Patents by Inventor Zekai Lin

Zekai Lin 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).

  • Metal oxide-supported earth-abundant metal catalysts for highly efficient organic transformations
    Patent number: 11673125
    Abstract: Surface hydroxyl groups on porous and nonporous metal oxides, such as silica gel and alumina, were metalated with catalyst precursors, such as complexes of earth abundant metals (e.g., Fe, Co, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn and Mg). The metalated metal oxide catalysts provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of organic transformations. The catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Wenbin Lin, Kuntal Manna, Pengfei Ji, Takahiro Sawano, Zekai Lin
  • METAL OXIDE-SUPPORTED EARTH-ABUNDANT METAL CATALYSTS FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20200324276
    Abstract: Surface hydroxyl groups on porous and nonporous metal oxides, such as silica gel and alumina, were metalated with catalyst precursors, such as complexes of earth abundant metals (e.g., Fe, Co, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn and Mg). The metalated metal oxide catalysts provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of organic transformations. The catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Wenbin Lin, Kuntal Manna, Pengfei Ji, Takahiro Sawano, Zekai Lin