Patents by Inventor Sebastiaan Derese

Sebastiaan Derese 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).

  • Patent number: 11577959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recovering N, K, and P from liquid waste stream, preferably from a stream of urine, or from a stream comprising excreta (e.g. faeces, manure, digestate, fertilizer), or from (concentrated) wastewater, for example, municipal (e.g. sewage, septic) and/or industrial wastewater (e.g. food and feed industry, agriculture, mining, etc.); more preferably from urine, such as human or animal urine; most preferably from human urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Arne Verliefde, Sebastiaan Derese
  • Patent number: 11498857
    Abstract: A method and a system for recovering nitrogen, and optionally phosphorus and/or potassium, from a liquid waste stream, such as a stream of urine or manure, or human urine is described. The method comprises passing the waste stream through a multi-compartment electrodialysis bipolar membrane (EDBM) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Sebastiaan Derese, Arne Verliefde
  • Publication number: 20210198125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recovering N from a liquid waste stream; such as a stream of urine or manure, such as human urine, said method comprising passing said waste stream through a multi-compartment electrodialysis bipolar membrane (EDBM) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Sebastiaan Derese, Arne Verliefde
  • Publication number: 20210114879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recovering N, K, and P from liquid waste stream, preferably from a stream of urine, or from a stream comprising excreta (e.g. faeces, manure, digestate, fertilizer), or from (concentrated) wastewater, for example, municipal (e.g. sewage, septic) and/or industrial wastewater (e.g. food and feed industry, agriculture, mining, etc.); more preferably from urine, such as human or animal urine; most preferably from human urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Arne Verliefde, Sebastiaan Derese