Engineering and Process Control

Description

The Engineering and Process Control Group has devoted its activity since 1989 to the development of technologies dedicated to improve design, construction and operation mode of laboratory-scale reactors and micro-scale pilot plants, and their data acquisition, supervisory and control systems. In 2003 this Group founded a spin-off company, Process Integral Development Eng&tech (PID Eng&Tech – www.pidengtech.com), that was awarded with the first prize “II Contest of Ideas for Spin-off companies of Researchers” in 2004. The Group patented the developed technologies, and the CSIC (proprietor of these patents) granted PID Eng&Tech, under a Patent License Agreement, to fabricate, sell and export these products. The number of countries in which PID Eng&Tech sales its equipments has grown steadily to a point that it is now present in 4 continents and more than 30 countries. The main patents granted are:

• “Modular integrated elements for processes control”: ES2032182
• “Automated reactor for catalytic microactivity studies”: ES2245238 – PCT/ES2005/070079 – WO2006/008328 – EP1757930 – US2008/063565
• “Servopositioner for microregulation valve: ES2245239 – PCT/ES2005/070080 – WO2006/021603 – EP1775504 – US2007/241296
• “Capacitive level sensor for reduced volume systems”: ES2249139 – PCT/ES2005/070081 – WO2006/021604 – EP1757911 – US7,895,891
• “Capacitive sensor device”: P200930603 – PCT/ES2010/070559 – WO2011/020939

People

Goberna Selma, Consuelo – Group leader

Prieto Barranco, José – Group leader

Chacón Gómez, Francisco – Staff

Publications

Patentes