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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FUELS FROM BIOMASS

  • US 20100170147A1
  • Filed: 11/12/2009
  • Published: 07/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of producing a diesel-equivalent fuel, comprising:

  • pyrolyzing biomass to form a pyrolysis oil; and

    contacting the pyrolysis oil and an alcohol with a metal oxide catalyst at a temperature of greater than about 60 degrees Celsius to form the diesel-equivalent fuel.

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