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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140350317 | HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO INCREASE YIELD OF AROMATICS - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for increasing the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons produced while converting carboxylic acids to aromatic hydrocarbons. The invention includes methods of using catalysts to increase the yield of benzene, toluene, and mixed xylenes in the hydrocarbon product. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349361 | Process for Converting Biomass to Aromatic Hydrocarbons - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for increasing the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons produced while converting biomass to hydrocarbons. The invention includes methods of using catalysts to increase the yield of benzene, toluene, and mixed xylenes in the hydrocarbon product. | 11-27-2014 |
20140275584 | PRODUCTION OF AROMATICS FROM DI- AND POLYOXYGENATES - Methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing in high yield aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from a mixture of oxygenates comprising di- and polyoxygenates are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like; and methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing the mixture of oxygenates from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like. The disclosed catalysts for preparing the mixture of oxygenates comprise a Ni | 09-18-2014 |
20140275571 | Production of Aromatics from Di- and Polyoxygenates - Methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing in high yield aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from a mixture of oxygenates comprising di- and polyoxygenates are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing aromatic chemicals and liquid fuels from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like; and methods, catalysts, and reactor systems for producing the mixture of oxygenates from oxygenated hydrocarbons such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like. The disclosed catalysts for preparing the mixture of oxygenates comprise a Group VIII metal and a crystalline alumina support. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273118 | Processes for Converting Biomass-Derived Feedstocks to Chemicals and Liquid Fuels - The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C | 09-18-2014 |
20140187828 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - A moderate fraction of a carbohydrate derived component, and a kerosene composition comprising the moderate fraction, the moderate fraction having at least one C | 07-03-2014 |
20140107353 | Reductive Biomass Liquefaction - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for converting in a continuous process biomass to less complex oxygenated compounds for use in downstream processes to produce biofuels and chemicals. The invention includes methods of converting the components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to water-soluble materials, including lignocellulosic derivatives, cellulosic derivatives, hemicellulosic derivatives, carbohydrates, starches, polysaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, sugars, sugar alcohols, alditols, polyols, diols, alcohols, ketones, cyclic ethers, esters, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and mixtures thereof, using hydrogen and a heterogeneous liquefaction catalyst. | 04-17-2014 |
20140051872 | CATALYSTS FOR HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONS - The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like, using catalysts containing palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful in the production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and other products. | 02-20-2014 |
20130263498 | Production of Distillate Fuels from Biomass-Derived Polyoxygenates - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems and catalysts for converting biomass and biomass-derived feedstocks to C | 10-10-2013 |
20130185992 | Synthesis of Liquid Fuels and Chemicals From Oxygenated Hydrocarbons - Processes and reactor systems are provided for the conversion of oxygenated hydrocarbons to hydrocarbons, ketones and alcohols useful as liquid fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel, and industrial chemicals. The process involves the conversion of mono-oxygenated hydrocarbons to aromatics and gasonline range hydrocarbons where the oxygenated hydrocarbons are derived from biomass. | 07-25-2013 |
20130055626 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a liquid fuel composition comprising a distillation fraction of a component having at least one C | 03-07-2013 |
20130036660 | PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS AND FUELS FROM BIOMASS - The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for converting in a continuous process biomass to fuels and chemicals. The invention includes methods of converting the water insoluble components of biomass, such as hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, to volatile C | 02-14-2013 |
20130023702 | Serial Deconstruction of Biomass - The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using water. The method generally includes loading a reactor with biomass and water, heating the reactor to a first deconstruction temperature and establishing a first deconstruction pressure, maintaining the reactor at the first deconstruction temperature and a first deconstruction pressure for a first deconstruction period, flushing the reactor with water, and repeating these steps one or more times after establishing a second deconstructing temperature and second deconstruction pressure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130019859 | SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS AND STABILIZATION OF BIOMASS HYDROLYSATE - The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. | 01-24-2013 |
20120323053 | Methods for biomass Deconstruction and Purification - The present invention provides processes for deconstructing and purifying biomass using water. The method includes the steps of loading a reactor with biomass and water, establishing and maintaining a deconstruction temperature and pressure for a deconstruction period, flushing the reactor with water, and repeating these steps to produce a solid phase and a biomass hydrolysate. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318258 | SOLVOLYSIS OF BIOMASS TO PRODUCE AQUEOUS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS - The present invention provides processes for deconstructing biomass to produce aqueous and organic products using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. | 12-20-2012 |
20120283478 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING POLYOLS - Disclosed are methods for generating propylene glycol, ethylene glycol and other polyols, diols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols from biomass using hydrogen produced from the biomass. The methods involve reacting a portion of an aqueous stream of a biomass feedstock solution over a catalyst under aqueous phase reforming conditions to produce hydrogen, and then reacting the hydrogen and the aqueous feedstock solution over a catalyst to produce propylene glycol, ethylene glycol and the other polyols, diols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols. The disclosed methods can be run at lower temperatures and pressures, and allows for the production of oxygenated hydrocarbons without the need for hydrogen from an external source. | 11-08-2012 |