Patents by Inventor Philip FARHA

Philip FARHA 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).

  • METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE WITH A LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT
    Publication number: 20150299086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing terephthalic acid from lignocellulosic biomass including the steps of pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass in the presence of a catalyst obtaining biochar, crude bio-oil and gases; collecting an aromatic fraction from the crude bio-oil and/or from the gases, extracting toluene from the aromatic fraction by distillation; converting the toluene to a p-tolualdehyde by catalyzed carbonylation; oxidation of the p-tolualdehyde in a liquid phase oxidation to tereph thalic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Said FARHA, Kamal FARHA, Philip FARHA