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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Virent, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Randy Cortright, Madison, WI (US);
Paul Blommel, Oregon, WI (US);
Assignee:
VIRENT, INC., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01); C07C 29/60 (2006.01); C07C 45/57 (2006.01); C07D 307/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 3/50 (2013.01); C07C 29/60 (2013.01); C07C 45/57 (2013.01); C07D 307/08 (2013.01); C10G 3/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are methods for preparing liquid fuel and chemical intermediates from biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons in a single reactor. The method includes reacting a water soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature, pressure, and weight hour space velocity for a time sufficient to produce a self-separating, three-phase product stream comprising a vapor phase, an organic phase, and an aqueous phase. A portion of the organic phase can be reacted to produce alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and aromatics.