US Patent Issued to Cornell University on March 24 for "Polymerizations in supercritical carbon dioxide, products of same, and uses thereof" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,965, issued on March 24, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Polymerizations in supercritical carbon dioxide, products of same, and uses thereof" was invented by Wen-Chyan Tsai (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Yadong Wang (Ithaca, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various examples, methods of forming a polymer (e.g., a condensation polymer including but not limited to a polyester), include the steps of forming a mixture comprising one or more monomer(s), one or more biocatalyst(s), and carbon dioxide. In various examples, the methods are at least partially carried out in sub critical carbon dioxide or supercritical carbon dio...