Patents by Inventor Laurent Vanoye

Laurent Vanoye 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).

  • Conversion method
    Patent number: 8721795
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products The process comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 150° C., and in which the anions are selected from sulfate, hydrogen sulfate and nitrate; and treating the resulting solvate or solution with an acid in the presence of water, said acid having a pKa in water of less than 2 at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
    Inventors: Markus Fanselow, John Holbrey, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • CONVERSION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120029247
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products, which comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 15O° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: John Holbrey, Markus Fanselow, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng
  • CONVERSION METHOD
    Publication number: 20110312048
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of water-soluble cellulose hydrolysis products The process comprises admixing cellulose with an ionic liquid capable of solvating or dissolving at least some of the cellulose, said ionic liquid being a compound comprised solely of cations and anions and which exists in a liquid state at a temperature at or below 15O° C., and in which the anions are selected from sulfate, hydrogen sulfate and nitrate; and treating the resulting solvate or solution with an acid in the presence of water, said acid having a pKa in water of less than 2 at 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
    Inventors: Markus Fanselow, John Holbrey, Kenneth Richard Seddon, Laurent Vanoye, Anna Zheng