Vladimir Dikic

Title: Vladimir Dikic and His Patent for Product Mixture Separation

Introduction

Vladimir Dikic is an inventor associated with Gravenhage, Netherlands, and the Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO. His listed patent concerns a process for separating mixtures containing light and heavy components that are difficult to separate.

Latest Patents

Dikic is credited with 1 patent: “Process for the Separation of a Product Mixture.” The invention describes using a clearing gas during distillation. In the process, a product mixture containing light and heavy components is heated in a distillation column, and clearing gas is introduced below the mixture’s feed point. The light component and clearing gas are collected as a product gas at the top of the column, while the heavy component is collected as a product liquid at the bottom. The described method addresses mixtures whose components have specified differences in boiling point and Henry’s law behavior.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Dikic’s patent work with TNO, a Netherlands-based organization focused on applied scientific research. His listed invention applies distillation and gas-assisted separation principles to a challenging mixture-separation problem.

Collaborations

Marija Saric and Jurriaan Boon are identified as Dikic’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated directly on the invention.

Conclusion

Vladimir Dikic’s listed patent presents a clearing-gas-assisted distillation process for separating difficult mixtures, reflecting his connection to applied research at TNO.