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US 9,862,663 B2Granted
Methods, materials, and systems for converting organic acids to alcohols
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorArockiadoss Thevasahayam
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for synthesizing one or more simple alcohols from mixtures including organic acids, water, and a superparamagnetic catalyst exposed to fluctuating magnetic fields under ambient conditions.
Claims8
A method for synthesizing an alcohol, the method comprising:
- contacting a carboxylic acid with water to form a first mixture;
- contacting the first mixture with a superparamagnetic catalyst to form a second mixture, wherein the superparamagnetic catalyst comprises at least one ferromagnetic compound and at least one paramagnetic compound;
- and
- exposing the second mixture to a fluctuating magnetic field to form a third mixture thereby yielding the alcohol,
- wherein the method is carried out at ambient conditions.
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