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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Aditya Bhan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Tsapatsis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lanny D. Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul J. Dauenhauer, Sunderland, MA (US);
Aditya Bhan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Tsapatsis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lanny D. Schmidt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul J. Dauenhauer, Sunderland, MA (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and reactors for producing a fuel are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method uses a biomass feedstock and alkane and/or alcohol feedstock, which can be contacted with a metal-containing catalyst to form products including a bio-oil. In some embodiments, oxygen-containing functional groups can be removed from a bio-oil using one or more zeolite thin films.