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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Jean-charles Dumenil, Little Chalfont, GB;
Ian Dobson, London, GB;
Inventors:
Jean-Charles Dumenil, Little Chalfont, GB;
Ian Dobson, London, GB;
Assignee:
BP Biofuels UK Ltd., Middlesex, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 31/12 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a process, a plant, and butanol made of or derived from lignocellulosic feedstock. The process includes the step of depolymerizing lignocellulosic material to form pentose and a remainder. The process also includes the step of converting the pentose to butanol material and using the remainder for generation of power or further downstream conversion.