Patents by Inventor Maria, Luisa TESTA

Maria, Luisa TESTA 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).

  • One-pot process for the production of biodiesel and glycerol ether mixtures useful as biofuels
    Patent number: 9873843
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of a feedstock containing one or more fatty acid triglycerides to a mixture containing one or more fatty acid alkyl esters and t-alkyl glycerols, including reacting the feedstock with a compound of formula (I): R—O—RI??(I) wherein: RI is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having 1-18 carbon atoms; R is H or a tertiary alkyl group, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an acid transesterification catalyst by irradiation with microwaves and/or ultrasound and/or radio waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
    Inventors: Giovanni Nicolosi, Carmelo Drago, Leonarda Francesca Liotta, Valeria La Parola, Maria Luisa Testa
  • ONE-POT PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODIESEL AND GLYCEROL ETHER MIXTURES USEFUL AS BIOFUELS
    Publication number: 20160024408
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of a feedstock containing one or more fatty acid triglycerides to a mixture containing one or more fatty acid alkyl esters and t-alkyl glycerols, including reacting the feedstock with a compound of formula (I): R—O—RI??(I) wherein: RI is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having 1-18 carbon atoms; R is H or a tertiary alkyl group, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an acid transesterification catalyst by irradiation with microwaves and/or ultrasound and/or radio waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Giovanni NICOLOSI, Carmelo DRAGO, Leonarda, Francesca LIOTTA, Valeria LA PAROLA, Maria, Luisa TESTA