Patents Assigned to FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALÁ DE NANOTECHOLOGIA
  • Biogas production
    Patent number: 9416373
    Abstract: A process for the production of biogas from biodegradable material is disclosed, the process comprising the steps of: (a) adding the biodegradable material to the reactor; (b) inoculating a microorganism; (c) adding a colloidal solution of surface-modified iron oxide nanoparticles to the reactor; (d) providing anaerobic conditions; (e) carrying out an anaerobic digestion; and (f) collecting the biogas; wherein the steps (a), (b) and (c) can be carried out in any order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALÁ DE NANOTECHOLOGIA, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA
    Inventors: Víctor Franco Puntes, Edgar Emir González, Eudald Casals Mercadal, Ana Garcia Mestre, Lucia Delgado Ramisa, Xavier Font Segura, Antonio Sánchez Ferrer
  • BIOGAS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20140017753
    Abstract: A process for the production of biogas from biodegradable material is disclosed, the process comprising the steps of: (a) adding the biodegradable material to the reactor; (b) inoculating a microorganisms; (c) adding a colloidal solution of surface-modified iron oxide nanoparticles to the reactor; (d) providing anaerobic conditions; (e) carrying out an anaerobic digestion; and (f) collecting the biogas; wherein the steps (a), (b) and (c) can be carried out in any order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALÁ DE NANOTECHOLOGIA, UNIVERSITA AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS
    Inventors: Victor Franco Puntes, Edgar Emir Gonzälez, Eudald Casals Mercadal, Ana Garcia Mestre, Lucia Delgado Ramisa, Xavier Font Segura, Antonio Sänchez Ferrer