Patents by Inventor Santanu BAKSHI

Santanu BAKSHI 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).

  • BIOCHAR PRODUCT, ITS USE IN FERTILIZERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE BIOCHAR
    Publication number: 20230322638
    Abstract: The present application relates to an iron impregnated biochar and its use as a fertilizer. The iron impregnated biochar of the present application has a ratio of iron (III) to iron (II) ranging from 5:1 to 10:1. The biochar may be produced by a method including treating the biomass with an iron (II) ion solution, pyrolyzing the iron (II)-treated biomass in an oxidative environment and recovering the biochar product from the pyrolyzed iron (II)-treated biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Santanu BAKSHI, Robert C. BROWN, Ryan G. SMITH
  • Biochar product, its use in fertilizers, and methods of making the biochar
    Patent number: 11702374
    Abstract: The present application relates to an iron impregnated biochar and its use as a fertilizer. The iron impregnated biochar of the present application has a ratio of iron (III) to iron (II) ranging from 5:1 to 10:1. The biochar may be produced by a method including treating the biomass with an iron (II) ion solution, pyrolyzing the iron (II)-treated biomass in an oxidative environment and recovering the biochar product from the pyrolyzed iron (II)-treated biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Santanu Bakshi, Robert C. Brown, Ryan G. Smith
  • BIOCHAR PRODUCT, ITS USE IN FERTILIZERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE BIOCHAR
    Publication number: 20210395159
    Abstract: The present application relates to an iron impregnated biochar and its use as a fertilizer. The iron impregnated biochar of the present application has a ratio of iron (III) to iron (II) ranging from 5:1 to 10:1. The biochar may be produced by a method including treating the biomass with an iron (II) ion solution, pyrolyzing the iron (II)-treated biomass in an oxidative environment and recovering the biochar product from the pyrolyzed iron (II)-treated biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Santanu BAKSHI, Robert C. BROWN, Ryan G. SMITH