Patents by Inventor Sophie TYRRELL

Sophie TYRRELL 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).

  • Process for the preparation of glycerol carbonate
    Patent number: 10947211
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of glycerol carbonate from the reaction of glycerol and a dialkylcarbonate, for example dimethyl carbonate, or a cyclic alkylene carbonate. More specifically, the invention relates to a process where the synthesis of glycerol carbonate is conducted in the presence of a homogeneous transesterification catalyst and involves the partial reaction of a glycerol reactant stream and a dialkyl carbonate or cyclic alkylene carbonate reactant stream and an intermediate step of alcohol by-product separation before further reaction in order to improve glycerol conversion and glycerol carbonate selectivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Fergal Coleman, Sophie Tyrrell, Martin Philip Atkins, Albert Ferrer Ugalde, Ignazio Scarlata, Yoan Delavoux
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GLYCEROL CARBONATE
    Publication number: 20190292164
    Abstract: This invention relates to aprocess for the preparation of glycerolcarbonate from the reaction of glycerol and a dialkyl-carbonate, for example dimethyl carbonate, or a cyclic alkylene carbonate. More specifically, the invention relates to a process where the synthesis of glycerolcarbonate is conducted in the presence of a homogeneous transesterificationcatalyst and involves the partial reaction of a glycerol reactant stream and a dialkyl carbonateor cyclic alkylene carbonate reactant stream and an intermediate step of alcohol by-product separation before further reaction in order to improve glycerol conversion and glycerol carbonate selectivity and yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Fergal COLEMAN, Sophie TYRRELL, Martin Philip ATKINS, Albert Ferrer UGALDE, Ignazio SCARLATA, Yoan DELAVOUX