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Renewable Energy Storage via Efficient Reversible Hydrogenation of Piperidine captured Carbon Dioxide
Unmet Need: Using heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen storageThe worldwide installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy capacity have surged exponentially for the past decades.1 However, renewable power generation is highly intermittent and seasonal, resulting in serious issues including grid capacity/stability, curtailment, and supply/demand...
Published: 10/8/2024
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Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, Catalyst, Hydrogen
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Biphasic catalytic upgrading of vegetable and cooking oils and animal fats to jet fuels
Unmet Need: Single-step efficient, cost-effective process for bio-jet fuel generationBiomass is one of the biggest contributors of renewable energy. Current methods for production of bio-jet fuel from biomass include multiple pathways which include complicated processes for renewable jet process, catalytic process and pyrolysis. Notwithstanding the...
Published: 10/8/2024
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Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin, Chuhua Jia
Keywords(s): Biofuels, Energy, Jet fuel
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Conversion of co-mingled waste plastics to monomers and fuels
Unmet Need: Better management and utilization of waste plastic accumulated in landfillsHuge amounts of plastics is produced every year and es expected to double over the next two decades. A vast majority of waste plastic is accumulated in landfills sloughing off in the natural environment as litter. The degradation of plastic polymers in landfill may...
Published: 10/8/2024
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Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
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Conversion of Terpenoid Biomass to High-Density Jet Fuel by Highly Efficient One-pot Catalytic Process
Unmet Need: Demand for bio-jet fuelsThe demand for bio-jet fuels to reduce carbon emissions is increasing substantially in the aviation sector, while the scarcity of high-density jet fuel components limits the use of bio-jet fuels in high-performance aircrafts compared with conventional jet fuels.The Technology: Novel biphasic tandem catalytic process...
Published: 10/8/2024
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Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
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