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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Wenyu Huang, Ames, IA (US);
Chaoxian Xiao, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/20 (2006.01); C07C 1/207 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/2078 (2013.01); C07C 2101/10 (2013.01); C07C 2101/16 (2013.01); C07C 2521/06 (2013.01); C07C 2521/08 (2013.01); C07C 2521/18 (2013.01); C07C 2523/10 (2013.01); C07C 2523/28 (2013.01); C07C 2523/42 (2013.01); C07C 2523/745 (2013.01); C07C 2523/75 (2013.01); C07C 2523/755 (2013.01); C07C 2523/835 (2013.01); C07C 2523/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of converting levulinic acid or a derivative thereof to hydrocarbons and hydrogen by providing a source of levulinic acid or a derivative thereof and converting the levulinic acid or a derivative thereof in the source to hydrocarbons and hydrogen, where converting is carried out in a single reactor. The present invention also relates to methods for producing hydrocarbons and hydrogen.