Patents by Inventor Sneha Akhade

Sneha Akhade 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).

  • Dilute alloy catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction
    Patent number: 11959183
    Abstract: A product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal. A method includes forming a product on a cathode. The product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Biener, Sneha Akhade, Monika Biener, Zhen Qi, Joel Varley, Stephen Weitzner, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • DILUTE ALLOY CATALYSTS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 REDUCTION
    Publication number: 20210147989
    Abstract: A product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal. A method includes forming a product on a cathode. The product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Biener, Sneha Akhade, Monika Biener, Zhen Qi, Joel Varley, Stephen Weitzner, Vedasri Vedharathinam