Patents Assigned to Instituto De Tecnologia Do Parana—Tecpar
  • Patent number: 8101916
    Abstract: This patent presents a method for measuring the concentration of biodiesel in a homogeneous biodiesel-diesel oil mixture using mid infrared radiation for use as fabrication monitor, quality control, law enforcement and multi-fueled vehicles. The method is characterized by the use of mid infrared absorption measurement in the range from 1870 to 1600 cm?1 (5347.6 to 6250.0 nm) which corresponds to the carbonyl group absorption peak (C?O) that is only present in biodiesel. Both intensity and area of the carbonyl absorption peak present power law dependence with the biodiesel percentile in the biodiesel-diesel oil mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Instituto De Tecnologia Do Parana—Tecpar
    Inventors: Cyro Ketzer Saul, Marcelo Adriano Aliske, Wanderley Veiga