Zeolitic catalytic conversion of alochols to hydrocarbons
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorsChaitanya K. Narula, Brian H. Davison, Martin Keller
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Abstract
A method for converting an alcohol to a hydrocarbon, the method comprising contacting said alcohol with a metal-loaded zeolite catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. and up to 550° C., wherein said alcohol can be produced by a fermentation process, said metal is a positively-charged metal ion, and said metal-loaded zeolite catalyst is catalytically active for converting said alcohol to said hydrocarbon.
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A method for converting an alcohol to a hydrocarbon product containing comprising no more than 20% C2 hydrocarbon compounds, the method comprising contacting said alcohol with a vanadium-loaded ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst at a temperature of at least 250° C. and up to 350° C. and at a liquid hourly space velocity of up to 5 hr−1, wherein said alcohol can be produced by a fermentation process and is selected from ethanol, butanol, isobutanol, or combination thereof and is a component of an aqueous solution in a concentration of no more than about 20%.
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