CARBOHYDRATES UPGRADING AND HYDROTREATING TO HYDROCARBONS
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1. An upgrading system to convert polyols into hydrocarbons comprising:
- a) a feed stream comprising a oxygenate feedstock,b) a catalytic upgrader comprising a zeolite catalyst,c) a separator to generate a light gas stream, an aqueous stream and an organic stream,d) a reformer to convert the light gas stream into a hydrogen stream,e) a hydrotreater to convert part of the organic stream (c) and hydrogen stream (d) into a saturated hydrocarbon stream, anda recycle system where a portion of the hydrotreater product containing saturated hydrocarbons is recycled to the catalytic upgrader (a) as a hydrogen donor molecule.
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Abstract
Technologies to convert biomass to liquid hydrocarbon fuels are currently being developed to decrease our carbon footprint and increase use of renewable fuels. Since sugars/sugar derivatives from biomass have high oxygen content and low hydrogen content, coke becomes an issue during zeolite upgrading to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. A process was designed to reduce the coke by co-feeding sugars/sugar derivatives with a saturated recycle stream containing hydrogenated products.
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21 Claims
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1. An upgrading system to convert polyols into hydrocarbons comprising:
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a) a feed stream comprising a oxygenate feedstock, b) a catalytic upgrader comprising a zeolite catalyst, c) a separator to generate a light gas stream, an aqueous stream and an organic stream, d) a reformer to convert the light gas stream into a hydrogen stream, e) a hydrotreater to convert part of the organic stream (c) and hydrogen stream (d) into a saturated hydrocarbon stream, and a recycle system where a portion of the hydrotreater product containing saturated hydrocarbons is recycled to the catalytic upgrader (a) as a hydrogen donor molecule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An upgrading system to convert oxygenates into hydrocarbons comprising:
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a) a feed stream comprising a oxygenate feedstock, b) a catalytic upgrader comprising a ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst, c) a separator to generate a light gas stream, an aqueous stream and an organic stream, d) a reformer to convert the light gas stream into a hydrogen stream, e) a hydrotreater to convert part of the organic stream (c) and hydrogen stream (d) into a saturated hydrocarbon stream, and a recycle system where a portion of the hydrotreater product containing saturated hydrocarbons is recycled to the catalytic upgrader (a) as a hydrogen donor molecule. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for upgrading biomass oxygenates into hydrocarbons comprising:
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a) upgrading an oxygenate feedstock with a catalytic upgrader comprising a zeolite catalyst and one or more hydrogen donors, b) separating a light gas stream, an aqueous stream and an organic stream, c) reforming the light gas stream into a hydrogen stream, d) hydrotreating the organic stream (b) with a hydrotreating catalyst and a hydrogen stream (c), and e) isolating a saturated hydrocarbon stream, and a recycle system where a portion of the hydrotreater product containing saturated hydrocarbons is recycled to the catalytic upgrader (a) as a hydrogen donor molecule. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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