Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols
Abstract
A process for conversion of a feedstock selected from the group consisting of biomass and refuse derived fuel (RDF) to provide reformulated gasoline components comprising a substantial amount of materials selected from the group consisting of ethers, alcohols, or mixtures thereof, comprising: drying said feedstock; subjecting said dried feedstock to fast pyrolysis using a vortex reactor or other means; catalytically cracking vapors resulting from said pyrolysis using a zeolite catalyst; condensing any aromatic byproduct fraction; catalytically alkylating any benzene present in said vapors after condensation; catalytically oligomerizing any remaining ethylene and propylene to higher olefins; isomerizing said olefins to reactive iso-olefins; and catalytically reacting said iso-olefins with an alcohol to form ethers or with water to form alcohols.
- Inventors:
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- Lakewood, CO
- Evergreen, CO
- Arvada, CO
- Golden, CO
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870364
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5504259
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; convert; biomass; refuse; derived; fuel; ethers; alcohols; conversion; feedstock; selected; consisting; rdf; provide; reformulated; gasoline; components; comprising; substantial; amount; materials; mixtures; drying; subjecting; dried; fast; pyrolysis; vortex; reactor; means; catalytically; cracking; vapors; resulting; zeolite; catalyst; condensing; aromatic; byproduct; fraction; alkylating; benzene; condensation; oligomerizing; remaining; ethylene; propylene; olefins; isomerizing; reactive; iso-olefins; reacting; alcohol; form; water; materials selected; derived fuel; refuse derived; substantial amount; fast pyrolysis; zeolite catalyst; vortex reactor; components comprising; /999/585/
Citation Formats
Diebold, James P, Scahill, John W, Chum, Helena L, Evans, Robert J, Rejai, Bahman, Bain, Richard L, and Overend, Ralph P. Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Diebold, James P, Scahill, John W, Chum, Helena L, Evans, Robert J, Rejai, Bahman, Bain, Richard L, & Overend, Ralph P. Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols. United States.
Diebold, James P, Scahill, John W, Chum, Helena L, Evans, Robert J, Rejai, Bahman, Bain, Richard L, and Overend, Ralph P. 1996.
"Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870364.
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title = {Process to convert biomass and refuse derived fuel to ethers and/or alcohols},
author = {Diebold, James P and Scahill, John W and Chum, Helena L and Evans, Robert J and Rejai, Bahman and Bain, Richard L and Overend, Ralph P},
abstractNote = {A process for conversion of a feedstock selected from the group consisting of biomass and refuse derived fuel (RDF) to provide reformulated gasoline components comprising a substantial amount of materials selected from the group consisting of ethers, alcohols, or mixtures thereof, comprising: drying said feedstock; subjecting said dried feedstock to fast pyrolysis using a vortex reactor or other means; catalytically cracking vapors resulting from said pyrolysis using a zeolite catalyst; condensing any aromatic byproduct fraction; catalytically alkylating any benzene present in said vapors after condensation; catalytically oligomerizing any remaining ethylene and propylene to higher olefins; isomerizing said olefins to reactive iso-olefins; and catalytically reacting said iso-olefins with an alcohol to form ethers or with water to form alcohols.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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