Catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation of oxygenated hydrocarbons
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07D-315/00
C07C-037/00
C07C-049/00
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US-0586499
(2012-08-15)
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US-8946458
(2015-02-03)
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/ 주소
Blank, Brian
Cortright, Randy
Beck, Taylor
Woods, Elizabeth
Jehring, Mike
출원인 / 주소
Virent, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Quarles & Brady LLP
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The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocar
The present invention provides catalysts, methods, and reactor systems for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to oxygenated compounds. The invention includes methods for producing cyclic ethers, monooxygenates, dioxygenates, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and alcohols from oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as carbohydrates, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and the like, using catalysts containing palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten. The oxygenated compounds produced are useful in the production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and other products.
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1. A method for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to lower molecular weight oxygenated compounds, the method comprising the step of reacting an aqueous feedstock solution with hydrogen, at a temperature of between about 100° C. and about 300° C., in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, to prod
1. A method for converting oxygenated hydrocarbons to lower molecular weight oxygenated compounds, the method comprising the step of reacting an aqueous feedstock solution with hydrogen, at a temperature of between about 100° C. and about 300° C., in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, to produce a reaction product comprising a cyclic ether and one or more oxygenated compounds selected from the group consisting of a polyol, a ketone, an aldehyde, a carboxylic acid, and an alcohol, wherein the aqueous feedstock solution comprises water and one or more oxygenated hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of a starch, a polysaccharide, an oligosaccharide, a trisaccharide, a disaccharide, a monosaccharide, a polyhydric alcohol, a sugar, a sugar alcohol, a sugar degradation product, and combinations thereof, wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten, wherein the oxygenated compound has a lower molecular weight than the oxygenated hydrocarbon, and wherein the cyclic ether is a monooxygenate cyclic ether and the monooxygenate cyclic ether is greater than or equal to 17 wt % and less than 26 wt % of the aqueous feedstock carbon. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises greater than about 0.05 wt % palladium, greater than about 0.05 wt % molybdenum, greater than about 0.0125 wt % tin, and greater than about 0.1 wt % tungsten. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises less than about 5.0 wt % palladium. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises less than about 10.0 wt % molybdenum. 5. The method of claim 2 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises less than about 5.0 wt % tin. 6. The method of claim 2 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises less than about 20.0 wt % tungsten. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises a support. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the support is selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbon, silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, vanadia, ceria, boron nitride, heteropolyacid, kieselguhr, hydroxyapatite, zinc oxide, chromia, zeolites, tungstated zirconia, titania zirconia, sulfated zirconia, phosphated zirconia, acidic alumina, silica-alumina, sulfated alumina, iron aluminate, phosphated alumina, theta alumina, niobia, niobia phosphate, oxides of the foregoing, and mixtures thereof. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the support is modified by treating the support with a modifier selected from the group consisting of tungsten, titania, sulfate, phosphate, and silica. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the oxygenated hydrocarbons comprise greater than 5 wt % starches, 5 wt % polysaccharides, 5 wt % oligosaccharides, 5 wt % trisaccharides, or 5 wt % disaccharides. 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous feedstock solution further comprises lignin, phenolics, methoxy-substituted phenolics, ash components, or extractives. 12. The method claim 1 wherein the reaction product further comprises a cyclic ketone. 13. A method of generating cyclic oxygenated compounds from oxygenated hydrocarbons, the method comprising: a. Providing a feedstock comprising a solvent and at least one soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon;b. Catalytically reacting the oxygenated hydrocarbon with hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten, at a reaction temperature and a reaction pressure to produce a reaction product comprising cyclic ethers and cyclic ketones, wherein the cyclic ethers comprise monooxygenate cyclic ethers and the monooxygenate cyclic ethers are greater than or equal to 17 wt % and less than 26 wt % of the feedstock carbon. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the oxygenated hydrocarbon has four or more carbon atoms. 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of water, in-situ generated C2+P2+ oxygenated hydrocarbons, recycled C2+O2+ oxygenated hydrocarbons, bioreforming solvents, organic solvents, organic acids, and a mixture thereof. 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the oxygenated hydrocarbon comprises greater than 5 wt % starches, 5 wt % polysaccharides, 5 wt % oligosaccharides, 5 wt % trisaccharides, or 5 wt % disaccharides. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the feedstock further comprises lignin, phenolics, methoxy-substituted phenolics, ash components, or extractives. 18. The method of claim 13 wherein the reaction temperature is between about 100° C. and about 300° C., and the reaction pressure is between about 70 psig and about 2000 psig. 19. The method of claim 13 wherein the feedstock is contacted with the heterogeneous catalyst at a weight hour space velocity of about 0.01 to about 10.0 grams of soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon per gram of heterogeneous catalyst per hour. 20. The method of claim 13 wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises greater than about 0.05 wt % palladium, greater than about 0.05 wt % molybdenum, greater than about 0.0125 wt % tin, and greater than about 0.1 wt % tungsten. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises less than about 5.0 wt % palladium, less than about 10.0 wt % molybdenum, less than about 5.0 wt % tin, and less than about 20.0 wt % tungsten. 22. The method of claim 13, wherein the heterogeneous catalyst comprises a support selected from the group consisting of nitride, carbon, silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, vanadia, ceria, boron nitride, heteropolyacid, kieselguhr, hydroxyapatite, zinc oxide, chromia, zeolites, tungstated zirconia, titania zirconia, sulfated zirconia, phosphated zirconia, acidic alumina, silica-alumina, sulfated alumina, iron aluminate, phosphated alumina, theta alumina, niobia, niobia phosphate, oxides of the foregoing, and mixtures thereof. 23. A method of generating cyclic ethers, the method comprising: a. providing a heterogeneous catalyst comprising: i. a support; andii. a catalytic composition adhered to the support, the catalytic composition comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten;b. contacting the heterogeneous catalyst with hydrogen and an aqueous feedstock, the aqueous feedstock comprising: i. a solvent; andii. one or more oxygenated hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, trisaccharides, disaccharides, starches, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, and mixtures thereof, at: 1. a temperature between about 100° C. to about 300° C.;2. a weight hourly space velocity of greater than 0.01 gram of oxygenated hydrocarbon per gram of heterogeneous catalyst per hour; and3. a pressure between about 70 psig to about 2000 psig;c. producing a reaction product comprising cyclic ethers, wherein the cyclic ethers comprise monooxygenate cyclic ethers and the monooxygenate cyclic ethers are greater than or equal to 17 wt % and less than 26 wt % of the aqueous feedstock carbon. 24. The method of claim 23 further comprising: d. catalytically reacting a portion of the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds selected from the group consisting of a C4+ alcohol, a C4+ ketone, a C4+ alkane, a C4+ alkene, a C5+ cycloalkane, a C5+ cycloalkene, an aryl, and a fused aryl. 25. The method of claim 23 further comprising: d. contacting a heterogeneous catalyst comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten with water and hydrogen in a reactor, at: i. a pressure between about 500 psig to about 2000 psig;ii. a first temperature between about 150° C. to about 350° C.;e. purging the reactor with hydrogen; andf. increasing the temperature of the reactor from the first temperature to less than about 500° C. over a time period of about 1 hour to about 12 hours, to reduce carbonaceous deposits on the catalyst. 26. The method of claim 24 further comprising: e. contacting a heterogeneous catalyst comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten with water and hydrogen in a reactor, at: iii. a pressure between about 500 psig to about 2000 psig;iv. a first temperature between about 150° C. to about 350° C.;f. purging the reactor with hydrogen; andg. increasing the temperature of the reactor from the first temperature to less than about 500° C. over a time period of about 1 hour to about 12 hours, to reduce carbonaceous deposits on the catalyst. 27. The method of claim 23 further comprising: d. purging a heterogeneous catalyst comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten with nitrogen in a reactor, at: i. a pressure of about 0 psig to about 100 psig;ii. a first temperature between about 250° C. to about 375° C.;e. contacting the heterogeneous catalyst with a mixture comprising about 1% oxygen; andf. increasing the temperature of the reactor from the first temperature to less than about 500° C. over a time period of about 1 hour to about 16 hours, to reduce carbonaceous deposits on the catalyst. 28. The method of claim 24 further comprising: e. purging a heterogeneous catalyst comprising palladium, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten with nitrogen in a reactor, at: iii. a pressure of about 0 psig to about 100 psig;iv. a first temperature between about 250° C. to about 375° C.;f. contacting the heterogeneous catalyst with a mixture comprising about 1% oxygen; andg. increasing the temperature of the reactor from the first temperature to less than about 500° C. over a time period of about 1 hour to about 16 hours, to reduce carbonaceous deposits on the catalyst.
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