Patents by Inventor Xavier Pettiau

Xavier Pettiau 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).

  • Publication number: 20230158458
    Abstract: A calcium and/or magnesium additive for membrane fouling control made up of particles for forming a dynamic protective layer on the membrane for fouling control of the membrane, when added in the liquid flowing through the membrane, wherein the particles are synthetic mineral precipitate particles based on calcium and/or magnesium selected from the group consisting of ultrafine synthetic mineral precipitate particles and microfine synthetic mineral precipitate particles, as well as a process and system for membrane fouling control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: S. Assiyeh A. Tabatabai, Robert Sebastian Gartner, Xavier Pettiau, Narahari N. Kramadhati
  • Publication number: 20230158456
    Abstract: A system for membrane fouling control configured to run one or more filter cycles, wherein each filter cycle of the one or more filter cycles includes an operation mode and a cleaning mode. The system includes: a first conduct portion; a second conduct portion; a membrane arranged between the first conduct portion and the second conduct portion. The membrane is configured in the operation mode to filter a liquid to be filtered by conducting it from the first conduct portion to the second conduct portion. A fouling control means filled with fouling control particles is added in the operation mode in the first conduct portion so that a dynamic protective layer is formed on the membrane. The fouling control particles are mineral particles based on calcium and/or magnesium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: S. Assiyeh A. Tabatabai, Robert Sebastian Gartner, Xavier Pettiau, Narahari N. Kramadhati
  • Publication number: 20190022578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for the purification of flue gas containing 1 to 99 wt. % of a powder of a sodium salt of carbonic acid and 1 to 99 wt. % of a powder of an absorptive material, wherein the powder of an absorptive material has a specific pore volume that is equal to or greater than 0.1 cm3/g. The invention also relates to a process for dry flue gas purification and the use of an absorptive material to improve the flowability and/or storability and/or HF absorptivity of a sodium salt of carbonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Sindram, Walter Diethelm, Christopher Pust, Xavier Pettiau
  • Publication number: 20190015778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for the purification of flue gas containing 35 to 99 wt. % of a powder of an alkali metal salt of carbonic acid and 1 to 65 wt. % of a powder of an absorptive material, wherein the powder of an absorptive material has a specific pore volume that is equal to or greater than 0.1 cm3/g. The invention also relates to a process for dry flue gas purification and the use of an absorptive material to improve the flowability and/or storability and/or HF absorptivity of an alkali metal salt of carbonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Lhoist Recherche et Développement S.A.
    Inventors: Martin Sindram, Walter Diethelm, Christopher Pust, Xavier Pettiau
  • Patent number: 9579601
    Abstract: A method for treating a gas is shown which includes the steps of: injecting a powdered compound into the gas line, injecting an aqueous phase in droplet form into the line, capturing pollutants from the gases, and recovering the powdered compound separately. The step for injecting an aqueous phase in droplet form is done so as to moisten those particles of powdered compound in the gas line, when they are injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Xavier Pettiau, Olivier Nyssen, Alain Brasseur, Alain Laudet
  • Publication number: 20160129394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating a gas comprising the following steps: injecting a powdered compound into the gas line, injecting an aqueous phase in droplet form into said line, capturing pollutants from the gases, and recovering said powdered compound separately. The step for injecting an aqueous phase in droplet form is done so as to moisten those particles of powdered compound in the gas line, when they are injected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Xavier Pettiau, Olivier Nyssen, Alain Brasseur, Alain Laudet