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US 8,735,638 B2Granted
Transformation of biomass
AssigneeAquaflow Bionomic Corporation Limited
InventorsIan James Miller, Rhys Antony Batchelor
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Abstract
A method for processing biomass comprising heating an aqueous slurry comprising biomass, water and a phosphate catalyst in a pressure vessel at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 500° C. to produce a mixture comprising a dispersion of an organic phase and an aqueous phase.
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A method for producing one or more organic chemical products from biomass comprising:
- (i) heating an aqueous slurry comprising biomass and water in a pressure vessel at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 500° C. in the presence of a phosphate catalyst to produce a mixture comprising a dispersion of an organic phase and an aqueous phase, and
- (ii) separating one or more organic chemical products from the mixture.
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