boiling point in the range of about 60&#xb0; C. to about 180&#xb0; C., and an aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is extracted by contacting the fraction with one or more solvents. The aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is contacted with an alkylating agent to produce an alkylated aromatic stream, or the aromatics-rich hydrocarbon stream is reacted with an aliphatic compound or methanol in the presence of a catalyst to produce a methylated aromatic stream. The alkylated aromatic stream, the methylated aromatic stream, or both are separated into at least a benzene stream, a toluene stream, and a xylenes stream.

Process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds

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