Patents by Inventor Maarten André Irène Schutyser

Maarten André Irène Schutyser 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).

  • Patent number: 8038884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process to prepare a chlorine-containing compound using an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and a contaminating amount of polyvalent cations comprising the steps of (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in water, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component to the aqueous solution, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, (iv) reacting the chloride anions in the permeate to a chlorine-containing compound by an electrolysis step, and (v) recycling at least part of the retentate to dissolution step (i).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Gerrald Bargeman, René Lodewijk Maria Demmer, Antoon Ten Kate, Boris Kuzmanovic, Cornelis Elizabeth Johannus Van Lare, Mateo Jozef Jacques Mayer, Maarten André Irène Schutyser, Jan Barend Westerink
  • Patent number: 8038883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare salt comprising the following steps: (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in industrial water, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component to the aqueous salt solution, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for the polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, and (iv) concentrating the permeate to produce salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Gerrald Bargeman, René Lodewijk Maria Demmer, Antoon Ten Kate, Boris Kuzmanovic, Cornelis Elizabeth Johannus Van Lare, Mateo Jozef Jacques Mayer, Maarten André Irène Schutyser, Jan Barend Westerink
  • Patent number: 7858058
    Abstract: The invention pertains to removing soluble alkali metal or ammonium salt of a divalent anion from brine comprising following steps: obtaining brine with NaCl-concentration between 150g/L and saturation in the presence or absense of a cyrstal growth inhibitor for NaCl(GCI-NaCl),or with NaCl concentration above saturation in the presence of a CGI-NaCl, said brine optionally comprising a crystal growth inhibitor for the alkali metal or ammonium salt of the divalent anion(CGI-DA); if necessary, acidify the solution to pH<11.5; if the concentration of CGI-DA is less than 20 mg/L, adding CGI-DA to obtain at least 20 mg CGI-DA/L; subjecting the solution to a membrane filtration; if the concentration of CGI-DA in the concentration from the separation is less than 20 mg/L, adding CGI-DA to obtain at least 20 mg CGI-DA/L; crystalling the concentration; removing the crystallized alkali metal or ammonium salt of the divalent anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Gerrald Bargeman, René Lodewijk Maria Demmer, Boris Kuzmanovic, Cornelis Elizabeth Johannus Van Lare, Mateo Jozef Jacques Mayer, Maarten André Irène Schutyser, Jan Barend Westerink
  • Publication number: 20080185340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process to prepare salt comprising the following steps: (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in industrial water, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component to the aqueous salt solution, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for the polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, and (iv) concentrating the permeate to produce salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Gerrald Bargeman, Rene Lodewijk Maria Demmer, Antoon Ten Kate, Boris Kuzmanovic, Cornelis Elizabeth Johannus Van Lare, Mateo Jozef Jacques Mayer, Maarten Andre Irene Schutyser, Jan Barend Westerink
  • Publication number: 20080169202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process to prepare a chlorine-containing compound using an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and a contaminating amount of polyvalent cations comprising the steps of (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in water, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component to the aqueous solution, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, (iv) reacting the chloride anions in the permeate to a chlorine- containing compound by an electrolysis step, and (v) recycling at least part of the retentate to dissolution step (i).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Gerrald Bargeman, Rene Lodewijk Maria Demmer, Antoon Ten Kate, Boris Kuzmanovic, Cornelis Elizabeth Johannus Van Lare, Mateo Jozef Jacques Mayer, Maarten Andre Irene Schutyser, Jan Barend Westerink