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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Rudy Francois Maria Jozef Parton, Echt, NL;
Marinus Petrus Wihelmus Maria Rijkers, Echt, NL;
Johannes Augustinus Kroon, Echt, NL;
Inventors:
Rudy Francois Maria Jozef Parton, Echt, NL;
Marinus Petrus Wihelmus Maria Rijkers, Echt, NL;
Johannes Augustinus Kroon, Echt, NL;
Assignee:
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for continuously producing furfural and levulinic acid from biomass, said process comprising steps including pre-treatment of the biomass; hydrolysis and dehydration of the biomass; removing a vapor mixture by flashing the slurried biomass and a heat integration step comprising the water used being heated through a heat exchange system with the flashed vapor mixture.