Patents by Inventor Chengcheng Tian

Chengcheng Tian 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).

  • Publication number: 20250229257
    Abstract: A preparation method and an application method of a Ni—Co bimetallic catalyst for dry reforming of methane are provided, which relate to the field of catalytic material preparation technologies. The preparation method uses Ni and Co as active components of a catalyst for dry reforming of methane, alkaline earth metal salt as CO2 adsorbent, and uses an immersion method to prepare a Ni—Co bimetallic catalyst with high performance. The prepared catalyst not only effectively overcomes a problem of poor stability of Ni-based catalysts, but also promotes the adsorption of CO2 and improves the efficiency of dry reforming of methane. The preparation method of the Ni—Co bimetallic catalyst is simple and cost-effective, and exhibits excellent catalytic performance and stability in dry reforming reaction of methane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Chengcheng Tian, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Zhengcheng Wang, Cong Yuan, Shanshan Zhang, Qiying Zheng, Xiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 9359320
    Abstract: An acid-functionalized polyolefin material that can be used as an acid catalyst in a wide range of acid-promoted chemical reactions, wherein the acid-functionalized polyolefin material includes a polyolefin backbone on which acid groups are appended. Also described is a method for the preparation of the acid catalyst in which a precursor polyolefin is subjected to ionizing radiation (e.g., electron beam irradiation) of sufficient power and the irradiated precursor polyolefin reacted with at least one vinyl monomer having an acid group thereon. Further described is a method for conducting an acid-promoted chemical reaction, wherein an acid-reactive organic precursor is contacted in liquid form with a solid heterogeneous acid catalyst comprising a polyolefin backbone of at least 1 micron in one dimension and having carboxylic acid groups and either sulfonic acid or phosphonic acid groups appended thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: UT-BATTELLE, LLC, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yatsandra Oyola, Chengcheng Tian, John Christopher Bauer, Sheng Dai
  • Publication number: 20150087848
    Abstract: An acid-functionalized polyolefin material that can be used as an acid catalyst in a wide range of acid-promoted chemical reactions, wherein the acid-functionalized polyolefin material includes a polyolefin backbone on which acid groups are appended. Also described is a method for the preparation of the acid catalyst in which a precursor polyolefin is subjected to ionizing radiation (e.g., electron beam irradiation) of sufficient power and the irradiated precursor polyolefin reacted with at least one vinyl monomer having an acid group thereon. Further described is a method for conducting an acid-promoted chemical reaction, wherein an acid-reactive organic precursor is contacted in liquid form with a solid heterogeneous acid catalyst comprising a polyolefin backbone of at least 1 micron in one dimension and having carboxylic acid groups and either sulfonic acid or phosphonic acid groups appended thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yatsandra Oyola, Chengcheng Tian, John Christopher Bauer, Sheng Dai