Patents by Inventor Jari Kotoneva
Jari Kotoneva 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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Publication number: 20230407203Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for refining crude tall oil, wherein the method comprises first evaporating tall oil material (10) in a first evaporator (100) whereafter the first fraction (11) is fed to a first distilling column (200) and the second fraction (12) is fed to further evaporation. The condensate(s) recovered from the further evaporation(s) is fed to a second distilling column (300). The present disclosure further concerns the use of different fractions obtained by the method for the production of biofuels or components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Jari KOTONEVA, Timo ÄIJÄLÄ
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Patent number: 10815428Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the purification of biological feed material and to a process for catalytically converting the purified biological feed material into hydrocarbons suitable as biofuel components. The purified feed material is treated in a reactor system including a catalytically active guard bed phase and a catalytically active main reaction phase. At least one of the phases includes a catalyst bed with a combination of hydrodeoxygenating (HDO) and hydrodewaxing (HDW) catalysts. The process provides biofuel with acceptable ignition and cold flow properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Jari Kotoneva, Heli Laumola, Teemu Lindberg, Kosti Mokkila
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Patent number: 10144889Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen
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Patent number: 10087394Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing residual soap in crude tall oil, wherein crude tall oil is supplied via piping to at least one vessel, soap number of the crude tall oil is determined using on-line measuring technique and sulphuric acid is added to the crude tall oil at a site of blending, where the dosing of the sulphuric acid is adjusted on-line to provide soap number of not more than 2.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventor: Jari Kotoneva
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Patent number: 10023810Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrocarbons, wherein the process comprises the steps of, subjecting a feedstock comprising CTO and TOP to pretreatment comprising at least two evaporative steps to yield (i) an evaporated feedstock comprising 30 ppm or less of sodium, 35 ppm or less of phosphorus and 30 ppm or less of silicon, (ii) a light fraction and (iii) a residue fraction, and subjecting the evaporated feedstock to catalytic hydroprocessing in the presence of hydrogen to yield a hydroprocessing product comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the liquid fuel range. The invention also relates to hydrocarbon components useful as transportation fuel or as a blending component in transportation fuel, obtainable by said process.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Petri Kukkonen, Jari Kotoneva, Teemu Lindberg, Timo Äijälä
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Patent number: 9926503Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and system for producing fuel components, and more particularly to a process and system for producing fuel components from a material of biological origin. The process is a two-step or a three-step process comprising purifying of the feed material by evaporating and refining the purified feed material in the presence of at least one catalyst to form a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds from which mixture liquid hydrocarbon compounds are separated and further fractionated into fuel components. The present invention relates further to fuel components obtained by the process of the present invention as well as to the use of the fuel components and a mixture comprising the fuel components.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Heli Laumola, Jari Kotoneva, Arto Rissanen, Jaakko Nousiainen
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Patent number: 9688919Abstract: The present invention relates to process for producing hydrocarbons, wherein starting material comprising tall oil material and polar co-feed, which polar co-feed comprises fatty acids, is diluted with a non-polar diluent to obtain feedstock, and said feedstock is catalytically hydroprocessed to obtain hydrocarbons, suitable as fuels, fuel blending components and fuel additives.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Kati Vilonen, Isto Eilos, Jari Kotoneva, Jaakko Nousiainen
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Publication number: 20170009181Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing residual soap in crude tall oil, wherein crude tall oil is supplied via piping to at least one vessel, soap number of the crude tall oil is determined using on-line measuring technique and sulphuric acid is added to the crude tall oil at a site of blending, where the dosing of the sulphuric acid is adjusted on-line to provide soap number of not more than 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventor: Jari Kotoneva
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Publication number: 20160257888Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrocarbons, wherein the process comprises the steps, where feedstock comprising CTO and TOP is subjected to pretreatment comprising at least two evaporative steps to yield an evaporated feedstock comprising 30 ppm or less of sodium, 35 ppm or less of phosphorus and 30 ppm or less of silicon, a light fraction and a residue fraction, and subjecting the evaporated feedstock to catalytic hydroprocessing in the presence of hydrogen to yield a hydroprocessing product comprising hydrocarbons boiling in the liquid fuel range. The invention also relates to hydrocarbon components useful as transportation fuel or as a blending component in transportation fuel, obtainable by said process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Petri Kukkonen, Jari Kotoneva, Teemu Lindberg, Timo Äijälä
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Publication number: 20160177188Abstract: The present invention relates to process for producing hydrocarbons, wherein starting material comprising tall oil material and polar co-feed, which polar co-feed comprises fatty acids, is diluted with a non-polar diluent to obtain feedstock, and said feedstock is catalytically hydroprocessed to obtain hydrocarbons, suitable as fuels, fuel blending components and fuel additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Kati Vilonen, Isto Eilos, Jari Kotoneva, Jaakko Nousiainen
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Publication number: 20160024407Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen
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Patent number: 9181494Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen
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Patent number: 9175228Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying a mixture of terpene material and tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen
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Publication number: 20150052807Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the purification of biological feed material and to a process for catalytically converting the purified biological feed material into hydrocarbons suitable as biofuel components. The purified feed material is treated in a reactor system including a catalytically active guard bed phase and a catalytically active main reaction phase. At least one of the phases includes a catalyst bed with a combination of hydrodeoxygenating (HDO) and hydrodewaxing (HDW) catalysts. The process provides biofuel with acceptable ignition and cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Jari Kotoneva, Heli Laumola, Teemu Lindberg, Kosti Mokkila
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Publication number: 20130245342Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and system for producing fuel components, and more particularly to a process and system for producing fuel components from a material of biological origin. The process is a two-step or a three-step process comprising purifying of the feed material by evaporating and refining the purified feed material in the presence of at least one catalyst to form a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds from which mixture liquid hydrocarbon compounds are separated and further fractionated into fuel components. The present invention relates further to fuel components obtained by the process of the present invention as well as to the use of the fuel components and a mixture comprising the fuel components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2010Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Heli Laumola, Jari Kotoneva, Arto Rissanen, Jaakko Nousiainen
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Publication number: 20130245301Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying a mixture of terpene material and tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen
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Publication number: 20130232851Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and an apparatus for purifying tall oil material for the production of biofuels and components thereof. The present invention relates further to hydroprocessing of the purified material to obtain biofuels and components thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATIONInventors: Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen, Jari Kotoneva, Matti Ristolainen