Patent SG-11201903179W-A (SG)
Title: Conversion of mixtures of c2-c8 olefins to jet fuel and/or diesel fuel in high yield from bio-based alcohols
Inventor: SMITH JONATHAN O
IPC: C08G61/02
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111010111111111111111111111111111111111111H1111111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/071905 Al 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) WIP0 1 PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every CO7C 2/24 (2006.01) B01J 8/04 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, C07C 2/12 (2006.01) C08G 61/02 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, C07C 5/03 (2006.01) C10C 1/20 (2006.01) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, CO7C 6/02 (2006.01) ClOG 3/00 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (21) International Application Number: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, PCT/US2017/056793 KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (22) International Filing Date: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 16 October 2017 (16.10.2017) SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, — (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, 62/408,476 14 October 2016 (14.10.2016) US UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 62/412,046 24 October 2016 (24.10.2016) US TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 62/426,787 28 November 2016 (28.11.2016) US EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 62/484,580 12 April 2017 (12.04.2017) US MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 62/489,756 25 April 2017 (25.04.2017) US TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, 62/500,892 03 May 2017 (03.05.2017) US KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 62/521,664 19 June 2017 (19.06.2017) US 62/539,287 31 July 2017 (31.07.2017) US Published: = — Applicant: GEVO, INC. [US/US]; 345 Inverness Drive with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = (71) South, Building C., Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (US). Inventors; and (72) = (71) Applicants: SMITH, Jonathan 0. [US/US]; c/o GEVO, INC., 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C., Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (US). SJODIN, Madeline [US/US]; c/o GEVO, INC., 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C., Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (US). _ = VAILLANCOURT, Austin [US/US]; c/o GEVO, INC., 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C., Suite 310, Engle- = _ = wood, Colorado 80112 (US). STARKEY, Paul [US/US]; c/o GEVO, INC., 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C., Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80112 (US). DONEN, Steve [US/US]; c/o GEVO, INC., 345 Inverness Drive = = South, Building C., Suite 310, Englewood, Colorado 80112 = (US). SHEBOWICH, Michelle [US/US]; c/o GEVO, Inc., = — 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C., Suite 310, Engle- wood, Colorado 80112 (US). Agent: BROW, William E. et al.; Cooley LLP, 1299 Penn- sylvania Avenue, NM., Suite 700, Washington, District of (74) Columbia 20004 (US). — 1-1 11 in C::::) (54) Title: CONVERSION OF MIXTURES OF C2-C8 OLEFINS TO JET FUEL AND/OR DIESEL FUEL IN HIGH YIELD FROM ON BIO-BASED ALCOHOLS 1-1 I N (57) : The present disclosure provides methods and materials for oligomerization of lower olefins (e.g., C2-C8) to transporta- 0 - --- GO tions fuels including diesel and/or jet fuel. The oligomerization employs, in certain embodiments, tungstated zirconium catalysts. Sur- prisingly, the oligomerizations proceed smoothly in high yields and exhibit little to no sensitivity to the presence of significant amounts 0 of oxygenates (e.g., water, lower alcohols such as C2-C8 alcohols) in the feed stream. Accordingly, the present disclosure is uniquely ei suited to the production of fuels derived from biobased alcohols, wherein olefms produced from such bio-based alcohols typically 0 contain high levels of oxygenates.