Patents by Inventor Barbara B. Botros

Barbara B. Botros 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).

  • Fischer Tropsch reactor with integrated organic rankine cycle
    Patent number: 8889747
    Abstract: A process for recovering heat uses a product stream from a Fischer Tropsch synthesis reactor as the coolant in the same Fischer Tropsch reactor. This stream is then used as the working fluid in an associated organic Rankine cycle. In this manner, the waste heat from the Fischer Tropsch reactor can be efficiently converted into shaft work within the Fischer Tropsch plant. The Fischer Tropsch fluid can then be recycled into the plant product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: BP Corporation North America Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin J. DiGenova, George A. Huff, Jr., Barbara B. Botros, John G. Brisson
  • Fischer Tropsch Reactor with Integrated Organic Rankine Cycle
    Publication number: 20130090395
    Abstract: A process for recovering heat uses a product stream from a Fischer Tropsch synthesis reactor as the coolant in the same Fischer Tropsch reactor. This stream is then used as the working fluid in an associated organic Rankine cycle. In this manner, the waste heat from the Fischer Tropsch reactor can be efficiently converted into shaft work within the Fischer Tropsch plant. The Fischer Tropsch fluid can then be recycled into the plant product stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin J. DiGenova, George A. Huff, JR., Barbara B. Botros, John G. Brisson