Patents by Inventor Martha García ESPITIA

Martha García ESPITIA 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).

  • Process of preparing fuel in water emulsions from oil refining residues
    Patent number: 10344236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing fuel-in-water emulsions from oil refining residues, in both continuously or in batches, by adding an emulsifying agent to disperse the residual oil in water and facilitate its transportation. This process does not require the use of chemical substances like stabilizers or diluents for its preparation. The vacuum residue is not limited to specific characteristics and the water used, can be distilled, tap water or saltwater (seawater). The process requires low concentration of a non-ionic surfactant; and the emulsions obtained have proportions from 70 to 90% by weight of refining residues, 10 to 30% by weight of water and from 0.1 to 1% by weight of surfactant. The fuel-in-water emulsion is produced from oil refining residues, such as residues of atmospheric and vacuum distillation, heavy fuel oils and similar, and it is formed from 70 to 90% by weight of refining residues, 10 to 30% by weight of water and from 0.1 to 1% by weight of non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO
    Inventors: René Ocampo Barrera, Martha García Espitia, Andrés Alberto Ceballos Serena
  • PROCESS OF PREPARING FUEL IN WATER EMULSIONS FROM OIL REFINING RESIDUES
    Publication number: 20160177206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing fuel-in-water emulsions from oil refining residues, in both continuously or in batches, by adding an emulsifying agent to disperse the residual oil in water and facilitate its transportation. This process does not require the use of chemical substances like stabilizers or diluents for its preparation. The vacuum residue is not limited to specific characteristics and the water used, can be distilled, tap water or saltwater (seawater). The process requires low concentration of a non-ionic surfactant; and the emulsions obtained have proportions from 70 to 90% by weight of refining residues, 10 to 30% by weight of water and from 0.1 to 1% by weight of surfactant. The fuel-in-water emulsion is produced from oil refining residues, such as residues of atmospheric and vacuum distillation, heavy fuel oils and similar, and it is formed from 70 to 90% by weight of refining residues, 10 to 30% by weight of water and from 0.1 to 1% by weight of non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: René OCAMPO BARRERA, Martha García ESPITIA, Andrés Alberto CEBALLOS SERENA