Patents by Inventor Yiran Zou

Yiran Zou 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).

  • Process for removing metals from hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 10138432
    Abstract: Mercury is removed from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed by utilizing ionic liquids. The mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed is contacted with a metallate salt immobilized on a solid support material. A hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed is separated from the ionic liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Kenneth R. Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou
  • PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20170037323
    Abstract: Mercury is removed from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed by utilizing ionic liquids. The mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed is contacted with a metallate salt immobilized on a solid support material. A hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed is separated from the ionic liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Kenneth R. Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou
  • Process for removing metals from hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 9447335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of mercury from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed using specifically selected ionic liquids comprising, contacting the mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed with an ionic liquid having the formula [Cat+][M+][X?] and separating from the ionic liquid a hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Ken Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou
  • PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20140001100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of mercury from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed using specifically selected ionic liquids comprising, contacting the mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed with an ionic liquid having the formula [Cat+][M+][X?] and separating from the ionic liquid a hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Ken Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou