US Patent Issued to East China University of Science and Technology on June 30 for "Method for preparing cellulose and lignin oil by depolymerizing lignocellulose without exogenous hydrogen" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,669, issued on June 30, was assigned to East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai).

"Method for preparing cellulose and lignin oil by depolymerizing lignocellulose without exogenous hydrogen" was invented by Yanqin Wang (Shanghai), Hao Zhou (Shanghai), Yong Guo (Shanghai) and Xiaohui Liu (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for preparing cellulose and lignin oil by depolymerizing lignocellulose without exogenous hydrogen, including: performing reaction on the lignocellulose dispersed into an aqueous medium at 120deg C. to 180deg C. under the action of a catalyst; and separating a reaction pro...