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Title: Lignin conversion to fuels, chemicals and materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1568229
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Disclosed herein are methods for the production of fuels, chemicals, or materials from biomass-derived lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. Also provided are methods for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates from lignocellulosic biomass and the subsequent thermal and catalytic conversion of polyhydroxyalkanoates to hydrocarbons. In addition, methods for the production of ethanol from the fermentation of polysaccharides are described.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Patent Number(s):
10,266,852
Application Number:
14/563,299
OSTI ID:
1568229
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/08/2014
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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