Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Fornasari
Giuseppe Fornasari 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).
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Patent number: 10464049Abstract: A process to synthesize a catalyst performing Water-Gas shift reaction at a temperature more than 300° C. using a precursor having general formula [(Cu, Zn)1-x (Al, M)x (OH)2]x+ (An?x/n).kH2O with M=Al, La, Ga or In, A=CO3, 0.33<x<0.5, 1<n<3.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Alma Mater Studiorum Universita de BolognaInventors: Raphaël Faure, Giuseppe Fornasari, Daniel Gary, Carlo Lucarelli, Nicola Schiaroli, Angelo Vaccari
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Patent number: 9868684Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a perfluorovinylether by hydrodehalogenation of a halofluoroether (HFE) having general formula (I-A) or (I-B): RfO—CRf?X—CRf?Rf??X???(I-A) wherein Rf represents a C1-C6 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl group; Rf?, Rf? and Rf??, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C5 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; X and X?, equal or different from each other, are independently chosen among Cl, Br or I; wherein Rf* and Rf*?, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; Y1 and Y2, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups; X and X? are as above defined; said process comprising contacting said halofluoroether (HFE) with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising palladium and at least one transition metal (M) selected from the group consisting of the metals of group VIIIB, other than palladium, and oType: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Stefano Millefanti, Vito Tortelli, Giuseppe Marchionni, Stefania Albonetti, Manuel Gregori, Giuseppe Fornasari
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Publication number: 20170348675Abstract: A process to synthesize a catalyst performing Water-Gas shift reaction at a temperature more than 300° C. using a precursor having general formula [(Cu, Zn)1?x (Al, M)x (OH)2]x+ (An?x/n).kH2O with M=Al, La, Ga or In, A=CO3, 0.33<x<0.5, 1<n<3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Raphaël FAURE, Giuseppe FORNASARI, Daniel GARY, Carlo LUCARELLI, Nicola SCHIAROLI, Angelo VACCARI
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Publication number: 20140336041Abstract: [RhxMgyAlw(OH)2](3x+2y+3w?2)+(A2?)(3x+2y+3w?2)/2,k H2) (I) Hydrotalcite-like compound of the formula (I): catalyst synthesis process involving such a compound, and the use of this catalyst for hydrocarbons reforming and for ethanol reforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Francesco Basile, Angelo Vaccari, Giuseppe Fornasari, Irene Bersani, Pascal Del-Gallo, Daniel Gary
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Publication number: 20130324769Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a perfluorovinylether by hydrodehalogenation of a halofluoroether (HFE) having general formula (I-A) or (I-B): RfO—CRf?X—CRf?Rf??X???(I-A) wherein Rf represents a C1-C6 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl group; Rf?, Rf? and Rf??, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C5 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; X and X?, equal or different from each other, are independently chosen among Cl, Br or I; wherein Rf* and Rf*?, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoro(oxy)alkyl groups; Y1 and Y2, equal or different from each other, independently represent fluorine atoms or C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl groups; X and X? are as above defined; said process comprising contacting said halofluoroether (HFE) with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising palladium and at least one transition metal (M) selected from the group consisting of the metals of group VIIIB, other than palladium, and oType: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Stefano Millefanti, Vito Tortelli, Giuseppe Marchionni, Stefania Albonetti, Manuel Gregori, Giuseppe Fornasari
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Publication number: 20120149548Abstract: Process for the preparation of a catalytic specie consisting essentially of a metallic support, which is coated with a ceramic active phase layer, mainly compound of the general formula (I): [RhxNiyMglAlm(OH)2]z+(An?z/n) kH2O.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Daniel Gary, Pascal Del-Gallo, Francesco Basile, Angelo Vaccari, Giuseppe Fornasari, Valentina Rosetti, Erika Scavetta, Domenica Tonelli
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Patent number: 8105973Abstract: Chemical combination (C) between an active solid phase which is covalently bound to the surface of an inert solid phase, characterized in that said solid active phase essentially consists in a solid solution of a mixture of at least a magnesium oxide type phase compound and at least a magnesium silicate type phase compound in which Al, and Rh and/or Ni cations are soluted and characterized in that said inert solid phase is either a compound represented by the general formula (I): AlaNibRhcMgdSieOf??(I) wherein a, b, c, d, and e are integers which are greater than or equal to 0, f is an integer greater than 0, the sum a+b+c+d?0, and wherein (3a+2b+3c+2d+4e)/2=f, or a mixture of compounds represented by the said general formula (I), provided that at least one of the Si, Al, Mg, Rh or Ni elements, which is present in the solid active phase, is also present in the solid inert phase. Use of a catalyst in chemical reactions involving the conversion of hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploiation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Francesco Basile, Pascal Del Gallo, Giuseppe Fornasari, Daniel Gary, Valentina Rosetti, Angelo Vaccari
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Patent number: 8092716Abstract: Process for the preparation of a catalytic specie consisting essentially of a metallic support, which is coated with a ceramic active phase layer, mainly compound of the general formula (I): [RhxNiyMglAlm(OH)2]z+(An?z/n)kH2O,??(I) wherein An? is mainly a silicate or a polysilicate anion; 0?x?0.3; 0?y?0.9; 0?l?0.9; 0?m?0.5; 0?k?10; x+y>0; 0.5?y+l?0.9; x+y+l+m=1; and z is the total electrical charge of the cationic element or a compound of the general formula (II): [AzA?1-z][B1-x-yNixRhy]O3-???(II) wherein A and A? are different and are selected from the Lanthanide or the Actinide families or from the group IIa of the Mendeleev's periodical table of elements; B is selected from the transition metal groups of columns IIIb, IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb, Ib and IIb and group VIIIb of the Mendeleev's periodical table of elements; 0?x?0.7, 0?y?0.5, 0?x+y?0.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Daniel Gary, Pascal Del-Gallo, Francesco Basile, Angelo Vaccari, Giuseppe Fornasari, Valentina Rosetti, Erika Scavetta, Domenica Tonelli
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Publication number: 20110118112Abstract: Chemical combination (C) between an active solid phase which is covalently bound to the surface of an inert solid phase, characterized in that said solid active phase essentially consists in a solid solution of a mixture of at least a magnesium oxide type phase compound and at least a magnesium silicate type phase compound in which Al, and Rh and/or Ni cations are soluted and characterized in that said inert solid phase is either a compound represented by the general formula (I): AlaNibRhcMgdSieOf??(I) wherein a, b, c, d, and e are integers which are greater than or equal to 0, f is an integer greater than 0, the sum a+b+c+d?0, and wherein (3a+2b+3c+2d+4e)/2=f, or a mixture of compounds represented by the said general formula (I), provided that at least one of the Si, Al, Mg, Rh or Ni elements, which is present in the solid active phase, is also present in the solid inert phase. Use of a catalyst in chemical reactions involving the conversion of hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Francesco Basile, Pascal Del Gallo, Giuseppe Fornasari, Daniel Gary, Valentina Rosetti, Angelo Vaccari
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Publication number: 20110017953Abstract: Process for the preparation of a catalytic specie consisting essentially of a metallic support, which is coated with a ceramic active phase layer, mainly compound of the general formula (I): [RhxNiyMglAlm(OH)2]z+(An?z/n)kH2O,??(I) wherein An? is mainly a silicate or a polysilicate anion; 0?x?0.3; 0?y?0.9; 0?l?0.9; 0?m?0.5; 0?k?10; x+y>0; 0.5?y+l?0.9; x+y+l+m=1; and z is the total electrical charge of the cationic element or a compound of the general formula (II): [AzA?1-z][B1-x-yNixRhy]O3-???(II) wherein A and A? are different and are selected from the Lanthanide or the Actinide families or from the group IIa of the Mendeleev's periodical table of elements; B is selected from the transition metal groups of columns IIIb, IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb, Ib and IIb and group VIIIb of the Mendeleev's periodical table of elements; 0?x?0.7, 0?y?0.5, 0?x+y?0.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2007Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Daniel Gary, Pascal Del-Gallo, Francesco Basile, Angelo Vaccari, Giuseppe Fornasari, Valentina Rosetti, Erika Scavetta, Domenica Tonelli
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Patent number: 7329691Abstract: A composition and method for a Catalytic Partial Oxidation (CPO) of methane to synthesis gas. The catalyst allows the process to proceed at low residence time providing a long time thermal stability. The perovskite structure [AzA?1-z][B1-x-yNix Rhy] O3-? of the catalyst is obtained using mainly La, Sr, as A and A? cation sites (A, A?: actinide and/or lanthanide, elements and/or elements from Group I and II) and mainly Fe, Ni, as B cation sites (B: transition metal element and/or element from Group III to V).Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: L'Air Liquid, Societe Anonyme A Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Francesco Basile, Giuseppe Fornasari, Angelo Vaccari, Pascal Del Gallo, Daniel Gary
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Publication number: 20040127351Abstract: The present patent deals with new catalysts for the Catalytic Partial Oxidation (CPO) of methane to synthesis gas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide), a gas mixture widely employed in industry. The discovered perovskite catalysts allows to carried out the process at low residence time obtaining a long time stability in the reaction conditions notwithstanding the high temperature reached in the reactor. The fundamental component of the catalyst is the perovskite structure [AzA′1-z][B1-x-yNixRhy]O3-&dgr; obtained using mainly La, Sr, as A and A′ cation sites (A, A′: actinide and/or lanthanide, elements and/or elements from Group I and II) and mainly Fe, Ni, as B cation sites (B: transition metal element and/or element from Group III to V). The active phases Ni and/or Rh are inserted in the perovskite structure during the preparation and are reduced in situ or before the catalytic tests.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Francesco Basile, Giuseppe Fornasari, Angelo Vaccari, Pascal Del Gallo, Daniel Gary
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Patent number: 6334987Abstract: A catalyst for the full oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOC), particularly hydrocarbons, and of CO to CO2, which comprises a compound having the formula A2B3O6±d where A is an alkaline-earth metal, an alkaline metal, a lanthanide, or a solid solution thereof, B is a transition metal, an element of group III, or a solid solution thereof, and d has a value between 0 and 1; and a method for the full oxidation of volatile organic compounds using the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1998Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignees: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Universita' Degli Studi Di BolognaInventors: Francesco Cino Matacotta, Gianluca Calestani, Fabrizio Cavani, Giuseppe Fornasari
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Patent number: 5670442Abstract: Methane is converted into higher hydrocarbon products by oxidative coupling, by bringing a gaseous mixture containing methane and oxygen into contact with a solid catalyst formed from calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, a lanthanide oxide plus possibly lithium oxide, wherein:the lithium content is between 0 and 0.20 wt %,the calcium/magnesium atomic ratio is between 0.08 and 0.7, andthe (calcium+magnesium)/lanthanide atomic ratio is between 0.8/1 and 8/1, and preferably between 2/1 and 4/1.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1996Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Assignee: Eniricerche S.p.A.Inventors: Giuseppe Fornasari, Giuseppe Bellussi
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Patent number: 5527978Abstract: Methane is converted into higher hydrocarbon products by oxidative coupling, by bringing a gaseous mixture containing methane and oxygen into contact with a solid catalyst formed from calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, a lanthanide oxide plus possibly lithium oxide, wherein:the lithium content is between 0 and 0.20 wt %,the calcium/magnesium atomic ratio is between 0.08 and 0.7, andthe (calcium+magnesium)/lanthanide atomic ratio is between 0.8/1 and 8/1, and preferably between 2/1 and 4/1.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1993Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Eniricerche S.p.A.Inventors: Giuseppe Fornasari, Giuseppe Bellussi
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Patent number: 5321188Abstract: Methane is converted into higher hydrocarbon products, and especially into ethane and ethylene, by oxidative coupling, by bringing a gaseous mixture containing methane and oxygen into contact at high temperature for a short contact time with a solid catalyst formed from lithium oxide, an alkaline earth metal oxide (preferably of magnesium) and a lanthanide oxide (preferably of neodymium or lanthanum), in which the lithium content is less than 0.20% by weight and the atomic ratio of the alkaline earth metal to the lanthanide varies from 0.8/1 to 8/1, said catalyst being obtained by:preparing a mixture of lithium, alkaline earth metal and lanthanide oxides in which the lithium content exceeds 1% by weight; andreducing the lithium content of the mixture to less than 0.20% by weight by high temperature thermal treatment conducted at least partly in an oxidizing atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1993Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignees: Eniricerche S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A.Inventors: Giuseppe Fornasari, Stefano Palmery, Giampiero Piro, Giuseppe Bellussi
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Patent number: 5302365Abstract: A methane catalytic combustion process using heat-resistant catalysts consisting of metal oxide mixtures of pyrochloric structure. The process is usable in gas turbines and boilers.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1992Date of Patent: April 12, 1994Assignee: Eniricerche S.p.A.Inventors: Giuseppe Fornasari, Stefano Palmery, Gianluca Calestani