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The present invention provides pyrolysis products that have greater stability than pyrolysis products obtained from conventional pyrolysis production processes. The invention involves pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to produce a pyrolysis product. T

The present invention provides pyrolysis products that have greater stability than pyrolysis products obtained from conventional pyrolysis production processes. The invention involves pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to produce a pyrolysis product. The pyrolysis product of the present invention can advantageously be particularly high in alcohol content.

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1. A method of producing an alcohol-containing pyrolysis product, comprising: pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to produce a pyrolysis product that contains at least one alcohol, wherein the metal oxide catalyst is comprised of at least one metal from

1. A method of producing an alcohol-containing pyrolysis product, comprising: pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to produce a pyrolysis product that contains at least one alcohol, wherein the metal oxide catalyst is comprised of at least one metal from Group 2, Group 3 including Lanthanides and Actinides, and Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedstock comprises biomass material. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst has an uptake of carbon dioxide at 100° C. of at least 0.03 mg/m2 of the metal oxide catalyst. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst comprises at least one Group 2 metal. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the Group 2 metal comprises magnesium. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst comprises hydrotalcite. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst comprises at least one Group 3 metal, including Lanthanides and Actinides. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the Group 3 metal comprises at least one of yttrium, cerium, and praseodymium. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst comprises at least one Group 4 metal. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the Group 4 metal comprises zirconium. 11. A method of producing a pyrolysis product, comprising: pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a basic metal oxide catalyst to produce a pyrolysis product, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst has an uptake of carbon dioxide at 100° C. of at least 0.03 mg/m2 of the basic metal oxide catalyst. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the metal oxide catalyst is comprised of at least one metal from Group 2, Group 3 including Lanthanides and Actinides, and Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the feedstock comprises biomass material. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes at least one Group 2 metal. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes magnesium. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst is comprised of hydrotalcite. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes at least one Group 3 metal, including Lanthanide metals and Actinide metals. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes at least one of yttrium, cerium and praseodymium. 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes at least one Group 4 metal. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the basic metal oxide catalyst includes zirconium.