Patents by Inventor Xianglan Bai

Xianglan Bai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240141560
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a method of producing a lignin-based carbon fiber. This method comprises providing a lignin-containing material; producing a lignin fiber from the lignin-containing material; stabilizing the lignin fiber under tension, where the tension is adjusted during said stabilizing such that the maximum bearable tension is applied to the lignin fiber; and carbonizing the lignin fiber under tension to produce a carbon fiber, where said carbonizing is carried out at a temperature below 1200° C. and where the tension during said carbonizing is adjusted to avoid shrinkage. The present application is also directed to a lignin-based carbon fiber and molded articles containing such fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Xianglan Bai, Yixin Luo, Moham Ed Abdur Razzaq
  • Publication number: 20240067792
    Abstract: One aspect of the present application relates to a method of decomposing a polymeric reactant. This method comprises reacting the polymeric reactant in an oxygen containing ionized gas plasma to decompose the polymeric reactant and produce oxygen-functionalized products. The reacting is carried out at a temperature of 20 to 450° C. Another aspect of the present application relates to a method of removing carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide from a gas mixture. This method comprises providing a gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide. The gas mixture is contacted with a polymeric reactant in an ionized gas plasma to remove carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide from the gas mixture and produce oxygen-functionalized products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Xianglan BAI, Lusi A, Harish RADHAKRISHNAN
  • Patent number: 11917768
    Abstract: A multi-layer circuit board, successively constituted by surface sticking layer, single-layer circuit board, middle sticking layer, single-layer circuit board, surface sticking layer, said multi-layer circuit board is provided with a hole, a hole wall of said hole is formed with conductive seed layer, and partial outer surface of said surface sticking layer is formed with a circuit pattern layer of conductive seed layer, wherein said conductive seed layer comprises a ion implantation layer implanting below the hole wall of said hole and below partial outer surface of said surface sticking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: RICHVIEW ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Siping Bai, Xianglan Wu, Zhijian Wang, Zhigang Yang, Jinqiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11912805
    Abstract: One aspect of the present application relates to a method of synthesizing a thermoplastic polymer. This method includes providing a depolymerized lignin product comprising monomers and oligomers and producing lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers from the depolymerized lignin product. A thermoplastic lignin (meth)acrylate polymer is then formed by free radical polymerization of the lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers. The present application also relates to a branched chain thermoplastic lignin (meth)acrylate polymer which includes a chain transfer agent. The thermoplastic lignin based polymers of the present application can be used to prepare carbon fibers, and engineering thermoplastics. Mixtures of lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Eric W. Cochran, Xianglan Bai, Wangda Qu, Yuerui Huang, Yixin Luo
  • Publication number: 20200255572
    Abstract: One aspect of the present application relates to a method of synthesizing a thermoplastic polymer. This method includes providing a depolymerized lignin product comprising monomers and oligomers and producing lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers from the depolymerized lignin product. A thermoplastic lignin (meth)acrylate polymer is then formed by free radical polymerization of the lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers. The present application also relates to a branched chain thermoplastic lignin (meth)acrylate polymer which includes a chain transfer agent. The thermoplastic lignin based polymers of the present application can be used to prepare carbon fibers, and engineering thermoplastics. Mixtures of lignin (meth)acrylate monomers and oligomers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Eric W. Cochran, Xianglan Bai, Wangda Qu, Yuerui Huang, Yixin Luo
  • Publication number: 20190119576
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass to reduce agglomeration during any subsequent pyrolysis. The method comprises providing a lignin rich biomass and treating the lignin rich biomass with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide under conditions effective to reduce agglomeration, during any subsequent pyrolysis, compared to when the lignin rich biomass is not subjected to said treating. Also disclosed is a method of fast pyrolysis using the product of this method of modifying the thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Xianglan Bai, Shuai Zhou
  • Patent number: 10190053
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass to reduce agglomeration during any subsequent pyrolysis. The method comprises providing a lignin rich biomass and treating the lignin rich biomass with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide under conditions effective to reduce agglomeration, during any subsequent pyrolysis, compared to when the lignin rich biomass is not subjected to said treating. Also disclosed is a method of fast pyrolysis using the product of this method of modifying the thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Xianglan Bai, Shuai Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170240934
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass to reduce agglomeration during any subsequent pyrolysis. The method comprises providing a lignin rich biomass and treating the lignin rich biomass with an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide under conditions effective to reduce agglomeration, during any subsequent pyrolysis, compared to when the lignin rich biomass is not subjected to said treating. Also disclosed is a method of fast pyrolysis using the product of this method of modifying the thermoplastic properties of lignin rich biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Xianglan Bai, Shuai Zhou