Bp Corporation North America Inc.

University of California

Other

Amit A Gokhale

F Dean Toste

Sanil Sreekumar

Alexis T Bell

Gorkem Gunbas

Eric R Sacia

Balakrishnan Madhesan

George E Arab

Martin E Carrera

Shylesh Sankaranarayanapillai

Adam Grippo

Leslie William Bolton

Douglas S Clark

Harvey W Blanch

Joseph B Binder

Kevin James West

Jacob Borden

Aidan Hurley

John Redshaw

Gordon L Lamb

Zachary C Baer

Konstantinos A Goulas

Peter Seden

Anbarasan Pazhamalai

Glen Austin

Binita X Bhattacharjee

Chris Horler

Eric T Mack

Sasisanker Padmanabhan

Christopher Roberge

John Philip Davies

In some embodiments, a compound has the formula (I) where: Rand Rare alkyl or, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, cycloalkyl; R, Rand Rare H or alkyl (formula II); Ris alkyl or where: Rand Rare H, alkyl or, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, cycloalkyl; Ris H or alkyl; X is alkylene or is absent; and p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and m and n are 0, 1, 2 or 3 provided that m is 0 when Rand Rare H. The compound is suitable for use as a base stock which provides low volatility for a given viscosity profile. The compound may be used in a lubricant composition for an internal combustion engine. 

Ether compounds and related compositions

Provided herein are methods for producing cyclic and acyclic ketones from trimerization and dimerization of alkyl ketones, including for example methyl ketones. Such cyclic and acyclic ketones may be suitable for use as fuel and lubricant precursors, and may be hydrodeoxygenated to form their corresponding cycloalkanes and alkanes. Such cycloalkanes and alkanes may be suitable for use as fuels, including jet fuels, and lubricants.

Methods for producing cyclic and acyclic ketones

Provided herein are methods for producing &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones from the condensation of methyl ketones in the presence of an amine catalyst. Such amine catalysts may be supported, for example, on a silica-alumina support. Such amine catalysts may be used in the presence of an additional acid. The &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones may be produced by dimerization and/or timerization of the methyl ketones. Such &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones may be suitable for use in producing fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, or precursors thereof. The methyl ketones may be obtained from renewable sources, such as by the fermentation of biomass.

Methods for producing fuels, gasoline additives, and lubricants using amine catalysts

Provided herein are methods for producing ketone(s) from the condensation of methyl ketone(s) and alcohol(s) in the presence of an amine catalyst and a metal catalyst. Such amine catalysts may be supported, for example, on a silica-alumina support. Such ketones may be suitable for use in producing fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, or precursors thereof. The methyl ketone(s) and/or alcohol(s) may be obtained from renewable sources, such as by fermentation of biomass.

The present disclosure generally relates to the catalytic conversion of alcohols into hydrocarbon ketones suitable for use as fuels. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the catalytic conversion of a mixture of isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) or acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE), into ketones suitable for use as fuels. The ABE or IBE mixtures may be obtained from the fermentation of biomass or sugars.

Methods to produce fuels

The present disclosure generally relates to the production of fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, and precursors thereof. The compounds used to produce the fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, and precursors thereof may be derived from biomass. The fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, and precursors thereof may be produced by a combination of intermolecular and/or intramolecular aldol condensation reactions, Guerbet reactions, hydrogenation reactions, and/or oligomerization reactions.

Methods for producing fuels, gasoline additives, and lubricants

Methods of producing renewable materials may include consuming a fermentation feedstock with a fermentation organism to produce a renewable material in fermentation broth; water may then be separated from the feedstock or broth using one or more phase separations, or the renewable material may be concentrated from the feedstock or broth using one or more phase separations. Methods of producing biofuel components may include consuming a lignocellulosic or sugar fermentation feedstock with a fermentation organism to produce either ethanol or butanol in fermentation broth; cooling the feedstock or broth to solidify at least some water therein; and separating the solidified water from the feedstock or broth using a solid-liquid phase separation.

Purification methods and systems related to renewable materials and biofuels production

The invention provides a method to extract organic compounds from aqueous mixtures, using a specially selected organic compound as an extraction liquid. The method can be applied to remove compounds such as acetic acid or ethanol from complex aqueous mixtures, including fermentation reactions or broths, and can be used for in situ extraction of products or by-products from a fermentation reaction. Some suitable extraction liquids for use in these methods include diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, tripropionin, and di(ethylene glycol) diisobutyl ether.

Method for extracting organic compounds from aqueous mixtures

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Amit A Gokhale