Patents by Inventor Vijay GNANDESIKAN

Vijay GNANDESIKAN 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 MANUFACTURING ACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLONITRILE AND 1,4-BUTANEDIOL FROM 1,3-PROPANEDIOL
    Publication number: 20160207865
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of producing bio-based commodity organic chemicals such as bio-acrylic acid, bio-acrylonitrile, and bio-1,4-butanediol using renewable carbon sources as feedstock. In the first stage of the present invention, bio-1,3-propanediol is derived from renewable carbon sources through microbial fermentation. In the second stage of the present invention, bio-1,3-propanediol is converted into bio-acrylic acid or bio-acrylonitrile or bio-1,4-butanediol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: MYRIANT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay GNANDESIKAN, Ramnik SINGH, Rajesh DASARI, Montgomery ALGER