Title: Production of hydrogen, liquid fuels, and chemicals from catalytic processing of bio-oils

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of generating hydrogen from a bio-oil, comprising hydrogenating a water-soluble fraction of the bio-oil with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, and reforming the water-soluble fraction by aqueous-phase reforming in the presence of a reforming catalyst, wherein hydrogen is generated by the reforming, and the amount of hydrogen generated is greater than that consumed by the hydrogenating. The method can further comprise hydrocracking or hydrotreating a lignin fraction of the bio-oil with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst wherein the lignin fraction of bio-oil is obtained as a water-insoluble fraction from aqueous extraction of bio-oil. The hydrogen used in the hydrogenating and in the hydrocracking or hydrotreating can be generated by reforming the water-soluble fraction of bio-oil.

Inventors:

Huber, George W; Vispute, Tushar P; Routray, Kamalakanta

Issue Date:

2014-06-03

Research Org.:

University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (USA)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1133664

Patent Number(s):

8741258

Application Number:

13/119,750

Assignee:

University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

B01J23/002 - {Mixed oxides other than spinels, e.g. perovskite}
B01J2523/00 - Constitutive chemical elements of heterogeneous catalysts
B01J2523/48 - Zirconium
B01J2523/51 - Phosphorus
B01J2523/828 - Platinum
B01J27/1856 - {with platinum group metals}
B01J37/0205 - {in several steps}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C01B2203/1047 - Group VIII metal catalysts
C01B2203/1052 - Nickel or cobalt catalysts
C01B2203/1058 - Nickel catalysts
C01B2203/1064 - Platinum group metal catalysts
C01B2203/107 - Platinum catalysts
C01B2203/1264 - Catalytic pre-treatment of the feed
C01B2203/148 - involving a recycle stream to the feed of the process for making hydrogen or synthesis gas
C01B3/323 - {Catalytic reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds other than hydrocarbons with gasifying agents}

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

C10G1/083 - {in the presence of a solvent}
C10G1/086 - {Characterised by the catalyst used}
C10G2300/1014 - of vegetal origin
C10G2400/02 - Gasoline
C10G2400/04 - Diesel oil
C10G3/47 - {containing platinum group metals or compounds thereof}
C10G3/52 - {Hydrogen in a special composition or from a special source}
C10G49/007 - {in the presence of hydrogen from a special source or of a special composition or having been purified by a special treatment}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

Y02P20/52 - using catalysts, e.g. selective catalysts
Y02P30/20 - Bio-feedstock

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DOE Contract Number:  

FG02-07ER86324

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

08 HYDROGEN; 09 BIOMASS FUELS