Thermal conversion of biomass to valuable fuels, chemical feedstocks and chemicals
Abstract
A continuous process for the conversion of biomass to form a chemical feedstock is described. The biomass and an exogenous metal oxide, preferably calcium oxide, or metal oxide precursor are continuously fed into a reaction chamber that is operated at a temperature of at least 1400.degree. C. to form reaction products including metal carbide. The metal oxide or metal oxide precursor is capable of forming a hydrolizable metal carbide. The reaction products are quenched to a temperature of 800.degree. C. or less. The resulting metal carbide is separated from the reaction products or, alternatively, when quenched with water, hydolyzed to provide a recoverable hydrocarbon gas feedstock.
- Inventors:
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- Lexington, MA
- Winchester, MA
- Hanson, MA
- Villigen PSI, CH
- Herne, DE
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 985871
- Patent Number(s):
- 7494637
- Application Number:
- 09/858,861
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-92PC92111
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Peters, William A, Howard, Jack B, Modestino, Anthony J, Vogel, Fredreric, and Steffin, Carsten R. Thermal conversion of biomass to valuable fuels, chemical feedstocks and chemicals. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Peters, William A, Howard, Jack B, Modestino, Anthony J, Vogel, Fredreric, & Steffin, Carsten R. Thermal conversion of biomass to valuable fuels, chemical feedstocks and chemicals. United States.
Peters, William A, Howard, Jack B, Modestino, Anthony J, Vogel, Fredreric, and Steffin, Carsten R. Tue .
"Thermal conversion of biomass to valuable fuels, chemical feedstocks and chemicals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/985871.
@article{osti_985871,
title = {Thermal conversion of biomass to valuable fuels, chemical feedstocks and chemicals},
author = {Peters, William A and Howard, Jack B and Modestino, Anthony J and Vogel, Fredreric and Steffin, Carsten R},
abstractNote = {A continuous process for the conversion of biomass to form a chemical feedstock is described. The biomass and an exogenous metal oxide, preferably calcium oxide, or metal oxide precursor are continuously fed into a reaction chamber that is operated at a temperature of at least 1400.degree. C. to form reaction products including metal carbide. The metal oxide or metal oxide precursor is capable of forming a hydrolizable metal carbide. The reaction products are quenched to a temperature of 800.degree. C. or less. The resulting metal carbide is separated from the reaction products or, alternatively, when quenched with water, hydolyzed to provide a recoverable hydrocarbon gas feedstock.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2009},
month = {2}
}
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