Patents by Inventor Hangkong Yuan

Hangkong Yuan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10662142
    Abstract: Provided is a process for the production of an aromatic compound comprising at least two amine functions, comprising reacting an aromatic compound having at least one hydroxyl function and at least one aldehyde function with a second reactant having an amine function, in the presence of a reductant agent and a catalyst comprising at least one metal element in elemental form and/or at least one metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: RHODIA OPERATIONS, LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
    Inventors: Peng Li, Armin T. Liebens, Feng Shi, Hangkong Yuan
  • Publication number: 20190292128
    Abstract: Provided is a process for the production of an aromatic compound comprising at least two amine functions, comprising reacting an aromatic compound having at least one hydroxyl function and at least one aldehyde function with a second reactant having an amine function, in the presence of a reductant agent and a catalyst comprising at least one metal element in elemental form and/or at least one metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Peng LI, Armin T. LIEBENS, Feng SHI, Hangkong YUAN
  • Patent number: 9688646
    Abstract: A process for producing N-methyl or N,N-dimethyl amines, which comprises using amine compound, nitro-containing compound or nitrile compound as a starting material, carbon dioxide as a methylating agent and hydrogen gas as a reducing agent, and allowing them to react in a sealed reactor for 6 to 48 h in a reaction medium at a reaction temperature of 80 to 180 ° C. in the presence of a composite catalyst, so as to provide N-methyl or N,N-dimethyl amines. The process of the present invention is simple and under relative mild reaction conditions. By means of the process of the invention, the target products can be prepared at low cost with a high yield. The catalysts used have a high catalytic activity and can be separated from the reaction system simply and reused. Furthermore, the whole process of the present invention is environmental-friendly and facilitates the cycling use of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Lanxhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Feng Shi, Xinjiang Cui, Hangkong Yuan, Yan Zhang, Youquan Deng
  • Publication number: 20150018548
    Abstract: A process for producing N-methyl or N,N-dimethyl amines, which comprises using amine compound, nitro-containing compound or nitrile compound as a starting material, carbon dioxide as a methylating agent and hydrogen gas as a reducing agent, and allowing them to react in a sealed reactor for 6 to 48 h in a reaction medium at a reaction temperature of 80 to 180 ° C. in the presence of a composite catalyst, so as to provide N-methyl or N,N-dimethyl amines. The process of the present invention is simple and under relative mild reaction conditions. By means of the process of the invention, the target products can be prepared at low cost with a high yield. The catalysts used have a high catalytic activity and can be separated from the reaction system simply and reused. Furthermore, the whole process of the present invention is environmental-friendly and facilitates the cycling use of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Feng SHI, Xinjiang Cui, Hangkong Yuan, Yan Zhang, Youquan Deng
  • Patent number: 8901354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a N-substituted amine compound by catalyzed alkylation. The method uses amine and alcohol or two kinds of amines as the reaction materials, employs composite metal oxides catalyst at a reaction temperature of 80-180° C. to catalyze the reaction for 6-36 hours, so as to produce the N-substituted amine compound. The reaction condition of the method of the invention is relatively moderate, using a catalyst made of cheap non-noble metals, which is non-caustic and easy to be separated and reused. The reaction does not need any medium and has relatively high conversion rate and selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Feng Shi, Xinjiang Cui, Hangkong Yuan, Youquan Deng