Los Alamos National Security, LLC

David Bryan Kimball

Jin Kyung Kim

Louis A Silks

John Cameron Gordon

Jurgen G Schmidt

Andrew D Sutton

Marc A Alvarez

Robert F Williams

Ruilian Wu

Rudolfo A Martinez

Susan Kloek Hanson

Kirk Davin Rector

Marcel Lucas

Gregory Lawrence Wagner

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the conversion of a source material (e.g., a depolymerized oligosaccharide mixture, a monomeric sugar, a hydrolysate, or a mixture of monomeric sugars) to intermediate molecules containing 7 to 26 contiguous carbon atoms. These intermediates may also be converted to saturated hydrocarbons. Such saturated hydrocarbons are useful as, for example, fuels.

Conversion of oligomeric starch, cellulose, hydrolysates or sugars to hydrocarbons

The present invention is directed to the one step selective conversion of starch, cellulose, or glucose to molecules containing 7 to 26 contiguous carbon atoms. The invention is also directed to the conversion of those intermediates to saturated hydrocarbons. Such saturated hydrocarbons are useful as, for example, fuels.

Conversion of oligomeric starch, cellulose, or sugars to hydrocarbons

A mild inexpensive process for treating lignocellulosic biomass involves oxidative delignification of wood using an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving a catalytic amount of manganese (III) acetate into water and adding hydrogen peroxide. Within 4 days and without agitation, the solution was used to convert poplar wood sections into a fine powder-like delignified, cellulose rich materials that included individual wood cells.

Process for decomposing lignin in biomass

Compounds having stable isotopesC and/orH were synthesized from precursor compositions having solid phase supports or affinity tags.

Isotopically labeled compositions and method

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