INTERNATIONAL PATENT: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FILES APPLICATION FOR "UTILIZATION OF HOT PHONONS TO DRIVE METHANE PYROLYSIS"

GENEVA, March 3 -- UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (505 Summer Place UTT #961AKnoxville, TN 37902) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/042610) for "UTILIZATION OF HOT PHONONS TO DRIVE METHANE PYROLYSIS" on Aug 19, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/043904, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 26, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): GUO, Sijie (1224 Crest Brook DriveKnoxville, TN 37923), LAURSEN, Siris, Odin (118 W. Jackson AvenueKnoxville, TN 37902)

Abstract: Methods are described for performing microwave-driven pyrolysis reactions. T...