CO2 Conversion to C2+ Chemicals via Electrochemical and Microbial Process
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260098282A1 disclosing a method for converting carbon dioxide to higher value C2+ chemicals using an electrochemical cell with a carbon dioxide reducing catalyst combined with microbial conversion. The application was filed on September 23, 2023, by inventors Peng Zhang, Kainan Chen, Joshua Shuhua Yuan, and Susie Y. Dai. The publication makes the application publicly available but does not constitute a granted patent.
What changed
USPTO published patent application US20260098282A1 covering a two-stage process for converting carbon dioxide to higher-value C2+ chemicals. The first stage uses an electrochemical cell with a CO2 reducing catalyst and electrolyte to produce C2 compounds. The second stage introduces these C2 compounds to a microbial system with media to produce C2+n compounds where n ranges from 1 to 100.
Companies developing carbon capture technologies, specialty chemicals, or bio-based chemical production processes should review this application to assess potential patent conflicts. If the patent ultimately grants, it could affect freedom to operate for competitors in these technology areas. The application does not currently impose legal obligations as it has not yet been examined or granted.
What to do next
- Monitor the application status for grant or abandonment
- Review claims for potential freedom-to-operate concerns if developing similar CO2 conversion technology
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CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO HIGHER VALUE CHEMICALS
Application US20260098282A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Peng Zhang, Kainan Chen, Joshua Shuhua Yuan, Susie Y. Dai
Abstract
A method for the production of value added chemicals comprising: introducing carbon dioxide to a system comprising an electrochemical cell comprising a carbon dioxide reducing catalyst and an electrolyte under conditions suitable for conversion of carbon dioxide to one or more C2 compounds; introducing at least a portion of the one or more C2 compounds to a second system comprising a microbe and a media under conditions suitable for conversion of the C2 compounds to one or more C2+n compounds where n is from about 1 to about 100. A method of preparing value added chemicals comprising: a means for converting carbon dioxide to one or more C2 compounds and a microbe wherein the C2 compound is contacted with the microbe under conditions suitable for the formation of one or more C2+n compounds.
CPC Classifications
C12P 7/6409 C12N 9/0008 C12N 9/0036 C12N 9/1029 C12P 7/6463 C12P 7/6481 C12Y 102/0101 C12Y 106/01001 C12Y 203/01086 C25B 3/03 C25B 3/07 C25B 3/26 C25B 11/031 C25B 11/054 C25B 11/075 C25B 11/089 C25B 15/081
Filing Date
2023-09-23
Application No.
19114447
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