Patents by Inventor Francisco Mas Cabre

Francisco Mas Cabre 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).

  • Process for the decarboxylation of fatty acids
    Publication number: 20070244343
    Abstract: A process for the production of a ketone having a carbon number between about 20 and about 40 comprising contacting fatty acids containing from about 10 to about 21 carbons atoms with a hydrotalcite catalyst under conditions effective to decarboxylate said acids. More particularly said decarboxylation conditions comprise: a temperature in the range between about 300° C. and about 400° C.; a pressure in the range between about 0.01 and about 5 bar; and a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of from about 0.1 to about 10 hr?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Eelko Brevoord, Stephan Janbroers, Francisco Mas Cabre, Mark Harte