Patents by Inventor Anna Zheng

Anna Zheng 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: 8721795
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products The process comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 150° C., and in which the anions are selected from sulfate, hydrogen sulfate and nitrate; and treating the resulting solvate or solution with an acid in the presence of water, said acid having a pKa in water of less than 2 at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
    Inventors: Markus Fanselow, John Holbrey, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • Patent number: 8574368
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products, which comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhard (Petronas)
    Inventors: John Holbrey, Markus Fanselow, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Lauret Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • Patent number: 8546503
    Abstract: This invention deals with an approach to control anionic polymerization. The anionic polymerization is conducted by adding a kind of initiator ligand compound, directly or in the form of solution into the monomer or initiator at the same or different time, or at different stages. The metal atoms in the ligand can form the association with the initiator cations, while the alkyloxy groups in the initiator ligand can restrict the entering channel of the addition of the monomers due to their relatively large volume or steric hindrance. Therefore, the initiator ligand compound can restrict the rate of anionic polymerization, restrain the side reaction, and make the anionic polymerization possible to be conducted at room or even higher temperature. The molar ratio of initiator ligand compound to initiator is from 0.01:1 to 20:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: East China University Of Science And Technology; Shanghai Fuen Plast-Rubber Corporation Of Science And Technology
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Jian Zhang, Yong Guan, Fuzeng Hu, Dafu Wei, Shuzhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20120116023
    Abstract: This invention deals with an approach to control anionic polymerization. The anionic polymerization is conducted by adding a kind of initiator ligand compound, directly or in the form of solution into the monomer or initiator at the same or different time, or at different stages. The metal atoms in the ligand can form the association with the initiator cations, while the alkyloxy groups in the intiator ligand can restrict the entering channel of the addition of the monomers due to their relatively large volume or steric hindrance. Therfore, the initiator ligand compound can restrict the rate of anionic polymerization, restrain the side reaction, and make the anionic polymerization possible to be conducted at room or even higher temperature. The molar ratio of initiator ligand compound to initiator is from 0.01:1 to 20:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Jian Zhang, Yong Guan, Fuzeng Hu, Dafu Wei, Shuzhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20120029247
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products, which comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 15O° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: John Holbrey, Markus Fanselow, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • Publication number: 20110312048
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products The process comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 15O° C., and in which the anions are selected from sulfate, hydrogen sulfate and nitrate; and treating the resulting solvate or solution with an acid in the presence of water, said acid having a pKa in water of less than 2 at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: Markus Fanselow, John Holbrey, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • Patent number: 7531225
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after mixing the polyolefin resin, polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer, olefin monomer and initiator. The molecular structure of functional polyolefin master batch is shown below: wherein R is a polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer bonded onto polyolefin molecular chain by covalence bond, while S is one selected from hydrogen, chlorine, methyl, or phenyl group. Blending mentioned functional master batch with the corresponding polyolefin, the various antimicrobe products, such as fibers, film, pipe and other plastic articles can be obtained. Besides endowing products with excellent permanent antimicrobe property, it also provides fibers with good-dyeable and antistatic ability and bumpers with easy-paintable ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignees: Shanghai Sujie Science-Technology Co. Ltd., East Chine University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Yong Guan, Dafu Wei, Hong Lu
  • Publication number: 20080139441
    Abstract: Polysaccharide fibres, such as cellulose or starch, modified by grafting an amino-containing antimicrobial polymer (ACP) onto the fibres or starch using a co-polymerization reaction, exhibits high antimicrobial activity. For example, the presence of 1.0% by weight grafted polymer in the cellulose fibres or starch fibres results in excellent antimicrobial activity (over 99% inhibition). The application further discloses that including triclosan or butylparaben into a novel cationic ?-cyclodextrin polymer or nanocapsule yields a bacteriostat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Huining Xiao, Yong Guan, Anna Zheng
  • Publication number: 20070270552
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after mixing the polyolefin resin, polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer, olefin monomer and initiator. The molecular structure of functional polyolefin master batch is shown below: wherein R is a polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer bonded onto polyolefin molecular chain by covalence bond, while S is one selected from hydrogen, chlorine, methyl, or phenyl group. Blending mentioned functional master batch with the corresponding polyolefin, the various antimicrobe products, such as fibers, film, pipe and other plastic articles can be obtained. Besides endowing products with excellent permanent antimicrobe property, it also provides fibers with good-dyeable and antistatic ability and bumpers with easy-paintable ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Yong Guan, Dafu Wei, Hong Lu
  • Patent number: 7282538
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after mixing the polyolefin resin, polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer, olefin monomer and initiator. The molecular structure of functional polyolefin master batch is shown below: wherein R is a polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer bonded onto polyolefin molecular chain by covalence bond, while S is one selected from hydrogen, chlorine, methyl, or phenyl group. Blending mentioned functional master batch with the corresponding polyolefin, the various antimicrobe products, such as fibers, film, pipe and other plastic articles can be obtained. Besides endowing products with excellent permanent antimicrobe property, it also provides fibers with good-dyeable and antistatic ability and bumpers with easy-paintable ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Shanghai Sujie Science-Technology Co., Ltd. East China University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Yong Guan, Dafu Wei, Hong Lu
  • Publication number: 20050133952
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of polymerization and processing of polymer and relates to the preparation of a kind of functional polyolefin master batch. The functional master batch is produced by liquid phase, melt phase, or solid phase reaction after mixing the polyolefin resin, polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer, olefin monomer and initiator. The molecular structure of functional polyolefin master batch is shown below: wherein R is a polyamine and guanidine salt oligomer bonded onto polyolefin molecular chain by covalence bond, while S is one selected from hydrogen, chlorine, methyl, or phenyl group. Blending mentioned functional master batch with the corresponding polyolefin, the various antimicrobe products, such as fibers, film, pipe and other plastic articles can be obtained. Besides endowing products with excellent permanent antimicrobe property, it also provides fibers with good-dyeable and antistatic ability and bumpers with easy-paintable ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Anna Zheng, Yong Guan, Dafu Wei, Hong Lu