Patents by Inventor Philippe Makowski

Philippe Makowski 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 FOR THE DEPOLYMERIZATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20130066116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the depolymerization of lignin or of derivatives thereof, including a step of heating the lignin or the derivatives thereof in the presence of a hydroxide of general formula M(OH)n or of a mixture of M(OH)n hydroxides, where M is a metal of the alkali or alkaline-earth family and n is equal to 1 or 2, and where the mass ratio between said hydroxide or mixture of hydroxides and the lignin or the derivatives thereof is comprised between around 0.5 and around 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: INSTITUT TECHNOLOGIQUE FCBA
    Inventors: Frédéric Goettmann, Philippe Makowski, Denilson Da Silva Perez, Michel Petit-Conil