Patrick BRIOT

En résumé

Entreprises

• Institut Français du Pétrole - Chercheur et chef de projet

  PARIS 15 maintenant

• I.F.P. - Separation Researcher and Project Manager

  2003 - maintenant 2003 – 2008 : Researcher in Catalysis and Separation Direction at French Institute of Petroleum (IFP-France).
  
  - Project Manager of the ANR Project called "EPURGAZ" (ANR stands for National Research Agency)
  Project between 4 French companies for the development of purification processes of gas coming from biomass gasification.
  
  - Studies on contaminants removal from Syngas coming from Biomass gaseification:
  H2S elimination by chimisorption (working out of a shrinking core model on gas-solid reaction)
  Halides and Alkali removal with a Canadian Research Institute
  
  - Studies for H2 production by catalytic reactions from H2S
  New reactions studies and screening of catalysts
  - FR 2903976A : Process for hydrogen production from H2S.
  
  - Studies for improved regeneration of amine process for CO2
  (Deposited but not yet published patent)
  
  - Studies of anti-hydrate agent regeneration
  - FR 2899822A : Regeneration process of an anti-hydrate agent used for the transport of natural gas.
  
  - Development of new natural gas treatments integrated with Petrochemistry
  
  Development of gas treatments with impurities valorisation
  - FR 2903993A : Process of treatment of natural gas with valorization of hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen and, possibly, the carbon dioxyde.
  - FR 2903994A : Process ot treatment of natural gas with valorization of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxyde.
  - FR 2901266A1 : Process of treatment of a natural gas with valorization of nitrogen and CO2 to produce formic ester and ammonia or urea.
  - FR 2901265A1 : Process of treatment of natural gas with valorization of nitrogen and CO2 to produce methanol and ammonia or urea..
  - FR 2901153A1 : Process of treatment of a natural gas with valorization of CO2 to produce methanol and methane.
  - FR 2901152A1 : Process of treatment of a natural gas with valorization of CO2 to produce formic ester and methane.
  - US 20070144127A1 (FR 2896509A1): Method of capturing mercaptans contained in natural gas by concentration.
  - US 7,192,565 : Method of collecting mercaptans contained in a gaseous feed
  - US 20060034742 : Method of collecting mercaptans contained in a gaseous feed
  
  - Lecturer at IFP School (ENSPM) and Lille Central School on "Petrochemistry" and "Selective Hydrogenations"
  
  - Theorical researchs on the adsorption thermodynamics of hydrocarbons and diluted solutions on zeolites and amorphous solids
  Adsorption isotherms measurements and modelization of multi-components adsorption from gas to liquid state.
  
  
  - Studies on the imrovement of the fuel qualities or fuels producing processes
  -one deposited but not yet published patent
  - WO 07147970A : Method of removing mercaptans from liquid and gaseous effluents.

• I.F.P. - Researcher in Petrochemistry

  1997 - 2003 1997 – 2003 : Petrochemistry Researcher in the Development Direction (IFP).
  
  - Benzene alkylation by olefins on solid catalysts :
  Production of synthetic lube oils with high viscosity index (Di-alkyl Benzene based). Relation properties / structures.
  Production of LAB (Linear Alkyl Benzène). Process study, catalyst deactivation and regeneration studies
  
  
  - Thiophenic compounds alkylation (OATS process) :
  Screening and catalyst development
  Development of a kinetic model
  Process optimization
  
  
  - Naphta selective HDS (Axens-Prime G process):
  pilot tests for process studies
  
  
  - Cyclopentene alkylation:
  Cyclopentene (from Steamcracker) upgrading to jet fuel
  
  
  - C3, C4, C5…olefins Oligomerization
  Light olefins transformation to naphta, jet fuel, gasoil
  
  
  - Mercury removal from gas condensates.
  Feedstocks and purification treatments studies
  
  
  
  Publication : .AIChE 2002, Indianapolis, Nov. 3-8 ,1388-1393, Proceedings (2002)
  
  Patents : .
  - US 7,217,850 : Process for the production of phenylalkanes in the presence of a solid acid catalyst the deactivation of which is delayed
  - US 7,161,052 : Process for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapor pressure of said charge
  - US 6,627,781 : Process for producing, jointly or otherwise, monoalkyl aromatic compounds, dialkyl aromatic compounds and trialkyl aromatic compounds
  - US 6,491,809 : Synthetic oil with a high viscosity number and a low pour point
  
  - US 20060079704 : Process for co-producing olefins and esters by ethenolysis of unsaturated fats in non-aqueous ionic liquids
  - US 20060063955 : Process for oligomerizing olefins using a silica-alumina based catalyst
  - US 20060009670 : Process for improving gasoline fractions and gasoil conversion with additional treatment to increase the gasoil fraction yield
  - US 20050283037 : Process for improving gasoline cuts and conversion into gas oils
  - US 20050230286 : Integral method for desulphurization of a hydrocarbon cracking or stream cracking effluent
  - US 20050189261 : Process for desulfurization without consumption of hydrogen
  - US 20050187417 : Process for the production of phenylalkanes using a hydrocarbon fraction that is obtained from the Fischer-Tropsch process
  - US 20050101821 : Process for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge
  - US 200500065388 : Method for formulation of synthetic gas oils or additives for gas oil
  - US 20050029161 : Process for improving the cetane number of a gas oil cut
  - US 20050010072 : Method for producing phenylalkanes using a combination of two catalysts
  - US 20040260133 : Process for the production of phenylalkanes in the presence of a solid acid catalyst the deactivation of which is delayed
  - US 20040186331 : Process for transforming hydrocarbons into a fraction having an improved octane number and a fraction with a high cetane index

• I.F.P. - Refining Researcher

  1990 - 1997 1994 – 1997 : Project Manager of "Hydrocracking Project" in the Development Direction (IFP).
  
  - Project Manager on Hydrocracking, paraffins hydrotreatment, mild hydrocracking, lube oils production, spent lube oils regeneration, Hydroizomerization, catalyst and solvent dewaxing…
  
  
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  Publications :
  - 24th ACS National Meeting, Las Vegas, September 7-11 (1997)
  - Organic geochemistry, 18th international meeting, Maastricht, Sep 22-26, Vol II, Abstract C98, 739-740 (1997)
  - Energy Fuels, Vol 12, n°6, 1342-1355 (1998)
  
  Patents : .
  - US 20030127356 : EU-1 ZEOLITE CATALYST AND A PROCESS FOR THE POUR POINT OF FEEDS CONTAINING PARAFFINS
  
  - US 6,350,370 : NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
  - US 6,153,548: NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
  - US 6,153,087 : Process for converting heavy crude oil fractions, comprising an ebullating bed conversion step and a hydrocracking step
  - US 6,036,846 : Catalyst based on modified NU-87 zeolite and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffins
  - US 5,989,410 : Process for improving the pour point of paraffin feedstocks with a catalyst containing an IM-5 zeolite base
  - US 5,843,384 : Plant for purifying spent oil
  - US 5,759,385 : Process and plant for purifying spent oil
  
  
  1990 – 1994 : Refining Researcher in the Development Direction (IFP)
  
  - Pilot tests on the different refining area such as VGO hydrotreatment, paraffins hydrotreatment, hydrocracking, dewaxing, lube oil production, wax hydroisomerization, Fischer-Tropsch VGO hydrocracking…
  
  - Development of a model predicting the products qualities obtained by I.F.P. hydrocracking process on all the different cuts (naphta, jet fuel, diesel, lube oil…) whatever the feedstocks, the hydrogen pressure and the conversion level.
  
  
  - Start-up of the BP Lavera hydrocracking unit (France)
  
  - Start-up of the Total Flessingues hydrocracking unit (Nederland)
  
  - Technical assistance of the BP Lavera hydrocracking unit (France)
  - Technical assistance of the Total Flessingues hydrocracking unit (Nederland)

Formations

• Université Lyon 1 Claude Bernard

  Villeurbanne 1987 - 1990 PhD of Catalysis
  
  Methane oxydation on noble metals supported on alumina" at the "Institut de Recherche sur La Catalyse (CNRS Laboratories) (CNRS for National Center of Scientific Research-France)" :US 5,409,878 : Non selective oxidation catalyst and method of preparation

Réseau

• Alexandre NICOLAOS

• David Marc MARTIN

• Didier TOUATI

• Jacques KERNEUR

• Jean-Nicolas CORDIER

• Manuel CORRAL VALERO

• Pierre BALZ

• Thierry ANZILE

• Thierry LEMOINE