Patents by Inventor Luis Alberto Aghemio Rodriguez

Luis Alberto Aghemio Rodriguez 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 leaching copper oxide, replacing sulfuric acid with a non-polluting organic leaching agent
    Patent number: 9206493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for leaching copper oxide without using sulfuric acid, comprising the following steps consisting in: impregnating the copper oxide using a non-polluting organic leaching agent consisting of an aqueous solution formed by tricarboxylic acid (C6H807) combined with water in a mixture having an acidity varying between a pH of 1 and 5; obtaining copper citrate; and, optionally, again irrigating the copper oxide impregnated with the non-polluting organic leaching agent, thereby obtaining a more concentrated copper citrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: PROKUMET SPA
    Inventor: Luis Alberto Aghemio Rodriguez
  • METHOD FOR LEACHING COPPER OXIDE, REPLACING SULFURIC ACID WITH A NON-POLLUTING ORGANIC LEACHING AGENT
    Publication number: 20130333524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for leaching copper oxide without using sulfuric acid, comprising the following steps consisting in: impregnating the copper oxide using a non-polluting organic leaching agent consisting of an aqueous solution formed by tricarboxylic acid (C6H807) combined with water in a mixture having an acidity varying between a pH of 1 and 5; obtaining copper citrate; and, optionally, again irrigating the copper oxide impregnated with the non-polluting organic leaching agent, thereby obtaining a more concentrated copper citrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: PROKUMET SPA
    Inventor: Luis Alberto Aghemio Rodriguez