Inventors:
George W. Huber - Amherst MA, US
Yu-Ting Cheng - Amherst MA, US
Torren Carlson - Hadley MA, US
Tushar Vispute - Amherst MA, US
Jungho Jae - Amherst MA, US
Geoff Tompsett - Shrewsbury MA, US
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts - Boston MA
International Classification:
C07C 1/00
US Classification:
208400, 208403, 208404, 208405, 44307, 44605, 44606, 585240, 585241, 585242, 585357, 585469, 585638, 585733
Abstract:
This invention relates to compositions and methods for fluid hydrocarbon product, and more specifically, to compositions and methods for fluid hydrocarbon product via catalytic pyrolysis. Some embodiments relate to methods for the production of specific aromatic products (e. g. , benzene, toluene, naphthalene, xylene, etc. ) via catalytic pyrolysis. Some such methods may involve the use of a composition comprising a mixture of a solid hydrocarbonaceous material and a heterogeneous pyrolytic catalyst component. In some embodiments, the mixture may be pyrolyzed at high temperatures (e. g. , between 500 C. and 1000 C. ). The pyrolysis may be conducted for an amount of time at least partially sufficient for production of discrete, identifiable biofuel compounds. Some embodiments involve heating the mixture of catalyst and hydrocarbonaceous material at high rates (e. g. , from about 50 C.