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US 12,616,965 · App. 19/296,083 · Granted May 5, 2026

Hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous materials with long-range mesoporous order having cubic symmetry

Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Parsapur (Thuwal, SA); Robert Peter Hodgkins (Dhahran, SA); Omer Refa Koseoglu (Istanbul, TR); Kuo-Wei Huang (Thuwal, SA); Anissa Bendjeriou Sedjerari (Thuwal, SA)
Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
B01J29/084B01J21/04B01J23/881C01B39/026C01B39/24C10G47/20C01P2002/72C01P2002/76C01P2002/77C01P2002/88C01P2004/04C10G2300/1074
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Patent No.
US 12,616,965
App. No.
19/296,083
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of cubic symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or cubic symmetry observable by microscopy.

Claims (20)

1 . A composition of matter comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of cubic symmetry comprising mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material, wherein the long-range ordering of cubic mesophase symmetry is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern including peaks occurring at 20 angles less than about 6° and is observable by microscopy including mesopore periodicity repeating over a length of greater than 50 nm.

2 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein the cubic mesophase possess Ia-3d, Fm-3m, Pm-3n, Pn-3m or Im-3m symmetry.

3 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein the cubic mesophase possess Ia-3d symmetry and secondary peaks in XRD are present at one or more of (220), (321), (400), (420) or (332) reflections.

4 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein the cubic mesophase possess Ia-3d symmetry and long-range ordering is observable by microscopy viewing an electron beam down a [311], [111] or [110] zone axis.

5 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein the cubic mesophase possess Fm-3m symmetry and long-range ordering is observable by microscopy viewing an electron beam down a [001] or [110] zone axis.

6 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein said crystalline microporous material comprises a zeolite, or a zeolite-type material selected from the group consisting of aluminophosphates, silicon-substituted aluminophosphates, metal-containing aluminophosphates and zeolitic siliceous only framework material.

7 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein said crystalline microporous material is a zeolite having a framework selected from the group consisting of AEI, *BEA, CHA, FAU, MFI, MOR, LTL, LTA and MWW.

8 . The composition of matter as in claim 1 , wherein said parent crystalline microporous material is a zeolite having FAU framework.

9 . A hydrocracking catalyst comprising the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material as in claim 6 , an inorganic oxide component as a binder, and an active metal component comprising one or more metals selected from the Periodic Table of the Elements IUPAC Groups 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.

10 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 9 , wherein the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material comprises about 0.1-99 wt % of the hydrocracking catalyst.

11 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 10 , wherein the inorganic oxide component is selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, silica-alumina, alumina-titania, alumina-zirconia, alumina-boria, phosphorus-alumina, silica-alumina-boria, phosphorus-alumina-boria, phosphorus-alumina-silica, silica-alumina-titania, silica-alumina-zirconia, alumina-zirconia-titania, phosphorous-alumina-zirconia, alumina-zirconia-titania and phosphorus-alumina-titania.

12 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 10 , wherein the inorganic oxide component comprises alumina.

13 . The hydrocracking catalyst comprising the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material as in claim 9 , wherein the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material comprises about 20-50 wt % of the hydrocracking catalyst and the inorganic oxide component comprises alumina.

14 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 13 , wherein the active metal component comprises one or more of Mo, W, Co or Ni (oxides or sulfides).

15 . A method for hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil, comprising: hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil with a hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 14 .

16 . The method as in claim 15 , wherein the hydrocarbon oil comprises a recycle stream obtained from hydrocracking of VGO, straight run VGO or pre-treated straight run VGO, with selectivity to naphtha and middle distillates tailored as a function of the cubic symmetry mesophase.

17 . A method for hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil, comprising: hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil with a hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 9 .

18 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 9 , wherein the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material comprises about 20-50 wt % of the hydrocracking catalyst.

19 . The hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 18 , wherein the active metal component comprises one or more of Mo, W, Co or Ni (oxides or sulfides).

20 . A method for hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil, comprising: hydrocracking hydrocarbon oil with a hydrocracking catalyst as in claim 19 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: HODGKINS, ROBERT PETER; KOSEOGLU, OMER REFA
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 071994/0544 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: PARSAPUR, RAJESH KUMAR; HUANG, KUO-WEI; SEDJERARI, ANISSA BENDJERIOU
To: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 071994/0656 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18151892 · Jan 9, 2023
Continuation In Part 17857447 · Jul 5, 2022
Related Publication 20260001064A1 · Jan 1, 2026
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