Patents by Inventor María Consuelo ÁLVAREZ GALVÁN

María Consuelo ÁLVAREZ GALVÁN 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).

  • MATERIAL FOR N2O DECOMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20230095029
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a material with a non-stoichiometric spinel-type crystalline structure based on cobalt oxide doped with alkaline elements, its production process for obtaining it by precipitation with controlled washing, and its particular use as a highly active catalyst in the N2O decomposition reaction. Therefore, we understand that the present invention is in the area of green industry aimed at reducing N2O emissions into the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ana SERRANO LOTINA, Maria Consuelo ALVAREZ GALVÁN, Pedro ÁVILA GARCÍA, Susana PÉREZ FERRERAS
  • Method for producing catalysts of formula my(Ce1-xLxO2-x/2)1-y for the use thereof in the reverse water-gas shift reaction and partial oxidation of methane into synthesis gas by means of the method of combustion in solution
    Patent number: 11253847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing catalysts by the method of combustion in solution, to the catalysts produced by said method, and to the particular use thereof in the reverse water-gas shift reaction and in the partial oxidation of the methane into synthesis gas. Therefore, it is understood that the present invention pertains to the area of the green industry aimed at the reduction of CO2 on the planet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC), CONSEJO NATIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET)
    Inventors: María Consuelo Álvarez Galván, Martín Dapena Ospina, José Antonio Alonso Alonso, Loreto Troncoso Aguilera, Vanesa Cascos Jiménez, José Miguel Campos Martín, José Luis García Fierro, Horacio Falcón Richeni
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYSTS OF FORMULA My(Ce1-xLxO2-x/2)1-y FOR THE USE THEREOF IN THE REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION AND PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE INTO SYNTHESIS GAS BY MEANS OF THE METHOD OF COMBUSTION IN SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20200406246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing catalysts by the method of combustion in solution, to the catalysts produced by said method, and to the particular use thereof in the reverse water-gas shift reaction and in the partial oxidation of the methane into synthesis gas. Therefore, it is understood that the present invention pertains to the area of the green industry aimed at the reduction of CO2 on the planet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: María Consuelo ÁLVAREZ GALVÁN, Martín DAPENA OSPINA, José Antonio ALONSO ALONSO, Loreto TRONCOSO AGUILERA, Vanesa CASCOS JIMÉNEZ, José Miguel CAMPOS MARTÍN, José Luis GARCÍA FIERRO, Horacio FALCÓN RICHENI
  • Direct oxidation of methane to formaldehyde and methanol
    Patent number: 9512055
    Abstract: A process for the direct oxidation of methane to C1-oxygenates (formaldehyde and methanol) has been developed. The process involves a gas stream, comprising methane, an oxidizing agent (such as air, or oxygen blended with an inert diluent), and a nitrogen oxide as a gas phase sensitizer at oxidation conditions to produce C1-oxygenates, such as formaldehyde and methanol. A certain proportion of nitrogen oxide, which acts as a radical initiator, in the stream is crucial to achieve a high yield of formaldehyde and methanol. In addition, the temperature plays an important role in the conversion of methane and in the selectivity to C1-oxygenates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NAJRAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Saleh A. Al-Sayari, Adel A. Ismail, Cristina Valero, Maria Consuelo Alvarez-Galvan, Sergio Garcia, Jose L. G. Fierro
  • Direct Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde and Methanol
    Publication number: 20160340283
    Abstract: A process for the direct oxidation of methane to C1-oxygenates (formaldehyde and methanol) has been developed. The process involves a gas stream, comprising methane, an oxidizing agent (such as air, or oxygen blended with an inert diluent), and a nitrogen oxide as a gas phase sensitizer at oxidation conditions to produce C1-oxygenates, such as formaldehyde and methanol. A certain proportion of nitrogen oxide, which acts as a radical initiator, in the stream is crucial to achieve a high yield of formaldehyde and methanol. In addition, the temperature plays an important role in the conversion of methane and in the selectivity to C1-oxygenates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Saleh A. Al-Sayari, Adel A. Ismail, Cristina Valero, Maria Consuelo Alvarez-Galvan, Sergio Garcia, Jose L.G. Fierro