Conversion of oligomeric starch, cellulose, hydrolysates or sugars to hydrocarbons

Title: Conversion of oligomeric starch, cellulose, hydrolysates or sugars to hydrocarbons

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the conversion of a source material (e.g., a depolymerized oligosaccharide mixture, a monomeric sugar, a hydrolysate, or a mixture of monomeric sugars) to intermediate molecules containing 7 to 26 contiguous carbon atoms. These intermediates may also be converted to saturated hydrocarbons. Such saturated hydrocarbons are useful as, for example, fuels.

Inventors:: Silks, Louis A; Sutton, Andrew; Kim, Jin Kyung; Gordon, John Cameron; Wu, Ruilian; Kimball, David B.

Issue Date:: 2017-09-05

OSTI Identifier:: 1379215

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC LANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,751,815

Application Number:: 15/284,378

Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Oct 03

Research Org:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 09 BIOMASS FUELS

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