Patent ID: 8431757
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: C10G,C10L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for converting biomass to renewable fuels, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a device containing a number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts; (b) subjecting biomass within a processing station to a first programmable operating temperature (T) to produce a first volatile and a first non-volatile component; (c) contacting the first volatile component with an aromatization catalyst to produce a first product which on cooling to a temperature of 1-20° C. produces a second volatile component, a first renewable fuel and water; (d) subjecting said first non-volatile component within a processing station different from (b) to a second programmable operating temperature (T+ΔT) to produce a third volatile and a second non-volatile component; (e) contacting the third volatile component with an aromatization catalyst to produce a second product which on cooling to a temperature of 1-20° C. produces a fourth volatile component, a second renewable fuel and water.