Patents by Inventor Tara C. Mancini

Tara C. Mancini 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 continuous production of biodiesel from fatty acid containing feedstocks
    Patent number: 9273257
    Abstract: A method of producing biodiesel comprising the steps of collecting a raw material comprising a fatty acid and an oil; contacting the raw material with glycerol and a Lewis acid catalyst in a first reaction chamber at a selected pressure and temperature; separating water from the mixture product in a gas phase; and contacting the mixture product with a second alcohol and an alkali catalyst in a second reaction chamber to form a product comprising a fatty acid ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventors: Tara C. Mancini, David Bradley
  • PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL FROM FATTY ACID CONTAINING FEEDSTOCKS
    Publication number: 20120073187
    Abstract: A method of producing biodiesel comprising the steps of collecting a raw material comprising a fatty acid and an oil; contacting the raw material with glycerol and a Lewis acid catalyst in a first reaction chamber at a selected pressure and temperature; separating water from the mixture product in a gas phase; and contacting the mixture product with a second alcohol and an alkali catalyst in a second reaction chamber to form a product comprising a fatty acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Tara C. Mancini, David Bradley