# US 10,245,580 B2 · Highly active decomposition catalyst for low carbon hydrocarbon production from sulfur containing fuel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,245,580 B2 - Document ID: US10245580B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/584,180 - Filed: 2012-08-13 - Published: 2013-02-14 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-11 - Assignees: University of South Carolina - Applicants: Jochen Lauterbach; Mary Glascock; John Bedenbaugh; Chang-Yin Chien; Ashok Jangam; Shahriar Salim; Sungtak Kim; Robin Tilburg - Inventors: Jochen Lauterbach; Mary Glascock; John Bedenbaugh; Chang-Yin Chien; Ashok Jangam; Shahriar Salim; Sungtak Kim; Robin Tilburg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245580B2 ## CPC - B01J 29/06: Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites; Isomorphous compounds thereof - C07C 4/06: Catalytic processes {(C07C4/025 takes precedence)} - C10G 11/05: Crystalline alumino-silicates, e.g. molecular sieves - B01J 29/18: of the mordenite type - B01J 29/405: {containing rare earth elements, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, gallium, indium, thallium, tin or lead} - B01J 29/44: Noble metals - C07C 4/00: Preparation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbons containing a larger number of carbon atoms (redistribution reactions involving splitting C07C6/00; cracking hydrocarbon oils C10G) - C07C 4/02: by cracking a single hydrocarbon or a mixture of individually defined hydrocarbons or a normally gaseous hydrocarbon fraction - B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS - C07C: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES ## Abstract Methods for deriving a low-C hydrocarbon fuel from a high-C hydrocarbon fuel are generally provided. A catalytic material (e.g., an aluminosilicate and/or a zeolite) can be introduced to the high-C hydrocarbon fuel to produce a product stream comprising a low-C hydrocarbon fuel, and the low-C hydrocarbon fuel can be separated in the product stream from any remaining high-C hydrocarbon fuel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for deriving a low-C hydrocarbon fuel from a sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel, the method comprising: introducing a catalytic material to the sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel, upon which a reaction occurs, to produce a product stream comprising a low-C hydrocarbon fuel, wherein the catalytic material comprises a zeolite comprising ion exchanged Pt, wherein the ion exchanged Pt is included in the catalytic material in a weight percent of about 0.1% to about 10% of the total weight of the catalytic material, and wherein the sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel comprises about 200 ppm to about 3000 ppm sulfur; and separating the low-C hydrocarbon fuel in the product stream from any remaining sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel, and wherein the low-C hydrocarbon fuel has a sulfur content that is less than 100 ppm, wherein the low-C hydrocarbon fuel is separated from any remaining sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel in the product stream through a condensation process. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, further comprising: heating the catalytic material and the sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel to a reaction temperature of between about 300° C. and about 700° C. to produce the product stream. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the low-C hydrocarbon fuel is produced from the sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel in a reactor that includes the catalytic material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method as in claim 3, wherein the sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel is introduced into the reactor as a continuous inflow stream. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method as in claim 3, wherein a continuous outflow of the product stream exits the reactor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the condensation process comprises: cooling the product stream to a condensation temperature where any remaining sulfur containing, high-C hydrocarbon fuel liquefies while the low-C hydrocarbon fuel remains gaseous; and collecting the low-C hydrocarbon fuel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method as in claim 6, wherein the condensation temperature is about 0° C. to about 10° C. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the catalytic material comprises an aluminosilicate material with mordenite framework inverted structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the catalytic material comprises an aluminosilicate material having silica to alumina molar ratio of from 20 to 200. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the catalytic material further comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ce, Cu, Eu, Fe, Gd, In, Ir, La, Na, Nd, Ni, Pd, Pr, Rh, Ru, Sm, Zn, Zr, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method as in claim 10, wherein the metal is included in the catalytic material in a weight percent of about 0.1% to about 10% of the total weight of the catalytic material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method as in claim 10, wherein the metal is included in the catalytic material in a weight percent of about 0.5% to about 5% of the total weight of the catalytic material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the reaction occurs at a reaction pressure of from about 100 mmHg to 760 mmHg. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the reaction occurs at atmospheric pressure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein any sulfur-containing molecules are separated from the low-C hydrocarbon fuel in the product stream. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the low-C hydrocarbon fuel has a sulfur content that is less than 50 ppm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the zeolite further comprises Gd. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method as in claim 1, wherein the ion exchanged Pt is included in the catalytic material in weight percent of about 0.5% to about 5% of the total weight of the catalytic material.