Catalysts and methods for reforming oxygenated compounds

Cortright, Randy D.; Vollendorf, Nicholas W.; Hornemann, Charles C.; McMahon, Shawn P.

Title: Catalysts and methods for reforming oxygenated compounds

Abstract

Disclosed are catalysts and methods that can reform aqueous solutions of oxygenated compounds such as ethylene glycol, glycerol, sugar alcohols, and sugars to generate products such as hydrogen and alkanes. In some embodiments, aqueous solutions containing at least 20 wt % of the oxygenated compounds can be reformed over a catalyst comprising a Group VIII transition metal and a Group VIIB transition metal, preferably supported on an activated carbon-supported catalyst. In other embodiments, catalysts are provided for the production of hydrogen or alkanes at reaction temperatures less than 300° C.

Inventors:: Cortright, Randy D.; Vollendorf, Nicholas W.; Hornemann, Charles C.; McMahon, Shawn P.

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: Virent, Inc., Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1531749

Patent Number(s):: 8231857

Application Number:: 12/158,635

Assignee:: Virent, Inc. (Madison, WI)

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
B01J21/18 - Carbon
B01J23/656 - Manganese, technetium or rhenium
B01J23/6567 - {Rhenium}
B01J23/889 - Manganese, technetium or rhenium
B01J23/8896 - {Rhenium}
B01J37/0201 - {Impregnation}
B01J37/0205 - {in several steps}
B01J37/0207 - {Pretreatment of the support}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B2203/0233 - the reforming step being a steam reforming step
C01B2203/0805 - Methods of heating the process for making hydrogen or synthesis gas
C01B2203/1041 - Composition of the catalyst
C01B2203/1047 - Group VIII metal catalysts
C01B2203/1064 - Platinum group metal catalysts
C01B2203/107 - Platinum catalysts
C01B2203/1217 - Alcohols
C01B2203/1652 - Measuring the amount of product
C01B2203/1676 - Measuring the composition of the product
C01B3/326 - {characterised by the catalyst}

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C1/20 - starting from organic compounds containing only oxygen atoms as heteroatoms
C07C2523/656 - Manganese, technetium or rhenium
C07C9/00 - Aliphatic saturated hydrocarbons

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G2300/1011 - Biomass
C10G2400/28 - Propane and butane
C10G3/45 - {containing iron group metals or compounds thereof}
C10G3/47 - {containing platinum group metals or compounds thereof}
C10G3/48 - {further characterised by the catalyst support}

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:: FC36-04GO14258

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2006-12-18

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Cortright, Randy D., Vollendorf, Nicholas W., Hornemann, Charles C., and McMahon, Shawn P. Catalysts and methods for reforming oxygenated compounds.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Cortright, Randy D., Vollendorf, Nicholas W., Hornemann, Charles C., & McMahon, Shawn P. Catalysts and methods for reforming oxygenated compounds.  United States.

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  abstractNote = {Disclosed are catalysts and methods that can reform aqueous solutions of oxygenated compounds such as ethylene glycol, glycerol, sugar alcohols, and sugars to generate products such as hydrogen and alkanes. In some embodiments, aqueous solutions containing at least 20 wt % of the oxygenated compounds can be reformed over a catalyst comprising a Group VIII transition metal and a Group VIIB transition metal, preferably supported on an activated carbon-supported catalyst. In other embodiments, catalysts are provided for the production of hydrogen or alkanes at reaction temperatures less than 300° C.},

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