Patents by Inventor Dong-Xu Dong-Xu

Dong-Xu Dong-Xu 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).

  • TUNABLE RARE-EARTH FCU-METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20190185491
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe compositions comprising a molecular building block (MBB) having the formula [RE6(?3-OH)8(O2C—)6N4C—)6] or [RE6(?3-OH)8(O2C—)12], wherein RE is a rare earth metal ion. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe methods of making a metal-organic framework (MOF) composition comprising contacting one or more molecular building blocks (MBBs) with one or more bidentate ligands, wherein the MBBs have the formula [RE6(?3-OH)8(O2C—)6N4C—)6] or [RE6(?3-OH)8(O2C—)12], wherein RE is a rare earth metal ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Mohamed EDDAOUDI, Dong-Xu Dong-Xu, Amy J. CAIRNS, Youssef BELMABKHOUT