Patents by Inventor Valéria Ferreira SOARES

Valéria Ferreira SOARES 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 producing esters and biolubricants, catalysed by fermented solid
    Patent number: 11866761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing esters comprising reaction of methyl biodiesel or free fatty acids with a polyhydroxylated alcohol, in the presence of a biocatalyst, which is a fermented solid containing lipases of Rhizomucor miehei produced by culturing the microorganism on agricultural waste by solid state fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO—UFRJ
    Inventors: Jose Andre Cavalcanti Da Silva, Guilherme Brandão Guerra, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire, Erika Cristina Gonçalves Aguieiras, Elisa D'avila Cavalcanti Oliveira, Jaqueline Greco Duarte, Kassia Leone Ignacio, Valéria Ferreira Soares, Priscila Rufino Da Silva
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ESTERS AND BIOLUBRICANTS, CATALYSED BY FERMENTED SOLID
    Publication number: 20210189442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing esters comprising reaction of methyl biodiesel or free fatty acids with a polyhydroxylated alcohol, in the presence of a biocatalyst, which is a fermented solid containing lipases of Rhizomucor miehei produced by culturing the microorganism on agricultural waste by solid state fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Jose Andre CAVALCANTI DA SILVA, Guilherme Brandão GUERRA, Denise Maria GUIMARÃES FREIRE, Erika Cristina GONÇALVES AGUIEIRAS, Elisa D'avila CAVALCANTI OLIVEIRA, Jaqueline GRECO DUARTE, Kassia Leone IGNACIO, Valéria Ferreira SOARES, Priscila Rufino DA SILVA