Methods for conversion of a glycol reaction product obtained from hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids into a dried monohydric alcohol feed
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07C-029/60
C07C-031/02
C10G-003/00
C07C-029/132
출원번호
US-0067399
(2013-10-30)
등록번호
US-9181158
(2015-11-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Powell, Joseph Broun
Johnson, Kimberly Ann
출원인 / 주소
Shell Oil Company
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3
초록▼
Hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may produce a glycol reaction product for subsequent processing. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids to form and process a glycol reaction product may comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids and a slurry catalyst in a hydrothermal
Hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may produce a glycol reaction product for subsequent processing. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids to form and process a glycol reaction product may comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids and a slurry catalyst in a hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen; heating the cellulosic biomass solids in the hydrothermal digestion unit in the presence of the slurry catalyst, a digestion solvent, and molecular hydrogen, thereby forming a liquor phase comprising soluble carbohydrates; performing a first catalytic reduction reaction on the soluble carbohydrates within the hydrothermal digestion unit, thereby at least partially converting the soluble carbohydrates into a reaction product comprising a glycol; at least partially drying the reaction product, thereby forming a dried reaction product comprising a dried glycol; and at least partially converting the dried glycol into a monohydric alcohol external to the hydrothermal digestion unit.
대표청구항▼
1. A method comprising: providing cellulosic biomass solids;converting the cellulosic biomass solids into a reaction product comprising a glycol, wherein converting the cellulosic biomass solids into the reaction product takes place in a first reactor in the presence of a digestion solvent comprisin
1. A method comprising: providing cellulosic biomass solids;converting the cellulosic biomass solids into a reaction product comprising a glycol, wherein converting the cellulosic biomass solids into the reaction product takes place in a first reactor in the presence of a digestion solvent comprising about 10% glycol to about 90% glycol by weight and a slurry catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen to form a liquor phase comprising soluble carbohydrates;performing a first catalytic reduction reaction on the soluble carbohydrates to form the reaction product;at least partially drying the reaction product, thereby forming a dried reaction product comprising a dried glycol, wherein the dried glycol comprises about 35 wt. % or less water;at least partially converting the dried glycol into a monohydric alcohol in a second reactor via a second catalytic reduction reaction in the presence of a second catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen;exposing the monohydric alcohol or a product formed therefrom to a condensation catalyst in a third reactor; andconverting the monohydric alcohol into a higher molecular weight compound using the condensation catalyst. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least about 5 percent by weight of the cellulosic biomass solids are converted into the glycol. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: separating the dried glycol from the dried reaction product. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the condensation catalyst comprises a zeolite. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the dried glycol to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the slurry catalyst is distributed in the cellulosic biomass solids using fluid flow. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the slurry catalyst is circulated through a fluid circulation loop external to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: removing at least a portion of the liquor phase from the hydrothermal digestion unit and recirculating at least a portion of the removed liquor phase thereto, the removed liquor phase also containing at least a portion of the slurry catalyst. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the monohydric alcohol to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second catalyst is different than the slurry catalyst. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the slurry catalyst comprises a poison-tolerant catalyst. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the poison-tolerant catalyst comprises a sulfided catalyst. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the digestion solvent comprises an organic solvent and water. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the organic solvent comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and any combination thereof. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the digestion solvent comprises glycerol and water. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the digestion solvent further comprises a monohydric alcohol. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the solvent further comprises water. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the glycol comprises at least one of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and the digestion solvent further comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanol, glycerol, and any combination thereof. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the digestion solvent further comprises glycerol and water. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the solvent further comprises a monohydric alcohol. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein at least partially drying the reaction product comprises a distillation to separate water from the glycol. 22. A method comprising: providing cellulosic biomass solids and a slurry catalyst in a hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen;heating the cellulosic biomass solids in the hydrothermal digestion unit in the presence of the slurry catalyst, a digestion solvent, and molecular hydrogen, thereby forming a liquor phase comprising soluble carbohydrates;performing a first catalytic reduction reaction on the soluble carbohydrates within the hydrothermal digestion unit, thereby at least partially converting the soluble carbohydrates into a reaction product comprising a glycol;at least partially drying the reaction product, thereby forming a dried reaction product comprising a dried glycol, wherein the dried glycol comprises about 35 wt. % or less water; andat least partially converting the dried glycol into a monohydric alcohol external to the hydrothermal digestion unit in a second reaction unit; andexposing the monohydric alcohol or a product formed therefrom to a condensation catalyst in a third reaction unit. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein at least about 5 percent by weight of the cellulosic biomass solids are converted into the glycol. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein the dried glycol is at least partially converted into the monohydric alcohol via a second catalytic reduction reaction in the presence of a second catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the second catalyst is different than the slurry catalyst. 26. The method of claim 22, wherein the slurry catalyst is distributed in the cellulosic biomass solids using fluid flow. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the slurry catalyst is circulated through a fluid circulation loop external to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 28. The method of claim 22, wherein at least partially drying the reaction product comprises a distillation to separate water from the glycol. 29. The method of claim 22, wherein the condensation catalyst comprises a zeolite. 30. The method of claim 22, wherein the slurry catalyst comprises a poison-tolerant catalyst. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the poison-tolerant catalyst comprises a sulfided catalyst. 32. The method of claim 22, wherein the digestion solvent comprises an organic solvent and water. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the organic solvent comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of ethanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and any combination thereof. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the digestion solvent comprises glycerol and water. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the digestion solvent further comprises a monohydric alcohol. 36. The method of claim 22, further comprising: removing at least a portion of the liquor phase from the hydrothermal digestion unit and recirculating at least a portion of the removed liquor phase thereto, the removed liquor phase also containing at least a portion of the slurry catalyst. 37. The method of claim 22, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the monohydric alcohol to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 38. The method of claim 22, wherein at least partially drying the reaction product takes place external to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 39. The method of claim 38, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the dried glycol to the hydrothermal digestion unit.
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