Abstract: Disclosed is a process/system for the fractionation of bio-oil, produced from the thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass, into boiling point fractions. The fractionation of the bio-oil is performed using molecular distillation under conditions which minimize the thermal stress to the bio-oil and fractions obtained therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
May 3, 2016
Assignee:
KiOR, LLC
Inventors:
Maria Magdalena Ramirez Corredores, Xiaowei Tong, Jennifer Sorrells, Jeffrey R. Anderson
Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the alteration of the ratio of the specific gravities of the oil and water phases resulting from the conversion of biomass to liquid products, the reduction of the conductivity and of metals of the product mixture, which each can aid in the removal of solids contained in the oil phase.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2016
Assignee:
KiOR, LLC
Inventors:
Ed Smith, Vicente Sanchez, Jeffrey C. Trewella, Stephen J. McGovern, Royce Roemisch, Jennifer Sorrells, Leslie May, Maria Magdalena Ramirez Corredores, Rocio Maria Banda, Lorerz Bauer
Abstract: A process for preparing a renewable biofuel consists of subjecting a bio-oil mixture to deoxygenation in a hydrotreater and then separating hydrocarbon fractions from the deoxygenated product to form the biofuel. The bio-oil mixture contains a bio-oil feedstream and a treated bio-oil feed. The treated bio-oil feed is a stream from which undesirable heavy materials and solid materials have been removed.
Abstract: A renewable fuel may be obtained from a bio-oil containing C3-C5 oxygenates. In a first step, the bio-oil is subjected to a condensation reaction in which the oxygenates undergo a carbon-carbon bond forming reaction to produce a stream containing C6+ oxygenates. In a second step, the stream is hydrotreated to produce C6+ hydrocarbons.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 19, 2012
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2016
Assignee:
KiOR, LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey C Trewella, Edward J Smith, Vicente Sanchez, Brent Moore, Stephen J. McGovern
Abstract: Fungible bio-oil compositions with enhanced processability are provided. A process to produce the fungible bio-oil composition is also provided that involves combining a biomass-derived liquid, at least one petroleum-derived composition, and, optionally, one or more additives in order to produce the fungible bio-oil composition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 16, 2012
Date of Patent:
December 8, 2015
Assignee:
KiOR, LLC
Inventors:
Maria Magdalena Ramirez Corredores, Jennifer Sorrells
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