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US 5,516,960 AGranted
Process for producing hydrocarbon fuels
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorJ. Michael Robinson
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to method for chemically converting polyhydric alcohols to a mixture of hydrocarbons and halocarbons. The invention is also directed to a process for converting cellulose or hemicellulose to hydrocarbon fuels.
Claims15
A method for reducing a polyhydric alcohol to an alkene, cyclic alkene, iodoalkane or a mixture thereof, comprising reacting said polyhydric alcohol with;
- a) hydriodic acid at a mole ratio of between about 5 and about 11 moles of said hydriodic acid per mole of said polyhydric alcohol;
- and
- b) either phosphorous acid or hypophosphorous acid at a mole ratio of between about 2.5 and about 7.5 moles of phosphorous acid or hypophosphorous acid per mole of said polyhydric alcohol;
- wherein the reaction is performed:
- c) in an aqueous solution having a water content of less than 50%;
- and
- d) in an inert atmosphere.
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