Method and system embodiments for converting ethanol to para-xylene and ortho-xylene
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method and system for converting ethanol to para-xylene. The method also provides a pathway to produce terephthalic acid from biomass-based feedstocks. In some embodiments, the disclosed method produces p-xylene with high selectivity over other aromatics typically produced in the conversion of ethanol to xylenes, such as m-xylene, ethyl benzene, benzene, toluene, and the like. And, in some embodiments, the method facilitates the ability to use ortho/para mixtures of methylbenzyaldehyde for preparing ortho/para xylene product mixtures that are amendable to fractionation to separate the para- and ortho-xylene products thereby providing a pure feedstock of para-xylene that can be used to form terephthalic anhydride and a pure feedstock of ortho-xylene that can be used for other purposes, such as phthalic anhydride.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lanzatech, Inc., Skokie, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2294007
- Patent Number(s):
- 11851384
- Application Number:
- 17/713,686
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA); Lanzatech, Inc. (Skokie, IL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/05/2022
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Ramasamy, Karthikeyan Kallupalayam, Guo, Mond, Rosin, Richard Russell, and Kocal, Joseph Anthony. Method and system embodiments for converting ethanol to para-xylene and ortho-xylene. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Ramasamy, Karthikeyan Kallupalayam, Guo, Mond, Rosin, Richard Russell, & Kocal, Joseph Anthony. Method and system embodiments for converting ethanol to para-xylene and ortho-xylene. United States.
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title = {Method and system embodiments for converting ethanol to para-xylene and ortho-xylene},
author = {Ramasamy, Karthikeyan Kallupalayam and Guo, Mond and Rosin, Richard Russell and Kocal, Joseph Anthony},
abstractNote = {Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method and system for converting ethanol to para-xylene. The method also provides a pathway to produce terephthalic acid from biomass-based feedstocks. In some embodiments, the disclosed method produces p-xylene with high selectivity over other aromatics typically produced in the conversion of ethanol to xylenes, such as m-xylene, ethyl benzene, benzene, toluene, and the like. And, in some embodiments, the method facilitates the ability to use ortho/para mixtures of methylbenzyaldehyde for preparing ortho/para xylene product mixtures that are amendable to fractionation to separate the para- and ortho-xylene products thereby providing a pure feedstock of para-xylene that can be used to form terephthalic anhydride and a pure feedstock of ortho-xylene that can be used for other purposes, such as phthalic anhydride.},
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