National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC

University of California

Sandia Corporation

Virdia, Inc.

Anthe George

Blake A Simmons

Seema Singh

Ryan Wesley Davis

Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh

Ning Sun

Eric Monroe

Jian Shi

Dean C Dibble

Aurelia Cheng

Manali Sawant

Robert P Jansen

Philip Travisano

Joseph Carlson

Nicholas Richard Myllenbeck

Bradley M Holmes

Benjamin C Wu

Todd W Lane

Kim Tran

Ronald C Pate

The present invention provides novel and improved processes for treating a lignocellulosic biomass or technical lignin using ionic liquids to obtain lignin breakdown products and polysaccharide biomass components. Recycling of ionic liquids can be included in the methods of the invention.

Renewable aromatics from lignocellulosic lignin

A fuel mixture includes a fuel and an octane overboosting additive. Methods of preparing and using such mixtures are disclosed. In particular, the mixture includes an additive that provides octane boosting that produces peak octane at or before a 40% blend and produces at least a 1 octane boost at 10% volume of additive to fuel mixture.

Compounds that induce octane overboosting

The present invention relates, in part, to fuel mixtures and methods of preparing such mixtures. In particular, the mixture includes an alkenol additive that provides octane boosting.

Octane hyperboosting in fuel blends

The present invention provides a method for obtaining a monosaccharide from a lignocellulosic material in a form suitable for use as a carbon source in a reaction. In some embodiments, the monosaccharide is in a form suitable for use in a fermentation reaction, e.g., to produce an alcohol such as ethanol.

Sugar extraction and ionic liquid recycling using alkaline solutions

Methods of converting lignocellulosic derivatives form 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) in ionic liquids are provided herein. Glucose is enzymatically converted to fructose by isomerization with glucose isomerase and a borate salt. Conversion of fructose to HMF includes dehydration of fructose using ionic liquids or ionic liquids with an acid catalyst to achieve high yield of HMF.

HMF production from glucose in ionic liquid media

The present invention relates to methods and system configured to convert algal biomass into biofuels, alcohols, nutrients, biochar, chemical building block compounds, and/or other useful by-products. Exemplary methods include an integrated biochemical and thermochemical process that provides high purity biofuels and mixed alcohols, while minimizing waste and/or maximizing efficiency.

Tandem biochemical and thermochemical conversion of algal biomass

The present invention provides for novel compositions and methods for recycling or recovering ionic liquid used in IL pretreated cellulose and/or lignocellulosic biomass (LBM).

Compositions and methods useful for ionic liquid treatment of biomass

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