Patents by Inventor Alexandre Vimont

Alexandre Vimont 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: 8926736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reducible porous crystalline solids, constituted of a metal-organic framework (MOF), for the separation of mixtures of molecules having different unsaturation degrees and/or a different number of unsaturations with a selectivity that can be adjusted by controlling the reduction of the MOF. The MOF solids of the present invention, after reduction, have a strong affinity for molecules containing at least one unsaturation. They can be used in various separation processes, especially those relating to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique -CNRS-, Universite de Caen-Basse Normandie, Universite de Versailles—Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Korea Research Institute of Chemical & Technology (KRICT)
    Inventors: Christian Serre, Alexandre Vimont, Philip Llewellyn, Jong-San Chang, Patricia Horcajada-Cortes, Gérard Ferey, Marco Daturi, Young-Kyu Hwang
  • Publication number: 20120129684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of solids consisting of a metal-organic framework (MOF) and having the units of the following formula (I): MmOkXILp as a nitrogen-oxide catalyst. The present invention also relates to devices for enabling the implementation of said use. The nitrogen oxides in question are nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, collectively referred to as NOx. The MOF solids of the present invention are advantageously capable of removing nitrogen oxides from a liquid or gaseous effluent, for example from water, from the exhaust gases of a vehicle, factory, workshop, laboratory, stored products, urban air vents, etc., without any reducing agent and at a low temperature. The DeNOx catalysis is a major issue for our societies. The invention can be used for reducing or even avoiding the consequences for public health of the toxic NOx gases resulting from human activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
    Inventors: Alexandre Vimont, Patricia Horcajada Cortes, Young Kyu Hwang, Gerard Ferey, Marco Daturi, Jong-San Chang, Christian Serre, Ji Yoon
  • Publication number: 20110172412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to reducible porous crystalline solids, constituted of a metal-organic framework (MOF), for the separation of mixtures of molecules having different unsaturation degrees and/or a different number of unsaturations with a selectivity that can be adjusted by controlling the reduction of the MOF. The MOF solids of the present invention, after reduction, have a strong affinity for molecules containing at least one unsaturation. They can be used in various separation processes, especially those relating to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicants: Universite De Caen-Basse Normandie, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique- CNRS-
    Inventors: Christian Serre, Alexandre Vimont, Philip Llewellyn, Jong-San Chang, Patricia Horcajada-Cortes, Gérard Ferey, Marco Daturi, Young-Kyu Hwang
  • Publication number: 20110052650
    Abstract: The invention relates to solids made of a porous crystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) loaded with at least one gas of biological interest, and to a method for preparing the same. The MOF solids of the present invention are capable of adsorbing and releasing in a controlled manner gases having a biological interest. They can be used in the pharmaceutical field and/or for applications in the cosmetic field. They can also be used in the food industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique - CNR S
    Inventors: Russel Morris, Christian Serre, Patricia Horcajada Cortes, Alexandre Vimont, Thomas Devic, Gérard Ferey