Patents by Inventor Jotheeswari Kothandaraman

Jotheeswari Kothandaraman 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).

  • Integrated capture and conversion of COto methane, methanol, or methanol and glycol
    Patent number: 11492302
    Abstract: A process for producing methane or methanol includes combining a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methane or methanol, and water. A process for coproduction of methanol and a glycol includes combining an epoxide, a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and a glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, David J. Heldebrant, Robert A. Dagle, Yuan Jiang, Johnny Saavedra Lopez
  • INTEGRATED CAPTURE AND CONVERSION OF CO2 TO METHANE, METHANOL, OR METHANOL AND GLYCOL
    Publication number: 20210214287
    Abstract: A process for producing methane or methanol includes combining a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methane or methanol, and water. A process for coproduction of methanol and a glycol includes combining an epoxide, a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and a glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, David J. Heldebrant, Robert A. Dagle, Yuan Jiang, Johnny Saavedra Lopez
  • Integrated capture and conversion of COto methanol or methanol and glycol
    Patent number: 10961173
    Abstract: A process for producing methanol includes combining a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and water. A process for coproduction of methanol and a glycol includes combining an epoxide, a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and a glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, David J. Heldebrant, Yuan Jiang, Robert A. Dagle
  • INTEGRATED CAPTURE AND CONVERSION OF CO2 TO METHANOL OR METHANOL AND GLYCOL
    Publication number: 20210017108
    Abstract: A process for producing methanol includes combining a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and water. A process for coproduction of methanol and a glycol includes combining an epoxide, a hydrogenation catalyst, hydrogen, and CO2 with a condensed phase solution comprising an amine under conditions effective to form methanol and a glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, David J. Heldebrant, Yuan Jiang, Robert A. Dagle