Technology transfer from Mario Pagliaro's Lab
Mario
Pagliaro's research Group at Italy's Cnr has introduced
several novel chemical technologies,
ranging from oxidation catalysts
for fine chemicals productions,
to highly sensitive photochemical oxygen sensors and processes for the conversion of
glycerol and cellulose into high value-added
products.Transfer of the technologies to
chemical and hi-tech companies
is actively being sought:
In case of interest, please contact Dr. Pagliaro
(mario.pagliaro@gmail.com).
Licensed technologies
SiliaCatTEMPO®
(U.S.
Patent 6,797,773 B1)Co-invented
with David Avnir at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this
technology has been
licensed
to SiliCycle Inc. SiliaCatTEMPO is a true off-the-shelf selective oxidation catalyst
being particularly versatile and stable in the oxidation of
alcohols either
to
valuable carbonyls or to valued carboxylic
acids including:
-
alpha-hydroxyacids from diols,
- aminohydroxyacids from aminodiols and
- uronates
from sugars. Canada's company
SiliCycle produces a whole set of
functionalized
silica gels commercialized also by the US chemical manifacturer
Sigma-Aldrich.Available technologies
A process for the
production of DHA from glycerin in one potValuable
dihydroxyacetone is obtained in one pot directly from glycerine by a clean,
catalytic electrochemical oxidation. The product
is the main ingredient for all sunless tanning formulations commercialized
worldwide.
Novel sensors
for O2 detection
New
optically-based O2 sensor. An highly
sensitive oxygen-sensing material for non-destructive, fast and reliable
detection of oxygen at low concentrations. Co-developed
with Professor Frank Bright and Rachel
Bukowski at the University of New York at Buffalo, this quenchometric sol-gel sensor will soon be commercialized in miniuturized
commercial sensors fully analogous to the
Foxy-Lite
system of OceanOptics Ltd.
FluoRuGel:
Highly selctive catalyst for Zero-Emission aerobic alcohols
oxidations
New,versatile
catalytic materials suitable for obtaining valuable carbonyls in a Zero-Emissions
process (i.e. without heavy metals and getting rid of chemical solvents).
The technology works with O2 (1 atm) at 70-80 oC
or with anhydrous H2O2 at room temperature.
Similar sol-gel catalysts are
increasingly commercialized by leading
international companies.
A process for the
production of mesoxalic acid from glycerinValuable mesoxalic
acid is obtained in one pot either from glycerine
or
from DHA. The product
is used as hypoglycemic agent in diabetes patients and its phenylhydrazone was
recently found to be an anti HIV agent.
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