Patent ID: 8574460
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: C01B,C10G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for converting biomass to reaction products, comprising: (a) contacting biomass with an inorganic material having catalytic properties, wherein said biomass comprises cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin, wherein the inorganic material includes zeolite Y or ZSM-5, (b) converting the biomass to reaction products in the presence of the inorganic material, wherein the reaction products have a lower molecular weight than the biomass, wherein during at least a portion of step (b) coke is deposited onto at least a portion of said inorganic material thereby producing a coked inorganic material, wherein step (b) is carried out in a reactor vessel; and (c) providing at least a portion of said coked inorganic material and at least a portion of said reaction products to a regenerator vessel, wherein during at least a portion of step (c) at least a portion of said coke is removed from said coked inorganic material.