US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on Aug. 5 for "Efficient and selective conversion of high-density polyethylene into valuable hydrocarbons" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,403, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Efficient and selective conversion of high-density polyethylene into valuable hydrocarbons" was invented by Chao Wang (Baltimore) and Pengfei Xie (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A highly active and selective solid catalyst comprising stable single-atom iridium (Ir) anchored in a zeolite, e.g., ZSM-5, for upcycling of plastics, such as high-density polyethylene, to yield valuable lower molecular weight hydrocarbon products is disclosed."

The patent was filed on May 20, 2021, under Application No. 17/998,836.

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