Patents by Inventor Bongani Nkosi

Bongani Nkosi 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).

  • Composite catalyst for the selective oligomerization of lower alkenes and the production of high octane products
    Patent number: 7718569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a) a catalytic composite comprising a support structure and a catalytic species that is deposited on the support structure, b) a process for the selective oligomerization of lower alkenes and mixtures of alkenes, which process comprises contacting the lower alkenes with the catalytic composite in a catalytic distillation apparatus and under catalytic distillation conditions, and c) a process for producing high octane products, which process comprises hydrogenating one or more catalytic distillation apparatus and under catalytic distillation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: University of Waterloo
    Inventors: Flora Tak Tak Ng, Garry Llewellyn Rempel, Bongani Nkosi
  • Composite catalyst for the selective oligomerization of lower alkenes and the production of high octane products
    Publication number: 20070123743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a) a catalytic composite comprising a support structure and a catalytic species that is deposited on the support structure, b) a process for the selective oligomerization of lower alkenes and mixtures of alkenes, which process comprises contacting the lower alkenes with the catalytic composite in a catalytic distillation apparatus and under catalytic distillation conditions, and c) a process for producing high octane products, which process comprises hydrogenating one or more catalytic distillation apparatus and under catalytic distillation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
    Inventors: Flora Ng, Garry Rempel, Bongani Nkosi
  • Production of MIBK using catalytic distillation technology
    Patent number: 6008416
    Abstract: A process for the production of methyl isobutyl ketone from acetone and hydrogen utilizing a catalytic distillation column reactor. The reactions take place in a reaction zone with the reaction products being removed from the reaction zone and unreacted acetone being refluxed. The equilibrium is thus continuously disturbed allowing for greater than equilibrium conversion of acetone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Catalytic Distillation Technologies
    Inventors: Keith Henry Lawson, Bongani Nkosi