Patents by Inventor Antonios Papastergiadis

Antonios Papastergiadis 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).

  • Publication number: 20240327749
    Abstract: A method for purifying low-quality glyceridic material usually unfit for use as feed or food includes a thermal treatment of the low-quality glyceridic material and subsequent chemical treatments. Alkali containing compounds, such as soaps, and glycerol, can be added to the low-quality glyceridic prior to its thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: DESMET BELGIUM
    Inventors: Wim De Greyt, Antonios Papastergiadis, Bogumila Wozniak, Marc Kellens
  • Publication number: 20230134992
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the purifying of low-quality glyceridic material usually unfit for use as feed or food. The method includes a thermal treatment of the low-quality glyceridic material and chemical treatments. The purified oils and fat are suitable feed-stock or suitable components thereof for a hydrogenation processes yielding to high quality renewable diesel. The process thus permits the recycling of waste material that is usually discarded, into a valuable high-quality fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: N.V. Desmet Ballestra Group S.A.
    Inventors: Wim De Greyt, Antonios Papastergiadis, Bogumila Wozniak
  • Patent number: 11603505
    Abstract: A vegetable oil physical refining process able to mitigate the occurrence of glycidyl esters (GE) including at least a deodorization step followed by a stripping step, wherein, the deodorization step includes contacting said vegetable oil with steam at a pressure above 5 mbara, during at least 10 minutes at a temperature of at least 230° C., and wherein the stripping step includes stripping the oil resulting from the deodorization step at a pressure below 5 mbara and at a temperature not exceeding 280° C. The process does not compromise the heat bleaching and the full removal of unwanted colours, taste and smell from the physically refined edible oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Desmet Belgium
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Wim De Greyt, Antonios Papastergiadis
  • Publication number: 20220195330
    Abstract: A vegetable oil physical refining process able to mitigate the occurrence of glycidyl esters (GE) including at least a deodorization step followed by a stripping step, wherein, the deodorization step includes contacting said vegetable oil with steam at a pressure above 5 mbara, during at least 10 minutes at a temperature of at least 230° C., and wherein the stripping step includes stripping the oil resulting from the deodorization step at a pressure below 5 mbara and at a temperature not exceeding 280° C. The process does not compromise the heat bleaching and the full removal of unwanted colours, taste and smell from the physically refined edible oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: N.V. Desmet Ballestra Group S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Wim De Greyt, Antonios Papastergiadis
  • Publication number: 20220195329
    Abstract: A vegetable oil physical refining process able to mitigate the occurrence of glycidyl esters (GE) including at least a deodorization step followed by a stripping step, wherein, the deodorization step includes contacting said vegetable oil with steam at a pressure above 5 mbara, during at least 10 minutes at a temperature of at least 230° C., and wherein the stripping step includes stripping the oil resulting from the deodorization step at a pressure below 5 mbara and at a temperature not exceeding 280° C. The process does not compromise the heat bleaching and the full removal of unwanted colours, taste and smell from the physically refined edible oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: N.V. Desmet Ballestra Group S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Kellens, Wim De Greyt, Antonios Papastergiadis