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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
Gregg T. Beckham, Denver, CO (US);
Mary J. Biddy, Westminster, CO (US);
Stephen C. Chmely, Golden, CO (US);
Matthew Sturgeon, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/04 (2006.01); B01J 27/236 (2006.01); C10G 1/08 (2006.01); B01J 37/03 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/755 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/04 (2013.01); B01J 23/007 (2013.01); B01J 23/755 (2013.01); B01J 27/236 (2013.01); B01J 35/002 (2013.01); B01J 37/0201 (2013.01); B01J 37/031 (2013.01); C10G 1/086 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11);
Abstract
Solid base catalysts and their use for the base-catalyzed depolymerization (BCD) of lignin to compounds such as aromatics are presented herein. Exemplary catalysts include layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as recyclable, heterogeneous catalysts for BCD of lignin.