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CHRISTOPHER P. NICHOLAS - PATENT SPECIALIST
Biography
Chris combines an extensive research background with significant patent preparation, prosecution, and analysis knowledge. His experiences include 15 years in roles throughout the Research departments at Honeywell UOP, primarily focused on inventing, characterizing, and catalytically testing new materials and processes. Particular foci have included heterogeneous catalytic processes such as olefin oligomerization and alkylation, synthesis of inorganic materials (primarily metal oxides and zeolites), process engineering, molecular adsorption, and olefin metathesis. Chris is an inventor or co-inventor on more than 100 US and foreign patents and has coauthored over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter. Prior to UOP, Chris earned a Ph.D. at Northwestern University and worked in the Hard Materials Center of Excellence at Sigma-Aldrich.
Specialties, Academics, and Memberships
Area of Specialty
· Inorganic Chemistry
· Zeolite and Metal Oxide Materials Synthesis
· Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis
· Chemical Process Engineering
Selected Publications
- Atomic Layer Deposition Overcoating Improves Catalyst Selectivity and Longevity in Propane Dehydrogenation
- ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 13957−13967
- Viral Infections and the Development of Disinfection: 100 Years of Progress at I&ECR
- Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 6345-6346.
- Combined Alkali-Organoammonium Structure Direction of High Charge Density Heteroatom-Containing Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves: The Missing Link
- Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9032-9037
- Dehydration, Dienes, High Octane, and High Pressures: Contributions from Vladimir Nikolaevich Ipatieff, a Father of Catalysis
- ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 8531-9
- Applications of Olefin Oligomerization to the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
- Appl. Catal. A 2017, 543, 82-97
- Benzene Selectivity in Competitive Arene Hydrogenation: Effects of Single-Site Catalyst•••Super-Acidic Oxide Surface Binding Geometry
- J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6770-80
Academics
Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry at Northwestern University
B.A. Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Major in Chemistry, Minor in Physics
Memberships and Service
AIChE Senior Member
North American Catalysis Society & Chicago Catalysis Club with prior leadership positions
25-year ACS Member
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division
Energy & Fuels Division
Catalysis Science and Technology Division
International Zeolite Association
Editorial Advisory Board Member for the American Chemical Society journals ACS Catalysis and Industrial
& Engineering Chemistry Research (I&ECR)
Christopher Nicholas, Patent Specialist
Paschall & Associates, LLC
Phone: 872-810-3006
Email: christopher.nicholas@paschall-ip.com