Methods of refining hydrocarbon feedstocks

US8292975B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

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

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 11, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 11, 2031

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.