Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Closed-loop production of furfural from biomass
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Application No.: US15502808Application Date: 2015-08-13
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Publication No.: US10005749B2Publication Date: 2018-06-26
- Inventor: Juben Nemchand Chheda , Jean Paul Andre Marie Joseph Ghislain Lange
- Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2015/044994 WO 20150813
- International Announcement: WO2016/025679 WO 20160218
- Main IPC: C07D307/50
- IPC: C07D307/50

Abstract:
Methods and processes for the production of valuable organic products and alcohols from biomass material using a closed-loop process having numerous advantages over prior production methods are described. In the process, the biomass is subjected to acid-catalyzed digestion, followed by a separation of the digestion product stream into a solid product stream and a liquid product stream, the liquid product stream thereafter undergoing acid-catalyzed dehydration in the presence of an organic solvent, and thereafter separating the organic products in the organic layer from the aqueous layer. During the process, aqueous and organic fluid streams are fed back into various portions of the production process to increase the concentration of active portions and maximize product recovery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170233360A1 CLOSED-LOOP PRODUCTION OF FURFURAL FROM BIOMASS Public/Granted day:2017-08-17
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