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This is the archived website for the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. CCEI operated from 2009 to 2024 at the University of Delaware.

The Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation’s influence extended far beyond the laboratory with several of CCEI’s innovative technologies licensed for commercial use. The content provided below reflects the status of CCEI’s patents, applications, and other intellectual property as of December 2024.

Patents

U.S. PATENT
The Use of Phosphorus-Containing Solid Catalysts

Patent Inventors
Hong Je Cho
Wei Fan
Michael Tsapatsis
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Limin Ren
Raul Lobo

Issue Date
November 15, 2022

Patent No.
US11,498,062

U.S. PATENT
An Integrated Process for Direct Saccharification and Dehydration of Intact Biomass to Furfurals

Patent Inventors
Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula
Dionisios Vlachos

Issue Date
September 9, 2022

Patent No.
US10,781,196

U.S. PATENT
Aromatic Surfactants

Patent Inventors
Christoph Krumm
Kristeen Joseph
Dae Sung Park
Mahesh Mahanthappa
Paul J. Dauenhauer

Issue Date
February 1, 2022

Patent No.
US11,236,057

U.S. PATENT
Methods of Forming Dienes from Tetrahydrofuran, Derivatives or Combinations Thereof

Patent Inventors
Paul Jakob Dauenhauer
Charlie S Spanjers
Limin Ren
Omar A Abdelrahman
Dae Sung Park
Michael Tsapatsis

Issue Date
February 16, 2021

Patent No.
US10,919,030

U.S. PATENT
Exfoliation of zeolites in functionalized polymers

Patent Inventors
Horst H. Winter
Wei Fan
Vijesh Tanna
Sanket Sabnis

Issue Date
October 6, 2020

Patent No.
US10,793,442

U.S. PATENT
An Integrated Process for Direct Saccharitication and Dehydration of Intact Biomass to Furfurals

Patent Inventors
Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula
Dionisios Vlachos

Issue Date
September 22, 2020

Patent No.
US10,781,196

U.S. PATENT
Methods of Forming Aromatic and Linear Chain Containing Compounds

Patent Inventors
Dae Sung Park
Christoph Krumm
Maura Koehle
Kristeen Joseph
Dionisos G. Vlachos
Raul F. Lobo
Paul J. Dauenhauer

Issue Date
April 14, 2020

Patent No.
US10,618,881

U.S. PATENT
Zeolite Nanosheet Membrane

Patent Inventors
Michael Tsapatsis
Kumar Varoon Agrawal

Issue Date
June 26, 2018

Patent No.
US10,005,077

U.S. PATENT
Direct Carbon Fuel Cell and Stack Designs

Patent Inventors
Gorte, Raymond J.
Oh, Tae-sik

Issue Date
May 22, 2018

Patent No.
US9,979,039

U.S. PATENT
Production of Alpha-Hydroxy Carboxylic Acids and Esters From Higher Sugars Using Tandem Catalyst Systems

Patent Inventors
Orazov, Marat
Davis, Mark E

Issue Date
November 7, 2017

Patent No.
US9,809,528

U.S. PATENT
Conversion of Glucose to Sorbose

Patent Inventors
Gounder, Rajamani
Davis, Mark E

Issue Date
February 9, 2016

Patent No.
US9,255,120

U.S. PATENT
One-step synthesis of mesoporous pentasil zeolite with single-unit-cell lamellar structural features

Patent Inventors
Michael Tsapatsis
Xueyi Zhang

Issue Date
November 20, 2015

Patent No.
US9,180,413

U.S. PATENT
Systems and Processes for Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass and Hydrocarbonaceous Materials for Production of Aromatics with Optional Olefin Recycle, and Catalysts Having Selected Particle Size for Catalytic Pyrolysis

Patent Inventors
G.W. Huber
Yu-Ting Cheng
Jungho Jae
Anne Gaffney

Issue Date
October 27, 2015

Patent No.
US9,169,442

U.S. PATENT
Rapid Synthesis of Beta Zeolites

Patent Inventors
Wei Fan
Chun-Chih Chang
Paul Dornath
Zhuopeng Wang

Issue Date
August 18, 2015

Patent No.
US9,108,190

U.S. PATENT
Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis

Patent Inventors
Huber, G.W.
Vispute, T.
Jae, J.
Carlson, T.
Cheng, Y.
Tompsett, G.

Issue Date
October 21, 2014

Patent No.
US8,864,984

U.S. PATENT
Isomerization of Sugars

Patent Inventors
Moliner-Marin, Manuel
Roman-Leshkov, Yuriy
Davis, Mark E.
Nikolla, Eranda

Issue Date
May 20, 2014

Patent No.
US8,729,256

U.S. PATENT
Catalytic Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass and Related Biofuels, Aromatic, and Olefin Compounds

Patent Inventors
Yu-Ting Cheng
G.W. Huber
T. Vispute
T. Carlson
J. Jae
G. Tompsett

Issue Date
October 2, 2012

Patent No.
US8,277,643

Patent Applications

U.S. PATENT
Hydrocracking of Polyolefins to Fuels and Lubricants With Hybrid Catalysts

Patent Inventors
Sibao Liu
Dionisios G. Vlachos

Filing Date
June 17, 2021

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2021/037751

U.S. PATENT
Hydrogen-Free, Low-Pressure Catalytic Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Patent Inventors
Elvis O. Ebikade
Eric R. Gottlieb
Robert M. O’Dea
Thomas H. Epps
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 14, 2020

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2020/046384

U.S. PATENT
Dynamic Resonance of Heterogeneous Catalysis

Patent Inventors
Carl Daniel Frisbie
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Matthew Alexander Ardahg

Filing Date
February 28, 2020

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2020/020282

U.S. PATENT
Bio-Based Base Oils From Fatty Acids and Biomass

Patent Inventors
Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Angela Norton
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
November 26, 2019

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2019/063325

U.S. PATENT
Production of Furan Based Renewable Lubricants

Patent Inventors
Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 17, 2018

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2018/046965

U.S. PATENT
Nanosizing Early Transition Metal Carbides Within Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell

Patent Inventors
Liang Wang
Suresh Advani
Ajay Prasad
Dionisios Vlachos
Weiqing Zheng

Filing Date
November 2, 2017

Patent App. No.
WO2017/189509

U.S. PATENT
Furan-Based Compositions and Methods of Making Thereof

Patent Inventors
Basudeb Saha
Sibao Liu
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
August 17, 2017

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2018/046965

U.S. PATENT
Method for converting a hydrocarbonaceous material to a fluid hydrocarbon product comprising p-xylene

Patent Inventors
G.W. Huber
Yu-Ting Cheng
Wei Fan
Zhuopeng Wang

Filing Date
June 17, 2013

Patent App. No.
WO2013/185149

U.S. PATENT
Selective Production of P-xylene by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass

Patent Inventors
G.W. Huber
Yu-Ting Cheng
Wei Fan
Zhuopeng Wang

Filing Date
June 17, 2013

Patent App. No.
PCT/US2013/46077

Other Intellectual Property

U.S. PATENT
Chemical Recycling of Mixed Textile Waste

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Sunitha Sadula
Erha Andini

Filing Date
November 3, 2023

Patent App. No.
63/595,788

U.S. PATENT
Bio-Insecticides from Waste Biomass

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Sunitha Sadula
Tejas Goculdas

Filing Date
July 12, 2023

Patent App. No.
63/513,143

U.S. PATENT
One-Step Conversion of Non-Food Biomass to Monosaccharides and Native Lignin

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Sunitha Sadula

Filing Date
August 8, 2020

Patent App. No.
63/016,442

U.S. PATENT
Synthesize of 4,4′-Dimethyliphenyl From 5,5′-Dimethyl-2,2′-Bifuran

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Yannick Kurz

Filing Date
April 9, 2020

Patent App. No.
63/007,448

U.S. PATENT
Production of Antioxidants, Furfurals and Biochar From Food Waste

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Elvis Ebikade

Filing Date
June 18, 2019

Patent App. No.
62/862,840

U.S. PATENT
Lignin-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Patent Inventors
Thomas H. Epps, III
Shu Wang
Basudeb Saha
Li Shuai
Dionisios Vlachos

Filing Date
January 9, 2018

Patent App. No.
62/615,040

U.S. PATENT
Hydrophobic Graphene Oxide Sponge (GOS) For Efficient Oil Separation and C-C Coupling Reaction

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Saikat Dutta

Filing Date
March 2, 2017

Patent App. No.
62/465,864

U.S. PATENT
Phosphorus-Containing Solid Catalysts and Methods of Use Thereof

Patent Inventors
Wei Fan
Hong Je Cho
Michael Tsapatsis
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Raul Lobo

Filing Date
October 28, 2016

Patent App. No.
62/414,302
 

U.S. PATENT
Precursor to Terephthalic Acid

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Dionisios Vlachos
Erisa Saraci

Filing Date
August 17, 2016

Patent App. No.
62/375,915

U.S. PATENT
A Process for Production of C-C Coupled Long Carbon Fuel Precursors Using Improved Graphene Oxide

Patent Inventors
Dionisios Vlachos
Basudeb Saha
Saikat Dutta

Filing Date
August 17, 2016

Patent App. No.
62/375,995

U.S. PATENT
Lewis Acid Catalyst for the Friedel-Crafts Addition of Anhydrides to Furans

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Maura Koehle
Lindsay Kelly

Filing Date
July 1, 2015

Patent App. No.
62/187,279

U.S. PATENT
Lewis Acid Catalyst for the Diels-Alder Cycloaddition and Dehydration of Furans and Alkenes

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Maura Koehle
Lindsay Kelly

Filing Date
July 1, 2015

Patent App. No.
62/187,279

U.S. PATENT
Improved Production of Water-Soluble Oligomers

Patent Inventors
Wei Fan
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Paul Dornath

Filing Date
April 24, 2015

Patent App. No.
62/152,107

U.S. PATENT
Furan-Modified Solid Acid Catalysts

Patent Inventors
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Chrisoph Krumm

Filing Date
November 25, 2014

Patent App. No.
62/084,401

U.S. PATENT
Selective Production of Renewable Benzoic Acid by Tandem Diels-Alder and Dehydration Reaction Using Novel Zeolite Hf-Beta

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Eyas Mahmoud

Filing Date
May 9, 2014

Patent App. No.
61/990,879

U.S. PATENT
Calibration-free Quantitative Carbon Detector (QCD) for Gas Chromatography

Patent Inventors
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Andrew R. Teixeira
Saurabh Maduskar
Alex D. Paulson
Chrisoph Krumm

Filing Date
April 4, 2014

Patent App. No.
61/975,334

U.S. PATENT
Renewable Phthalic Anhydride From Biomass-Derived Furan and Maleic Anhydride

Patent Inventors
Raul Lobo
Eyas Mahmoud
Donald Watson

Filing Date
November 18, 2013

Patent App. No.
61/905,320

U.S. PATENT
Production Of Para-Xylene By Catalytically Reacting 2,5-Dimethylfuran And Ethylene In A Solvent

Patent Inventors
Paul J. Dauenhauer
Christopher L. Williams
Wei Fan
Chun-Chih Chang
Dionisios Vlachos
Raul Lobo

Filing Date
April 1, 2013

Patent App. No.
61/807,099