Patents by Inventor Victor Ferrao

Victor Ferrao 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).

  • CHEMOENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF EPOXY RESINS
    Publication number: 20230183440
    Abstract: Provided is a method for degrading epoxy resins by enzymatic route, in particular by adding an epoxy resin in a solvent followed by treatment with a glutathione S-transferase. A method for recycling a composite material comprising epoxy resin as well as the use of glutathione 5-transferase and eventually para-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase for degrading epoxy resins are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: Solvay SA, RHODIA POLIAMIDA E ESPECIALIDADES S.A.
    Inventors: Victor Ferrao, Stephane Streiff, Priscila Maziero, Fan Jiang, Tao Lin
  • Compositions and methods for scavenging HS
    Patent number: 11634622
    Abstract: A method of treating a fluid, which method includes the steps of: (a) contacting a fluid containing at least one sulfide with a sulfide-reducing amount of a composition comprising an lignocellulosic liquor comprising one or more lignin-derived compounds and one or more hemicellulose sugar monomers and/or oligomers and (b) allowing the lignocellulosic liquor to react with at least a portion of the sulfide in the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: RHODIA POLIAMIDA E ESPECIALIDADES S.A.
    Inventors: Eder Rissi Torres, Edson Leme Rodrigues, Victor Ferrão
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCAVENGING H2S
    Publication number: 20200017753
    Abstract: A method of treating a fluid, which method includes the steps of: (a) contacting a fluid containing at least one sulfide with a sulfide-reducing amount of a composition comprising an lignocellulosic liquor comprising one or more lignin-derived compounds and one or more hemicellulose sugar monomers and/or oligomers and (b) allowing the lignocellulosic liquor to react with at least a portion of the sulfide in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eder RISSI TORRES, Edson LEME RODRIGUES, Victor FERRÃO