Hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass
Abstract
Catalyst composition and parameters for catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass to bio-oil fuels target municipal solid waste (MSW) rather than lignin rich plant waste typically sought for bio-oil production. An HTL (Hydrothermal Liquefaction) reactor generates bio-fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW), including receiving, in the HTL reactor, non-lignin based waste from a municipal processing stream, and adding a solvent for extracting sugars from green waste components of the municipal processing stream. The reactor extracts a liquid from the received waste, and converts water soluble products in the liquid into oil soluble products via C—C (carbon-to-carbon) coupling reactions. A catalyst added to the resulting aqueous stream recovers a beneficial oil product, and is optimized by tuning acid and base sites on the solid catalyst.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Worcester Polytechnic Inst., Worcester, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1892750
- Patent Number(s):
- 11286432
- Application Number:
- 16/583,582
- Assignee:
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0015784; 1926-1564; FOA-0001926
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/26/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Timko, Michael T., Tompsett, Geoffrey A., and Maag, Alex R. Hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Timko, Michael T., Tompsett, Geoffrey A., & Maag, Alex R. Hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass. United States.
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"Hydrothermal liquefaction for biomass". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892750.
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abstractNote = {Catalyst composition and parameters for catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass to bio-oil fuels target municipal solid waste (MSW) rather than lignin rich plant waste typically sought for bio-oil production. An HTL (Hydrothermal Liquefaction) reactor generates bio-fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW), including receiving, in the HTL reactor, non-lignin based waste from a municipal processing stream, and adding a solvent for extracting sugars from green waste components of the municipal processing stream. The reactor extracts a liquid from the received waste, and converts water soluble products in the liquid into oil soluble products via C—C (carbon-to-carbon) coupling reactions. A catalyst added to the resulting aqueous stream recovers a beneficial oil product, and is optimized by tuning acid and base sites on the solid catalyst.},
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