发明名称 |
Production of fuel from chemicals derived from biomass |
摘要 |
Hydrocarbons may be formed from six carbon sugars. This process involves obtaining a quantity of a hexose sugar. The hexose sugar may be derived from biomass. The hexose sugar is reacted to form an alkali metal levulinate, an alkali metal valerate, an alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or an alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate. An anolyte is then prepared for use in a electrolytic cell. The anolyte contains the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate. The anolyte is then decarboxylated. This decarboxylating operates to decarboxylate the alkali metal levulinate, the alkali metal valerate, the alkali metal 5-hydroxy pentanoate, or the alkali metal 5-alkoxy pentanoate to form radicals, wherein the radicals react to form a hydrocarbon fuel compound. |
申请公布号 |
US8821710(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.02 |
申请号 |
US201213357463 |
申请日期 |
2012.01.24 |
申请人 |
Ceramatec, Inc. |
发明人 |
Bhavaraju Sai;Karanjikar Mukund |
分类号 |
C25B3/00;C25B3/02;C25B3/10;C07C51/41;C07C51/00;C07C51/09;C25B9/08 |
主分类号 |
C25B3/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Fonda David |
主权项 |
1. A method for producing a hydrocarbon fuel compound comprising:
obtaining sodium levulinate, wherein the sodium levulinate is derived from a six carbon sugar; preparing an anolyte for use in an electrolytic cell, the electrolytic cell comprising an anolyte compartment, a catholyte compartment, and a NaSICON membrane that separates the anolyte compartment from the catholyte compartment, wherein the anolyte is housed within the anolyte compartment and a catholyte is housed within the catholyte compartment, wherein the anolyte comprises a solvent and a quantity of the sodium levulinate, wherein the solvent comprises an alcohol; and electrolyzing the anolyte within the cell, wherein the electrolyzing decarboxylates the sodium levulinate to form radicals, wherein the radicals react to predominantly form 2,7-octadione, wherein the quantity of the sodium levulinate is devoid of levulinic acid, wherein the only positive cation in the anolyte compartment is the sodium cation. |
地址 |
Salt Lake City UT US |