Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

Joshua A Schaidle

Daniel Ruddy

Jesse Hensley

Susan Ellen Habas

Mayank Behl

Andrew Nolan Wilson

Mark R Nimlos

Michael Brandon Griffin

Calvin Mukarakate

Connor Patrick Nash

Jun Wang

Frederick Raymond Gabriel Baddour

Abhijit Dutta

Frederick G Baddour

Matthew Maurice Yung

Maarit Kristiina Iisa

Anh The To

The present disclosure relates to a method that includes converting a gas stream that contains hydrogen (H) and carbon monoxide (CO) to a second mixture that contains a hydrocarbon, for example, a hydrocarbon having between 3 and 15 carbon atoms, where the converting is performed using a first catalyst configured to convert Hand CO to methanol, a second catalyst configured to convert methanol to dimethyl ether (DME), and a third catalyst configured to convert DME to the hydrocarbon.

Methods, systems, and catalysts for the direct conversion of syngas to high-octane hydrocarbons

The present disclosure relates to a mixture that includes a first portion that includes at least one of a paraffin and/or a naphthene having between 5 carbons and 13 carbons, inclusively, at a first concentration between about 75 wt % and about 99 wt %, and a second portion that includes hydrocarbons having greater than 13 carbons at a second concentration of less than 0.05 wt %.

High octane synthetic fuels

The present disclosure relates to a catalyst that includes a support that includes a metal oxide and a metal deposited on the support, where the metal oxide includes at least one of TiO, AlO, SiO, CeO, and/or ZrO, the metal includes at least one of Pt, Pd, Ru Rh, Ni, and/or Mo, the metal is in the form of a particle, and the metal is present on the support at a concentration between about 0.1 wt % and about 5.0 wt %.

Materials and methods for improved pyrolysis processing

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes where Rand Rinclude at least one of a hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, and/or an alkyl group, Rand Rinclude at least one of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, and/or a ketone, and 1&#x2264;n&#x2264;2000.

Production of ketone-based biopolymers from catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass

An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes contacting an oxygenated compound and hydrogen (H) with a solid catalyst, where the solid catalyst includes a metal carbide that includes a first transition metal, and the contacting converts at least a portion of the oxygenated compound to a deoxygenated compound. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal carbide may include at least one of MoC and/or WC.

Catalysts and methods for converting biomass to liquid fuels

The present disclosure relates to a method that includes heating a mixture that includes a metal phenylphosphine-containing precursor that includes at least one of Mo(PPh)(CO), Pd(PPh), Ru(PPh)Cl, Ru(PPh)(CO)Cl, Co(PPh)(CO)(NO), and/or Rh(PPh)(CO)Cl, a surfactant, and a solvent. The heating is to a target temperature to form a heated mixture containing a metal phosphide nanoparticle that includes at least one of MoP, RuP, CoP, RhP, and/or PdP, and the metal phosphide nanoparticle is not hollow.

Metal phosphide catalysts and methods for making the same and uses thereof

Catalysts and processes designed to convert DME and/or methanol and hydrogen (H) to desirable liquid fuels are described. These catalysts produce the fuels efficiently and with a high selectivity and yield, and reduce the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons by incorporating Hinto the products. Also described are process methods to further upgrade these fuels to higher molecular weight liquid fuel mixtures, which have physical properties comparable with current commercially used liquid fuels.

Catalysts and methods for converting carbonaceous materials to fuels

This disclosure relates to catalysts and processes designed to convert DME and/or methanol and hydrogen (H) to desirable liquid fuels. These catalysts produce the fuels efficiently and with a high selectivity and yield, and reduce the formation of aromatic hydrocarbons by incorporating Hinto the products. This disclosure also describes process methods to further upgrade these fuels to higher molecular weight liquid fuel mixtures, which have physical properties comparable with current commercially used liquid fuels.

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Arvada, CO, United States of America

Joshua A Schaidle