Patents by Inventor Hani M. El-Kaderi

Hani M. El-Kaderi 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).

  • Heteroatom-doped porous carbons for clean energy applications and methods for their synthesis
    Patent number: 10730752
    Abstract: Methods for a facile, template free and one-step synthesis of nanoporous carbons by using a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound as a single source precursor of both carbon and nitrogen are described. The heterocyclic aromatic organic compound contains nitrogen in pyrrolic and/or pyridinic positions and is chemically activated with NaOH, KOH or ZnCl2 at high temperatures in a solid state mixture as a synthesis protocol to promote fine micropores during carbonization. Nanoporous carbons synthesized by these methods that have superior gas sorption/storage and energy storage properties are also described. The nanoporous carbons are useful as carbon sequestration agents and supercapacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Hani M. El-Kaderi, Babak Ashourirad
  • HETEROATOM-DOPED POROUS CARBONS FOR CLEAN ENERGY APPLICATIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR SYNTHESIS
    Publication number: 20190119120
    Abstract: Methods for a facile, template free and one-step synthesis of nanoporous carbons by using a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound as a single source precursor of both carbon and nitrogen are described. The heterocyclic aromatic organic compound contains nitrogen in pyrrolic and/or pyridinic positions and is chemically activated with NaOH, KOH or ZnCl2 at high temperatures in a solid state mixture as a synthesis protocol to promote fine micropores during carbonization. Nanoporous carbons synthesized by these methods that have superior gas sorption/storage and energy storage properties are also described. The nanoporous carbons are useful as carbon sequestration agents and supercapacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hani M. EL-KADERI, Babak ASHOURIRAD
  • CRYSTALLINE 3D- AND 2D COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
    Publication number: 20100143693
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to materials that comprise organic frameworks. The disclosure also relates to materials that are useful to store and separate gas molecules and sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Omar M. Yaghi, Adrien P. Cote, Hani M. El-Kaderi, Joseph R. Hunt