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Catalytic membranes and applications thereof

US9339803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas · US
UNIVERSITÄT DUISBURG-ESSEN · DE

Inventors

Sumith Ranil Wickramasinghe · Fayetteville, US
Xianghong Qian · Fayetteville, US
Mathias Ulbricht · Berlin, DE
Qian Yang · Nanjing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2012
Grant date	May 17, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC13K1/02
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In one aspect, catalytic membranes are described herein. In some embodiments, a catalytic membrane comprises a surface functionalized with a polymer, the polymer comprising cellulose solubilization functionalities and acid functionalities for the catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose and/or hemicellulose.

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