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Jianli Hu
Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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Patents

U.S. Patents

  1. Jianli Hu, Brandon Robinson, Alazar Araia, Yuxin Wang, methods and systems for efficient chemical processing, Provisional U.S. Patent Application May 2024.
  2. Jianli Hu, Brandon Robinson, Alazar Araia, Methods and Compositions for Decomposition of Ammonia, U.S. Patent Application, April 5, 2024
  3. Jianli Hu, Sonit Balyan, Brandon Robinson, Systems and Methods to Produce Olefins and Fuels from Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Via Microwave-Thermal Heating, U.S. Patent Application, 2023.
  4. Jianli Hu, Oishi Sanyal, Brandon Robinson, Ashley Caiola, Systems and Methods to Degrade and Separate Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA). U.S. Patent Application, 2023.
  5. Jianli Hu, Siobhan Brown, Brandon Robinson, Microwave-Assisted, Non-Catalytic Methods to Convert Methane to Acetylene, U.S. Patent Application, 2023.
  6. Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang, Methods and compositions for conversion of plastic materials to value-added products, U.S. Patent Application, 2023.
  7. Robert Dagle, Jianli Hu, Changle Jiang, …. Mengze Xu, Promotional Role of Ni-Cu in Catalytic Performance and Carbon Properties for Thermocatalytic Decomposition of Methane, US Patent Application 2022.
  8. Jianli Hu, Brandon Robinson, Methods and Compositions for Production of Hydrogen and Carbon nanomaterials by Catalytic Methane Pyrolysis Using Microwave-Thermal Hybrid Heating, US Patent Application 2022
  9. Jianli Hu, Changle Jiang, Sonit Balyan, Methods, Devices and Compositions for Modular Production of Carbon Nanomaterials from Acetylene Using Microwave Catalysis. U.S. Patent Application 2022
  10. Jianli Hu, Sean Brown, Sarojini Tiwari, Yuxin Wang, Methods and Compositions for Chemical Looping Ammonia Synthesis at Low Pressure, Provisional U.S Patent Application 2022.
  11. Jianli Hu, Yuxin, Wang, Xiaoyan Wang, Compositions, Methods, and Systems for Microwave Enhanced Carbon Dioxide-Dehydroaromatization over Multifunctional Catalysts, US Patent. Application 2021.
  12. Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang, Dushyant Shekhawat, Christina Wildfire, Compositions for Methods and Systems for Microwave Catalytic Synthesis of Ammonia, U.S. Patent Application 2022.
  13. Jianli Hu, Changle Jiang, I-Wen Wang, Brandon Robinson, Xinwei Bai, Microwave Catalysis for Modular Production of Carbon Nanomaterials from Natural Gas, US Provisional patent filed Application No.: 63/020,933, May 6, 2020
  14. Jianli Hu, Qingyuan Li, Method to Produced C4 Olefins from Natural Gas Derived Acetylene U.S. Provisional Pat. Appl. No. 63/012,488, April 2020.
  15. Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang, Method to Convert Waste Plastics into Value-Added Chemicals Using Microwave-Assisted Catalysis, Provisional Patent Application# 63021318 May 7, 2020.
  16. Jianli Hu, Amoolya Lalsare, Cosmin Dumitrescu, Ali Sivri, Methane and Methane-Carbon Dioxide Activated Synergistic Biomass Gasification for Hydrogen Rich Syngas Production U.S. Provisional Patent application 62/944,120, 2019
  17. Jianli Hu, I-Wen Wang, Lili Li, Method and Composition for Production of CO2-Free Hydrogen and Carbon Nanomaterials by Methane Decomposition, US Provisional Patent Application, U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 62/927,951, 2019
  18. Jianli Hu, Methods and Compositions for Microwave-Assisted Non-Oxidative Catalytic Direct Conversion of Natural Gas. US Application :16/355,501, PCT/US19/22586, March 2019
  19. Jianli Hu, Method and Compositions for Direct, Simultaneous Conversion of Nitrogen and Natural Gas to Value Added Compounds, Provisional US Patent Application 62752639 (Oct. 2018) Full patent application, PCT/US19/58454 (Oct. 2019)
  20. Jianli Hu, Deepa Ayillath Kutteri, I-Wen Wang, Catalysts and Processes for Tunable Base-Grown Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. U.S. Patent, Appl. No. 62/559,930 (2017), PCT/US18/51545 (2018).
  21. Jianli Hu, Methods and Compositions for Non-Oxidative Direct Conversion of Natural Gas, U.S. Patent, Provisional Appl. No. 62/644,022 (2018).
  22. Jianli Hu, et al. Method and Composition for Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis, U.S. Patent Application Number: 16127843, September 2018.
  23. Y. Wang, A. L. Tonkovich, T. Mazanec, F. P. Daly, D.V. VanderWiel, Jianli Hu “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis using Microchannel Technology and Novel Catalyst Robert Dagle, Yong Wang, Ed Baker, Jianli Hu “Dimethyl Ether Production from Methanol and/or Syngas”, US Patent 8,957,259 (2015)
  24. Robert Dagle, Yong Wang, Ed Baker, Jianli Hu “Dimethyl Ether Production from Methanol and/or Syngas”, US Patent 8,957,259 (2015)
  25. Mike Lilga, Rich Hallen, Jianli Hu, “Hydroxylmethyl Furfural Oxidation Methods”, U.S. Patent 8,193,382 (2012)
  26. Mike Lilga, Rich Hallen, Jianli Hu, “Hydroxylmethyl Furfural Oxidation Methods”, U.S. Patent, 8,193, 381(2012).
  27. Y. Wang, A. L. Tonkovich, T. Mazanec, F. P. Daly, D.V. VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, C. Cao, C. Kibby, X.H. Li, Y.Chin, “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Microchannel Technology and Novel Catalyst and Microchannel Reactor” U.S Patent 8,188,153 (2012)
  28. Francis Daly, Junko Watson,Yong Wang, Jianli Hu, Chunshe Cao, “Stable, Catalyzed, High Temperature Combustion in Microchannel Integrated Combustion Reactors. U.S. Patent 8,062,623 (2011)
  29. Doug C. Elliott, Jianli Hu, Todd Hart, Gary, Neuenschwander, “Palladium Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Bio-Oils and Organic Compounds” U.S. Patent 7,956,224 (2011)
  30. Jianli Hu, Robert A. Dagle, Chunshe Cao, Yong Wang, Doug Elliott, Don Stevenes, Jim White, “Alcohol Synthesis from CO or CO2” U.S. Patent 7,858,667 (2010)
  31. John E. Holladay, Jianli Hu, Xinjie Zhang, Yong Wang, “Methods for Dehydration of Sugars and Sugar Alcohols”, U.S Patent 7,772,412 (2010).
  32. Robert Dagle, Yong Wang, Jianli Hu, “Methods of Producing Hydrogen via the Water-Gas Shift Reaction over a Pd-Zn Catalyst”,U.S Patent 7,758,846 (2010).
  33. Jianli Hu, John E. Holladay, Xinjie Zhang, Yong Wang, “Method of Performing Sugar Dehydration and Catalyst Treatment”, U.S. Patent 7,728,156 (2010)
  34. Y. Wang, A. L. Tonkovich, T. Mazanec, F. P. Daly, D.V. VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, “Microchannel Reactor”, U.S. Patent 7,722,833 (2010).
  35. Mike Lilga, Rich Hallen, Jianli Hu, “Hydroxylmethyl Furfural Oxidation Methods”, U.S. Patent 7,700,788 (2010)
  36. John E. Holladay, Jianli Hu, Yong Wang, Todd Werpy, Xinjie Xhang, “Method of Forming a Diahydrosugar Alcohol”, U.S. Patent 7,649,099 (2010)
  37. John E. Holladay, Jianli Hu, Yong Wang, Todd Werpy, “Two-Stage Dehydration of Sugars” U.S. Patent 7,615,652(2009)
  38. J. Holladay, Y.Wang, Jianli Hu, Y. Chin, R.A.Dagle, G. Xia, E. Baker, D. Palo, M. Phelps, “Microcombustors, Microreformers, and Methods Involving Combusting or Reforming Liquids”.U.S. Patent 7,585,472 (2009)
  39. Francis Daly, Junko Watson, Yong Wang, Jianli Hu, Chunshe Cao, “Methods of Conducting Catalytic Combustion in a Multizone Reactor, and A Method of J. Holladay, Y. Wang, Jianli Hu,, Y. Chin, R.A. Dagle, G. Xia, E. Baker, D. Palo, M. Phelps, Heon Jung, “Alcohol Steam Reforming Catalysts and Methods of Alcohol Steam Reforming”, U.S. Patent 7,563,390 (2009)
  40. J. Holladay, Y. Wang, Jianli Hu,, Y. Chin, R.A. Dagle, G. Xia, E. Baker, D. Palo, M. Phelps, Heon Jung, “Alcohol Steam Reforming Catalysts and Methods of Alcohol Steam Reforming”, U.S. Patent 7,563,390 (2009)
  41. Yong Wang, Jianli Hu, YaHui Chin, Robert A Dagle, Chunshe Cao, “Reforming Catalysts”, U.S. Patent 7,470,648 B2(2008)
  42. Doug C. Elliott, Jianli Hu, Todd Hart, “Palladium Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Bio-Oils and Organic Compounds” U.S. Patent 7,425,657 (2008)
  43. J. Holladay, Y. Wang, Jianli Hu,, Y. Chin, R.A. Dagle, G. Xia, E. Baker, D. Palo, M. Phelps, “Alcohol Steam Reforming Catalysts and Methods of Alcohol Steam Reforming” U.S. Patent 7,208,136 B2 (2007)
  44. Y. Wang, A. L. Tonkovich, T. Mazanec, F. P. Daly, D.V. VanderWiel, Jianli Hu, C. Cao, C. Kibby, X.H. Li, Y.Chin, “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Microchannel Technology and Novel Catalyst and Microchannel Reactor” U.S. Patent 7,084,180 (2006)
  45. Y. Wang, Jianli Hu, “Reforming Catalysts and Method of Alcohol Steam Reforming” U.S. Patent 6,936,237 (2005)
  46. K. Venkatesh, Jianli Hu, J. Tierney, I. Wender, “Hydrocracking and Hydroisomerization of Long-Chain Alkanes and Polyolefins over Metal-Promoted Anion-Modified Transition Metal Oxides”, U.S. Patent 6,184,430 (2001)