Patents by Inventor Marcus W. Wright

Marcus W. Wright 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).

  • Surface treated carbon catalysts produced from waste tires for fatty acids to biofuel conversion
    Patent number: 9884804
    Abstract: A method of making solid acid catalysts includes the step of sulfonating waste tire pieces in a first sulfonation step. The sulfonated waste tire pieces are pyrolyzed to produce carbon composite pieces having a pore size less than 10 nm. The carbon composite pieces are then ground to produce carbon composite powders having a size less than 50 ?m. The carbon composite particles are sulfonated in a second sulfonation step to produce sulfonated solid acid catalysts. A method of making biofuels and solid acid catalysts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: UT-BATTELLE, LLC, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Zachary D. Hood, Shiba P. Adhikari, Marcus W. Wright, Abdessadek Lachgar, Yunchao Li, Amit K. Naskar, Mariappan Parans Paranthaman
  • SURFACE TREATED CARBON CATALYSTS PRODUCED FROM WASTE TIRES FOR FATTY ACIDS TO BIOFUEL CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20170342014
    Abstract: A method of making solid acid catalysts includes the step of sulfonating waste tire pieces in a first sulfonation step. The sulfonated waste tire pieces are pyrolyzed to produce carbon composite pieces having a pore size less than 10 nm. The carbon composite pieces are then ground to produce carbon composite powders having a size less than 50 ?m. The carbon composite particles are sulfonated in a second sulfonation step to produce sulfonated solid acid catalysts. A method of making biofuels and solid acid catalysts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Zachary D. Hood, Shiba P. Adhikari, Marcus W. Wright, Abdessadek Lachgar, Yunchao Li, Amit K. Naskar, Mariappan Parans Paranthaman