Patents by Inventor Christophe Castel

Christophe Castel 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).

  • Patent number: 11935665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating aqueous effluents from the primary circuit of a nuclear power plant implementing a separation of boric acid using a reverse osmosis membrane, characterized by the fact that it comprises steps consisting of treating the effluents using a multi-stage assembly composed of reverse osmosis modules comprising a membrane with a high boron rejection rate, arranged in parallel and in series, and recycling of the intermediate products to different points in the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Electricite de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universite de Lorraine
    Inventors: Thibaut Neveux, Eve Bailleul, Christophe Castel, Eric Favre
  • Publication number: 20220044834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating aqueous effluents from the primary circuit of a nuclear power plant implementing a separation of boric acid using a reverse osmosis membrane, characterized by the fact that it comprises steps consisting of treating the effluents using a multi-stage assembly composed of reverse osmosis modules comprising a membrane with a high boron rejection rate, arranged in parallel and in series, and recycling of the intermediate products to different points in the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicants: Electricite de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universite de Lorraine
    Inventors: Thibaut Neveux, Eve Bailleul, Christophe Castel, Eric Favre
  • Patent number: 9623368
    Abstract: A process for separating a gaseous or liquid mixture by means of a separating device including a first volume and a second volume which are separated by a membrane which has selective permeability with respect to at least two components of the mixture, comprising the following steps: a) fill up the first volume of the device with the mixture to be separated; b) wait for a period of time which is in excess of the permeation lag time, but is insufficient to reach a state of equilibrium, during which time a fraction of each component of the mixture passes from the first to the second volume of the device through the membrane; and c) evacuate the first and the second volume of the device, as a result of which at least one first and one second cut of the mixture is obtained, having different molar compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Lorraine
    Inventors: Eric Favre, Jean-Pierre Corriou, Christophe Castel, Lei Wang
  • Publication number: 20140318368
    Abstract: A process for separating a gaseous or liquid mixture by means of a separating device including a first volume (V1) and a second volume (V2) which are separated by a membrane (MS) which has selective permeability with respect to at least two components of said mixture, the process including the steps consisting in: a) fill up the first volume of the device with the mixture (Ml) to be separated; b) wait for a period of time (t2?t1) which is in excess of the permeation lag time, but is insufficient to reach a state of equilibrium, during which time a fraction of each component of said mixture passes from the first to the second volume of the device through the membrane; c) evacuate the first and the second volume of the device, as a result of which at least one first (R) and one second cut (P, P1, P2) of the mixture is obtained, having different molar compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Eric Favre, Jean-Pierre Corriou, Christophe Castel, Lei Wang