Patents by Inventor Roberto Trotta

Roberto Trotta 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).

  • Liquid mixture suitable as gasoline
    Patent number: 6241791
    Abstract: Liquid mixture suitable as gasoline characterized in hat it has a RON octane number equal to or higher than 90 and a MON octane number equal to or higher than 80 and that it essentially consists of: a typical gasoline cut, having a boiling point ranging from 30 to 220° C. consisting of hydrocarbon compounds; one or more compounds deriving from the selective oligomerization of isobutene, which may optionally have been at least partially hydrogenated, in a quantity ranging from 0.5 to 20% by weight, wherein the dimers of isobutene and possible co-dimers of isobutene with n-butenes are in a quantity of at least 80% by weight; optionally ethanol in a quantity ranging from 0 to 10% by weight, the complement to 100 being said gasoline cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignees: Snamprogetti S.p.A., Ecofuel S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Trotta, Mario Marchionna, Alberto Paggini
  • Integrated process for the production of butene-1
    Patent number: 5955640
    Abstract: Integrated process for the production of butene-1 which comprises feeding a C.sub.4 hydrocarbon stream to a separation unit of butene-1 and recycling the remaining stream to the same unit after treatment in a bond isomerization section to convert the remaining butenes-2 into butene-1, a molecular sieve separation unit is inserted in the cycle operating with the hydrocarbons in a vapour phase, for the purge of the paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignees: Enichem S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renato Paludetto, Alfredo Orsi, Roberto Trotta, Gianni Donati
  • Integrated process for the production of ter-amyl alkyl ethers
    Patent number: 5672771
    Abstract: Integrated process for the production of ter-amyl alkyl ethers which comprises the feeding of a C.sub.5 hydrocarbon stream to an etherification reactor and the recycling of the remaining stream to the same reactor, after treatment in an isomerization section to convert linear pentenes into reactive isoamylenes. An absorption section on molecular sieves is inserted between the etherification reactor and the isomerization section to eliminate inert hydrocarbons, basically i-pentane and n-pentane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignees: Enichem S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Trotta, Gianni Donati, Renato Paludetto, Paolo Chiudaroli
  • Integrated process for the simultaneous production of alkyl tert-butyl ethers and 1-butene
    Patent number: 5563299
    Abstract: An integrated process for the simultaneous production of alkyl tert-butyl ethers and 1-butene, comprising feeding a C.sub.4 hydrocarbon stream to an etherification unit and recycling the remaining stream to the same unit after possible separation of the 1-butene and treatment in an isomerization section to convert the remaining butenes into isobutene, a molecular sieve separation unit operating with the hydrocarbons in the vapour phase being incorporated into the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignees: Enichem S.p.A, Snamprogetti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renato Paludetto, Gianni Donati, Alfredo Orsi, Gianni Pandolfi, Roberto Trotta, Maura Brianti