Patents by Inventor Thomas BJÖRKLÖF

Thomas BJÖRKLÖF 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 purifying renewable feedstock comprising fatty acids
    Patent number: 11053452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising fatty acids, said process comprising the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising fatty acids comprises at least one acid oil and at least another renewable feedstock, and it is treated with an aqueous medium, to obtain a mixture, and a first stream comprising water is separated from said mixture and a second stream comprising fatty acids is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrea Gutierrez, Thomas Björklöf
  • Process for purifying feedstock comprising fatty acids
    Patent number: 10947478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising at least one acidulated soap-stock, wherein said process comprises the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising at least one fatty acid is treated in a treating step with an aqueous medium, and a first stream comprising water and a second stream comprising fatty acids are obtained, and the second stream is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Björklöf, Andrea Gutierrez
  • Process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides
    Patent number: 10815430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, said process comprising the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, comprising at least one plant oil originating from a plant of the family Brassicaceae, is treated with an aqueous medium to obtain a mixture, and a first stream comprising water and a second stream comprising triglycerides are separated from said mixture, and the second stream is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrea Gutierrez, Thomas Björklöf
  • PROCESS FOR PURIFYING RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20200190427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising fatty acids, said process comprising the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising fatty acids comprises at least one acid oil and at least another renewable feedstock, and it is treated with an aqueous medium, to obtain a mixture, and a first stream comprising water is separated from said mixture and a second stream comprising fatty acids is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Andrea GUTIERREZ, Thomas BJÖRKLÖF
  • PROCESS FOR PURIFYING FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20200190426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising at least one acidulated soap-stock, wherein said process comprises the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising at least one fatty acid is treated in a treating step with an aqueous medium, and a first stream comprising water and a second stream comprising fatty acids are obtained, and the second stream is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas BJÖRKLÖF, Andrea GUTIERREZ
  • PROCESS FOR PURIFYING RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING TRIGLYCERIDES
    Publication number: 20200190407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, said process comprising the steps, where the renewable feedstock comprising triglycerides, comprising at least one plant oil originating from a plant of the family Brassicaceae, is treated with an aqueous medium to obtain a mixture, and a first stream comprising water and a second stream comprising triglycerides are separated from said mixture, and the second stream is obtained as purified renewable feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Andrea GUTIERREZ, Thomas BJÖRKLÖF
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20200017775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrocarbons, said process comprising the steps, where feedstock of biological origin is degummed, the degummed feedstock is subjected to bleaching and/or hydrolysis, followed by hydroprocessing and catalytic cracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Teemu LINDBERG, Isto EILOS, Thomas BJÖRKLÖF