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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Makoto N. Masuno, Elk Grove, CA (US);
John Bissell, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ryan L. Smith, Sacramento, CA (US);
Brian Higgins, Davis, CA (US);
Alex Be. Wood, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
Makoto N. Masuno, Elk Grove, CA (US);
John Bissell, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ryan L. Smith, Sacramento, CA (US);
Brian Higgins, Davis, CA (US);
Alex Be. Wood, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
MICROMIDAS, INC., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/46 (2006.01); C07D 307/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/46 (2013.01); C07D 307/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods to produce substituted furans (e.g., halomethylfurfural, hydroxymethylfurfural, and furfural), by acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass using a gaseous acid in a multiphase reactor, such as a fluidized bed reactor.