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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Paul O'connor, Hoevelaken, NL;
Dennis Stamires, Dana Point, CA (US);
Sjoerd Daamen, Barcelona, ES;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KiOR, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/02 (2013.01); C10G 1/006 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4006 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is disclosed for converting biomass to fuels and/or valuable chemicals. The process comprises the steps of a) activating biomass to make it more susceptible to conversion; c) partially converting the biomass to a solubilized material; and d) subjecting the unconverted biomass to a second conversion step. The process optionally comprises a step b) of adding a solvent to the activated biomass. In a preferred embodiment the solubilized biomass obtained in step c) is removed before the unconverted biomass is subjected to step d).