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Railroad Sleeper and Process for Manufacturing a Railroad Sleeper
10 Aug 23
A railroad sleeper (1) for fixation of at least a pair of rails (2,2′) of a railroad network is provided, including a contact surface (3), wherein each rail of the pair of rails (2,2′) is fixed spaced apart from each other, the railroad sleeper (1) being configured by including a hollow sector (4) delimited by association of the contact surface (3) with the anchorage walls (5,5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and opposite the contact surface (3).
Guilherme Longa Nose, Daniel Wenzer Trevizan, Luiz Francisco Muniz da Silva, Jorge Luís Goudene Spada, Cláudio Pereira da Silva Zamith, Walter Vidon Júnior, Renato Teixeira Vargas
Filed: 13 Apr 23
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Methods and Systems for Co-feeding Waste Plastics into a Refinery
27 Jul 23
The present application provides a method and a system for recycling a polymer.
Robson Pablo Sobradiel Peguin, Steven Michael Krupinski, Kevin Richard Soucy, Jiahan Xie, Cid Miró Neto, Roberto Osorio Jiménez
Filed: 25 Jan 23
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a Railroad Sleeper
20 Jul 23
It is described a railroad sleeper for fastening at least one pair of rails (2.2′) of 5 a railway network, the railroad sleeper (1) comprising a contact surface (3) on which each rail of the pair of rails (2.2′) is spaced fixed in relation to each other, the railway sleeper (1) comprising a hollow sector (4) delimited from the association of the contact surface (3) with anchorage walls (5.5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and 10 opposite the contact surface (3), wherein the railroad sleeper (1, 1′) is manufactured from a composition comprising bending module greater than or equal to 5000 MPa.
Guilherme Longa Nose, Daniel Wenzer Trevizan, Luiz Francisco Muniz da Silva, Jorge Luís Goudene Spada, Cláudio Pereira da Silva Zamith, Walter Vidon Júnior, Renato Teixeira Vargas
Filed: 2 Jun 21
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Biocompatible low impact CO
18 Jul 23
A biobased polymer composition for pharmaceutical articles includes a low density polyethylene, in which at least a portion of ethylene is obtained from a renewable source of carbon.
Camila Pilatti Mainka, Amel Murgic, Thaysa Pando, Cristhian Oliveira
Filed: 29 Nov 21
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Composition for application in rotomolding processes and use of the composition
4 Jul 23
The present invention relates to a composition for application in rotomolding processes comprising a blend of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) in concentrations from 20 to 40% by weight and melt flow index from 1 to 4 g/10 min; high density polyethylene (HDPE) in concentrations from 20 to 40% by weight and melt flow index from 5 to 9 g/10 min; low density polyethylene (LDPE) in concentrations from 0 to 20% by weight and melt flow index from 6 to 10 g/10 min; and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) in concentrations from 20 to 40% by weight and melt flow index from 3 to 7 g/10 min.
Eliomar Ricardo Pimenta
Filed: 26 Dec 17
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Anaerobic fermentative production of furandicarboxylic acid
4 Jul 23
The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the anaerobic production of 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid from one or more carbon sources.
Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Marcos Rogerio Simoes, Mariana Trovo Marchesin, Aline Silva Romão Dumaresq
Filed: 1 Sep 21
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No break polypropylene impact copolymers with melt flow rate higher than 90 g/10 min
30 May 23
Polymer compositions may include a matrix phase comprising a polypropylene-based polymer; and an elastomeric rubber phase; wherein the polymer composition has melt flow rate (MFR) according to ASTM D1238 at 230° C./2.16 kg equal to or greater than 90 g/10 min and at least one feature selected from (I) an Izod impact resistance according to ASTM D256A at 23° C. equal to or greater than 400 J/m; (II) an instrumented drop impact at −30° C., average total energy, equal to or greater than 17 J; or (III) an instrumented drop impact at −30° C., average percent ductility, equal to or greater than 60%.
Moisés Magalhães Werlang, Joel Carr, Tadeu Forest
Filed: 25 Jul 22
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Railroad sleeper and process for manufacturing a railroad sleeper
16 May 23
A railroad sleeper (1) for fixation of at least a pair of rails (2,2′) of a railroad network is disclosed, including a contact surface (3), wherein each rail of the pair of rails (2,2′) is fixed spaced apart from each other, the railroad sleeper (1) being configured by including a hollow sector (4) delimited by association of the contact surface (3) with the anchorage walls (5,5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and opposite the contact surface (3).
Guilherme Longa Nose, Daniel Wenzer Trevizan, Luiz Francisco Muniz da Silva, Jorge Luis Goudene Spada, Claudio Pereira da Silva Zamith, Walter Vidon Junior, Renato Teixeira Vargas
Filed: 3 Jun 20
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Polyethylene-based Composition and Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene-based Articles
23 Mar 23
A polyethylene-based composition may include an ethylene-based copolymer produced from ethylene and one or more C3-C10 alpha olefin comonomers, wherein the ethylene-based copolymer has: a density ranging from 945 kg/m3 to 961 kg/m3 according to ASTM D792, a melt flow rate (MFR2) ranging from 0.5 g/10 min to 3.0 g/10 min according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C./2.16 kg, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) ranging from 3 to 25, and a stress exponent (SEx) ranging from 1.0 to 1.8.
Daiane Schilling de Vargas, Carlos Augusto Maia Faria, Francisco Carlos Ruiz, Mariele Kaipers Stocker, Adilton Lopes da Silva, Marcelo Jorge Aguiar Martins, Manoela Ellwanger Cangussu
Filed: 9 Sep 22
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Nucleated Polyolefin Compositions and Methods and Uses Thereof
23 Mar 23
Adriane Gomes Simanke, Marcia Pires Fortes Ferreira, Mariele Kaipers Stocker, Cristóvão De Lemos
Filed: 17 Oct 22
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Method and System for Intelligent Load Optimization for Vehicles
23 Mar 23
It is disclosed a method and system for intelligent load optimization for freight vehicles.
Jaime Tadeu de Paula, Nicholas Fragoso e Silva Ferro
Filed: 6 Mar 21
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Dynamically Crosslinkable Polymeric Compositions, Articles, and Methods Thereof
16 Mar 23
A polymeric composition may include a thermoplastic polymer including: at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, C2-C12 olefins, and combinations thereof; and a dynamic crosslinking group; and a crosslinking agent to dynamically crosslink the thermoplastic polymer by ionic bonds or metal-ligand interaction.
Murilo Lauer Sanson, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Hadi Mohammadi, Nei Sebastião Domingues Junior, Ana Paula de Azeredo, Michelle Kay Sing
Filed: 1 Sep 22
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Polypropylene-based Compositions Incorporating Post-consumer Resin and Methods Thereof
9 Mar 23
A polymer composition may include from 10 to 90 wt. % of at least a virgin polypropylene resin selected from a group consisting of propylene homopolymers, propylene random copolymers, propylene heterophasic copolymers and combinations thereof; and from 10 to 90 wt. % of at least a recycled resin; wherein the polymer composition presents a Melt Flow Rate from 1 to 50 g/10 min measured according to ASTM D1238 (2.16 kg/230° C.), Flexural Modulus at 1% secant measured according to ASTM D790 from 900 to 1700 MPa and a Izod Impact Resistance at 23° C. measured according to ASTM D256 from 15 to 400 J/m.
Leonardo Souza Bento, Leandro de Castro Tomasi, Andre Trevisan Bertolotti
Filed: 18 Feb 21
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Dynamically Crosslinkable Polymeric Compositions, Articles, and Methods Thereof
9 Mar 23
A polymeric composition may include a thermoplastic polymer including: at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, C2-C12 olefins, and combinations thereof; and a dynamic crosslinking group; and a dynamic crosslinking system to dynamically crosslink the thermoplastic polymer.
Murilo Lauer Sanson, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Hadi Mohammadi, Nei Sebastião Domingues Junior, Ana Paula de Azeredo, Michelle Kay Sing, Gisele Marschner Rasia, Cristiane Jaqueline Mauss, Carmem Rosane Isse Gomes, Karin Janete Stein Brito, Patrícia Cofferri
Filed: 1 Sep 22
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Degradation pathway for pentose and hexose sugars
21 Feb 23
The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of monoethylene glycol (MEG) or glycolic acid (GA), or MEG and one or more co-product, from one or more pentose and/or hexose sugars.
Daniel Johannes Koch, Lucas Pederson Parizzi, Felipe Galzerani, Jean Marie Francois, Sophie Lajus
Filed: 20 Feb 20
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Anaerobic fermentative production of furandimethanol and enzymatic production of furandicarboxylic acid
14 Feb 23
The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the anaerobic production of 2,4-furandimethanol from one or more carbon sources.
Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Ana Karina Brambilla Costa, Marcos Rogerio Simoes, Veronica Leite Queiroz, Aline Silva Romão Dumaresq
Filed: 1 Sep 21
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Co-production Pathway for 3-HPA and Acetyl-coa Derivatives from Malonate Semialdehyde
9 Feb 23
The present disclosure provides methods for utilizing genetically modified microbes to co-produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and acetyl-CoA, and derivatives thereof from malonate semialdehyde as a common single intermediate.
Beatriz Leite MAGALHAES, Paulo Moises Raduan ALEXANDRINO, Felipe GALZERANI
Filed: 1 Jul 22
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Continuous Process for Metallocene Preliminary Polymerization for Gas-phase Polymerization Process
2 Feb 23
A process for preliminary polymerization may include washing a catalyst mud comprising a supported metallocene catalyst with at least one saturated hydrocarbon at a temperature from 0° C. to 40° C., a pressure from 20 to 40 kgf/cm2, and a residence time of at least 30 minutes; continuously feeding the washed catalytic mud to a continuous pre-polymerization reactor; and pre-polymerizing, in the continuous pre-polymerization reactor, ethylene and at least one C4 to C10 α-olefin as comonomer, with the washed catalytic mud, to produce a pre-polymer; wherein an average residence time in the continuous pre-polymerization reactor is more than 90 minutes and less than 240 minutes, a reactor temperature is from 10° C. to 50° C., and a reactor pressure from 20 to 40 kgf/cm2.
Olavo Martins Junior, Fabio Andre Kunrath, Márcia Silva Lacerda Miranda
Filed: 15 Jul 22
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Method for the in vivo synthesis of 4-hydroxymethylfurfural and derivatives thereof
31 Jan 23
The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the production of 4-HMF, 2,4-furandimethanol, furan-2,4-dicarbaldehyde, 4-(hydroxymethyl)furoic acid, 2-formylfuran-4-carboxylate, 4-formylfuran-2-carboxylate, and/or 2,4-FDCA from a carbon source.
Paulo Moises Raduan Alexandrino, Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Veronica Leite Queiroz, Marcos Rogerio Simões
Filed: 1 Feb 21
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Method for the in vivo synthesis of 4-hydroxymethylfurfural and derivatives thereof
31 Jan 23
The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the production of 4-HMF, 2,4-furandimethanol, furan-2,4-dicarbaldehyde, 4-(hydroxymethyl)furoic acid, 2-formylfuran-4-carboxylate, 4-formylfuran-2-carboxylate, and/or 2,4-FDCA from a carbon source.
Paulo Moises Raduan Alexandrino, Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Veronica Leite Queiroz, Felipe Cicaroni Fernandes, Bárbara Mano
Filed: 31 Mar 21