Jazmin Narcedalia Castillo Cervantes

Title: Jazmin Narcedalia Castillo Cervantes and Refinery Alkylate Production

Introduction

Jazmin Narcedalia Castillo Cervantes is an inventor based in Mexico City, Mexico. Her work includes a patented process for producing alkylate gasoline using refinery blends and an organic-acid catalyst.

Latest Patents

Castillo Cervantes is associated with 1 patent, titled “Process for Obtaining Alkylation Gasoline Through the Use of Refinery Blends and Organic Acids.” The invention describes a batch-reactor process that combines a hydrocarbon feed containing olefins and iso-paraffins with methanesulfonic acid as a catalyst. It specifies operating conditions that include a catalyst-to-hydrocarbon weight ratio of at least 50 percent and a stirring speed of 1,000 rpm. The resulting alkylate is described as having quality comparable to products made with commercial catalysts such as sulfuric acid. The catalyst can be reused for up to four reaction cycles without significant loss of catalytic activity.

Career Highlights

Castillo Cervantes is associated with the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo. Her patent focuses on an alternative catalyst and process for producing alkylate gasoline, a component used in fuel production.

Collaborations

Heriberto Diaz Velazquez is identified as a coworker associated with her work.

Conclusion

Jazmin Narcedalia Castillo Cervantes’s patented process presents a reusable methanesulfonic-acid catalyst approach to alkylate gasoline production, with reported product quality comparable to that achieved using conventional sulfuric-acid catalysts.