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- Patent Title: Method of converting levulinic acid or a derivative thereof to hydrocarbons and hydrogen, and methods of the production of hydrocarbons and hydrogen
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Application No.: US15387924Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US09878967B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Wenyu Huang , Chaoxian Xiao
- Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA Ames
- Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Ames
- Agency: LeClairRyan, a Professional Corporation
- Main IPC: C07C1/20
- IPC: C07C1/20 ; C07C1/207 ; C10G1/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of converting levulinic acid or a derivative thereof to hydrocarbons and hydrogen by providing a source of levulinic acid or a derivative thereof and converting the levulinic acid or a derivative thereof in the source to hydrocarbons and hydrogen, where converting is carried out in a single reactor. The present invention also relates to methods for producing hydrocarbons and hydrogen.
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