Methods for dehydration of sugars and sugar alcohols
Abstract
The invention includes a method of dehydration of a sugar using a dehydration catalyst and a co-catalyst within a reactor. A sugar is introduced and H.sub.2 is flowed through the reactor at a pressure of less than or equal to about 300 psig to convert at least some of the sugar into an anhydrosugar product. The invention includes a process for producing isosorbide. A starting material comprising sorbitol is flowed into a reactor. H.sub.2 is counter flowed through the reactor. The starting material is exposed to a catalyst in the presence of a co-catalyst which comprises at least one metal. The exposing is conducted at a hydrogen pressure of less than or equal to 300 psig within the reactor and the hydrogen removes at least some of any water present during the exposing and inhibits formation of colored byproducts.
- Inventors:
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- Kennewick, WA
- Burlington, MA
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1013832
- Patent Number(s):
- 7772412
- Application Number:
- 11/341,968
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Holladay, Johnathan E, Hu, Jianli, Zhang, Xinjie, and Wang, Yong. Methods for dehydration of sugars and sugar alcohols. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Holladay, Johnathan E, Hu, Jianli, Zhang, Xinjie, & Wang, Yong. Methods for dehydration of sugars and sugar alcohols. United States.
Holladay, Johnathan E, Hu, Jianli, Zhang, Xinjie, and Wang, Yong. Tue .
"Methods for dehydration of sugars and sugar alcohols". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1013832.
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abstractNote = {The invention includes a method of dehydration of a sugar using a dehydration catalyst and a co-catalyst within a reactor. A sugar is introduced and H.sub.2 is flowed through the reactor at a pressure of less than or equal to about 300 psig to convert at least some of the sugar into an anhydrosugar product. The invention includes a process for producing isosorbide. A starting material comprising sorbitol is flowed into a reactor. H.sub.2 is counter flowed through the reactor. The starting material is exposed to a catalyst in the presence of a co-catalyst which comprises at least one metal. The exposing is conducted at a hydrogen pressure of less than or equal to 300 psig within the reactor and the hydrogen removes at least some of any water present during the exposing and inhibits formation of colored byproducts.},
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Works referenced in this record:
Isosorbide. Preparation, Properties and Chemistry
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- Flèche, G.; Huchette, M.
- Starch - Stärke, Vol. 38, Issue 1