US Patent Issued to Duke Technologies on Sept. 23 for "Process for hydroprocessing of non-petroleum feedstocks with hydrogen production" (Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,459, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Duke Technologies LLC (Fayetteville, Ark.).

"Process for hydroprocessing of non-petroleum feedstocks with hydrogen production" was invented by Michael D. Ackerson (Fayetteville, Ark.) and Michael Stevan Byars (Fayetteville, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of hydroprocessing is performed wherein non-petroleum feedstocks are treated in a first reaction zone to provide reaction products. The process involves introducing the feedstock along with diluents or a recycle and hydrogen in a first reaction zone and allowing the feed and hydrogen to react in a liquid phase within the first r...