Patents by Inventor José Maria Vidal Lancis
José Maria Vidal Lancis 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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Patent number: 10793501Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for providing a succinic acid solution, comprising the steps of —providing a first magnesium succinate containing medium with a magnesium succinate concentration of 18-23 wt. % to a first acidification reactor where it is contacted with hydrogen chloride to form a solution of succinic acid, magnesium chloride and hydrogen chloride, —providing a second magnesium succinate containing medium with a magnesium succinate concentration of 25-50 wt. %, and contacting it in a second acidification reactor with the solution of succinic acid, magnesium chloride and hydrogen chloride withdrawn from the first acidification reactor, to form an aqueous mixture comprising magnesium chloride and succinic acid with a succinic acid concentration of at least 18 wt. %. The method according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium 20 chloride with an increased succinic acid concentration.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: Peter Paul Jansen, Jan Van Breugel, Gerard Hendrik Van Bochove, Jose Maria Vidal Lancis, Tanja Dekic Zivkovic
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Patent number: 10508069Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José Maria Vidal Lancis, Agustin Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20180319731Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: André Banier DE HAAN, Jan VAN BREUGEL, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes VAN DER WEIDE, Peter Paul JANSEN, José Maria VIDAL LANCIS, Agustin CERDÀ BARÓ
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Patent number: 10093608Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for preparing succinic acid which comprises providing an aqueous magnesium succinate solution to an acidification step, wherein the magnesium succinate solution is acidified by the addition of hydrogen chloride, thereby obtaining an aqueous solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride and subjecting the aqueous solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride derived from the acidification step to a treatment step with active carbon followed by precipitating succinic acid from an aqueous mixture comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride resulting from the active carbon treatment step in a precipitation step to form solid succinic acid. It has been found that the method according to the invention leads to succinic acid crystals with better properties than a comparable method wherein no active carbon treatment is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: Jan Van Breugel, Peter Paul Jansen, Jose Maria Vidal Lancis, Tanja Dekic Zivkovic, Adriaan Dirk Kon
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Patent number: 10071948Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José Maria Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20180208534Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for providing a succinic acid solution, comprising the steps of—providing a first magnesium succinate containing medium with a magnesium succinate concentration of 18-23 wt. % to a first acidification reactor where it is contacted with hydrogen chloride to form a solution of succinic acid, magnesium chloride and hydrogen chloride,—providing a second magnesium succinate containing medium with a magnesium 3 succinate concentration of 25-50 wt. %, and contacting it in a second acidification reactor with the solution of succinic acid, magnesium chloride and hydrogen chloride withdrawn from the first acidification reactor, to form an aqueous mixture comprising magnesium chloride and succinic acid with a succinic acid concentration of at least 18 wt. %. the method according to the invention makes it possible to obtain a solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium 20 chloride with an increased succinic acid concentration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Peter Paul JANSEN, Jan VAN BREUGEL, Gerard Hendrik VAN BOCHOVE, Jose Maria VIDAL LANCIS, Tanja DEKIC ZIVKOVIC
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Publication number: 20180194706Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for preparing succinic acid comprising the steps of —providing an aqueous magnesium succinate solution to an acidification step, wherein the magnesium succinate solution is acidified by the addition of hydrogen chloride, thereby obtaining an aqueous solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride; —subjecting an aqueous solution comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride derived from the acidification step to a treatment step with active carbon, —precipitating succinic acid from an aqueous mixture comprising succinic acid and magnesium chloride resulting from the active carbon treatment step in a precipitation step to form solid succinic acid and a magnesium chloride solution, —separating the solid succinic acid from the magnesium chloride solution —subjecting the magnesium chloride solution to a thermal decomposition at a temperature of at least 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Jan VAN BREUGEL, Peter Paul JANSEN, Jose Maria VIDAL LANCIS, Tanja DEKIC ZIVKOVIC, Adriaan Dirk KON
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Patent number: 10017446Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José Maria Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20170101362Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: André Banier DE HAAN, Jan VAN BREUGEL, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes VAN DER WEIDE, Peter Paul JANSEN, José Maria VIDAL LANCIS, Agustín CERDÀ BARÓ
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Publication number: 20170088501Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20 ° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: André Banier DE HAAN, Jan VAN BREUGEL, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes VAN DER WEIDE, Peter Paul JANSEN, José Maria VIDAL LANCIS, Agustín CERDÀ BARÓ
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Patent number: 9550712Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José María Vidal Lancis, Augustín Cerdà Baró
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Patent number: 9376364Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a succinic acid, which method includes the steps of: providing magnesium succinate; acidifying the magnesium succinate with hydrochloric acid (HCl), thereby obtaining a solution including succinic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution including succinic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating succinic acid from the solution including succinic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a succinic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution. The addition of HCl to a magnesium salt of succinic acid and subsequent precipitation of succinic acid from the solution leads to a very efficient separation of succinic acid from a magnesium succinate solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José María Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Patent number: 9061986Abstract: A method for preparing a carboxylic acid, includes the steps of: providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate is selected from the group made of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, itaconic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid and fatty acids having more than 10 carbon atoms; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with hydrogen chloride (HCl), thereby obtaining a solution including carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution including carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; and precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution including the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José María Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20140364632Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José María Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20140357877Abstract: A method for preparing a carboxylic acid, includes the steps of: providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate is selected from the group made of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, itaconic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid and fatty acids having more than 10 carbon atoms; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with hydrogen chloride (HCl), thereby obtaining a solution including carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution including carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; and precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution including the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José María Vidal Lancis, Agustín Cerdà Baró
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Publication number: 20140200365Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a succinic acid, which method includes the steps of: providing magnesium succinate; acidifying the magnesium succinate with hydrochloric acid (HCl), thereby obtaining a solution including succinic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution including succinic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating succinic acid from the solution including succinic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a succinic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution. The addition of HCl to a magnesium salt of succinic acid and subsequent precipitation of succinic acid from the solution leads to a very efficient separation of succinic acid from a magnesium succinate solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: PURAC BIOCHEM B.V.Inventors: André Banier De Haan, Jan Van Breugel, Paulus Loduvicus Johannes Van Der Weide, Peter Paul Jansen, José MarÍa Vidal Lancis, AgustÍn Cerdà Baró
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Patent number: 8192589Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the purification of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C., which further has approximately 275 g carboxylate ions/l or less, preferably 250 g carboxylate ions/l or less, and preferably less than 1% by weight ionic impurities, calculated on the basis of the total solution. In particular, the invention relates to a method and a device for the continuous purification and concentration, on an industrial scale, of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C. According to the method, this solution is subjected to two or more distillation steps, the first distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 150° C. and a pressure of from 50 to 250 mbar, and the second distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.01 to 50 mbar.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Purac Biochem B.V.Inventors: Hendrik Martinus Winkelaar, Jan Van Breugel, Margarita Camprubi Vilá, José Maria Vidal Lancis
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Publication number: 20110089016Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the purification of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C., which further has approximately 275 g carboxylate ions/l or less, preferably 250 g carboxylate ions/l or less, and preferably less than 1% by weight ionic impurities, calculated on the basis of the total solution. In particular, the invention relates to a method and a device for the continuous purification and concentration, on an industrial scale, of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C. According to the method, this solution is subjected to two or more distillation steps, the first distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 150° C. and a pressure of from 50 to 250 mbar, and the second distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.01 to 50 mbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Hendrik Martinus Winkelaar, Jan Van Breugel, Margarita Camprubi Vila, Jose Maria Vidal Lancis
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Patent number: 7879197Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the purification of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C., which further has approximately 275 g carboxylate ions/l or less, preferably 250 g carboxylate ions/l or less, and preferably less than 1% by weight ionic impurities, calculated on the basis of the total solution. In particular, the invention relates to a method and a device for the continuous purification and concentration, on an industrial scale, of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C. According to the method, this solution is subjected to two or more distillation steps, the first distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 150° C. and a pressure of from 50 to 250 mbar, and the second distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.01 to 50 mbar.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Purac Biochem B.V.Inventors: Hendrik Martinus Winkelaar, Jan Van Breugel, Margarita Camprubi Vila, Jose Maria Vidal Lancis
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Patent number: 7875153Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the purification of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C., which-further has approximately 275 g carboxylate ions/1 or less, preferably 250 g carboxylate ions/1 or less, and preferably less than 1% by weight ionic impurities, calculated on the basis of the total solution. In particular, the invention relates to a method and a device for the continuous purification and concentration, on an industrial scale, of an aqueous solution of an organic acid having a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of less than 450° C. According to the method, this solution is subjected to two or more distillation steps, the first distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 150° C. and a pressure of from 50 to 250 mbar, and the second distillation step being carried out at a temperature of from 80° to 200° C. and a pressure of from 0.01 to 50 mbar.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Purac Biochem B.V.Inventors: Hendrik Martinus Winkelaar, Jan Van Breugel, Jose Maria Vidal Lancis, Margarita Camprubi Vila