Anníbal Ramos de Mattos, Brazilian industrial chemist (Recife 25 April 1904 – Recife 16 March 1986)
With José Julio Bettencourt Rodrigues developed Motogás, an alcohol and ether-based mixture (1920s)
With O. Gonçalves de Lima demonstrated that vinasse could be employed as fertilizing (1934)
Proposed a process and apparatus for recovering chemicals from alcohol industry and use them as fertilizing agents
PATENTS
Process and apparatus for producing alcohol from a nutrient medium by fermentation with yeast. US2451156 (1949)
Processo Amatos de fermentação contínua nº31.064
Um novo processo para fabrico de açúcar nº 43.045
Brazilian Patent nº 62.597 (1953)
Apparatus and method for continuous production of beverage spirits, industrial alcohol and/or fuel