Patents by Inventor Dang-Thuan Tran

Dang-Thuan Tran 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).

  • CORE-SHELL MAGNETIC COMPOSITE AND APPLICATION ON PRODUCING BIODIESEL USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130318863
    Abstract: A core-shell magnetic composite is disclosed, which includes: a magnetic core; a shell containing a protective layer and a porous layer, wherein the protective layer is coated on a surface of the magnetic core and the porous layer is the outmost layer of the shell; and a hydrophobic functional group grafted to the shell. In addition, the core-shell magnetic composite can be bound to a lipase to act as a transesterification catalyst. The present invention also relates to a method for producing biodiesel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Jo-Shu CHANG, Dang-Thuan TRAN, Chien-Chang HUANG, Ching-Ling CHEN
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIODIESEL
    Publication number: 20130280771
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the method for producing the biodiesel comprising steps of providing a biomass having an oil, obtaining a crude mixture of the biomass, and then performing a transesterification in which the crude mixture is used as a reacting material thereof to produce the biodiesel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jo-Shu Chang, Dang-Thuan Tran, Ching-Lung Chen, Chien-Chang Huang