Patents by Inventor Guillaume De Souza

Guillaume De Souza 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).

  • Publication number: 20230382775
    Abstract: A temperature-regenerated hydrophobic liquid composition includes an extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species, a solvating molecule of a complimentary anionic species and a fluidizing agent. The extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species is a macrocycle of which the ring is formed from 24-32 carbon atoms and has the following formula (I) or (II): wherein —n is an integer ranging from 5 to 8, —p is 1 or 2, —m is 3 or 4, —q and t, which may be identical or different, are 0, 1 or 2, —R is a tert-butyl, tert-octyl, O-methyl, O-ethyl, O-propyl, O-isopropyl, O-butyl, O-isobutyl, O-pentyl, O-hexyl, O-heptyl, O-octyl, or OCH2Phenyl group or a hydrogen atom, and —R? and R?, which may be identical or different, are chosen from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, heptyl and octyl groups or R? and R? together form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Guillaume DE SOUZA, Jacky POUESSEL, Bastien DAUTRICHE
  • Patent number: 11772997
    Abstract: A temperature-regenerated hydrophobic liquid composition includes an extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species, a solvating molecule of a complimentary anionic species and a fluidizing agent. The extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species is a macrocycle of which the ring is formed from 24-32 carbon atoms and has the following formula (I) or (II): wherein -n is an integer ranging from 5 to 8, -p is 1 or 2, -m is 3 or 4, -q and t, which may be identical or different, are 0, 1 or 2, —R is a tert-butyl, tert-octyl, O-methyl, O-ethyl, O-propyl, O-isopropyl, O-butyl, O-isobutyl, O-pentyl, O-hexyl, O-heptyl, O-octyl, or OCH2Phenyl group or a hydrogen atom, and—R? and R?, which may be identical or different, are chosen from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, heptyl and octyl groups or R? and R? together form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ADIONICS
    Inventors: Guillaume De Souza, Jacky Pouessel, Bastien Dautriche
  • Patent number: 11731933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating water, including the extraction of at least two ionic species, the ionic species including an anionic species and a cationic species and being present in the water to be treated, the method especially including a step of mixing a liquid hydrophobic organic phase and the water to be treated, the water to be treated being in the liquid state, in order to subsequently obtain liquid treated water and a hydrophobic liquid organic phase loaded with the ionic species, and a step of thermal regeneration of the organic phase loaded with chemical species. Also disclosed are compounds and compositions that can be used in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ADIONICS
    Inventors: Guillaume De Souza, Jacky Pouessel, Bastien Dautriche, Melanie Chtchigrovsky, Sebastien Meiries
  • Publication number: 20210355076
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating water, including the extraction of at least two ionic species, the ionic species including an anionic species and a cationic species and being present in the water to be treated, the method especially including a step of mixing a liquid hydrophobic organic phase and the water to be treated, the water to be treated being in the liquid state, in order to subsequently obtain liquid treated water and a hydrophobic liquid organic phase loaded with the ionic species, and a step of thermal regeneration of the organic phase loaded with chemical species. Also disclosed are compounds and compositions that can be used in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Guillaume DE SOUZA, Jacky POUESSEL, Bastien DAUTRICHE, Melanie CHTCHIGROVSKY, Sebastien MEIRIES
  • Patent number: 11066356
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating water, including the extraction of at least two ionic species, the ionic species including an anionic species and a cationic species and being present in the water to be treated, the method especially including a step of mixing a liquid hydrophobic organic phase and the water to be treated, the water to be treated being in the liquid state, in order to subsequently obtain liquid treated water and a hydrophobic liquid organic phase loaded with the ionic species, and a step of thermal regeneration of the organic phase loaded with chemical species. Also disclosed are compounds and compositions that can be used in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ADIONICS
    Inventors: Guillaume De Souza, Jacky Pouessel, Bastien Dautriche, Melanie Chtchigrovsky, Sebastien Meiries
  • Publication number: 20210214254
    Abstract: A temperature-regenerated hydrophobic liquid composition includes an extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species, a solvating molecule of a complimentary anionic species and a fluidizing agent. The extracting molecule of a non-alkaline cationic species is a macrocycle of which the ring is formed from 24-32 carbon atoms and has the following formula (I) or (II): wherein —n is an integer ranging from 5 to 8, —p is 1 or 2, —m is 3 or 4, —q and t, which may be identical or different, are 0, 1 or 2, —R is a tert-butyl, tert-octyl, O-methyl, O-ethyl, O-propyl, O-isopropyl, O-butyl, O-isobutyl, O-pentyl, O-hexyl, O-heptyl, O-octyl, or OCH2Phenyl group or a hydrogen atom, and —R? and R?, which may be identical or different, are chosen from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, heptyl and octyl groups or R? and R? together form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Guillaume DE SOUZA, Jacky POUESSEL, Bastien DAUTRICHE
  • Patent number: 10183873
    Abstract: A unit for pretreating water by heat and/or ion treatment. It provides a pretreatment unit including a direct contact heat and/or ion exchanger having a continuous or dispersed phase that includes a fluorinated liquid that is not miscible with water with a density of more than 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ADIONICS
    Inventor: Guillaume De Souza
  • Publication number: 20180009738
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating water, including the extraction of at least two ionic species, the ionic species including an anionic species and a cationic species and being present in the water to be treated, the method especially including a step of mixing a liquid hydrophobic organic phase and the water to be treated, the water to be treated being in the liquid state, in order to subsequently obtain liquid treated water and a hydrophobic liquid organic phase loaded with the ionic species, and a step of thermal regeneration of the organic phase loaded with chemical species. Also disclosed are compounds and compositions that can be used in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Guillaume DE SOUZA, Jacky POUESSEL, Bastien DAUTRICHE, Mélanie CHTCHIGROVSKY, Sébastien MEIRIES
  • Publication number: 20160318771
    Abstract: A unit for pretreating water by heat and/or ion treatment. It provides a pretreatment unit including a direct contact heat and/or ion exchanger having a continuous or dispersed phase that includes a fluorinated liquid that is not miscible with water with a density of more than 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Adionics
    Inventor: Guillaume DE SOUZA
  • Patent number: 9376330
    Abstract: A unit for pretreating water by heat and/or ion treatment. It provides a pretreatment unit including a direct contact heat and/or ion exchanger having a continuous or dispersed phase that includes a fluorinated liquid that is not miscible with water with a density of more than 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ADIONICS
    Inventor: Guillaume De Souza
  • Publication number: 20120012529
    Abstract: A unit for pretreating water by heat and/or ion treatment. It provides a pretreatment unit including a direct contact heat and/or ion exchanger having a continuous or dispersed phase that includes a fluorinated liquid that is not miscible with water with a density of more than 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Guillaume De Souza
  • Publication number: 20100322845
    Abstract: The inventive method of gaseous hydrogen purification from a gaseous mixture comprises purifying hydrogen from a permeate gas enriched with compressed hydrogen by pressure modulation (PSA) in which one or more adsorbers are used that each follow a cycle at intervals with an adsorption phase at a high cycle pressure and a regeneration phase, producing two regeneration flows; a first recycled regeneration flow and a second non-recycled regeneration flow, characterized by the fact that the recycled regeneration flow exiting the adsorber(s) is recycled, directly or indirectly, by a sole compressor, without intermediate compression so that the sole compressor ensures both the compression of the hydrogen-enriched permeate and compression of the recycled regeneration gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Guillaume De Souza
  • Patent number: 7628843
    Abstract: A feedstock hydrogen-enriched gas (3) is supplied to a PSA purification unit (1) which delivers pure hydrogen at a production output (4) and a hydrogen-deficient gas at a residual output. Said hydrogen-deficient gas is compressed (9) and injected into a line (10) wherein a gaseous combustible mixture circulates whose part (12) is extracted upstream of the PSA unit (1), compressed (13) and reinjected into said feedstock of the PSA unit (1). Said invention is used, in particular for petrochemical sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme A Directoire Et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude Et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, François Fuentes, Guillaume De Souza
  • Patent number: 7497896
    Abstract: Methods for treating a gas mixture of at least propylene and propane, in order to separate the propylene from the propane. The gas mixture is brought into contact with a membrane enables the selective permeation of the propylene with respect to the propane. A propylene-enriched permeate and a propane-enriched retentate is formed. The propylene concentration of the permeate in the membrane is then reduced with a sweeping gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes George Claude
    Inventors: Emmanuelle Bromet, Guillaume De Souza, Olivier Riu
  • Publication number: 20080300326
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for converting hydrocarbon-containing gases into hydrocarbon-containing liquids wherein the Fischer-Tropsch process is implemented, said Fischer-Tropsch process producing hydrocarbon-containing liquids and a residue gas comprising at least hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons having a carbon number not more than 6, wherein the residue gas is subjected to a separation method producing: at least one gas stream comprising for the major part hydrogen; at least one stream comprising for the major part methane; at least one gas stream comprising for the major part inerts (carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon) and hydrocarbons having a carbon number not less than 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Ex ploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Martine Schneider, Guillaume De Souza, Paul Wentink
  • Patent number: 7381242
    Abstract: A method of PSA gas separation for a gas mixture containing hydrogen and hydrocarbon impurities. The gas mixture is put in contact with silica gel and activated carbon so as to adsorb the impurities in the gas mixture. Hydrogen rich and waste gas flows are produced. The waste gas flow may be sent to the combustible network of a petrochemical site, without having to make a pressure adjustment to the waste gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme á Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Guillaume De Souza, Pascal Tromeur
  • Patent number: 7306651
    Abstract: A method of treatment of a gas mixture which contains H2, H2S and possibly of other impurities, such as hydrocarbons. The treatment method is aimed at purifying the hydrogen mixture without incurring a overall pressure loss. The method according to the invention uses a device for pressure swing adsorption where the device includes an integrated compressor. In each adsorber of the device a pressure swing cycle is carried out which includes the steps of: adsorption, decompression, purge, and repressurization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Denis Cieutat, Guillaume De Souza, Serge Moreau, Pascal Tromeur
  • Patent number: 7273511
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for enriching a combustible gas. The gas mixture is initially flowing in a distribution line at a set pressure. Part of the mixture is bypassed to a separate line where it is then compressed. This compressed stream is then treated in a gas separation unit and is injected back into the distribution system at about the set pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Guillaume De Souza, Pascal Tromeur
  • Patent number: 7255727
    Abstract: The invention concerns a treatment method which consists in using a pressure swing adsorption treatment unit (16) and causing said treatment unit (16) to follow a nominal operating cycle, based on nominal operating conditions and in order to ensure minimal performances of the feed gas treatment. It further consists in providing at least a pre-programmed auxiliary operating cycle, different from the nominal cycle, and, when the operating conditions differ from the nominal conditions to the extent that the treatment unit (16) no longer achieves its minimal performances, in imposing to the treatment unit (16) to follow the or one of the auxiliary cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Guillaume De Souza
  • Publication number: 20060156921
    Abstract: A feedstock hydrogen-enriched gas (3) is supplied to a PSA purification unit (1) which delivers pure hydrogen at a production output (4) and a hydrogen-deficient gas at a residual output. Said hydrogen-deficient gas is compressed (9) and injected into a line (10) wherein a gaseous combustible mixture circulates whose part (12) is extracted upstream of the PSA unit (1), compressed (13) and reinjected into said feedstock of the PSA unit (1). Said invention is used, in particular for petrochemical sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Francois Fuentes, Guillaume De Souza