Inventor
ESPINOZA RAFAEL L
US48 patents
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CONOCOPHILLIPS CO
44 patentsUS7341976B2Mar 11, 2008
Stabilized boehmite-derived catalyst supports, catalysts, methods of making and using
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO66 citations97
US7541310B2Jun 2, 2009
Silica-alumina catalyst support, catalysts made therefrom and methods of making and using same
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO130 citations96
US7071239B2Jul 4, 2006
Fischer-Tropsch processes and catalysts using stabilized supports
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO68 citations96
US7078439B2Jul 18, 2006
Systems and methods for catalyst/hydrocarbon product separation
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO74 citations95
US7022741B2Apr 4, 2006
Gas agitated multiphase catalytic reactor with reduced backmixing
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO41 citations93
US7449496B2Nov 11, 2008
Stabilized boehmite-derived catalyst supports, catalysts, methods of making and using
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO31 citations92
US7323100B2Jan 29, 2008
Combination of amorphous materials for hydrocracking catalysts
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO39 citations92
US7232848B2Jun 19, 2007
Gas agitated multiphase reactor with stationary catalyst solid phase
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO23 citations92
US7176160B2Feb 13, 2007
Method for forming a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst using a boehmite support
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO22 citations92
US7067562B2Jun 27, 2006
Iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and methods of making and using
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO20 citations92
US7056857B2Jun 6, 2006
Fischer-tropsch catalysts using multiple precursors
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO32 citations92
US7012103B2Mar 14, 2006
Commercial fischer-tropsch reactor
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO21 citations92
US7012104B2Mar 14, 2006
Fischer-Tropsch processes and catalysts made from a material comprising boehmite
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO40 citations92
US6962947B2Nov 8, 2005
Pressure swing catalyst regeneration procedure for Fischer-Tropsh catalyst
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO19 citations92
US6869978B2Mar 22, 2005
Pressure swing catalyst regeneration procedure for Fischer-Tropsch catalyst
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO22 citations92
US7402612B2Jul 22, 2008
Stabilized transition alumina catalyst support from boehmite and catalysts made therefrom
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO30 citations91
US6958363B2Oct 25, 2005
Hydrogen use in a GTL plant
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO50 citations91
US6946493B2Sep 20, 2005
Managing hydrogen in a gas to liquid plant
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO22 citations91
US6929754B2Aug 16, 2005
Solid/liquid separation system for multiphase converters
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO16 citations91
US6875339B2Apr 5, 2005
Octane improvement of a hydrocarbon stream
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO31 citations91
US6872753B2Mar 29, 2005
Managing hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a gas to liquid plant to control the H2/CO ratio in the Fischer-Tropsch reactor feed
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO43 citations91
US6800664B1Oct 5, 2004
Conjoined reactor system
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO38 citations90
US6887390B2May 3, 2005
Optimized solid/liquid separation system for multiphase converters
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO18 citations89
US6833078B2Dec 21, 2004
Solid-liquid separation system
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO20 citations87
US7345211B2Mar 18, 2008
Synthetic hydrocarbon products
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO13 citations84
US7186757B2Mar 6, 2007
Silica-alumina catalyst support with bimodal pore distribution, catalysts, methods of making and using same
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO18 citations84
US7019038B2Mar 28, 2006
Recycle of low boiling point products to a Fischer-Tropsch reactor
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO15 citations84
US6914082B2Jul 5, 2005
Slurry bubble reactor operated in well-mixed gas flow regime
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO15 citations84
US7276540B2Oct 2, 2007
Supports for high surface area catalysts
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO18 citations83
US7001927B2Feb 21, 2006
Water removal in Fischer-Tropsch processes
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO13 citations83
US6822008B2Nov 23, 2004
Fischer-Tropsch catalysts using multiple precursors
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO14 citations83
US7230035B2Jun 12, 2007
Catalysts for the conversion of methane to synthesis gas
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO12 citations82
US7354507B2Apr 8, 2008
Hydroprocessing methods and apparatus for use in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO11 citations81
US6878655B2Apr 12, 2005
Method and apparatus for the regeneration of hydrocarbon synthesis catalysts
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO9 citations71
US6720358B2Apr 13, 2004
Water stripping and catalyst/liquid product separation system
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO11 citations68
US7282139B2Oct 16, 2007
Optimization of gas-to-liquids hydrocracker
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO6 citations63
US6956063B2Oct 18, 2005
Method for reducing water concentration in a multi-phase column reactor
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO4 citations63
US6897246B2May 24, 2005
Recycling light olefins in multistage Fischer Tropsch processes
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO3 citations62
US6809122B2Oct 26, 2004
Method for reducing the maximum water concentration in a multi-phase column reactor
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO5 citations62
US7541504B2Jun 2, 2009
Octane improvement of a hydrocarbon stream
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO2 citations61
US7230034B2Jun 12, 2007
Prevention of and recovering from a catalyst bed slumping in a gas-agitated multiphase reactor
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO5 citations60
US7183327B2Feb 27, 2007
Optimized particle distribution for slurry bubble column reactors
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO0 citations51
US7056955B2Jun 6, 2006
Attrition resistant bulk metal catalysts and methods of making and using same
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO1 citations51
US7135152B2Nov 14, 2006
Conjoined reactor system
CONOCOPHILLIPS CO1 citations50