Patents by Inventor Erik Thomassiny Villaurutia

Erik Thomassiny Villaurutia 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).

  • AMORPHOUS ADSORBENT, METHOD OF OBTAINING THE SAME AND ITS USE IN THE BLEACHING OF FATS AND/OR OILS
    Publication number: 20100094035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an adsorbent, in particular a bleaching earth, wherein a clay material having: a surface area of 180 to 300 m2/g; a total pore volume of 0.5 to 0.7 ml/l; wherein at least 60% of the total pore volume are provided by pores having a pore diameter of at least 140 A, at least 40% of the total pore volume is provided by pores having a pore diameter of less than 250 A and at least 15% of the total pore volume are provided by pores having a pore diameter of 140 to 250 A; and said clay material having an amorphous structure according to XRD data; is activated by an activation procedure. Further, the invention relates to an adsorbent as obtained by the method and a method for purification of oils, fats and biofuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SÜD-CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: José Antonio Ortiz Niembro, Germán Solis Santamaria, Erik Thomassiny Villaurutia, Friedrich Ruf