Patents by Inventor Quanchang Li

Quanchang 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: 20160168172
    Abstract: Organosilica materials, which are a polymer of at least one independent monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2SiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and each Z2 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkyl group or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another monomer and at least one other monomer are provided herein. Processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., gas separation, etc., are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Quanchang Li, David Charles Calabro, Paul Podsiadlo, Jean Willem Lodewijk Beeckman, Preeti Kamakoti, Matu J. Shah, Doug F. Colmyer
  • Publication number: 20160168173
    Abstract: Provided herein are organosilica materials, which is a polymer of at least one monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2OSiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z1 and Z2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer. Processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., for gas separation, are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Quanchang Li, David Charles Calabro, Paul Podsiadlo, Jean Willem Lodewijk Beeckman, Kanmi Mao
  • Publication number: 20160168174
    Abstract: Organosilica materials, which are a polymer of at least one independent monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2OSiCH2]3 (I), wherein Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and at least one other monomer is provided herein. Methods of preparing and processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., for gas separation, color removal etc., are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Quanchang LI, Preeti KAMAKOTI, David Charles CALABRO, Mary Kathryn LEE, Stephen M. CUNDY, Kanmi MAO, Matu J. SHAH, Dennis George PEIFFER, Daniel P. LETA
  • Publication number: 20160168484
    Abstract: Methods for separating an aromatic compound from a lube base stock are provided herein. The method includes contacting a lube base stock containing an aromatic compound with an organosilica material as provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Scott J. Weigel, Lei Zhang, Quanchang Li, Darryl Donald Lacy, Paul Podsiadlo, David Charles Calabro, Bal Kaul, James William Gleeson
  • Publication number: 20160167016
    Abstract: Methods for coating a substrate with a coating including an adsorbent material and a binder comprising an organosilica material which is a polymer comprising independent units of Formula [Z3Z4SiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z3 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another unit or an active site on the substrate and each Z4 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C4 alkyl group, an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another unit or an active site on the substrate are provided. Methods of gas separation are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Quanchang LI, Randall D. PARTRIDGE
  • Publication number: 20160168485
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating a membrane with an organosilica material which is a polymer comprising independent units of Formula [Z3Z4SiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z3 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another unit or an active site on the support and each Z4 represents a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a C1-C4 alkyl group, an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another unit or an active site on the support are provided. Methods of removing a contaminant from a hydrocarbon stream are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Quanchang LI, Dhaval Ajit BHANDARI, Benjamin A. McCOOL
  • Publication number: 20160168333
    Abstract: Methods of preparing organosilica materials, which are a polymer comprising of at least one independent cyclic polyurea monomer of Formula wherein each R1 is a Z1OZ2Z3SiZ4 group, wherein each Z1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group, or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer unit; each Z2 and Z3 independently represent a hydroxyl group, a C1-C4 alkyl group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another monomer unit; and each Z4 represents a C1-C8 alkylene group bonded to a nitrogen atom of the cyclic polyurea are provided herein. Methods of preparing and processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., for gas separation, color removal, etc., are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Paul Podsiadlo, Quanchang Li, David Charles Calabro, Lei Zhang, Kiara M. Benitez, Himanshu Gupta, Xiaochun Xu, Scott J. Weigel, Darryl Donald Lacy, Bal Kaul, James William Gleeson, Wenyih Frank Lai
  • Patent number: 9333484
    Abstract: Methods are provided for synthesizing novel types of self-assembled siloxanes, such as polysiloxanes, with a sufficiently high density of amine functional groups to be useful for CO2 capture and release processes. Additionally, it has been unexpectedly found that some self-assembled polysiloxanes can be used for high temperature adsorption of CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Dennis G. Peiffer, Mobae Afeworki, Stephen M. Cundy, Charanjit S. Paur, Peter I. Ravikovitch
  • Publication number: 20160038872
    Abstract: A method is described for separating CO2 and/or H2S from a mixed gas stream by contacting the gas stream with a non-aqueous, liquid absorbent medium of a primary and/or secondary aliphatic amine, preferably in a non-aqueous, polar, aprotic solvent under conditions sufficient for sorption of at least some of the CO2. The solution containing the absorbed CO2 can then be treated to desorb the acid gas. The method is usually operated as a continuous cyclic sorption-desorption process, with the sorption being carried out in a sorption zone where a circulating stream of the liquid absorbent contacts the gas stream to form a CO2-rich sorbed solution, which is then cycled to a regeneration zone for desorption of the CO2 (advantageously at <100° C.). Upon CO2 release, the regenerated lean solution can be recycled to the sorption tower. CO2:(primary+secondary amine) adsorption molar ratios >0.5:1 (approaching 1:1) may be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: David Charles CALABRO, Lisa Saunders Baugh, Pavel Kortunov, Benjamin A. McCool, Michael Siskin, Dennis George Peiffer, Quanchang Li
  • Patent number: 9186617
    Abstract: A method is described for separating CO2 and/or H2S from a mixed gas stream by contacting the gas stream with a non-aqueous, liquid absorbent medium of a primary and/or secondary aliphatic amine, preferably in a non-aqueous, polar, aprotic solvent under conditions sufficient for sorption of at least some of the CO2. The solution containing the absorbed CO2 can then be treated to desorb the acid gas. The method is usually operated as a continuous cyclic sorption-desorption process, with the sorption being carried out in a sorption zone where a circulating stream of the liquid absorbent contacts the gas stream to form a CO2-rich sorbed solution, which is then cycled to a regeneration zone for desorption of the CO2 (advantageously at <100° C.). Upon CO2 release, the regenerated lean solution can be recycled to the sorption tower. CO2:(primary+secondary amine) adsorption molar ratios >0.5:1 (approaching 1:1) may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: David C. Calabro, Lisa S. Baugh, Pavel Kortunov, Benjamin A. McCool, Michael Siskin, Dennis G. Peiffer, Quanchang Li
  • Publication number: 20150307661
    Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material, in particular, crosslinked organo-amine polymeric materials having a weight average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 1×106, a total pore volume of from about 0.2 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g) to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles of CO2 adsorbed per gram of adsorption-desorption material, and linear organo-amine polymeric materials having a weight average molecular weight of from about 160 to about 1×106, a total pore volume of from about 0.2 cubic centimeters per gram (cc/g) to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles of CO2 adsorbed per gram of adsorption-desorption material. This disclosure also relates in part to processes for preparing the crosslinked organo-amine materials and linear organo-amine materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Dennis G. Peiffer, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Mobae Afeworki, Stephen M. Cundy
  • Patent number: 9169370
    Abstract: This disclosure involves an adsorption-desorption material, e.g., crosslinked polyvinyl-amine material having an Mw from about 500 to about 1×106, total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and a CO2 adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles per gram of crosslinked material, and/or linear polyvinyl-amine material having an Mw from about 160 to about 1×106, total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and a CO2 adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles per gram of linear material. This disclosure also involves processes for preparing the crosslinked polyvinyl-amine materials and linear polyvinyl-amine materials, as well as selective removal of CO2 and/or other acid gases from a gaseous stream using the polyvinyl-amine materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dennis G. Peiffer, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Mobae Afeworki
  • Patent number: 9169369
    Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material, in particular, crosslinked vinylepoxide-amine polymeric materials having an Mw from about 500 to about 1×106, a total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles adsorbed CO2 per gram of adsorption-desorption material, and linear vinylepoxide-amine polymeric materials having an Mw from about 140 to about 1×106, a total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles adsorbed CO2 per gram of adsorption-desorption material. This disclosure also relates to processes for preparing the crosslinked and linear vinylepoxide-amine materials, as well as to selective removal of CO2 and/or other acid gases from a gaseous stream using the vinylepoxide materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineered Company
    Inventors: Dennis G. Peiffer, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Mobae Afeworki
  • Patent number: 9115260
    Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material, in particular, crosslinked organo-amine polymeric materials having an Mw from about 500 to about 1×106, a total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles adsorbed CO2 per gram of adsorption-desorption material, and linear organo-amine polymeric materials having an Mw from about 160 to about 1×106, a total pore volume from about 0.2 cc/g to about 2.0 cc/g, and an adsorption capacity of at least about 0.2 millimoles adsorbed CO2 per gram of adsorption-desorption material. This disclosure also relates to processes for preparing the crosslinked and linear organo-amine materials, as well as to selective removal of CO2 and/or other acid gases from a gaseous stream using the adsorption-desorption materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dennis G. Peiffer, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Mobae Afeworki, Stephen M. Cundy
  • Publication number: 20140186246
    Abstract: Methods are provided for synthesizing novel types of self-assembled siloxanes, such as polysiloxanes, with a sufficiently high density of amine functional groups to be useful for CO2 capture and release processes. Additionally, it has been unexpectedly found that some self-assembled polysiloxanes can be used for high temperature adsorption of CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Dennis G. Peiffer, Mobae Afeworki, Stephen M. Cundy, Charanjit S. Paur, Peter I. Ravikovitch
  • Patent number: 8715397
    Abstract: A CO2 amine scrubbing process uses an absorbent mixture combination of an amine CO2 sorbent in combination with a non-nucleophilic, relatively stronger, typically nitrogenous, base. The weaker base(s) are nucleophilic and have the ability to react directly with the CO2 in the gas stream while the relatively stronger bases act as non-nucleophilic promoters for the reaction between the CO2 and the weaker base. The sorption and desorption temperatures can be varied by selection of the amine/base combination, permitting effective sorption temperatures of 70 to 90° C., favorable to scrubbing flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Pavel Kortunov, Lisa S. Baugh, David C. Calabro, Michael Siskin, Preeti Kamakoti, Quanchang Li
  • Patent number: 8598071
    Abstract: Improved CO2 sorbents comprised of a mesoporous silica functionalized with a polyamine are obtained by the in-situ polymerization of azetidine. Also included herein are processes utilizing the improved CO2 sorbents wherein CO2 is chemisorbed onto the polyamine portion of the sorbent and the process is thermally reversible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Enock Berluche
  • Patent number: 8598070
    Abstract: Improved CO2 sorbents comprised of a mesoporous silica functionalized with a polyamine are obtained by the in-situ polymerization of azetidine. Also included herein are processes utilizing the improved CO2 sorbents wherein CO2 is chemisorbed onto the polyamine portion of the sorbent and the process is thermally reversible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Enock Berluche
  • Publication number: 20130313473
    Abstract: Improved CO2 sorbents comprised of a mesoporous silica functionalized with a polyamine are obtained by the in-situ polymerization of azetidine. Also included herein are processes utilizing the improved CO2 sorbents wherein CO2 is chemisorbed onto the polyamine portion of the sorbent and the process is thermally reversible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research amd Engineering Company
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Enock Berluche
  • Publication number: 20130317180
    Abstract: Improved CO2 sorbents comprised of a mesoporous silica functionalized with a polyamine are obtained by the in-situ polymerization of azetidine. Also included herein are processes utilizing the improved CO2 sorbents wherein CO2 is chemisorbed onto the polyamine portion of the sorbent and the process is thermally reversible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Lisa S. Baugh, David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Enock Berluche