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SELECTED NEWLY FILED PATENTS (total 35 patents)
1.  (a)  Tandem metathesis and hydrogenation under Grubb’s type catalysts
     (b)  EP 12 173 161.6
     (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Liu, Y., Wu, J.

2.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex (HG2)
     (b)  EP 12 173 165.7
     (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J., Liu, Y.

3.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex (in-situ, RhCl3, ethanol)
     (b)  EP 12 173 162.4
     (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Liu, Y.

4.  (a)  Process for continuous hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bonds in unsaturated polymers
     (b)  Eur. Patent 2147931 A1, 20100127; US2010/0093932 A1 (April 15, 2010);  KR20100011930 (A);   

           JP2010031276; EP2151455 (A1); CN101633714 (A)
     (c)  Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Mouli, M. R. C.

5.  (a)  Hydrogenation of a diene-based polymers using platinum group catalysts
     (b)  Eur. Patent 2072534 A1 20090624; US2009270562 (A1);  KR20090065448 (A); JP2009144159(A);

            EP2075262(A1);  CN101463102(A)

     (c)  Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

6.  (a)  Hydrogenation of a diene-based polymer latex using rhodium catalysts
     (b)  Eur. Patent 2072539 A1 20090624; US2009258996 (A1); KR20090065453 (A1); JP2009185278 (A); EP

            2075263 (A1); CN 101463103 (A)     
     (c)  Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

7.  (a)  Nano-sized hydrogenated diene-based polymer latex particles (organometallic route)
     (b)  Eur. Patent 09168709.5;
     (c)  Pan, Q., Rempel, G. L..

8.  (a)  Nano-sized hydrogenated diene-based polymer latex particles (diimide route)
     (b)  Eur. Patent 09168710.3;
     (c)  Pan, Q., Rempel, G. L., He, G.

9.  (a)  Nano-sized diene-based polymer latex particles
     (b)  Eur. Patent 09168713.7;
     (c)  Pan, Q., Rempel, G. L., He, G.

10. (a)  Composite Catalyst for the Selective Oligomerization of Lower Alkenes and the Production of High Octane

             Products
       (b)  US Patent 7,718,569 B2; CN 200480040117.7, WO  2005056503  A1
       (c)  Inventors: Ng, F. T. T., Rempel, G. L., Nkosi, B

11. (a)  Organic Solvent-Free Hydrogenation of Diene-Based Polymers
      (b)  US Patent 7,345,115 B2; Eur. Patent 1702930 (A1);  JP2006257417 (A);  CN1834113 (A);  CA2501199 (A1);
             BRPI0600713 (A)
      (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

12. (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex
      (b)  US Patent 7,385,010 B2;  Eur. Patent 1705194 (A1);  JP2006257416 (A);  CN1834112 (A);  CA2501203 (A1); 
             BRPI0600714
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

13.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers (PdAc)
       (b)  EP 7123381.1
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

14.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex (RhCl(TPPMS)3)
       (b)  EP 7123383.7
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wei, Z.

15.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex (in-situ, RhCl3)
       (b)  EP 7123385.2
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wei, Z.

16.  (a)  Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers (Iridium)     
       (b)  EP 7123388.6;  EP 2072536 A1
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Wu, J.

17.  (a)  Continuous hydrogenation process of unsaturated polymers (MAC)
       (b)  EP 08161101.4, EP 2147932 A1
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Zhang, L.

18.  (a)  Continuous process for hydrogenation of diene based polymers utilizing static mixer reactor (SM)
       (b)  EP 08161098.2
       (c)  Inventors: Rempel, G. L., Pan, Q., Mouli, M. R. C.

Professor Garry L. Rempel, Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

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