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US 8,410,321 B2Granted
Alternative paths to alcohols and hydrocarbons from biomass
AssigneeEE-Terrabon Biofuels LLC
InventorsMark T. Holtzapple, Cesar B. Granda, Sebastian Taco, Michael Kyle Ross, Gary Luce, John A. Spencer, Rae L. Spencer
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Abstract
A method of producing alcohols, hydrocarbons, or both from biomass, the method including converting biomass into a carboxylic acid; reacting the carboxylic acid with an olefin to produce an ester; and hydrogenolyzing the ester to produce alcohol. The steps of reacting the carboxylic acid with an olefin to produce an ester, and hydrogenolyzing the ester to produce an alcohol, may both be carried out in the same reactor.
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A method of producing alcohols from biomass, the method comprising:
- converting biomass into a carboxylic acid;
- reacting the carboxylic acid with an olefin to produce an ester;
- and
- hydrogenolyzing the ester to produce alcohol.
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