Patents by Inventor Rafael Martinez Palou

Rafael Martinez Palou 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).

  • Desulfurization of hydrocarbons by ionic liquids and preparation of ionic liquids
    Publication number: 20090288992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ionic liquid compound of general formula C+A?, where C+ represents an organic cation such as alkyl-pyridinium, di-alkyl imidazolium and tri-alkyl imidazolium; and A? is an anion of halides of iron (III), such as, for example, FeCl4? and to a method of producing the ionic liquid compound by heating the reactants using microwave energy. The ionic liquids can be used to desulfurize hydrocarbon mixtures by a liquid-liquid extraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO
    Inventors: Natalya Victorovna Likhanova, Rafael Martinez Palou, Jorge Froylan Palomeque Santiago