Research at the Institute for Integrated Catalysis by Yong Wang and his colleagues has garnered numerous patents around converting bio-based feedstocks into fuels.
2012 Patents
U.S. Patent No. 8,241,605 August 14, 2012. "Methods and apparatus for catalytic hydrothermal gasification of biomass." Inventors: Douglas C. Elliott, Robert Scott Butner, Gary G. Neuenschwander, Alan H. Zacher, and Todd R. Hart.
U.S. Patent No. 8,241,817 August 14, 2012. "Approach for improved stability and performance of SOFC metallic interconnects. " Inventors: Zhenguo Yang, Jeffry W. Stevenson, and Guan-Guang Xia.
U.S. Patent No. 8,236,973 August 7, 2012. "Adsorption separation processes for ionic liquid catalytic processes." Wei Liu, John E. Holladay, Feng Zheng, Heather M. Brown, and Alan R. Cooper.
U.S. 8,231,697 B2. July 31, 2012. "Rapid start fuel reforming systems and techniques." Inventors: Greg A. Whyatt, Christopher M. Fischer, and James M. Davis.
U.S. Patent No. 8,202,569 June 19, 2012."Process of making porous electrodes." Inventors: Peter C. Rieke, and Silas A. Towne.
U.S. 8,197,777 B2. June 12, 2012. "Microcombustors, microreformers, and methods involving combusting or reforming liquids." Inventors: Jamelyn D. Holladay, Yong Wang, Ya-Huei Chin, and Max Phelps.
U.S. 8,193,381 B2 and 8,193,382 B2. June 5, 2012. "Hydroxymethyl furfural oxidation methods." Inventors: Michael A. Lilga, Richard T. Hallen, Jianli Hu, James F. White, and Michel J. Gray.
U.S. 8,182,965 B2, May 22, 2012. "Optimized cell configurations for stable LSCF-based solid oxide fuel cells." Inventors: Jin Yong Kim, Vincent L. Sprenkle, Nathan L. Canfield, Kerry D. Meinhardt, and Lawrence A. Chick.
U.S. Patent No. 8,158,545 B2, April 17, 2012. "Methods, systems, and devices for deep desulfurization of fuel gases." Inventors: Liyu Li, David L. King, Jun Liu, and Qisheng Huo.
U.S. Patent No. 8,138,117 B2, March 20, 2012. "Functional sorbent for chemical separations and sequential forming process." Inventors: Glen E. Fryxell and Thomas S. Zemanian.
U.S. Patent No. 8,110,667 B2, February 7, 2012. "Method for conversion of carbohydrate polymers to value-added chemical products." Inventors: Zongchao Zhang, Heather Brown and Yu Su.
U.S. Patent No. 8,110,167 February 7, 2012. "Nanowire synthesis from vapor and solid sources." Inventors: Jiguang Zhang, Jun Liu, Zhenguo Yang, Guanguang Xia, Leonard S Fifield, Donghai Wang, Daiwon Choi, Gordon Graff, and Larry R Pederson.
U.S. Patent No. 8,101,140 B2, January 24, 2012. "Structured catalyst bed and method for conversion of feed materials to chemical products and liquid fuels." Inventors: Yong Wang and Wei Liu."
2011 Patents
U.S. Patent No. 8,064,982 B2, November 22, 2011. "Methods for magnetic resonance analysis using magic angle technique." Inventors: Jian Zhi Hu, Robert A. Wind, Kevin R. Minard, and Paul D. Majors.
U.S. Patent No. 7,994,347 August 9, 2011. "Hydroxymethylfurfural reduction methods and methods of producing furandimethanol." Inventors: Michael A. Lilga, Richard T. Hallen, Todd A. Werpy, James F. White, Jonathan E. Holladay, John G. Frye, Jr., Alan H. Zacher.
U.S. Patent No. 7,963,116 B2, June 21, 2011. "Bulk-scaffolded hydrogen storage and releasing materials and methods for preparing and using same." Inventors: S. Thomas Autrey, Abhijeet J. Karkamkar, Anna Gutowska, Liyu Li, Xiaohong S. Li, and Yongsoon Shin.
U.S. Patent No. 7,955,574 June 7, 2011. "Porous thin film and process for analyte preconcentration and determination." Inventors: Glen E. Fryxell, Xiohong Li, Raymond S. Addleman, and Richard Skaggs.
U.S. Patent No. 7,956,224 B2, June 7, 2011. "Palladium catalyzed hydrogenation of bio-oils and organic compounds." Inventors: Douglas C. Elliott, Jianli Hu, Todd R. Hart, and Gary G. Neuenschwander.
U.S. Patent No. 7,939,681 B2, May 10, 2011. "Methods for conversion of carbohydrates in ionic liquids to value-added chemicals." Inventors: Haibo Zhao, Johnathan E. Holladay, and Zongchao C. Zhang.
U.S. Patent No. 7,9601,085 March 15, 2011. "Fast-regenerable sulfur dioxide adsorbents for diesel engine emission control." Liyu Li and David L. King
U.S. Patent No. 7,899,309 March 1, 2011. "Apparatus for vaporization of liquid." Greg A. Whyatt, and Michael R. Powell
U.S. Patent No. 7,897,129 B2, March 1, 2011. "Process for synthesis of ammonia borane for bulk hydrogen storage." Inventors: S. Thomas Autrey, David J. Heldebrant, John C. Linehan, Abhijeet J. Karkamkar, and Feng Zheng.
U.S. Patent No. 7,879,754, February 1, 2011. "Sulfur-tolerant catalyst systems." Inventors: Vincent L. Sprenkle, Kerry D. Meinhardt, Lawrence A. Chick, and Jin Yong Kim.
U.S. Patent No. 7,875,106, January 25, 2011.
"Adsorbent and adsorbent bed for materials capture and separation processes." Inventor: Wei Liu.
U.S. Patent No. 7,872,158 B2, January 18, 2011. "Chemical production processes, systems, and catalyst compositions." Inventors: Thomas H. Peterson, Alan H. Zacher, Michel J. Gray, James F. White, and Todd A. Werpy.
U.S. Patent No. 7,862,633, January 4, 2011. "Method and system for introducing fuel oil into a steam reformer with reduced carbon deposition." Inventors: Greg A. Whyatt, Christopher M. Fischer and James Davis.