Patent ID: 8148553
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B01J,C01B,C07C,C07D,C10G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for converting glucose to n-butenes the method comprising: (a) hydrolyzing glucose derived from any source in an aqueous, acid-catalyzed reaction to yield a product mixture comprising levulinic acid and formic acid; then (b) converting at least a portion of the formic acid present in the product mixture to H (c) reducing at least a portion of the levulinic acid present in the product mixture to γ-valerolactone using the H (d) decarboxylating at least a portion of the γ-valerolactone from step (c) by contacting it with a solid acid catalyst, to yield a product mixture comprising n-butenes.