Patent ID: 8828216

Claim:
A liquid phase aqueous process for producing fuel other than hydrogen in a continuous flow reactor comprising the step of combining at least one oxidizable reactant, at least one reducible reactant and at least one fluid electrolyte to form a reaction mixture having a pH, wherein the pH of the mixture is maintained during reaction at a constant value and conducting a fuel-producing reaction in the presence of an electron transfer material wherein: (A) the mixture permits the movement or transport of ions and electrons to facilitate the efficient production of the fuel; and (B) the oxidizable reactant is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ethers, carboxylic acids, C 1 to C 4 alkanes including methane, aldehydes, ketones, ammonia, sulfur, sulfur compounds, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon, nitrogen, hydrocarbons, oxygenated hydrocarbons, biomass and mixtures thereof.