Inventor
BILLON ALAIN
FR33 patents
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INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE
32 patentsUS6783661B1Aug 31, 2004
Process for producing oils with a high viscosity index
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE73 citations97
US6277270B1Aug 21, 2001
Process for converting heavy petroleum fractions that comprise a fixed-bed hydrotreatment stage, an ebullated-bed conversion stage, and a catalytic cracking stage
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE57 citations96
US6017441AJan 25, 2000
Multi-step catalytic process for conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE66 citations95
US4498972AFeb 12, 1985
Hydrotreatment process for converting a heavy hydrocarbon fraction containing sulfur impurities and metal impurities to a lighter oil, in at least two steps
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE104 citations95
US6306287B1Oct 23, 2001
Process for hydrotreatment of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction using permutable reactors and introduction of a middle distillate
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE85 citations94
US5759385AJun 2, 1998
Process and plant for purifying spent oil
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE62 citations94
US7250107B2Jul 31, 2007
Flexible method for producing oil bases and distillates from feedstock containing heteroatoms
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE42 citations92
US6280606B1Aug 28, 2001
Process for converting heavy petroleum fractions that comprise a distillation stage, ebullated-bed hydroconversion stages of the vacuum distillate, and a vacuum residue and a catalytic cracking stage
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE30 citations92
US6171477B1Jan 9, 2001
Hydroconversion of vacuum distillates and deasphalted oils in fixed beds and boiling beds
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE25 citations92
US6117306ASep 12, 2000
Catalytic process for conversion of a petroleum residue using a fixed bed hydrodemetallization catalyst
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE34 citations92
US5879539AMar 9, 1999
Precious metal and silica-alumina based catalyst and hydroisomerisation treatment process for heavy feeds
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE20 citations92
US5834522ANov 10, 1998
Hydroisomerization treatment process for feeds from the fisher-tropsch process
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE28 citations92
US5306860AApr 26, 1994
Method of hydroisomerizing paraffins emanating from the Fischer-Tropsch process using catalysts based on H-Y zeolite
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE35 citations92
US4510042AApr 9, 1985
Heavy oil process with hydrovisbreaking, hydrodemetallation and hydrodesulfuration
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE27 citations92
US6884339B2Apr 26, 2005
Flexible method for producing oil bases with a ZSM-48 zeolite
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE32 citations91
US5525209AJun 11, 1996
Process for the improved production of middle distillates jointly with the production of high viscosity oils with high viscosity indices from heavy petroleum cuts
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE24 citations91
US5980730ANov 9, 1999
Process for converting a heavy hydrocarbon fraction using an ebullated bed hydrodemetallization catalyst
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE55 citations90
US4715946ADec 29, 1987
Process for deasphalting a hydrocarbon charge containing asphaltenes
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE32 citations90
US7160436B2Jan 9, 2007
Method for two-step hydrocracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE8 citations74
US6153548ANov 28, 2000
NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE5 citations74
US6036846AMar 14, 2000
Catalyst based on modified NU-87 zeolite and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE8 citations74
US5989410ANov 23, 1999
Process for improving the pour point of paraffin feedstocks with a catalyst containing an IM-5 zeolite base
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE11 citations74
US6007703ADec 28, 1999
Multi-step process for conversion of a petroleum residue
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE9 citations73
US5345019ASep 6, 1994
Method of hydrocracking paraffins emanating from the Fischer-Tropsch process using catalysts based on H-Y zeolite
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE18 citations73
US4511458AApr 16, 1985
Heavy oil process with hydrodemetallation, hydrovisbreaking and hydrodesulfuration
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE12 citations73
US5843384ADec 1, 1998
Plant for purifying spent oil
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE6 citations72
US4533462AAug 6, 1985
Process for the treatment of highly viscous heavy oils at the oil field to effect desalting and transportability thereof
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE11 citations72
US4391700AJul 5, 1983
Process for converting heavy hydrocarbon oils, containing asphaltenes, to lighter fractions
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE10 citations71
US6733658B2May 11, 2004
EU-1 zeolite catalyst and a process for the reduction of the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE5 citations63
US6350370B1Feb 26, 2002
NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE4 citations63
US4498974AFeb 12, 1985
Process for converting a highly viscous hydrocarbon charge to a less viscous, more easily transportable and more easily refinable hydrocarbon fraction
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE3 citations62
US4414105ANov 8, 1983
Process for deasphalting an asphaltene containing hydrocarbon charge
INST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE1 citations50