Patents by Inventor Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza

Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza 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).

  • Processes for producing ethers and olefins from primary alcohols
    Patent number: 11787758
    Abstract: Provided are two-stage processes by which primary alcohols such as ethanol or 1-butanol are converted into distillate-range ethers and olefins utilizing Guerbet coupling followed by intermolecular dehydration. The ethers can be used, for example, as cetane-improvers in diesel fuel, while the olefins can be hydrogenated to afford paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Nathaniel M. Eagan, Michael P. Lanci, George W. Huber, Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza, J. Scott Buchanan
  • Processes for producing alcohols from biomass and further products derived therefrom
    Patent number: 11518725
    Abstract: Processes for producing alcohols from biomass are provided. The processes utilize supercritical methanol to depolymerize biomass with subsequent conversion to a mixture of alcohols. In particular the disclosure relates to continuous processes which produce high yields of alcohols through recycling gases and further employ dual reactor configurations which improve overall alcohol yields. Processes for producing higher ethers and olefins from the so-formed alcohols, through alcohol coupling and subsequent dehydration are also provided. The resulting distillate range ethers and olefins are useful as components in liquid fuels, such as diesel and jet fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter H. Galebach, Michael P. Lanci, George W. Huber, Wenzhao Wu, Ashley M. Wittrig, Nathaniel M. Eagan, Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza, J. Scott Buchanan
  • PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLS FROM BIOMASS AND FURTHER PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20210363080
    Abstract: Processes for producing alcohols from biomass are provided. The processes utilize supercritical methanol to depolymerize biomass with subsequent conversion to a mixture of alcohols. In particular the disclosure relates to continuous processes which produce high yields of alcohols through recycling gases and further employ dual reactor configurations which improve overall alcohol yields. Processes for producing higher ethers and olefins from the so-formed alcohols, through alcohol coupling and subsequent dehydration are also provided. The resulting distillate range ethers and olefins are useful as components in liquid fuels, such as diesel and jet fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Peter H. Galebach, Michael P. Lanci, George W. Huber, Wenzhao Wu, Ashley M. Wittrig, Nathaniel M. Eagan, Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza, J. Scott Buchanan
  • PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ETHERS AND OLEFINS FROM PRIMARY ALCOHOLS
    Publication number: 20210363085
    Abstract: Provided are two-stage processes by which primary alcohols such as ethanol or 1-butanol are converted into distillate-range ethers and olefins utilizing Guerbet coupling followed by intermolecular dehydration. The ethers can be used, for example, as cetane-improvers in diesel fuel, while the olefins can be hydrogenated to afford paraffins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nathaniel M. Eagan, Michael P. Lanci, George W. Huber, Paolo Andres Cuello Penaloza, J. Scott Buchanan