Patents by Inventor Josep Manuel PEÑARROCHA OLTRA

Josep Manuel PEÑARROCHA OLTRA 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).

  • Method for the purification of gases containing volatile organic compounds
    Patent number: 9975088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a gas comprising: a) feeding the gas (1) to an absorber (5) and bringing into contact said gas (1) with a stream (3) (or alternatively (3?)) to obtain a liquid (4) and a purified gas stream (2); b) feeding the liquid (4) to a conditioning tank (9) and adding a mineral nutrient medium (6) and a suitable amount of base (7) to the liquid (4) to obtain a liquid effluent (8); c) feeding the liquid effluent (8) to an anaerobic bioreactor (14) to obtain a biomethane stream (11) and a liquid stream (12); d) feeding the liquid stream (12) to a degasser (20) to obtain a gas stream (18) and a stream (3?); and e) recirculating the stream (3?) by feeding it to the absorber (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, DSF BV
    Inventors: Albert Waalkens, Maria Carmen Gabaldón Garcia, Josep Manuel Peñarrocha Oltra, Francisco Javier Álvarez Hornos
  • METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF GASES CONTAINING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160332115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a gas comprising: a) feeding the gas (1) to an absorber (5) and bringing into contact said gas (1) with a stream (3) (or alternatively (3?)) to obtain a liquid (4) and a purified gas stream (2); b) feeding the liquid (4) to a conditioning tank (9) and adding a mineral nutrient medium (6) and a suitable amount of base (7) to the liquid (4) to obtain a liquid effluent (8); c) feeding the liquid effluent (8) to an anaerobic bioreactor (14) to obtain a biomethane stream (11) and a liquid stream (12); d) feeding the liquid stream (12) to a degasser (20) to obtain a gas stream (18) and a stream (3?); and e) recirculating the stream (3?) by feeding it to the absorber (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, DSF BV
    Inventors: Albert Waalkens, Maria Carmen GABALDÓN GARCIA, Josep Manuel PEÑARROCHA OLTRA, Francisco Javier ÁLVAREZ HORNOS