Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
568902000 | Preparing from organic hydroxy containing reactant | 50 |
20090054703 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite/Metal - Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 02-26-2009 |
20090054704 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Containing the Anion of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid - Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 02-26-2009 |
20100160692 | LANTHANUM-PROMOTED SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GUERBET ALCOHOLS USING SAME - The present invention relates to novel catalyst compositions and their use in a process for the catalytic conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. The catalysts comprise Group II metal salts selected from the group consisting of oxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides, and mixtures thereof, supported on a lanthanum-promoted oxide containing alumina. | 06-24-2010 |
20100286455 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Hydrogen to a 1-Butanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite/Metal Carbonate - Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and hydrogen to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 11-11-2010 |
20110004034 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL FROM A CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK - The present invention relates to an improved process for the production of ethanol from a carbonaceous feedstock; wherein the carbonaceous feedstock is first converted to synthesis gas which is then converted to ethanoic acid, which is then esterified and which is then hydrogenated to produce ethanol. | 01-06-2011 |
20120041238 | Direct catalytic conversion of sugars to ethanol - Sugars comprising the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, and the disaccharides sucrose and mannose are catalytically converted to ethanol in a sulfate fortified acid medium in the presence of transition metal compounds possessing a degree of symmetry. This is not a fermentation process but is a catalytic chemical process where conversion efficiency is improved by saturating the acidic reaction mixture with inorganic sulfate salts to reduce competitive reactions. Ethanol formed during the reaction is removed by distillation facilitating a continuous process. | 02-16-2012 |
20120136180 | Imprinted Biomimetic Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis - The present disclosure describes methods and biomimetic catalysts useful for hydrolyzing glucose polymers, such as cellulose, and oligomers, such as cellobiose, to glucose for the subsequent production of ethanol. | 05-31-2012 |
20120302801 | HYDROGENATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a process of reacting specific compounds, which are defined below with hydrogen in the presence of a structured catalyst based on sintered metal fibers (SMF) coated by a ZnO layer with Pd-nanoparticles, to reactions of these specific compounds with hydrogen in the presence of said catalyst and an organic base as well as to vitamins, carotinoids, perfume ingredients, and/or food or feed ingredients prepared by using this reaction. | 11-29-2012 |
20130116481 | CONVERSION OF ALCOHOLS - A method is described for use in a process for the conversion of an alcohol, the method including the step of contacting a composition comprising a first alcohol with a catalyst composition. Catalyst composition described comprises: i) a source of a Group VIII transition metal; ii) a phosphine ligand of formula PR | 05-09-2013 |
20130324770 | METHOD FOR WORKING UP MIXTURES - Method for working up a mixture comprising at least one alcohol of the general formula (I) | 12-05-2013 |
568902200 | By homologation (e.g., forming ethanol from methanol, etc.) | 12 |
20090018371 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLS FROM SYNGAS - Methods and apparatus for producing alcohols from syngas are disclosed herein. In some variations, syngas is catalytically converted to methanol in a first reaction zone, and residual syngas from the first reaction zone is then catalytically converted to ethanol in a second reaction zone. Also, in some variations, syngas is catalytically converted to methanol in high yield in a first reaction zone, and the methanol is then converted (optionally, with additional syngas) to ethanol in a second reaction zone. | 01-15-2009 |
20090054705 | CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF ETHANOL TO A 1-BUTANOL-CONTAINING REACTION PRODUCT USING A THERMALLY DECOMPOSED HYDROTALCITE CATALYST - Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 02-26-2009 |
20110190553 | Catalyst And Alcohol Synthesis Method - The present invention is intended to provide a catalyst which is for synthesizing butanol from ethanol at a high selectivity and which comprises strontium phosphate apatite having the Sr/P atomic ratio of 1.5-2.0, and the synthesis method. | 08-04-2011 |
20120071698 | PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL FROM METHANOL - A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process. | 03-22-2012 |
20120165577 | CONVERSION OF ETHANOL TO A REACTION PRODUCT COMPRISING 1-BUTANOL USING HYDROXYAPATITE CATALYSTS - Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (M | 06-28-2012 |
20120232314 | CONVERSION OF BUTANOL TO A REACTION PRODUCT COMPRISING 2-ETHYLHEXANOL USING HYDROXYAPATITE CATALYSTS - Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 2-ethylhexanol by contacting a reactant comprising 1-butanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (M | 09-13-2012 |
20120283488 | FORMATION OF ETHANOL FROM METHANOL - A process is disclosed for the production of ethanol from methanol whereby methanol is condensed in the gas phase over a heterogeneous catalyst to produce ethanol and water. | 11-08-2012 |
20130217925 | Production of Ethanol From Methanol - A process for converting methanol to ethanol which comprises reacting methanol and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce a product comprising at least 25 mole % methyl acetate and, in some instances, acetic acid. The acetic acid then is reacted with at least one alcohol to produce at least one acetate selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate. The at least one acetate (if produced) and the methyl acetate produced as a result of reacting methanol and carbon monoxide then are hydrogenated to produce ethanol. Syngas may be produced from biomass to produce all or a portion of the methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide requirements for the process. | 08-22-2013 |
20140171693 | Coated Hydrotalcite Catalysts and Processes for Producing Butanol - A catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol, is disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises metal coated hydrotalcite and method of making same. | 06-19-2014 |
20140235901 | Production of Higher Alcohols - A reactive distillation method comprises introducing a feed stream to a reactive distillation column, contacting the feed stream with one or more catalysts in the reactive distillation column during a distillation, and removing one or more higher alcohols during the distillation from the reactive distillation column as a bottoms stream. The feed stream comprises one or more alpha hydrogen alcohols, and the feed stream reacts in the presence of the one or more catalysts to produce a reaction product comprising the one or more higher alcohols. | 08-21-2014 |
20140256993 | System and Method for Converting Biomass to Ethanol via Syngas - A method and apparatus for synthesizing ethanol using synthetic routes via synthesis gas are disclosed. A method and apparatus for gasifying biomass, such as biomass, in a steam gasifier that employs a fluidized bed and heating using hot flue gases from the combustion of synthesis gas is described. Methods and apparatus for converting synthesis gas into ethanol are also disclosed, using stepwise catalytic reactions to convert the carbon monoxide and hydrogen into ethanol using catalysts including iridium acetate. | 09-11-2014 |
20150315109 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGHER ALCOHOLS - In a process for the production of higher alcohols, i.e. C | 11-05-2015 |
568903000 | By reduction, dehydration, or cleavage | 14 |
20090005614 | GAS PHASE PROCESS FOR MONOALCOHOL PRODUCTION FROM GLYCEROL - A method of producing short chain alcohols from glycerol generated as a byproduct of biodiesel production is provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090012334 | SHORT CHAIN ALCOHOL PRODUCTION FROM GLYCERIN - A method of producing short chain alcohols from glycerol generated as a byproduct of biodiesel production is provided utilizing separate dehydration and hydrogenation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090275787 | Alcohol Production Process - The invention relates to methods for the production of alcohols by microbial fermentation, particularly microbial fermentation of substrates comprising glycerol and/or acetate, to butanol. | 11-05-2009 |
20100056832 | METHOD OF MAKING 2-BUTANOL - The present invention relates to a method for making 2-butanol from 2,3-butanediol by using a heterogeneous catalyst system that can function both as an acid catalyst and as a hydrogenation catalyst. | 03-04-2010 |
20100113844 | 1,4-HYDROGENATION OF SORBOL WITH RU COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to the use of Ru complexes, having a pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl and a cyclooctadine as ligands, together with some acidic additives for improving the selectivity in the 1,4-hydrogenation of sorbol into the corresponding Z-alkene as major product. | 05-06-2010 |
20100234649 | Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis and Production Method Thereof, and Method for Producing Methanol - This catalyst for methanol synthesis, where methanol is synthesized via a formic ester, is a catalyst for methanol synthesis which carries out a reaction under the presence of a starting material gas containing hydrogen and at least either one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and an alcohol as a solvent, and includes a catalyst containing Cu, Mg, Na, Pd, and an alkali metal formate salt. | 09-16-2010 |
20110015451 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL PRECIOUS METAL SUSPENSION - The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of an aqueous colloidal precious metal suspension, which process comprises reducing a precious metal salt in aqueous solution using a functionalised, water soluble quaternary ammonium salt in the absence of organic solvents, to form elementary nanoparticles. | 01-20-2011 |
20120022299 | Combined First And Second Generation Biofuels Process - A process to integrate a first biofuels process and a second generation cellulosic biofuels process is provided. The pyrolysis means which produces the char stream and a bioliquid stream. The low pressure hydrotreating component, a high pressure hydrotreating component, the low pressure hydrotreating component which produces the hydrocarbon stream, the high pressure hydrotreating component which produces the steam stream and bioliquid stream. A distillation means, which produces a green gasoline stream and a green diesel stream from the bioliquid stream. The second biofuels process may be a first generation bio-ethanol process, which produces a bio-ethanol stream. The hydrogen production unit, which produces the hydrogen stream and the steam stream. The hydrogen production unit may be a steam reformer or partial oxidation unit. | 01-26-2012 |
20130225879 | PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE PREPARATION OF 1-PROPANOL, ISO-BUTANOL AND OTHER C3+ ALCOHOLS FROM SYNTHESIS GAS AND METHANOL - Process for the preparation of a product alcohol mixture comprising the steps of: (a) providing a synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (b) providing an amount of methanol and a second source alcohol R | 08-29-2013 |
20140171694 | HYDROTHERMAL HYDROCATALYTIC TREATMENT OF BIOMASS USING WATER TOLERANT CATALYSTS - A method of hydrothermal hydrocatalytic treating biomass is provided. Lignocellulosic biomass solids is provided to a hydrothermal digestion unit in the presence of a digestive solvent, and a supported hydrogenolysis catalyst containing (a) sulfur, (b) Mo or W, and (c) Co, Ni or mixture thereof, incorporated into a group 4 metal oxide support; (ii) heating the lignocellulosic biomass solids and digestive solvent in the presence of hydrogen, and the supported hydrogenolysis catalyst thereby forming a product solution containing plurality of oxygenated hydrocarbons, said catalyst retaining a crush strength of at least 50% after being subjected to an aqueous phase stability test compared with before the aqueous phase stability test or a crush strength of at least 0.25 kg after being subjected to an aqueous phase stability test. | 06-19-2014 |
20140323774 | METHOD OF MAKING ALCOHOLS - A method of making one or more alcohols with a single hydroxy group, such as methanol and ethanol, the method comprising contacting a polyol and water with a basic catalyst. The polyol may be glycerol, for example. The '. catalyst may be magnesium oxide. | 10-30-2014 |
20150376095 | THERMOCHEMICAL PREPARATION OF MONOALCOHOLS FROM BIOMASS - A process for converting polyhydric alcohols to monoalcohols in a counter current column reactor with a metal based catalyst supported on a porous membrane coated over a tubular system that delivers hydrogen where a hydrocarbon (low polarity) liquid solvent is fed at the bottom of the column reactor and an aqueous liquid having polyhydric alcohols therein is fed into the top of the reactor such that the aqueous liquid flows countercurrent to the low polarity solvent liquid and further wherein the low polarity solvent liquid is less dense than the aqueous liquid such that the two liquids are subject to phase separation. Monoalcohols are formed by hydrogenolysis reactions of polyhydric alcohols on the metal catalyst. Monoalcohols phase separate from the aqueous phase to the hydrocarbon solvent. Monoalcohols are further separated from the organic solvent. | 12-31-2015 |
20160031777 | PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE PRODUCTION OF PROPANOLS BY HYDROGENATION OF GLYCEROL - The present invention discloses a process for the selective hydrogenation of glycerol in the liquid phase to produce 1- and 2-propanols in high yields as the major organic products. The process comprises subjecting a glycerol stream having at least 30% by weight water to a combination of low pressure and high temperature hydrogenation conditions in the presence of a promoted or un-promoted skeletal copper catalyst. | 02-04-2016 |
20160052843 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF SACCHARIDE-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK - The invention provides a process for the catalytic conversion of a saccharide-containing feedstock in a reactor, wherein saccharide-containing feedstock is provided to the reactor as a feed stream through a feed pipe and is contacted with a catalyst system in the reactor and a reaction product is continuously removed from the reactor and wherein the saccharide-containing feedstock is provided through the feed pipe as a pulsed flow and is alternated with a second feed stream comprising a solvent being provided through the same feed pipe. | 02-25-2016 |
568904000 | Olefin reacted with the hydroxy containing reactant (e.g., preparing by telomerization, etc.) | 1 |
20100048960 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ISOPROPANOL AND 2-BUTANOL FROM THE CORRESPONDING ALKANES - A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of:
| 02-25-2010 |
568905000 | By condensation (e.g., by Guerbet reaction, etc.) | 13 |
20090054706 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Catalyst - Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol plus methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 02-26-2009 |
20090054707 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to a 1-Butanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite/Metal Carbonate - Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 02-26-2009 |
20100160693 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GUERBET ALCOHOLS USING WATER TOLERANT BASIC CATALYSTS - A process is provided for making a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol containing a significant amount of water with a decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst. The catalyst may be 1) hydrotalcites which have been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species; 2) combinations of hydrotalcites (optionally containing transition metals) and metal carbonates; and 3) hydrotalcites (optionally containing transition metals) surface-impregnated with a transition metal nitrate, where catalysts 2) and 3) have also been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species. The catalyst, at a selected reaction time, has greater activity when the ethanol contains water as compared to when the ethanol is anhydrous. | 06-24-2010 |
20100298613 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING ALCOHOL - A subject for the invention is to provide a process of producing a dimeric alcohol in high yield with high selectivity by the Guerbet reaction conducted using an alcohol having 4 or less carbon atoms as a starting material in the presence of a complex including a transition metal and of a base. The invention relates to a process of producing an alcohol which includes dimerizing a starting-material alcohol having 4 or less carbon atoms in an environment having a partial hydrogen pressure of 0.1 MPa or higher. | 11-25-2010 |
20100298614 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Hydrogen to a 1-Butanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Containing the Anion of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid - Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and hydrogen to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 11-25-2010 |
20120220806 | Method For Producing Guerbet Alcohols - The invention relates to a method for the dimerization of alcohols in the context of a Guerbet reaction, in which one or more alcohols (A) having 2 to 72 C atoms and 1 to 3 OH groups per molecule are reacted in the presence of (a) a base (B), (b) a carbonyl compound (C), and (c) a hydrogenation catalyst (H) from the group of metals ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, said metals being in the elementary form, with the proviso that the alcohols (A) have at least one primary or secondary OH group, and that a C atom that carries at least one H atom as a substituent is directly adjacent to the C atom with said primary or secondary OH group. | 08-30-2012 |
20130172634 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL BY GUERBET REACTION - A method for increasing the yield of alcohols by a Guerbet reaction in a gas phase and reducing production cost is provided. A method for producing alcohols by a Guerbet reaction, wherein the reaction is performed in a gas phase and at a total pressure of less than 1 atm and preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 atm, using one or more raw material alcohols. | 07-04-2013 |
20140121423 | METHODS FOR HYDROTHERMAL DIGESTION OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS SOLIDS USING A GLYCEROL SOLVENT SYSTEM - Hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids in a glycerol solvent system can convert both the cellulosic biomass solids and the glycerol into a glycol reaction product for subsequent processing without the need for further solvent separation. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids in a glycerol solvent system can comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids and a slurry catalyst in a hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen; heating the cellulosic biomass solids in the hydrothermal digestion unit in the presence of the slurry catalyst, molecular hydrogen, and a solvent system comprising glycerol, thereby forming soluble carbohydrates; and at least partially converting the soluble carbohydrates and the glycerol into a reaction product comprising a glycol within the hydrothermal digestion unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140171695 | Catalysts and Processes for Producing Butanol - A catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol, is disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises at least one alkali metal, at least a second metal and a support. The second metal is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, copper, nickel, and cobalt. The support is selected from the group consisting of Al | 06-19-2014 |
20140171696 | Catalysts and Processes for Producing Butanol - In one embodiment, the invention is to a catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol. The catalyst composition comprises one or more metals and one or more supports. The one or more metals selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, zinc, iron, tin and copper. The one or more supports are selected from the group consisting of Al | 06-19-2014 |
20140179958 | CATALYSTS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING BUTANOL - In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol. The process comprises contacting magnesium carbonate with one or more metal precursors to form a catalyst intermediate and calcining the catalyst intermediate to form the catalyst composition that comprises the one or more metals and magnesium oxide. The one or more metal precursors comprises one or more metal selected from the group consists of nickel, palladium, platinum, germanium, copper, ruthenium, gallium, tin, iridium, and mixtures thereof. | 06-26-2014 |
20140316168 | Process for preparing a mixture of alcohols - A process for preparing a mixture (M) comprising at least one alcohol (Aj), wherein said process comprises a reaction for oligomerization in the gas phase of at least one alcohol (Ai), carried out in the presence of a solid catalyst doped with one or more metals, at a temperature greater than or equal to 50° C. and strictly below 200° C. The oligomerization reaction is carried out in the absence of hydrogen. | 10-23-2014 |
20150148569 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING HIGH ALCOHOLS - The present invention relates to a process for obtaining metal oxide catalysts comprising gallium which are capable of synthesising higher alcohols from lower alcohols. The process for obtaining said catalysts is also disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |