Argentine metallurgist invented a reusable filter for hydrocarbon extraction
By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, July 1, 2022.
Marcelo Cerna, a 53-year-old metallurgist, received the Valor Argentino award for the invention of the LVP Filter, a reusable sand filter to be installed in oil wells with mechanical or electrosubmersible pumps.