Patents by Inventor Carlos A. Alvarez-Vasco

Carlos A. Alvarez-Vasco 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).

  • Conversion of ethanol to C+ ketones in single catalyst bed
    Patent number: 10221119
    Abstract: Methods, systems and catalysts for converting an alcohol containing feedstock to an upgraded material in a single catalyst bed wherein a feedstock is fed to a catalyst under preselected conditions to obtain an intermediate; and condensing the intermediate through an aldol condensation reaction to yield a product containing an upgraded material. In one instance the feedstock includes ethanol, the catalyst is a mixed metal oxide catalyst and the upgraded material is typically a C5+ ketone(s) or alcohol(s), such as 2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-heptanone and 2-nonanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Kallupalayam Ramasamy, Michel J. Gray, Carlos A. Alvarez-Vasco, Mond F. Guo, Senthil Subramaniam
  • CONVERSION OF ETHANOL TO C5+ KETONES IN SINGLE CATALYST BED
    Publication number: 20180215692
    Abstract: Methods, systems and catalysts for converting an alcohol containing feedstock to an upgraded material in a single catalyst bed wherein a feedstock is fed to a catalyst under preselected conditions to obtain an intermediate; and condensing the intermediate through an aldol condensation reaction to yield a product containing an upgraded material. In one instance the feedstock includes ethanol, the catalyst is a mixed metal oxide catalyst and the upgraded material is typically a C5+ ketone(s) or alcohol(s), such as 2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-heptanone and 2-nonanone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Kallupalayam Ramasamy, Michel J. Gray, Carlos A. Alvarez-Vasco, Mond F. Guo, Senthil Subramaniam