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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Pioneer Energy, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
John Henri, Longmont, CO (US);
Jan Zygmunt, Longmont, CO (US);
Mark Berggren, Golden, CO (US);
Robert Zubrin, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER ENERGY, Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/18 (2006.01); C07B 41/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/182 (2006.01); C07C 29/149 (2006.01); C07C 29/145 (2006.01); C07C 29/17 (2006.01); C07C 1/24 (2006.01); C07C 45/48 (2006.01); C07C 51/12 (2006.01); C07D 309/36 (2006.01); C07C 5/03 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/06 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07B 41/02 (2013.01); C07C 1/24 (2013.01); C07C 5/03 (2013.01); C07C 29/145 (2013.01); C07C 29/149 (2013.01); C07C 29/177 (2013.01); C07C 45/48 (2013.01); C07C 51/12 (2013.01); C07D 309/36 (2013.01); C10G 3/50 (2013.01); C10L 1/023 (2013.01); C10L 1/06 (2013.01); C10L 1/1824 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods to selectively synthesize higher alcohols and hydrocarbons useful as fuels and industrial chemicals from syngas and biomass. Ketene and ketonization chemistry along with hydrogenation reactions are used to synthesize fuels and chemicals. In another embodiment, ketene used to form fuels and chemicals may be manufactured from acetic acid which in turn can be synthesized from synthesis gas which is produced from coal, biomass, natural gas, etc.