Patent ID: 9044741
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B01J,C10G,C10L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for the conversion of particulate biomass to a fuel, the process comprising: (a) treating a ZSM-5 zeolite component with a phosphorous-containing compound forming a phosphorous-promoted ZSM-5 component; (b) preparing a slurry comprising the phosphorous-promoted ZSM-5 component and a silica-containing binder, wherein the silica-containing binder comprises silicic acid, polysilicic acid, or a combination of silicic acid and polysilicic acid; (c) shaping the slurry into shaped bodies; and (d) contacting the shaped bodies with a particulate biomass in a reactor under conditions suitable for biomass conversion to a fuel.