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Title: 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:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
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  1. Lexington, MA
  2. Winchester, MA
  3. Hanson, MA
  4. Villigen PSI, CH
  5. Herne, DE
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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):
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
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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@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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2009},
month = {2}
}
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