Patents by Inventor Linke Lai

Linke Lai 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).

  • METHOD OF PRODUCING 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL FROM CARBOHYDRATES
    Publication number: 20140357878
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural comprising the step of contacting a carbohydrate and a Brønsted acid in an alcoholic solvent comprising an alcohol selected from the group consisting of secondary alcohols, tertiary alcohols, aryl alcohols and combinations thereof under conditions to dehydrate the carbohydrate thereby forming a reaction product containing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Yugen Zhang, Linke Lai