Methods of refining hydrocarbon feedstocks

US8075641B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Sapphire Energy, Inc. · US
• The University of Tulsa · US

Inventors

• Alex Aravanis · San Francisco, US
• Jason Pyle · San Diego, US
• Geoffrey L. Price · Baton Rouge, US
• Daniel Crunkleton · Broken Arrow, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 17, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 13, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P30/20
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Processes of converting to feedstocks comprising hydrocarbons to compositions comprising light hydrocarbon products are described herein. Also described are processes and methods of producing and refining compositions comprising terpenes from biomass that can be suitable as a fuel product.