Patents by Inventor Liyu Li

Liyu Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20090114093
    Abstract: A highly effective and regenerable method, system and device that enables the desulfurization of warm fuel gases by passing these warm gasses over metal-based sorbents arranged in a mesoporous substrate. This technology will protect Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts and other sulfur sensitive catalysts, without drastic cooling of the fuel gases. This invention can be utilized in a process either alone or alongside other separation processes, and allows the total sulfur in such a gas to be reduced to less than 500 ppb and in some instances as low as 50 ppb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Liyu Li, David L. King, Jun Liu, Qisheng Huo
  • Publication number: 20080241031
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sorbents and devices for controlling sulfur oxides emissions as well as systems including such sorbents and devices. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the disclosed sorbents, devices and systems. In one embodiment the disclosed sorbents can be conveniently regenerated, such as under normal exhaust stream from a combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine. Accordingly, also disclosed are combustion vehicles equipped with sulfur dioxide emission control devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Liyu Li, David L. King
  • Publication number: 20080112883
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for storing and releasing bulk quantities of hydrogen and methods for preparing and using same. The materials exhibit fast release rates at low release temperatures are suitable as hydrogen sources for a variety of applications and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas S. Autrey, Anna Gutowska, Yongsoon Shin, Liyu Li
  • Patent number: 7316788
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for storing and releasing hydrogen and methods for preparing and using same. The materials exhibit fast release rates at low release temperatures and are suitable as fuel and/or hydrogen sources for a variety of applications such as automobile engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Thomas S. Autrey, Anna Gutowska, Yongsoon Shin, Liyu Li
  • Patent number: 7153345
    Abstract: High capacity sulfur oxide absorbents utilizing manganese-based octahedral molecular sieve (Mn—OMS) materials are disclosed. An emissions reduction system for a combustion exhaust includes a scrubber 24 containing these high capacity sulfur oxide absorbents located upstream from a NOX filter 26 or particulate trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Liyu Li, David L. King
  • Publication number: 20060177367
    Abstract: Octahedral molecular sieve sorbents and catalysts are disclosed, including silver hollandite and cryptomelane. These materials can be used, for example, to catalyze the oxidation of COx (e.g., CO), NOx (e.g., NO), hydrocarbons (e.g., C3H6) and/or sulfur-containing compounds. The disclosed materials also may be used to catalyze other reactions, such as the reduction of NO2. In some cases, the disclosed materials are capable of sorbing certain products from the reactions they catalyze. Silver hollandite, in particular, can be used to remove a substantial portion of certain sulfur-containing compounds from a gas or liquid by catalysis and/or sorption. The gas or liquid can be, for example, natural gas or a liquid hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Liyu Li, David King
  • Publication number: 20050180916
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for storing and releasing hydrogen and methods for preparing and using same. The materials exhibit fast release rates at low release temperatures and are suitable as fuel and/or hydrogen sources for a variety of applications such as automobile engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Autrey, Anna Gutowska, Yongsoon Shin, Liyu Li
  • Publication number: 20050169826
    Abstract: High capacity sulfur oxide absorbents utilizing manganese-based octahedral molecular sieve (Mn—OMS) materials are disclosed. An emissions reduction system for a combustion exhaust includes a scrubber 24 containing these high capacity sulfur oxide absorbents located upstream from a NOX filter 26 or particulate trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Liyu Li, David King