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US 2011/0209386 A1Published application
Method for making renewable fuels
AssigneeCool Planet Biofuels, Inc.
InventorsMichael Cheiky, Rajashekharam Malyala
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Abstract
Multiple catalytic processing stations enable a method for producing volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel components based on input feedstock and desired outputs.
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A method for converting biomass to renewable fuels, comprising:
- providing a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts;
- subjecting biomass within the stations to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart);
- incrementing an individual processing station temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component;
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- subjecting the volatile components generated in each station through the series of catalysts to produce at least one renewable fuel.
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A method for converting biomass to renewable fuels, comprising:
- providing a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts;
- subjecting biomass within the stations to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart);
- and
- incrementing an individual processing station temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component.
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A method for converting biomass to renewable fuels, comprising:
- providing a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts;
- subjecting biomass within the stations to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart);
- incrementing an individual processing station temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component;
- subjecting the volatile components generated in each station through the series of catalysts to produce at least one renewable fuel;
- and
- contacting the volatile component with a dehydration catalyst to produce a first product which on cooling to a temperature range of 1-20° C. produces a second volatile component, a first renewable fuel and water.
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