Patents by Inventor Jose J. Arturo Talancon

Jose J. Arturo Talancon 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).

  • Removal of permanganate reducing compounds from methanol carbonylation process stream
    Patent number: 7223883
    Abstract: An improvement of the methanol carbonylation process for manufacturing acetic acid is disclosed. Specifically disclosed is a method for removing permanganate reducing compounds (“PRC's”) from the condensed light ends overhead stream, including (a) distilling at least a portion of the condensed light ends overhead to yield a PRC enriched second overhead stream; (b) extracting the second overhead stream with water and separating therefrom an aqueous stream containing PRC's; and (c) returning at least a portion of the extracted second overhead to the second distiller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne D. Picard, Jose J. Arturo Talancon, David A. Trueba, Mark O. Scates, Raymond J. Zinobile