Patent ID: 9388344
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: C10G,C10L,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: contacting a bio-based feedstock comprising lignin with hydrogen and a hydrogenolysis catalyst in a reactor to produce a first reaction product comprising a stable hydroxyl intermediate, wherein at least a portion of the bio-based feedstock is converted to a carbohydrate in a hydrolysis reaction and the carbohydrate is converted to the first reaction product in a hydrogenolysis reaction, and wherein the hydrolysis reaction and the hydrogenolysis reaction are conducted in a single step; contacting at least a portion of the first reaction product comprising the stable hydroxyl intermediates with a dehydrogenation catalyst to form a second reaction product; and contacting at least a portion of the second reaction product with a condensation catalyst comprising a base functionality to form a fuel blend.