Method to liquefy biomass

Patent · 30 November 2021

OSTI ID:1860115

Karlen, Steven D.; Ralph, John

A method of liquefying biomass. The method includes the steps of contacting biomass with a solution comprising an acyl halide and an acid; and then contacting the biomass with a reductant.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: SC0006930; SC0018409
• Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
• Patent Number(s): 11,186,882
• Application Number: 16/519,492
• OSTI ID: 1860115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English