Patents by Inventor Gerardus Wilhelmus Adrianus HANGX

Gerardus Wilhelmus Adrianus HANGX 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 separation of formic acid from methyltetrahydrofuran
    Patent number: 10407373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to separate formic acid from methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) said process comprising subjecting a composition comprising formic acid and MTHF to distillation, characterized in that the process comprises adding water to said distillation. This allows for cost-efficient recovery and recycling of MTHF, for example in process to produce and recover formic acid from a biomass hydrolysate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC
    Inventors: Gerardus Wilhelmus Adrianus Hangx, Gerardus Johannes Paulus Krooshof, Arie De Rijke
  • PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF FORMIC ACID FROM METHYLTETRAHYDROFURAN
    Publication number: 20160107975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to separate formic acid from methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) said process comprising subjecting a composition comprising formic acid and MTHF to distillation, characterized in that the process comprises adding water to said distillation. This allows for cost-efficient recovery and recycling of MTHF, for example in process to produce and recover formic acid from a biomass hydrolysate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Gerardus Wilhelmus Adrianus HANGX, Gerardus Johannes Paulus KROOSHOF, Arie DE RIJKE