Patents by Inventor Fulan WEI

Fulan WEI 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).

  • Patent number: 11149115
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing polylactone by ring opening, belonging to the technical fields of organic catalysis and polymer materials. The invention proposes a new catalytic mechanism, wherein an organic alcohol is used as an initiator to initiate ring opening polymerization of a cyclic monomer under the catalysis of an organic catalyst to obtain a polylactone; and the catalyst is a pyridinium salt. The present invention has the advantages of non-toxic reaction, simple conditions and controllable process; further, the invention can obtain a narrow molecular weight distribution in the absence of solution polymerization, and can effectively inhibit the occurrence of the transesterification compared with the catalysis of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kai Guo, Hui Zhu, Zhenjiang Li, Fulan Wei, Siming Chen, Yu Gao
  • Patent number: 11015021
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a preparation method for a polyester, relating to the technical field of organic catalysis and polymeric materials. The preparation method in the present invention comprises: (1) using pyridine and saccharin in a ratio of 1:1 to prepare pyridine saccharin salt in tetrahydrofuran at 60° C. and separating the pyridine saccharin salt out in methanol and hexane. (2) Freeing out a small amount of pyridine from the pyridine saccharin salt in a heating state, catalyzing by the pyridine saccharin salt and pyridine a cyclic lactone or a carbonate to be ring-opened and polymerized to form the polyester; and the system has no other compound residues. (3) In the presence of an alcohol initiator, catalyzing by the pyridine saccharin salt the cyclic lactone to be ring-opened and polymerized to obtain the polyester. The catalytic system can efficiently synthesize a specific polylactone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kai Guo, Fulan Wei, Zhenjiang Li, Hui Zhu, Siming Chen, Yu Gao
  • Publication number: 20200140608
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a preparation method for a polyester, relating to the technical field of organic catalysis and polymeric materials. The preparation method in the present invention comprises: (1) using pyridine and saccharin in a ratio of 1:1 to prepare pyridine saccharin salt in tetrahydrofuran at 60° C. and separating the pyridine saccharin salt out in methanol and hexane. (2) Freeing out a small amount of pyridine from the pyridine saccharin salt in a heating state, catalyzing by the pyridine saccharin salt and pyridine a cyclic lactone or a carbonate to be ring-opened and polymerized to form the polyester; and the system has no other compound residues. (3) In the presence of an alcohol initiator, catalyzing by the pyridine saccharin salt the cyclic lactone to be ring-opened and polymerized to obtain the polyester. The catalytic system can efficiently synthesize a specific polylactone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kai GUO, Fulan WEI, Zhenjiang LI, Hui ZHU, Siming CHEN, Yu GAO
  • Publication number: 20200048409
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing polylactone by ring opening, belonging to the technical fields of organic catalysis and polymer materials. The invention proposes a new catalytic mechanism, wherein an organic alcohol is used as an initiator to initiate ring opening polymerization of a cyclic monomer under the catalysis of an organic catalyst to obtain a polylactone; and the catalyst is a pyridinium salt. The present invention has the advantages of non-toxic reaction, simple conditions and controllable process; further, the invention can obtain a narrow molecular weight distribution in the absence of solution polymerization, and can effectively inhibit the occurrence of the transesterification compared with the catalysis of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kai GUO, Hui ZHU, Zhenjiang LI, Fulan WEI, Siming CHEN, Yu GAO