Jose Maria Sansinena

US Patent:

20070215484, Sep 20, 2007

Filed:

Mar 15, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/724441

Inventors:

Otis G. Peterson - Los Alamos NM, US
Jose M. Sansinena - Los Alamos NM, US
Robert P. Currier - Santa Fe NM, US
Don M. Coates - Santa Fe NM, US

International Classification:

C25B 1/24

US Classification:

205556

Abstract:

A method of making hydrocarbons from polyalcohols, such as carbohydrates. The polyalcohols and carbohydrates may be provided from biomass, including paper, cardboard or urban generated paper product waste; wood and wood products, including forest slash and deadfall; agricultural waste; and the like. The polyalcohols and carbohydrates are combined with hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution to form the hydrocarbon and elemental iodine. Hydroiodic acid is then electrochemically regenerated by reducing the elemental iodine in a parallel reaction. A method of electrochemically generating hydroiodic acid from elemental iodine in aqueous solution is also described.

US Patent:

20100319534, Dec 23, 2010

Filed:

Jun 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/816182

Inventors:

Robert P. Currier - Santa FE NM, US
Stephen J. Obrey - Los Alamos NM, US
David J. Devlin - Santa Fe NM, US
Jose Maria Sansinena - Los Alamos NM, US

Assignee:

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC - Los Alamos NM

International Classification:

B01D 61/00
B03C 3/34
F17C 11/00
B01D 63/00

US Classification:

95 45, 95 69, 95 57, 2067, 96 4, 96 58

Abstract:

Gases are stored, separated, and/or concentrated. An electric field is applied across a porous dielectric adsorbent material. A gas component from a gas mixture may be selectively separated inside the energized dielectric. Gas is stored in the energized dielectric for as long as the dielectric is energized. The energized dielectric selectively separates, or concentrates, a gas component of the gas mixture. When the potential is removed, gas from inside the dielectric is released.