Method for production of short chain carboxylic acids and esters from biomass and product of same
US8076504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/74
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for producing a mixture of short chain carboxylic acids from biomass includes adding biomass to a reactor vessel, heating the biomass to crack it, removing undesired and unreacted materials and light ends from the cracked biomass, and removing a mixture containing carboxylic acids having carbon chain lengths between C2 and C16. A composition includes a carboxyl group-containing compound derived by cracking biomass and having a carboxyl carbon chain length between C2 and C16.
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