Patents by Inventor Laurent Garel

Laurent Garel 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: 20240140896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a fermentation must (M), obtained via a biotechnological process, comprising biomass and vanillin or derivatives thereof, said purification process comprising: (a) a step of separating the biomass of a fermentation must (M) from an aqueous stream (A1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, (b) at least one step of liquid/liquid extraction of the aqueous stream (A1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, said extraction step allowing the separation of an aqueous stream (A2) and an organic stream (O1) comprising vanillin or derivatives thereof, (c) at least one step of concentrating the organic stream (O1) to obtain an organic stream (O2) in which compounds with a boiling point lower than that of vanillin or derivatives thereof are separated from said organic stream (O1), (d) at least one step in which compounds with a boiling point higher than that of vanillin or derivatives thereof are separated from an organic stream (O2) comprising vanill
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Talsida Zougmore, Rachid Djillali, Laurent Garel
  • Patent number: 11897779
    Abstract: It relates to a microporous aluminotitanosilicate crystalline zeolite, method of preparation and applications thereof. It extends to a catalytic hydroxylation, by reaction of a compound of formula (I) with H2O2 in the presence of a catalyst comprising the zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: East China Normal University, RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Fangzheng Su, Stéphane Streiff, Laurent Garel, Peng Wu, Jianyong Yin, Xinqing Lu
  • Publication number: 20230373896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a liquid medium comprising ferulic acid, a solvent and at least one impurity, the method comprising a step (a) of bringing the liquid medium into contact with a first complexing agent so as to obtain a first precipitate P1 and a liquid medium C1, and a step (b) of separating the first precipitate P1 from the liquid medium C1 so as to obtain a liquid medium F1 comprising purified ferulic acid. The present invention also relates to a method for separating ferulic acid oligomers and to their use as a scavenger of free radicals or radical species, in particular as a polymerisation inhibitor, antioxidant or UV stabiliser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurent Garel, Tiago Alves Mendes
  • Publication number: 20230203345
    Abstract: The instant invention concerns the use of polymers obtained by radical copolymerization of a mixture of (1) acrylic acid; (2) methacrylic acid; and (3) at least one allylcatechol selected from 4-allylbenzene-1,2-diol, 3-allylbenzene-1,2-diol; methylated forms thereof (eugenols); and mixtures thereof, for treating a metallic surface intended to be adhesive-bonded to another surface, in order to impart a resistance to the adhesive failure to the resulting bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Guillaume Gody, Isabelle Storet, Laurent Garel, Marie-Pierre Labeau
  • Publication number: 20230183159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a composition comprising natural vanillin by separating a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent GAREL, Rachid DJILLALI
  • Publication number: 20220264922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to natural vanillin compositions comprising at least one compound chosen from 4-((4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)oxy)-3-methoxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-5-methoxybenzaldehyde. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining natural vanillin compositions according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Laurent GAREL
  • Patent number: 11208370
    Abstract: The present invention describes compositions comprising at least one compound chosen from hydroquinone and catechol, characterised in that it further comprises between 0.1 and 10,000 ppm of at least one compound chosen from 2-(alkoxy)phenol, 4-(alkoxy)phenol, 2-(alkyl)phenol, 4-(alkyl)phenol, (alkyl)catechol and (alkyl)hydroquinone. Another aspect of this invention concerns a method for preparing a composition comprising at least one compound chosen from hydroquinone and catechol according to the invention, characterised in that it comprises a step (a) of reacting the phenol with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst, in a solvent comprising an alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventor: Laurent Garel
  • Publication number: 20210331931
    Abstract: It relates to a microporous aluminotitanosilicate crystalline zeolite, method of preparation and applications thereof. It extends to a catalytic hydroxylation, by reaction of a compound of formula (I) with H2O2 in the presence of a catalyst comprising the zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Fangzheng SU, Stéphane STREIFF, Laurent GAREL, Peng WU, Jianyong YIN, Xinqing LU
  • Publication number: 20200369587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the hydroxylation of an aromatic compound comprising at least one alkoxy group, comprising a step (a) of reacting said aromatic compound comprising at least one alkoxy group with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst, in a solvent comprising water, an alcohol, or a mixture of alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Laurent GAREL
  • Publication number: 20200102259
    Abstract: The present invention describes compositions comprising at least one compound chosen from hydroquinone and catechol, characterised in that it further comprises between 0.1 and 10,000 ppm of at least one compound chosen from 2-(alkoxy)phenol, 4-(alkoxy)phenol, 2-(alkyl)phenol, 4-(alkyl)phenol, (alkyl)catechol and (alkyl)hydroquinone. Another aspect of this invention concerns a method for preparing a composition comprising at least one compound chosen from hydroquinone and catechol according to the invention, characterised in that it comprises a step (a) of reacting the phenol with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst, in a solvent comprising an alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Laurent GAREL
  • Patent number: 10544081
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aromatic compound or compounds where at least one mandelic group —CHOH—COOH is described, comprising a reaction for condensation of at least one aromatic compound with glyoxylic acid or derivatives thereof, wherein said condensation reaction is carried out substantially in the absence of any acid or any base added to the reaction medium. The condensation reaction is followed by an oxidation reaction in order to obtain aromatic aldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurent Garel, Flavie Sarrazin, Olivier Back, Kevin Olivon, Mathieu Pucheault
  • Patent number: 10501354
    Abstract: A process for treating an aqueous solution (A) derived from a method of producing a compound with the formula (I): (I) wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different and are chosen from among hydrogen and C1-C5 alkyl, wherein R1 and R2 together form a methylene group, and wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6, which are independently identical or different, are chosen from among: a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group (—OH), an alkoxy group (—OR), an alcohol group (—ROH), an aldehyde group (—CHO), a ketone group (—C(?O)R), an acid group (—COOH), a nitrile group (—CN), a C1-C6 alkyl chain, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, potentially comprising one or a plurality of substitutes in a terminal or lateral position or one or more functions in said alkyl chain, R being a C1-C5 alkyl, wherein the aqueous solution (A) comprises at least one sulfate salt SO42? (S) rendered soluble and at least one aromatic organic compound (O) formed during the method for producing the compound (I), and wherein the process comprises at least
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Laurent Garel, Bertrand Satier
  • Patent number: 10173954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydroxylation of a compound of formula (I) by reacting the compound of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a titanium silicalite zeolite prepared by crystallization preceded by a maturing step. The present invention also relates to a titanium silicalite zeolite and to the process for preparing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: Rhodia Operations, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—C.N.R.S.
    Inventors: Thibaut Corre, Belen Albela, Laurent Bonneviot, Laurent Garel
  • Publication number: 20170253547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydroxylation of a compound of formula (I) by reacting the compound of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a titanium silicalite zeolite prepared by crystallization preceded by a maturing step. The present invention also relates to a titanium silicalite zeolite and to the process for preparing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicants: Rhodia Operations, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N. R.S.)
    Inventors: Thibaut Corre, Belen Albela, Laurent Bonneviot, Laurent Garel
  • Patent number: 9682909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for hydroxylation of a compound of formula (I) by reacting the compound of formula (I) with an oxidizing agent, in the presence of a titanium silicalite zeolite prepared by crystallization preceded by a maturing step. The present invention also relates to a titanium silicalite zeolite and to the process for preparing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignees: Rhodia Operations, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS
    Inventors: Thibaut Corre, Belen Albela, Laurent Bonneviot, Laurent Garel
  • Patent number: 9650322
    Abstract: Processes may include producing at least one alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde compound from at least one hydroxyphenol compound, wherein processes include the steps of: (i) synthetizing at least one alkoxyphenol from said at least one hydroxyphenol in the presence of at least one O-alkylating agent; (ii) recovering said at least one alkoxyphenol and impurities, wherein said impurities includes a dialkoxybenzene compound; (iii) separating said dialkoxybenzene from the alkoxyphenol; (iv) condensing the alkoxyphenol with glyoxylic acid and obtaining the corresponding mandelic compound; (v) oxidizing said mandelic compound to give the corresponding alkoxyhydroxy-benzaldehyde; and (vi) recovering said alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventor: Laurent Garel
  • Patent number: 9567283
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for separating a mandelic compound in salified form from an aqueous reaction medium resulting from the condensation reaction of a hydroxylated aromatic compound with glyoxylic acid in a basic medium, said method comprising a) decanting said reaction medium in such a way as to recover an organic phase formed from the excess of said aromatic compound and an aqueous phase formed from said mandelic compound and a quantity of the excess of said aromatic compound and b) bringing said aqueous phase into contact with an adsorbent support, resulting in the selective adsorption of said aromatic compound and the recovery of an aqueous flow comprising said mandelic compound in salified form, which is subjected to an oxidation step before being converted into hydroxyaromatic aldehyde by electrodialysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Laurent Garel, Stephanie Normand, Stephanie Foucher, Dominique Horbez, Morad Assam
  • Publication number: 20160318839
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for separating a mandelic compound in salified form from an aqueous reaction medium resulting from the condensation reaction of a hydroxylated aromatic compound with glyoxylic acid in a basic medium, said method comprising a) decanting said reaction medium in such a way as to recover an organic phase formed from the excess of said aromatic compound and an aqueous phase formed from said mandelic compound and a quantity of the excess of said aromatic compound and b) bringing said aqueous phase into contact with an adsorbent support, resulting in the selective adsorption of said aromatic compound and the recovery of an aqueous flow comprising said mandelic compound in salified form, which is subjected to an oxidation step before being converted into hydroxyaromatic aldehyde by electrodialysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Laurent GAREL, Stephanie NORMAND, Stephanie FOUCHER, Dominique HORBEZ, Morad ASSAM
  • Publication number: 20160297735
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aromatic compound or compounds where at least one mandelic group —CHOH—COOH is described, comprising a reaction for condensation of at least one aromatic compound with glyoxylic acid or derivatives thereof, wherein said condensation reaction is carried out substantially in the absence of any acid or any base added to the reaction medium. The condensation reaction is followed by an oxidation reaction in order to obtain aromatic aldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Laurent GAREL, Flavie SARRAZIN, Olivier BACK, Kevin OLIVON, Mathieu PUCHEAULT
  • Publication number: 20160251291
    Abstract: Processes may include producing at least one alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde compound from at least one hydroxyphenol compound, wherein processes include the steps of: (i) synthetizing at least one alkoxyphenol from said at least one hydroxyphenol in the presence of at least one O-alkylating agent; (ii) recovering said at least one alkoxyphenol and impurities, wherein said impurities includes a dialkoxybenzene compound; (iii) separating said dialkoxybenzene from the alkoxyphenol; (iv) condensing the alkoxyphenol with glyoxylic acid and obtaining the corresponding mandelic compound; (v) oxidizing said mandelic compound to give the corresponding alkoxyhydroxy-benzaldehyde; and (vi) recovering said alkoxyhydroxybenzaldehyde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Rhodia Operations
    Inventor: Laurent Garel