Patents by Inventor Thomas Plennevaux

Thomas Plennevaux 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 DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL INTO ETHYLENE USING PRETREATMENT OF THE FEEDSTOCK
    Publication number: 20150291485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dehydration of an ethanol feedstock into ethylene comprising at least the stages: a) A stage for pretreatment of the ethanol feedstock on an acidic solid, b) A stage for evaporation of said pretreated ethanol feedstock in a heat exchanger, c) A stage for superheating said evaporated feedstock in such a way as to bring it to an inlet temperature that is compatible with the temperature of a dehydration reaction, d) A stage for dehydration of said feedstock that is obtained from stage c) in at least one adiabatic reactor that contains at least one dehydration catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY, IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Vincent Coupard, Natacha Touchais, Thomas Plennevaux, Emilie Kobel, Stephanie Fleurier, Walter Vermeiren, Delphine Minoux, Philip De Smedt, Cindy Adam, Nikolai Nesterenko