Patents by Inventor Alberto Puga

Alberto Puga 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).

  • PHOTOCATALYTIC PANEL REACTOR FOR THE ANAEROBIC PHOTOREFORMING OF WASTE AQUEOUS EFFLUENTS AND THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AS CO-PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20250122108
    Abstract: The invention discloses a photocatalytic reactor for the anaerobic photoreforming waste aqueous effluents and the production of hydrogen, comprising a flat panel with a shallow container (4) and a top transparent window (6); a bed (5) of photocatalyst material with a photoactive semiconductor and at least one co-catalyst; a flow region (8) through which a waste aqueous effluent flows and enters into contact with the photocatalyst material in the bed (5) under irradiation; and a sealing gasket (9) which isolates the panel from ambient air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Alberto PUGA, Domenico FATTORUSO
  • Removal of carbon dioxide from a gas stream by using aqueous ionic liquid
    Patent number: 10888814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the separation of gases, and more specifically to an inventive process for the removal of carbon dioxide gas using carefully selected ionic liquid absorbents together with water in a carefully selected ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Martin Atkins, Yong Cheun Kuah, Julien Estager, Shieling Ng, Alex Oliferenko, Natalia Plechkova, Alberto Puga, Kenneth Seddon, David Wassell
  • REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A GAS STREAM BY USING AQUEOUS IONIC LIQUID
    Publication number: 20130058852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the separation of gases, and more specifically to an inventive process for the removal of carbon dioxide gas using carefully selected ionic liquid absorbents together with water in a carefully selected ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Atkins, Yong Cheun Kuah, Julien Estager, Shieling Ng, Alex Oliferenko, Natalia Plechkova, Alberto Puga, Kenneth Seddon, David Wassell