Patents by Inventor Agnes Leroy

Agnes Leroy 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).

  • Hydrocarbon gas decarbonation method
    Patent number: 10213729
    Abstract: Method of decarbonating a hydrocarbon gas, a natural gas for example, by washing with a solvent. Said gas is contacted with an absorbent solution so as to obtain a CO2-depleted gas and a CO2-laden absorbent solution. The CO2-laden absorbent solution is then heated and expanded at a predetermined pressure and temperature so as to release a hydrocarbon-containing gaseous fraction and to obtain a hydrocarbon-depleted absorbent solution, said pressure and temperature being so selected that said gaseous fraction comprises at least 50% of the hydrocarbons contained in said CO2-laden absorbent solution and at most 35% of the CO2 contained in said CO2-laden absorbent solution. Finally, the hydrocarbon-depleted absorbent solution is thermally regenerated so as to release a CO2-rich gaseous effluent and to obtain a regenerated absorbent solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Sebastien Gonnard, Nicolas Laloue, Agnes Leroy, Gauthier Perdu
  • HYDROCARBON GAS DECARBONATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20160144314
    Abstract: Method of decarbonating a hydrocarbon gas, a natural gas for example, by washing with a solvent. Said gas is contacted with an absorbent solution so as to obtain a CO2-depleted gas and a CO2-laden absorbent solution. The CO2-laden absorbent solution is then heated and expanded at a predetermined pressure and temperature so as to release a hydrocarbon-containing gaseous fraction and to obtain a hydrocarbon-depleted absorbent solution, said pressure and temperature being so selected that said gaseous fraction comprises at least 50% of the hydrocarbons contained in said CO2-laden absorbent solution and at most 35% of the CO2 contained in said CO2-laden absorbent solution. Finally, the hydrocarbon-depleted absorbent solution is thermally regenerated so as to release a CO2-rich gaseous effluent and to obtain a regenerated absorbent solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastien GONNARD, Nicolas LALOUE, Agnès LEROY, Gauthier PERDU