Patents by Inventor Anthony Baiada
Anthony Baiada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20180363073Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor; introducing the liquor into a reaction vessel; bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor within the reaction vessel; and separating the precipitate formed by the carbonation of the metal hydroxide from the liquor, the precipitate comprising at least some of the contaminants from the liquor; wherein, on average, the liquor is resident within the reaction vessel for a period of no more than about 60 minutes. The invention also relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor and bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor to fom1 a precipitate by carbonation in a period of no more than about 60 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: John Kerr, Anthony Baiada, Robert Jansen, Matthew Shue, Gordon Walker
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Patent number: 9982315Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor; introducing the liquor into a reaction vessel; bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor within the reaction vessel; and separating the precipitate formed by the carbonatation of the metal hydroxide from the liquor, the precipitate comprising at least some of the contaminants from the liquor; wherein, on average, the liquor is resident within the reaction vessel for a period of no more than about 60 minutes. The invention also relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor and bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor to form a precipitate by carbonatation in a period of no more than about 60 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: T&L SUGARS LIMITEDInventors: John Kerr, Anthony Baiada, Robert Jansen, Matthew Shue, Gordon Walker
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Patent number: 9976193Abstract: A process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, including two or more of carbonatation, phosphatation and sulphitation of the liquor to form a precipitate having at least some of the contaminants from the liquor, and separating the precipitate from the liquor. The processes may be included in sugar refining or water decontamination processes.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: T&L SUGARS LIMITEDInventors: John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Patent number: 9682371Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and, more specifically, to a process for the removal of components from a starting material. Optionally, the process is used for the removal of contaminants from ion exchange regenerant material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Anthony Baiada, Tommaso Bartalucci, John Kerr, Tim Windebank
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Publication number: 20170002171Abstract: Additives for inclusion in a plastic, resin or elastomer composition, having a combination of precipitated calcium and/or magnesium salt and organic material, wherein the salt is a calcium and/or magnesium carbonate, a calcium and/or magnesium phosphate or a combination thereof, together with methods for manufacturing and using the additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: John KERR, Anthony BAIADA
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Publication number: 20160333429Abstract: A process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, including two or more of carbonatation, phosphatation and sulphitation of the liquor to form a precipitate having at least some of the contaminants from the liquor, and separating the precipitate from the liquor. The processes may be included in sugar refining or water decontamination processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: John KERR, Anthony BAIADA
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Publication number: 20160263550Abstract: A method of manufacturing a treated material having adsorbent properties, including heating an organic matter containing waste product starting material to form a treated material; an adsorbent material produced by the method, together with uses of the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Publication number: 20160208347Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor; introducing the liquor into a reaction vessel; bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor within the reaction vessel; and separating the precipitate formed by the carbonatation of the metal hydroxide from the liquor, the precipitate comprising at least some of the contaminants from the liquor; wherein, on average, the liquor is resident within the reaction vessel for a period of no more than about 60 minutes. The invention also relates to a process for the removal of contaminants from a liquor, the process comprising: introducing a metal or ammonium hydroxide into the liquor and bubbling a carbon dioxide gas comprising at least 25% carbon dioxide through the liquor to form a precipitate by carbonatation in a period of no more than about 60 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: John Kerr, Anthony Baiada, Robert Jansen, Matthew Shue, Gordon Walker
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Patent number: 8912320Abstract: A process for removing dimethylamine (DMA) before and/or during and/or after deacylation in a reaction vessel of a feed stream comprising a sucralose-6-acylate resulting from the chlorination of a sucrose-6-acylate in the presence of dimethyl formamide (DMF), wherein the deacylation is conducted at a first set of conditions of temperature, pH and pressure, the process comprising: (a) providing a side stream loop from and to the reaction vessel; (b) adjusting the conditions of one or more of temperature, pH, and pressure in the loop, and setting the flow rate through the loop, to remove DMA while minimising carbohydrate degradation.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Tate & Lyle Technology LimitedInventors: John Kerr, Robert Jansen, Anthony Baiada, Duane Leinhos, James Edwin Wiley
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Publication number: 20140326924Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and, more specifically, to a process for the removal of components from a starting material. Optionally, the process is used for the removal of contaminants from ion exchange regenerant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: European Sugar Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Anthony Baiada, Tommaso Bartalucci, John Kerr, Tim Windebank
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Patent number: 8497367Abstract: A process for the extraction of sucralose from an aqueous solution containing at least sucralose, other chlorinated saccharides, sodium chloride and dimethylammonium chloride into an organic solvent for sucralose by contacting said organic solvent with said solution to extract sucralose into the organic solvent. The ratio of sodium chloride to dimethylammonium chloride in the aqueous solution is increased prior to or during contact so as to increase the partition coefficient of sucralose into said organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Tate & Lyle Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Jansen, Gordon Walker, John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Patent number: 8436156Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing sucralose from a feed stream resulting from the chlorination of a sucrose-6-acylate in a reaction vehicle. The feed stream includes a sucralose-6-acylate, the reaction vehicle, water, and salts. The salts include one or more selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorides, alkaline earth metal chlorides and ammonium chloride. The method includes: (i) deacylation of the sucralose-6-acylate by treatment with a base to afford a product stream comprising sucralose; (ii) partial removal of water and, optionally, reaction vehicle from the product stream of (i) in order to cause precipitation of the salts from the product stream; (iii) removal of the precipitated salts from the product stream of (ii); and (iv) isolation of sucralose from the product stream of (iii).Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Tate & Lyle Technology LimitedInventors: John Kerr, Robert Jansen, Duane A. Leinhos, James Edwin Wiley, Jr., Sebastien Camborieux, Anthony Baiada, Gordon Walker, Carlo Maffezzoni
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Patent number: 8404109Abstract: A method of inverting sucrose, including (i) determining an initial solids concentration of an aqueous sucrose solution, an initial bed volume of a sucrose inversion resin system, a minimum target inversion percentage, a maximum target inversion percentage, a target maximum hydroxymethylfuran (HMF) concentration, a minimum target pH, or a maximum target pH; (ii) contacting the sucrose inversion resin system with the aqueous sucrose solution under conditions of aqueous solution flow rate and aqueous solution temperature to produce an inverted sucrose solution having an inversion percentage, an HMF concentration, and a pH; (iii) observing an instantaneous inversion percentage, an instantaneous HMF concentration, or an instantaneous pH of the inverted sucrose solution; and, if appropriate; (iv) changing at least one of the aqueous solution flow rate or the aqueous solution temperature to yield a product having a desired inversion percentage, HMF concentration, and/or pH.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: European Sugar Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Robert Jansen, John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Publication number: 20120157676Abstract: A process for removing dimethylamine (DMA) before and/or during and/or after deacylation in a reaction vessel of a feed stream comprising a sucralose-6-acylate resulting from the chlorination of a sucrose-6-acylate in the presence of dimethyl formamide (DMF), wherein the deacylation is conducted at a first set of conditions of temperature, pH and pressure, the process comprising: (a) providing a side stream loop from and to the reaction vessel; (b) adjusting the conditions of one or more of temperature, pH, and pressure in the loop, and setting the flow rate through the loop, to remove DMA while minimising carbohydrate degradation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Tate & Lyle Technology Ltd.Inventors: John Kerr, Robert Jansen, Anthony Baiada, Duane Leinhos, James Edwin Wiley
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Publication number: 20120138048Abstract: A method of inverting sucrose, including (i) determining an initial solids concentration of an aqueous sucrose solution, an initial bed volume of a sucrose inversion resin system, a minimum target inversion percentage, a maximum target inversion percentage, a target maximum hydroxymethylfuran (HMF) concentration, a minimum target pH, or a maximum target pH; (ii) contacting the sucrose inversion resin system with the aqueous sucrose solution under conditions of aqueous solution flow rate and aqueous solution temperature to produce an inverted sucrose solution having an inversion percentage, an HMF concentration, and a pH; (iii) observing an instantaneous inversion percentage, an instantaneous HMF concentration, or an instantaneous pH of the inverted sucrose solution; and, if appropriate; (iv) changing at least one of the aqueous solution flow rate or the aqueous solution temperature to yield a product having a desired inversion percentage, HMF concentration, and/or pH.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Robert Jansen, John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Patent number: 8092609Abstract: We disclose a method of inverting sucrose, including (i) determining an initial solids concentration of an aqueous sucrose solution (solidsi), an initial bed volume (BVi) of a sucrose inversion resin system, a minimum target inversion percentage (invert %min), a maximum target inversion percentage (invert %max), a target maximum hydroxymethylfuran (HMF) concentration (HMFmax), a minimum target pH (pHmin), or a maximum target pH (pHmax); (ii) contacting the sucrose inversion resin system with the aqueous sucrose solution under conditions of aqueous solution flow rate in BVi/hr (ratep) and aqueous solution temperature in ° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: European Sugar Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Robert Jansen, John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Patent number: 8084651Abstract: A process for the recovery of glycerol comprises contacting an aqueous feed composition that comprises water, glycerol, and at least one contaminant with a solvent extractant comprising at least one C5-C8 alkanol, optionally in admixture with at least one alkane, to form a first mixture, and separating the first mixture into a first solvent phase and a first aqueous phase. The first solvent phase comprises a majority (more than 50 wt %) of the solvent extractant and a majority of the glycerol that was present in the aqueous feed composition. The weight ratio in the first solvent phase of glycerol to a contaminant present is greater than the weight ratio of glycerol to the contaminant in the aqueous feed composition. The first aqueous phase comprises a majority of the water from the aqueous feed composition and at least some of the contaminant from the aqueous feed composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLCInventors: Robert P. Jansen, Anthony Baiada, John Kerr
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Publication number: 20100240915Abstract: We disclose a method of extracting an alcohol or furan from a predominantly liquid stream comprising the alcohol or furan, comprising removing cations from the predominantly liquid stream comprising the alcohol or furan, using a cation-exchange resin; removing anions from the predominantly liquid stream comprising the alcohol or furan, using an anion-exchange resin; and recovering alcohol or furan from the predominantly liquid stream comprising the alcohol or furan, using either a vapor permeation membrane, a perevaporation process, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Robert Jansen, Anthony Baiada, John Kerr, Peter Lloyd-Jones
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Publication number: 20090299054Abstract: A process for the extraction of sucralose from an aqueous solution containing at least sucralose, other chlorinated saccharides, sodium chloride and dimethylammonium chloride into an organic solvent for sucralose by contacting said organic solvent with said solution to extract sucralose into the organic solvent. The ratio of sodium chloride to dimethylammonium chloride in the aqueous solution is increased prior to or during contact so as to increase the partition coefficient of sucralose into said organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Tate & Lyle Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Jansen, Gordon Walker, John Kerr, Anthony Baiada
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Publication number: 20090264633Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing sucralose from a feed stream resulting from the chlorination of a sucrose-6-acylate in a reaction vehicle. The feed stream includes a sucralose-6-acylate, the reaction vehicle, water, and salts. The salts include one or more selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorides, alkaline earth metal chlorides and ammonium chloride. The method includes: (i) deacylation of the sucralose-6-acylate by treatment with a base to afford a product stream comprising sucralose; (ii) partial removal of water and, optionally, reaction vehicle from the product stream of (i) in order to cause precipitation of the salts from the product stream; (iii) removal of the precipitated salts from the product stream of (ii); and (iv) isolation of sucralose from the product stream of (iii).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: Tate & Lyle Technology LimitedInventors: John Kerr, Robert Jansen, Duane A. Leinhos, James Edwin Wiley, JR., Sebastien Camborieux, Anthony Baiada, Gordon Walker, Carlo Maffezzoni