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20110160482 | CATALYSTS FOR HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF POLYOLS - Disclosed are methods for producing polyols, ketones, carboxylic acids, aldehydes and alcohols from biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as sugars, sugar alcohols, saccharides and the like, using catalysts containing platinum, ruthenium and tin. The methods can be run at lower temperatures and pressures, and allows for the production of oxygenated compounds without the need for hydrogen from an external source. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful as industrial chemicals or chemical intermediates for liquid fuels production. | 06-30-2011 |
20120167876 | ORGANO-CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION - The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172579 | 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. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172588 | CATALYTIC BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION - The present invention provides processes for catalytically converting biomass to oxygenated compounds suitable for use in bioreforming processes. | 07-05-2012 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |