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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 01, 2014
Thomas Tao, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Thomas Tao, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods for efficiently converting carbohydrates into various oxygen-containing hydrocarbon derivatives, including straight-chain and cyclic aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, acids, and heteroaromatic compounds, are described and provided. In some embodiments, the methods include combining a carbohydrate with a material having a high affinity for carbon dioxide in stoichiometric amounts and heating said combination at temperature effective to cause de-carbonation of the carbohydrate and the formation of the products. In more specific embodiments, the material is calcium oxide (CaO) and the carbohydrate is sucrose, and the reaction is performed at temperatures between about 150° C. and about 450° C.