Patents by Inventor Wouter Van De Graaf

Wouter Van De Graaf 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 CONVERSION OF FURFURYL ALCOHOL INTO LEVULINIC ACID OR ALKYL LEVULINATE
    Publication number: 20070049771
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of furfuryl alcohol into levulinic acid or alkyl levulinate comprising contacting furfuryl alcohol and water or an alkyl alcohol with a porous heterogeneous catalyst comprising strong acid ion-exchange resin, wherein the catalyst has pores with an average pore diameter in the range of from 1 to 1000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Wouter Van De Graaf, Jean-Paul Lange