Composition of matter comprising of the creation of a low molecular weight hydrocarbon fluid exhibiting mainly oligomerized pentenes mainly comprised of 2-Methyl-2-Butene subunits as well as related plant isoprenoids composed of 2-Methyl-1-Butene subunits and other hydrocarbons from Euphorbia tirucalli biomass and a process for the extraction and refinement in making the same composition through the creation of solvent permeable batting mat and a multi-phase solvent extraction

• US 20120197052A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen Daniel Matthews
• Original Assignee: Stephen Daniel Matthews
• Inventors: Matthews, Stephen Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/931,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20120197052A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 585/240
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 1/02 by distillation
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 1/04 by extraction
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 1/042 by the use of hydrogen-donor solvents
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/1014 of vegetal origin
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/4012 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/44 Solvents
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2400/22 Higher olefins
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/04 essentially based on blends of hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/232 containing nitrogen in a heterocyclic ring C10L1/221 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2200/0469 Renewables or materials of biological origin
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 2290/30 Pressing, compressing or compacting
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 30/20 using bio-feedstock

Abstract

A composition of matter with of the creation of low molecular weight hydrocarbon fluid called Phytoleum from Euphorbia tirucalli biomass and a process for the extraction and refinement in making the same composition through the creation of a batting mat and multi-phase solvent extraction. A preferred embodiment includes the steps of manufacturing a fibrous batting mat from the raw biomass, crushing the biomass, shearing the biomass with a rotating knives blade array, compressing the biomass by passing the biomass through press rollers, amalgonating the biomass into a Batting Mat, subjecting the Batting Mat to a phased multi-wash solvent system, extracting the solvents and oils liquid solution for recovery, subjecting the liquid solution to a centrifugation system to extract the Phytoleum hydrocarbon oil from the other components, and refining the final product to yield Phytoleum which is a composition of matter including Tirucallene A and Tirucallene B and other oligomerized pentenes.

Claims

1. A composition of matter comprising of the creation of a low molecular weight hydrocarbon fluid exhibiting mainly oligomerized pentenes mainly comprised of 2-Methyl-2-Butene subunits as well as related plant isoprenoids composed of 2-Methyl-1-Butene subunits and other hydrocarbons from Euphorbia tirucalli biomass prepared by the steps of a process for the extraction and refinement in making the same composition through the creation of solvent permeable batting mat and a multi-phase solvent extraction

2. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step(s) of the manufacture of a fibrous batting mat from the raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli by applying compressive and shearing forces to the biomass to create a material that is conducive and efficient for solvent flow and extraction through a 3 step process:

(a) the reduction of particle size achieved by application of a hammermill crushing of the fresh biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli;

then, (b) the crushed raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli is subjected to shearing forces from a rotating knife blade array to orient the fibrous strands in a parallel arrangement; and

then, (c) the strands of the sheared Euphorbia tirucalli are compressed by passing the hammered and sheared Euphorbia tirucalli biomass through a series of sets of press rollers to expectorate fluids and prepare the biomass mat for batting;

3. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 2 wherein said Euphorbia tirucalli processed biomass is amalgonated by the Batt Maker into a Batting Mat comprised of multiple individual layers of the claim 2 processed biomass mat layered one atop another to create a fairly uniform biomass layer from the raw biomass;

4. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 3 wherein said Batting Mat material is subjected to a phased multi-wash solvent system preferably using hexane or other non-polar solvent solutions sequentially selected for removal of hydrocarbon oil constituents;

5. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 4 wherein said phased multi-wash system is refined by a continuous system of washing solvents through the Batting Mat using gravity or pressurized solvent flows to achieve the most economical level of gradient of solvent/oil mixture for extraction;

6. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 5 further comprising the steps of processing the solvent saturated batting mat through an expectoration system of roller presses to prepare the Batting Mat material to be sequentially resubmitted to the phased multi-wash solvent system as claimed in claim 5;

7. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 6 further comprising the steps of completion of the expectoration and extraction of the hydrocarbon oils from the batting mat by subjecting the material processed under claim 6 to physical and thermal processes to fully extract and drive off the solvents for recovery;

8. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 7 wherein said waste biomass bagasse mat would be brought into an evaporator/boiler chamber where the remaining solvent would be driven off from the batting mat using heat and or negative pressure;

9. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 8 further comprising the steps of subjecting the liquid solution extracted in the process to a centrifugation system comprised of an array of centrifuges to separate and extract the Phytoleum hydrocarbon oil from the other components;

and

10. A composition of matter as claimed in claim 9 further comprising the steps of refining the final product by the application of pressure and thermal processes to remove any remaining components from the Phytoleum hydrocarbon oil yielding Phytoleum including Tirucallene A and Tirucallene B and other oligomerized pentenes.

11. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter comprising of the creation of a low molecular weight hydrocarbon fluid exhibiting mainly oligomerized pentenes mainly comprised of 2-Methyl-2-Butene subunits as well as related plant isoprenoids composed of 2-Methyl-1-Butene subunits and other hydrocarbons from Euphorbia tirucalli biomass through the process of the extraction and refinement in making the same composition through the creation of a solvent permeable batting mat and a multi-phase solvent extraction comprising the steps of;

12. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 11 further comprising the step(s) of the manufacture of a fibrous batting mat from the fresh biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli by applying compressive and shearing forces to the biomass to create a material that is conducive and efficient for solvent flow and extraction through a three (3) step process;

(a) the raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli is processed for the reduction of particle size achieved by application of a hammermill crushing of the fresh biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli;

then, (b) the crushed raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli is subjected to shearing forces from a rotating knives blade array to orient the fibrous strands in a parallel arrangement;

then, (c) the strands of the sheared Euphorbia tirucalli are compressed by passing the hammered and sheared Euphorbia tirucalli biomass through a series of sets of press rollers to expectorate fluids and prepare the biomass mat for batting;

13. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 12 wherein said Euphorbia tirucalli processed biomass is amalgonated by the Batt Maker into a Batting Mat comprised of multiple individual layers of the claim 12 processed biomass mat layered one atop another to create a fairly uniform biomass layer from the raw biomass;

14. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 13 wherein said Batting Mat material is subjected to a phased multi-wash solvent system preferably using hexane or other non-polar solvent solutions sequentially selected for removal of hydrocarbon oil constituents;

15. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 14 wherein said phased multi-wash system is refined by a continuous system of washing solvents through the Batting Mat using gravity or pressurized solvent flows to achieve the most economical level of gradient of solvent/Phytoleum oil mixture for extraction;

16. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 15 further comprising the steps of processing the solvent saturated batting mat through an expectoration system of roller presses to prepare the Batting Mat material to be sequentially resubmitted to the phased multi-wash solvent system as claimed in claim 15;

17. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 16 further comprising the step(s) of completion of the expectoration and extraction of the hydrocarbon oils from the batting mat by subjecting the material processed under claim 16 to physical and thermal processes to fully extract and drive off the solvents for recovery;

18. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 17 wherein said waste biomass bagasse mat would be brought into an evaporator/boiler chamber where the remaining solvent would be driven off from the batting mat using heat and or negative pressure;

19. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 18 further comprising the steps of subjecting the liquid solution extracted in the process to a centrifugation system comprised of an array of centrifuges to separate and extract the Phytoleum hydrocarbon oil from the other components;

and

20. A process for producing Phytoleum—

a composition of matter as claimed in claim 19 further comprising the steps of refining the final product by the application of pressure and thermal processes to remove any remaining components from the Phytoleum hydrocarbon oil yielding Phytoleum including Tirucallene A and Tirucallene B and other oligomerized pentenes.