Manuel G Cano

US Patent:

7091387, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Apr 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/109552

Inventors:

Howard Lam-Ho Fong - Sugar Land TX, US
Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino - Nuevo Leon, MX
Brendan Dermot Murray - Houston TX, US
Manuel Luis Cano - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company - Houston TX

International Classification:

C07C 29/48
C07C 29/62
C07C 29/68

US Classification:

568893, 568891, 568894

Abstract:

This invention provides a process to convert alkanes to primary alcohols of the same carbon number. Carbon numbers of particular interest are Cto C. The process comprises the steps of: a) halogenating a linear or branched (or mixture of linear and branched) alkane to produce a mixture of primary mono-haloalkanes, internal mono-haloalkanes, unreacted alkanes, hydrogen halide, and possibly multi-haloalkanes in the presence of a catalyst and/or by heating the reaction mixture; b) separating the hydrogen halide from the mixture and optionally neutralizing it with a metal oxide to produce a partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide which may be regenerated; c) separating the primary mono-haloalkanes from the mixture; d) reacting the separated primary mono-haloalkanes in a reactor with a metal oxide or combination of metal oxides and water to convert the aforesaid primary mono-haloalkane to a mixture of products that contains primary alcohols, unconverted primary mono-haloalkanes, and possibly other reaction products, and a partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide which may be regenerated; e) regenerating the partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide to halogen (such as Cl) and/or acid and a metal oxide for recycle by reaction with air or oxygen; and f) removing the unreacted primary mono-haloalkane from the reaction mixture and then purifying the primary alcohol.

US Patent:

7355087, Apr 8, 2008

Filed:

Oct 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/957237

Inventors:

Manuel Luis Cano - Houston TX, US
Terry Blane Thomason - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company - Houston TX

International Classification:

C07C 5/23
C07C 7/17

US Classification:

585664, 585665, 585666, 585667, 585668, 585669, 585670, 585857, 585860, 585862, 585864, 585866

Abstract:

A catalytic distillation process for isomerizing and separating 1-alkenes from a mixed alkene stream. The process comprises contacting a mixed alkene stream comprising the 1-alkene and homologs thereof with a supported isomerization catalyst under isomerization/distillation conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the homologs to the 1-alkene, the isomerization/distillation conditions also being effective to produce a distillation overhead comprising a sufficient portion of the 1-alkene to drive isomerization of the homologs to the 1-alkene while maintaining the mixed alkene stream at least partially in liquid phase. The isomerization/distillation conditions are effective to recover a quantity of 1-alkene greater than an equilibrium quantity of 1-alkene recovered under isomerization conditions alone. The 1-alkene is selected from the group consisting of 1-alkenes having from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms; provided that, when the mixed alkene stream is a Cstream, the isomerization/distillation conditions comprise an amount of an extraction agent.

US Patent:

7462752, Dec 9, 2008

Filed:

Apr 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/109551

Inventors:

Howard Lam-Ho Fong - Sugar Land TX, US
Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino - Tamaulipas, MX
Brendan Dermot Murray - Houston TX, US
Manuel Luis Cano - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Shell Oil Company - Houston TX

International Classification:

C07C 1/26

US Classification:

585324, 585641

Abstract:

This invention provides for a process to convert branched or linear alkanes to branched or linear alpha olefins (AO) of the same carbon number. The process comprises the steps of: a) halogenating linear alkanes, branched alkanes, or a mixture of linear and branched alkane to produce a mixture containing primary mono-haloalkanes and hydrogen halide; b) separating the hydrogen halide from the mixture and optionally neutralizing it with a metal oxide to produce a partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide which may be regenerated; c) separating the primary mono-haloalkanes from the mixture; d) reacting the separated primary mono-haloalkanes with a metal oxide to produce a mixture of products that contains alpha olefins, unconverted primary mono-haloalkanes, possibly other reaction products, and a partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide which may be regenerated; e) regenerating the partially halogenated metal oxide and/or metal halide to halogen and/or acid and a metal oxide (such as Cl) for recycle by reaction with air or oxygen ; and f) removing the unreacted primary mono-haloalkane from the reaction mixture and then purifying the alpha olefin.

US Patent:

20050245772, Nov 3, 2005

Filed:

Apr 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/116892

Inventors:

Howard Fong - Sugar Land TX, US
Lizbeth Trevino - Tamaulipas, MX
Brendan Murray - Houston TX, US
Manuel Cano - Houston TX, US
Terry Thomason - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

C11D003/37
C07C027/00

US Classification:

568893000, 510475000

Abstract:

Derivatives of branched or linear olefins and alcohols made by halogenation of branched or n-alkanes of the same carbon number, preferably to make primary mono-haloalkanes, which may then be oxidized with metal oxides. The derivatives of primary alcohols of this invention include alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol sulfates, alcohol sulfated ethoxylates, surfactants, including those made with these ethoxylates and/or sulfated ethoxylates, detergents made with these surfactants, oxyalkylated alcohols, oxyalkylated alcohol sulfates, polymethacrylate esters, alkyl amines and their derivatives, linear phthalates, linear adipates, alcohol ether amines, alkyl glycerol ether sulfonates, thioproprionate esters, alkyl polyglucosides, alcohol phosphates, alcohol ether phosphates, esters of fatty acids, alcohol phosphites, and benzophenones. Secondary alcohol derivatives include secondary alcohol ethoxylates, secondary alcohol sulfates, secondary alcohol sulfated ethoxylates, surfactants, including those made with these ethoxylates and/or sulfated ethoxylates, and detergents made with these surfactants. Internal olefins derivatives included within the scope of this invention include alkylbenzene, alkylxylene, detergent alcohols, plasticizer alcohols, alkenyl succinates, ether secondary alcohols, and diols and polyols produced by catalytic dihydroxylation of internal olefins with the use of hydrogen peroxide. Alpha olefin derivatives included within the scope of this invention include internal olefins, alkylbenzene, alkylxylene, alkylphenol, alkylnaphthalene, detergent alcohols, plasticizer alcohols, alkylates of phenylbenzo compounds, alkyl ammonium salts of unsaturated fatty acids, alkyl amines and their derivatives, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkenyl succinates, polyalphaolefins, linear mercaptans, synthetic acids such as based on 1-butene, 1-hexene, or 1-octene, chlorinated alpha olefins, aluminum alkyls, alkyl diphenylether disulfonates, fatty acids, lubricant additives, and ether primary alcohols.

US Patent:

20080171672, Jul 17, 2008

Filed:

Dec 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/960329

Inventors:

Manuel Luis CANO - Houston TX, US
Kirk Herbert Raney - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

C09K 8/60

US Classification:

507227, 562 30

Abstract:

A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. The hydrocarbon recovery composition includes a branched internal olefin sulfonate having an average carbon number of at least 15 and an average number of branches per molecule of at least about 0.8.

Address:

13030 Northborough Dr APT 1916, Houston, TX 77067

VIN:

1GCDS149678202413

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

COLORADO

Year:

2007