Amy R Settle

US Patent:

20190345090, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

Nov 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/461476

Inventors:

- Golden CO, US
Katherine Elaine Hurst - Golden CO, US
Amy Elizabeth Settle - Littleton CO, US
Michael Brandon Griffin - Denver CO, US

International Classification:

C07C 51/36
B01J 23/44
B01J 21/08
B01J 21/06
B01J 21/04
B01J 37/02
B01J 35/10
C23C 16/455
C23C 16/40

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a solid support, a metal positioned on the solid support, and an oxide coating positioned to at least partially cover the metal. The compositions described herein may be utilized in methods that include contacting muconic acid and hydrogen to convert at least a portion of the muconic acid to adipic acid.

US Patent:

20190168190, Jun 6, 2019

Filed:

Dec 1, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/828658

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Todd R. EATON - Denver CO, US
Amy SETTLE - Wheat Ridge CO, US

International Classification:

B01J 23/62
B01J 23/46
B01J 27/20
B01J 35/10
C07C 29/149
C07C 31/08
C07C 31/10
C07C 31/20

Abstract:

An aspect of the present disclosure is a catalyst that includes a solid support, a first metal that includes at least one of ruthenium (Ru), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) deposited on the solid support, and a second metal comprising at least one of tin (Sn), rhenium (Re), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), or tungsten (W) deposited on the solid support, where the first metal and the second metal are present at a first metal to second metal mass ratio between about 1.0:2.0 and about 1.0:0.5.