US Patent Issued to Chevron U.S.A. on Aug. 4 for "Selective production of n-paraffin hydrocracking products from heavier n-paraffins" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,449, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.).

"Selective production of n-paraffin hydrocracking products from heavier n-paraffins" was invented by Michael J. Girgis (Richmond, Calif.) and Stacey I. Zones (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for selectively making hydrocracked n-paraffins from hydrocarbon compositions comprising heavy n-paraffins is disclosed. The process generally comprises the use of a hydrocracking catalyst comprising an unsulfided low acidity noble metal containing zeolite. The invention is useful for making lighter n-paraffin products for various applications, g...