Catalysts and methods for the conversion of carbonaceous materials to liquid fuels

Vardon, Derek Richard; Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh

Title: Catalysts and methods for the conversion of carbonaceous materials to liquid fuels

Patent · Tue Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023

OSTI ID:2293739

Vardon, Derek Richard; Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), oxygen, and an element (M) that includes at least one of magnesium, cerium, and/or a transition metal, where the copper and the element are present at a first molar ratio relative to the aluminum between about 0.1:1 and about 30:1 ((Cu+M):Al), and the copper and the element are present at a second molar ratio between about 0.1:4 and about 20:1 (Cu:M).

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 11,786,886

Application Number:: 17/188,334

OSTI ID:: 2293739

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/01/2021

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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