Patent ID: 8487148
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: C10G,C10J,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for hydrothermally processing biomass, comprising: contacting a biomass feed with water in the presence of catalyst particles and a reducing gas under effective hydrothermal processing conditions to produce a multi-phase product, the catalyst particles comprising at least one metal component disposed on a catalyst support; separating the multi-phase product to produce at least a gas phase portion, a liquid hydrocarbon product, an aqueous portion, and a solids portion, and hydroprocessing at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbon product in the presence of a hydroprocessing catalyst under effective hydroprocessing conditions, wherein the at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbon product is combined with at least one of a mineral feed and a biocomponent feed prior to hydroprocessing, the biocomponent feed comprising one or more of a vegetable fat or oil, an animal fat or oil, a fish fat or oil, a pyrolysis oil, and an algae oil.