Patents by Inventor Ricardo E. Borjas

Ricardo E. Borjas 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).

  • Process for electrochemical oxidation of an aldehyde to an ester
    Patent number: 6251256
    Abstract: A process for electrochemical oxidation of aldehydes to esters is provided. The invention includes electrooxidation at a pH where an intermediate hemiacetal is favored, thereby providing for maximum selectivity to the desired ester and for maximum reaction efficiency. In particular, the invention provides for the electrooxidation of acetaldehyde to methyl acetate. The invention is illustrated with reference reactants native to the carbonylation process for the manufacture of acetic acid. Processes described herein are readily adapted to an industrial scale, particularly for the removal of acetaldehyde from process streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Blay, Ricardo E. Borjas
  • Process for the electrochemical oxidation of arylketones
    Patent number: 5567299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing arylglyoxals which comprise the steps of (a) electrochemically oxidizing an arylketone at a pH of less than about seven and at a temperature of from about -20.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. in the presence of an electrolyte for a sufficient period of time to form an arylacetal, and (b) subjecting said acetal to hydrolysis for a sufficient period of time and under suitable temperature and pressure conditions to form said arylglyoxal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Ricardo E. Borjas, Carina Araullo-McAdams, Steven R. Alexander, George A. Blay, Yaw-Hwa Liu
  • Process for the electrochemical oxidation of arylketones
    Patent number: 5500099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing arylglyoxals which comprise the steps of (a) electrochemically oxidizing an arylketone at a pH of less than about seven and at a temperature of from about -20.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. in the presence of an electrolyte for a sufficient period of time to form an arylacetal, and (b) subjecting said acetal to hydrolysis for a sufficient period of time and under suitable temperature and pressure conditions to form said arylglyoxal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Ricardo E. Borjas, Carina Araullo-McAdams, Steven R. Alexander, George A. Blay, Yaw-Hwa Liu