Patents by Inventor Weiyou ZHOU

Weiyou ZHOU 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: 11965061
    Abstract: A ternary composite catalyst of diethylzinc and yttrium trifluoroacetate loaded on chitin for copolymerization of carbon dioxide, epoxy cyclohexane and ethylene oxide is provided. The ternary composite catalyst exhibits strong catalytic activity for the ternary copolymerization of carbon dioxide, cyclohexane oxide and ethylene oxide. A high molecular weight and content of ester chain is maintained. Conventional rare earth ternary catalysts leave residues in the polymer, and the polymer requires rinsing with hydrochloric acid. The ternary composite catalyst can be removed through filtration. The average molecular weight of the resulting polycarbonate is more than 100,000, and the ester chain content is more than 90%. The resulting polymer has a lower metal content. The ternary composite catalyst can be used in agricultural film, disposable packaging and other polymer materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Changzhou University
    Inventors: Qun Chen, Mingyang He, Junfeng Qian, Shengchun Chen, Zhonghua Sun, Weiyou Zhou, Zenan Ji
  • Publication number: 20230159700
    Abstract: A ternary composite catalyst of diethylzinc and yttrium trifluoroacetate loaded on chitin for copolymerization of carbon dioxide, epoxy cyclohexane and ethylene oxide is provided. The ternary composite catalyst exhibits strong catalytic activity for the ternary copolymerization of carbon dioxide, cyclohexane oxide and ethylene oxide. A high molecular weight and content of ester chain is maintained. Conventional rare earth ternary catalysts leave residues in the polymer, and the polymer requires rinsing with hydrochloric acid. The ternary composite catalyst can be removed through filtration. The average molecular weight of the resulting polycarbonate is more than 100,000, and the ester chain content is more than 90%. The resulting polymer has a lower metal content. The ternary composite catalyst can be used in agricultural film, disposable packaging and other polymer materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Qun CHEN, Mingyang HE, Junfeng QIAN, Shengchun CHEN, Zhonghua SUN, Weiyou ZHOU, Zenan JI
  • Patent number: 10954180
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for acid-catalyzed decomposition of aryl ?-hydroperoxide with a continuous flow tubular reactor. The process is a novel process performed in a tubular reactor, taking the aryl ?-hydroperoxide such as cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) as a raw material and taking acids as a catalyst, performing acid-catalyzed decomposition of the aryl ?-hydroperoxide solution in a short reaction time ranging from tens of seconds to several minutes, thereby obtaining the phenols; wherein an inert component may be filled in the reactor, so that the effects of heat transmission and mass transfer can be enhanced. The aryl ?-hydroperoxide and acid are respectively introduced by a metering pump into a mixing module to be mixed, and then enter the tubular reactor to be reacted so as to produce the products such as phenols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qun Chen, Xuan Dai, Mingyang He, Weiyou Zhou, Fu'an Sun, Zhonghua Sun
  • Publication number: 20200079714
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for acid-catalyzed decomposition of aryl ?-hydroperoxide with a continuous flow tubular reactor. The process is a novel process performed in a tubular reactor, taking the aryl ?-hydroperoxide such as cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) as a raw material and taking acids as a catalyst, performing acid-catalyzed decomposition of the aryl ?-hydroperoxide solution in a short reaction time ranging from tens of seconds to several minutes, thereby obtaining the phenols; wherein an inert component may be filled in the reactor, so that the effects of heat transmission and mass transfer can be enhanced. The aryl ?-hydroperoxide and acid are respectively introduced by a metering pump into a mixing module to be mixed, and then enter the tubular reactor to be reacted so as to produce the products such as phenols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Changzhou University
    Inventors: Qun Chen, Xuan Dai, Mingyang He, Weiyou Zhou, Fu'an Sun, Zhonghua Sun
  • Patent number: 10399919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of peroxide decomposition, and discloses a method for preparing phenol, which comprises the following steps: (1) mixing cumene hydroperoxide and liquid acid or solid acid with a solvent to form a homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system; (2) loading the homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system of cumene hydroperoxide with a homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system of acid into a preheating module and preheating in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, preliminarily mixing the preheated materials for reaction in a mixing module in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, and then further mixing the materials for reaction in a series of mixing and reaction module groups in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, to obtain phenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qun Chen, Xuan Dai, Weiyou Zhou, Fu'an Sun, Mingyang He
  • Publication number: 20190062245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of peroxide decomposition, and discloses a method for preparing phenol, which comprises the following steps: (1) mixing cumene hydroperoxide and liquid acid or solid acid with a solvent to form a homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system; (2) loading the homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system of cumene hydroperoxide with a homogeneous solution or uniformly dispersed system of acid into a preheating module and preheating in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, preliminarily mixing the preheated materials for reaction in a mixing module in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, and then further mixing the materials for reaction in a series of mixing and reaction module groups in a micro-channel continuous flow mode, to obtain phenol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Qun CHEN, Xuan DAI, Weiyou ZHOU, Fu'an SUN, Mingyang HE