A method comprising: (a) providing a biomass feedstock containing cellulose and water; (b) contacting the biomass feedstock with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen in a catalytic reduction reaction at a temperature in a range of 180 degrees C to 290 degrees C to form a hydrocatalytically treated mixture; (c) separating the hydrocatalytically treated mixture into at least a first bottom fraction and a first overhead fraction, wherein the first bottom fraction comprises at least one compound having a separation point, said separation point comprising a temperature in a range of 100 to 600 degrees C and a pressure of atmospheric pressure, wherein the first bottom fraction comprises at least one of phenol, ocresol, p-cresol, anisole, 4-methylanisole, catechol, guaiacol, 4-methylguaiacol, 1,3-dimethoxybenzene, syringol, vanillin, methoxyphenol, methyl phenol, dimethyl phenol, ethyl phenol, methyl ethyl phenol, methoxypropylphenol, benzene diol, and propyl phenol; (d) partially oxidizing the first bottom fraction to produce a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen; (e) providing the gas mixture to a water gas shift reaction zone external to where the biomass feedstock is contacted with hydrogen to generate hydrogen and carbon dioxide; (f) providing the hydrogen from step (e) for use in step (b) (g) wherein the first overhead fraction is subject to a further processing reaction comprising a condensation reaction to produce a product stream comprising a higher molecular weight compound comprising ≥ C 4 hydrocarbons; (h) separating the product stream comprising a higher molecular weight compound comprising ≥ C 4 hydrocarbons into a second overhead fraction and a second bottom fraction, wherein the second bottom fraction comprises at least one compound having a separation point, said separation point comprising a temperature in a range of 100 to 500 degrees C and a pressure in a range of 0.10 to 7 bar and wherein the second bottom fraction comprises C 14 or greater hydrocarbons; (i) partially oxidizing the second bottom fraction to produce a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen; (j) subjecting the gas mixture generated from partial oxidation of the second bottom fraction to a water gas shift reaction to generate hydrogen and carbon dioxide; and (k) providing the hydrogen from the second bottom fraction to step (b). (a) providing a biomass feedstock containing cellulose and water; (b) contacting the biomass feedstock with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen in a catalytic reduction reaction at a temperature in a range of 180 degrees C to 290 degrees C to form a hydrocatalytically treated mixture; (c) separating the hydrocatalytically treated mixture into at least a first bottom fraction and a first overhead fraction, wherein the first bottom fraction comprises at least one compound having a separation point, said separation point comprising a temperature in a range of 100 to 600 degrees C and a pressure of atmospheric pressure, wherein the first bottom fraction comprises at least one of phenol, ocresol, p-cresol, anisole, 4-methylanisole, catechol, guaiacol, 4-methylguaiacol, 1,3-dimethoxybenzene, syringol, vanillin, methoxyphenol, methyl phenol, dimethyl phenol, ethyl phenol, methyl ethyl phenol, methoxypropylphenol, benzene diol, and propyl phenol; (d) partially oxidizing the first bottom fraction to produce a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen; (e) providing the gas mixture to a water gas shift reaction zone external to where the biomass feedstock is contacted with hydrogen to generate hydrogen and carbon dioxide; (f) providing the hydrogen from step (e) for use in step (b) (g) wherein the first overhead fraction is subject to a further processing reaction comprising a condensation reaction to produce a product stream comprising a higher molecular weight compound comprising ≥ C 4 hydrocarbons; (h) separating the product stream comprising a higher molecular weight compound comprising ≥ C 4 hydrocarbons into a second overhead fraction and a second bottom fraction, wherein the second bottom fraction comprises at least one compound having a separation point, said separation point comprising a temperature in a range of 100 to 500 degrees C and a pressure in a range of 0.10 to 7 bar and wherein the second bottom fraction comprises C 14 or greater hydrocarbons; (i) partially oxidizing the second bottom fraction to produce a gas mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen; (j) subjecting the gas mixture generated from partial oxidation of the second bottom fraction to a water gas shift reaction to generate hydrogen and carbon dioxide; and (k) providing the hydrogen from the second bottom fraction to step (b).