Shell Oil Comapny

William Marsh Rice University

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Nextstream Heavy Oil, LLC

Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Scott Lee Wellington

Harold J Vinegar

Eric Pierre De Rouffignac

Ilya Emil Berchenko

George Leo Stegemeier

Robert Charles Ryan

Etuan Zhang

Thomas David Fowler

John Michael Karanikas

Gordon Thomas Shahin

Kevin Albert Maher

Stanley Nemec Milam

Opinder Kishan Bhan

Michael Reynolds

Mahendra L Joshi

Robert Martijn Van Hardeveld

Jingyu Cui

Meliha Deniz Sumnu-Dindoruk

Lanny Gene Schoeling

Frederik Arnold Buhrman

Thomas Mikus

John Michael Ward

Thomas F Brownscombe

Edwin A Richardson

Ajay M Madgavkar

John Matthew Coles

James Louis Menotti

Bruce Gerard Hunsucker

Bruce Roberts

Charles Robert Keedy

Margaret Ann Messier

Steven Dexter Crane

Bruce Donald Palfreyman

Peter Veenstra

Billy John McKinzie

Houman Michael Shammai

Phillip Temmons Baxley

Sivaram Pradhan

Jeffrey F Simmons

Erik Edwin Engwall

John William Johnston

Ann Marie Lauritzen

Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Jr

Christopher Arnold Pratt

Lawrence James Bielamowicz

Andreas Nicholas Matzakos

Jannetje De Waal

Wilbur Edward Billups

Ronnie Wade Watkins

Walter Farman Farmayan

Eswarachandra Kumar Paruchuri

Manjusha Verma

Dannie Antoine Aymond, Jr

Pradeep Venkataraman

Frederick Gordon Carl, Jr

Michael Wong

Eugene F Lutz

Fredrick Gordon Carl, Jr

Joseph Reisberg

Anthony Thomas Cole

Easwar Santhosh Ranganathan

Thomas C Gipson

Andreas Nikolaos Matzakos

David B Bright

Abu Saeed Jamaluddin

Frederik Arnold Buehrman

Rogier Maarten Kamerbeek

Abud Saeed Jamaluddin

Deniz Sumnu Dinkoruk

Win Sim Chan

IIya Emil Berchenko

Stanley Nemee Milam

Asphaltene may be effectively broken into smaller molecules by first elucidating the structure of the asphaltene and then developing a catalyst system based on the elucidated structure. The structure may be determined based on a series of analytical techniques including NMR, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and LDI. The most probable structure is determined using computational methods based on quantum mechanics and classical molecular dynamics and the catalyst system is developed for the most probable structure.

Viscosity reduction of crude oil through structure determination of asphaltene molecule

Asphaltene produced during the production of hydrocarbons in an underground reservoir may be reduced and decomposed by introducing into the underground reservoir a fluid having a catalyst of from about 3 to about 7% Ni with a magnesium oxide support or a catalyst of from about 15 to about 25% tungsten oxide with a zirconium oxide support or a mixture thereof. The viscosity of heavy oil within the underground reservoir is reduced in the presence of the catalyst.

Method for decomposing asphaltene using a supported catalyst

This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of pure hydrogen by steam reforming. The process integrates the steam reforming and shift reaction to produce pure hydrogen with minimal production of CO and virtually no CO in the hydrogen stream, provides for COcapture for sequestration, employs a steam reforming membrane reactor, and is powered by heat from the convection section of a heater.

System and process for making hydrogen from a hydrocarbon stream

A process is provided in which a first hydrocarbon-containing composition is provided where the first hydrocarbon-containing composition comprises hydrocarbons having a boiling range from 25&#xb0; C. to 538&#xb0; C. and from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % sulfur, where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur is contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point of less than 343&#xb0; C. where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point less than 343&#xb0; C. is contained in benzothiophenic compounds, and the first hydrocarbon-containing compound is hydrotreated to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing compound.

Process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feed

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

The present invention is directed to a method and a system for separating hydrogen or helium from gas having a mixture of gaseous components. A compressible feed stream that contains at least one target compressible component and hydrogen or helium is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which the target component(s) is/are capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the target component is absorbed from a compressible product stream containing the hydrogen or helium. The compressible feed stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1.

Separation of industrial gases

The present invention is directed to a method and a system for separating oxygen from air. A compressible air stream that contains oxygen is mixed in a substantially co-current flow with an incompressible fluid stream comprising an incompressible fluid in which oxygen is capable of being preferentially absorbed. Rotational velocity is imparted to the mixed streams, separating an incompressible fluid in which at least a portion of the oxygen is absorbed from other compressible components of the air stream. The compressible air stream may be provided at a stream velocity having a Mach number of at least 0.1.

Separation of oxygen containing gases

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a non-acidic metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product. The second hydrocarbon-containing product is separated into fractions, one of the fractions being a heavy hydrocarbon fraction comprised of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of at least 343&#xb0; C. The heavy hydrocarbon fraction is then contacted with a fluidizable cracking catalyst at a temperature of at least 500&#xb0; C.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a metal-containing non-acidic catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide and a metal-containing catalyst at a temperature of 375&#xb0; C. to 500&#xb0; C. and a pressure of from 6.9 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product, where the hydrogen sulfide is mixed with the feedstock, metal-containing catalyst, and hydrogen at a mole ratio of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen of at least 1:10. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal at a temperature of 260&#xb0; C.-425&#xb0; C. and a pressure of from 3.4 MPa to 27.5 MPa to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.

Processes and systems for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems are described herein. A process for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell system includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to an anode portion of a molten carbonate fuel cell; controlling a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing stream to the anode such that molecular hydrogen utilization in the anode is less than 50%; mixing anode exhaust comprising molecular hydrogen from the molten carbonate fuel cell with a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons, contacting at least a portion of the mixture of anode exhaust and the hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed; separating at least a portion of molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode.

Systems and processes for operating fuel cell systems

An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation.

In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation

Contact of a crude feed with one or more catalysts produces a total product that includes a crude product. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25&#xb0; C. and 0.101 MPa. The one or more catalyst may include an uncalcined catalyst. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed.

Systems, methods, and catalysts for producing a crude product

Methods for producing a crude product, methods for preparing a diluted hydrocarbon composition, crude products, diluents and uses of such crude products and diluents are described. The method includes contacting of a hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts, where at least one of the catalyst includes one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6 of the Periodic Table. The method produces a crude product having a MCR content of at most 90% of MCR content of the hydrocarbon feed and having total content of UV aromatics in a VGO fraction of the crude product which is greater than or equal to the total UV aromatics content of the hydrocarbon feed VGO fraction of the hydrocarbon feed. The crude product may be separated into two or more portions, which portions may be useful as a diluent.

Method for producing a crude product, method for preparing a diluted hydrocarbon composition, crude products, diluents and uses of such crude products and diluents

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