This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the United States. Active years: 1999.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1999
Title: Xiaobing Xie and Advances in Reduced Ternary Molybdenum Sulfides
Introduction
Xiaobing Xie is an inventor associated with College Station, Texas, whose work includes research on reduced ternary molybdenum and tungsten sulfides and their potential in hydroprocessing. His patent describes amorphous sulfide materials containing metal–sulfur cluster units and explores their use as hydrodesulfurization catalysts.
Latest Patents
Xie is associated with 1 patent: “Reduced Ternary Molybdenum and Tungsten Sulfides and Hydroprocessing.” The invention describes amorphous compounds with the general formula M²ˣ⁄ⁿ(L₆S₈)Sₓ, where L is molybdenum or tungsten and M is a ternary metal. Chemical and spectroscopic characterization, including infrared, Raman, and photoelectron spectroscopy, indicated the presence of (M₆S₈) cluster units.
The patent also describes producing sodium molybdenum sulfide through vacuum thermolysis and exchanging sodium ions for other metal ions, including tin, cobalt, nickel, lead, lanthanum, and holmium. The resulting materials were investigated as hydrodesulfurization catalysts. In particular, the patent reports that certain pretreated tin-, nickel-, and cobalt-containing molybdenum sulfides showed promising catalytic activity, with some outperforming the comparison molybdenum disulfide catalysts under the specified conditions.
Career Highlights
A central contribution described in Xie’s patent is the development and characterization of reduced ternary molybdenum and tungsten sulfides. The work connects their cluster-based structures with catalytic performance and examines how preparation and pretreatment affect their behavior in hydrodesulfurization.
The patent lists The United States of America as Represented by the United States as the assignee. This attribution reflects the organization named in the patent record and does not, by itself, establish Xie’s specific employment role.
Collaborations
Glenn L. Schrader and Shane J. Hilsenbeck are identified as Xie’s coworkers in the supplied information. Their names provide context for the research team associated with this work.
Conclusion
Xiaobing Xie’s patent documents research into cluster-containing molybdenum and tungsten sulfides
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