Patents Assigned to Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of NV, Reno
  • PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS USING SOLID CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20170057903
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing organic compounds, such as esters, from an organic feedstock that includes at least one of a biopolymer or a lipid. The method includes heating the feedstock in the presence of a solid catalyst, such as a solid, inorganic Lewis acid catalyst, and reaction medium that includes an alcohol. At least certain ester products have an ester group corresponding to a substituent of the alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on Behalf of the University of NV, Reno
    Inventors: Hongfei Lin, Lisha Yang