Patents by Inventor Emily Fairnington Douglas

Emily Fairnington Douglas 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).

  • Deoxygenation process
    Patent number: 9339809
    Abstract: The invention is a process for the production of a hydrocarbon product including contacting an oxygenated aromatic feedstock, in the presence of hydrogen, with a catalyst composition including: a) a metal hydrogenation catalyst and b) a solid acid catalyst which is active for the deoxygenation of oxygenated hydrocarbons. The process is useful for the conversion of pyrolysis oils and other products derived from biomass and plastics recycling etc, into fuels and chemical feedstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey PLC
    Inventors: Michael John Watson, David Davis, Emily Fairnington Douglas
  • DEOXYGENATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20120238792
    Abstract: The invention is a process for the production of a hydrocarbon product including contacting an oxygenated aromatic feedstock, in the presence of hydrogen, with a catalyst composition including: a) a metal hydrogenation catalyst and b) a solid acid catalyst which is active for the deoxygenation of oxygenated hydrocarbons. The process is useful for the conversion of pyrolysis oils and other products derived from biomass and plastics recycling etc, into fuels and chemical feedstocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
    Inventors: Michael John Watson, David Davis, Emily Fairnington Douglas