Patent ID: 9447347
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: C10G,C10L,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: contacting a solid biomass feedstock comprising lignin with hydrogen and a hydrogenolysis catalyst in a reactor vessel to produce a reaction product comprising one or more polyols in an amount of greater than 25% by mole; contacting at least a portion of the reaction product comprising one or more polyols in an amount of greater than 25% by mole with a condensation catalyst to form one or more higher hydrocarbons comprising at least one of the following: an alkane with 4 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkene with 4 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkane with 5 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkene with 5 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl, an alcohol with at least 4 carbon atoms, and a ketone with at least 4 carbon atoms.