Patents by Inventor Paola M. FERRINI

Paola M. FERRINI 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 FOR PREPARING NON-PYROLYTIC BIO-OIL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160326204
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for catalytic fractionation of plant biomass, producing non-pyrolytic bio-oil from lignocellulosic materials in addition to a high-quality pulp comprising cellulose and hemicellulose as a byproduct. The inventive process is useful for a variety of interesting applications, leading in a single step to high quality pulp and non-pyrolytic bio-oil that mostly comprises phenols in addition to cyclohexanones, cyclohexanols and cycloalkanes as minor products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT KOHLE MBH
    Inventors: Roberto RINALDI, Paola M. FERRINI