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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183422 | Hydrocarbons from pyrolysis oil Described is a process for converting pyrolysis oil obtained by pyrolysis of biomass into fuel range hydrocarbon by alcoholysis of pyrolysis oil with subsequent hydrotreatment. A straightforward methodology to prepare upgradeable pyrolysis oil via alcoholysis. A met... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183421 | Biofuel production by high temperature non-faradaic electrochemical modification of catalysis A method for producing biofuels from biomass in which a refined biomass material is introduced into a non-Faradaic electrochemical device, preferably at a temperature greater than or equal to about 150° C., and deoxygenated and/or decarboxylated in said device to p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8153850 | Integrated biofuel production system According to an embodiment, a biomass conversion subsystem produces methane and/or alcohol and residual biomass. A pyrolysis or a gasification subsystem is used to produce thermal energy and/or process gasses. The thermal energy may be stored thermal energy in the f... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143464 | Method for making renewable fuels Multiple catalytic processing stations enable a method for producing volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129575 | Fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated compounds A process is disclosed for fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds such as glycerol and bio-oil. In the process the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds are contacted with a fluid cracking catalyst material for a period of less than 3 seconds... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119847 | Catalytic process for converting renewable resources into paraffins for use as diesel blending stocks A process for converting renewable resources such as vegetable oil and animal fat into paraffins in a single step which comprises contacting a feed which is a renewable resources with hydrogen and a catalyst which comprises a non-precious metal and an oxide to produ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8084655 | Catalytic process for converting renewable resources into paraffins for use as diesel blending stocks A process for converting renewable resources such as vegetable oil and animal fat into paraffins in a single step which comprises contacting a feed which is a renewable resources with hydrogen and a catalyst which comprises a non-precious metal a first oxide and opt... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8067653 | Methods for producing fuels and solvents Described herein are methods for producing fuels and solvents from fatty acid resources. In general, the pyrolysis products of fatty acids are extracted in order to remove residual fatty acids and produce very pure hydrocarbon compositions composed of alkanes and al... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063258 | Catalytic hydropyrolysis of organophillic biomass A process for producing fuel from biomass is disclosed herein. The process includes torrefying biomass material at a temperature between 80° C. and 300° C. to form particulated biomass having a mean average particle size from about 1 μm to about 1000 μm. The par... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053615 | Synthesis of liquid fuels and chemicals from oxygenated hydrocarbons Processes and reactor systems are provided for the conversion of oxygenated hydrocarbons to hydrocarbons, ketones and alcohols useful as liquid fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel, and industrial chemicals. The process involves the conversion of mono-ox... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049049 | Method of upgrading biomass, upgraded biomass, biomass water slurry and method of producing same, upgraded biomass gas, and method of gasifying biomass This method of upgrading a biomass comprises: an upgrading step for performing upgrading treatment of a cellulose based biomass with an oxygen/carbon atomic ratio of at least 0.5, in presence of water and under a pressure of at least saturated water vapor pressure, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8039682 | Production of aviation fuel from renewable feedstocks A hydrocarbon product stream having hydrocarbons with boiling points in the aviation fuel range is produced from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating, deoxygenating, isomerization, a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026401 | Hydrodeoxygenation process A process for producing a hydrocarbon from biomass. A feed stream having free fatty acids, fatty acid esters or combinations thereof is provided. The feed stream is heated in the presence of a first catalyst to produce a partially hydrodeoxygenated stream. The parti... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022258 | Process for the manufacture of diesel range hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of diesel range hydrocarbons wherein a feed is hydrotreated in a hydrotreating step and isomerised in an isomerisation step, and a feed comprising fresh feed containing more than 5 wt % of free fatty acids and a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022259 | Slurry hydroconversion of biorenewable feedstocks A method for hydroconversion of a combined feed of at least one low value petroleum derived hydrocarbon and at least one biorenewable feedstock in a hydroconversion reaction zone in the presence of a hydroconversion catalyst at hydroconversion reaction conditions fo... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017819 | Thermal treatment of triglycerides A triglyceride or a triglyceride/hydrocarbon combination can be heated to produce thermally treated feeds. The thermally treated feeds can then be contacted with a hydrotreating catalyst in a reaction zone. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017818 | Synthesis of liquid fuels and chemicals from oxygenated hydrocarbons Processes and reactor systems are provided for the conversion of oxygenated hydrocarbons to hydrocarbons, ketones and alcohols useful as liquid fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel, and industrial chemicals. The process involves the conversion of mono-ox... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013195 | Enhancing conversion of lignocellulosic biomass A method for preparing biomass for slurry processing. The method includes solubilizing the solid material into either a dissolved state or a suspended solid in a liquid phase, and processing the liquid phase to produce chemicals and fuels. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003835 | Biomass conversion process A method for converting solid biomass into hydrocarbons includes contacting the solid biomass with a catalyst in a first riser operated at a temperature in the range of from about 50° C. to about 200° C. to thereby produce a first biomass-catalyst mixture and a fi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003836 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant oils, animal fats and oils, and greases. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a diesel boiling r... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003834 | Integrated process for oil extraction and production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks An integrated process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as animal and plant oils and using a byproduct naphtha as an extraction solvent in the generation of the renewable feedstock. The process involves treatin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003833 | Process for conversion of organic, waste, or low-value materials into useful products The present invention addresses the processing of waste and low-value products to produce useful materials in reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, without producing malodorous emissions, and with high energy efficiency. In particular, the inventio... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999143 | Production of diesel fuel from renewable feedstocks with reduced hydrogen consumption A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal fats and oils. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a hydrocarbon fraction useful as ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999142 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant oils and animal oils, fats, and greases. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating i.e. decarboxylating, decarbo... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994375 | Production of gasoline, diesel, naphthenes and aromatics from lignin and cellulosic waste by one step hydrocracking A process for the conversion of biomass to a liquid fuel is presented. The process includes the production of diesel and naphtha boiling point range fuels by hydrotreating and hydrocracking of lignin in the biomass in a one step process. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982076 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant oils, animal fats and oils, and greases. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating to provide a diesel boiling r... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982075 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks with lower hydrogen consumption A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal fats and oils. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating i.e. decarboxylating, decarbonylating, and h... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982078 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks with selective separation of converted oxygen A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal fats and oils, the process providing for sulfur management. The process involves catalytically treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982079 | Integrated process for production of diesel fuel from renewable feedstocks and ethanol denaturizing An integrated process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as plant and animal fats and oils and using a byproduct naphtha as a denaturant for ethanol. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrog... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982077 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks with selective separation of converted oxygen A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel from renewable feedstocks such as fats and oils from plants and animals where the process provides for sulfur-component management. The process involves catalytically treating a renewable feedstock... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977517 | Synthesis of liquid fuels and chemicals from oxygenated hydrocarbons Processes and reactor systems are provided for the conversion of oxygenated hydrocarbons to hydrocarbons, ketones and alcohols useful as liquid fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel or diesel fuel, and industrial chemicals. The process involves the conversion of mono-ox... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968757 | Hydrocracking process for biological feedstocks and hydrocarbons produced therefrom A process for hydrocracking biomass, and the hydrocarbons produced therefrom. A feed stream having free fatty acids, fatty acid esters, or combinations thereof is contacted with a first catalyst under hydrogen pressure and heat. The hydrocarbon product stream which ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960598 | Selective, integrated processing of bio-derived ester species to yield low molecular weight hydrocarbons and hydrogen for the production of biofuels The present invention relates to methods for processing biomass to selectively yield a variety of hydrocarbon molecules and hydrogen as products, wherein some or all of these products can be further utilized for other biomass processing sub-processes, particularly w... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960597 | Conversion of vegetable oils to base oils and transportation fuels The present invention is directed to methods (processes) and systems for processing triglyceride-containing, biologically-derived oils to provide for base oils and transportation fuels, wherein partial oligomerization of fatty acids contained therein provide for an ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960596 | Conversion of vegetable oils to base oils and transportation fuels The present invention is directed to methods (processes) and systems for processing triglyceride-containing, biologically-derived oils to provide for base oils and transportation fuels, wherein partial oligomerization of fatty acids contained therein provide for an ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947858 | Method and apparatus for thermal processing of biomass In a method and apparatus for thermal processing of catalytically active biomass, the biomass is subjected in a receiving tank to a cracking temperature to undergo a cracking reaction. The biomass is transferred to a mixer pump to produce a reaction mixture which is... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7915460 | Production of diesel fuel from biorenewable feedstocks with heat integration A process has been developed for producing diesel boiling range fuel or fuel blending component from renewable feedstocks such as plant oils and greases. The process involves treating a renewable feedstock by hydrogenating and deoxygenating i.e. decarboxylating and/... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906695 | Biomass conversion by combustion Break down of waste materials such as animal parts is carried out by pyrolysis, gasification and combustion using a reactor vessel with a conical lower portion located within an exterior vessel. Feed material is deposited in continuous mode through an air lock at th... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897824 | Optimal energy pathway to renewable domestic and other fuels A novel, energy efficient process of producing jet fuel is disclosed herein. The process is based on utilizing a medium chain fatty acid source such as cuphea oil, which precludes the need for high-energy fatty acid chain cracking to achieve the shorter molec... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7880044 | Conversion of biogas to liquid fuels Biogas is converted to a liquid fuel by passing the biogas through a liquid reaction medium that contains a petroleum fraction in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, and doing so at an elevated but non-boiling temperature. ... | 02/01/2011 |
