Patents by Inventor R. Soyoung Kim

R. Soyoung Kim 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).

  • Patent number: 11668013
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical method for continuous regeneration of a PtIV oxidant to furnish overall electrochemical methane oxidation. Cl-adsorbed Pt electrodes catalyze facile oxidation of PtII to PtIV without concomitant methanol oxidation. Exploiting this electrochemistry, the PtII/IV ratio in solution is maintained via in situ monitoring of the solution potential coupled with dynamic modulation of the electric current. Remarkably, this method leads to sustained methane oxidation catalysis with ˜70% selectivity for methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yogesh Surendranath, R. Soyoung Kim