Process for improving the energy density of feedstocks using formate salts

Title: Process for improving the energy density of feedstocks using formate salts

Methods of forming liquid hydrocarbons through thermal deoxygenation of cellulosic compounds are disclosed. Aspects cover methods including the steps of mixing a levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock with a formic acid salt, exposing the mixture to a high temperature condition to form hydrocarbon vapor, and condensing the hydrocarbon vapor to form liquid hydrocarbons, where both the formic acid salt and the levulinic acid salt-containing feedstock decompose at the high temperature condition and wherein one or more of the mixing, exposing, and condensing steps is carried out a pressure between about vacuum and about 10 bar.

Inventors:: Wheeler, Marshall Clayton; van Heiningen, Adriaan R.P.; Case, Paige A.

Issue Date:: 2015-09-01

OSTI Identifier:: 1213458

Assignee:: University of Maine System Board of Trustees (Bangor, ME) GFO

Patent Number(s):: 9,120,712

Application Number:: 13/331,210

Contract Number:: FG36-08GO18165

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Dec 20

Research Org:: University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Bangor, ME (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

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