Patents by Inventor Zbignew M. Senk

Zbignew M. Senk 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).

  • Boundary layer carbonation of trona
    Patent number: 8795615
    Abstract: A boundary layer carbonation process for producing sodium bicarbonate crystals having specific surface area in the range 0.4 m2/g to 2.5 m2/g from Trona, wherein in one embodiment the process comprises the steps of: providing Trona particles having a particle size range of ?4 +120 mesh; pre-wetting the Trona particles with water to provide a plurality of pre-wetted Trona particles each having a liquid water solution boundary layer deposited thereon; and carbonating the pre-wetted Trona particles across the water boundary layer to provide a product comprising sodium bicarbonate crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dragomir M. Bracilovic, Andrew D. Kurtz, Joseph A. Paluzzi, Zbignew M. Senk