Efficient methodologies for converting biomass solids to liquid fuels have the potential to reduce dependence on imported petroleum while easing the atmospheric carbon dioxide burden.  In this presentation, we describe the quantitative catalytic conversions of wood and cellulosic solids to liquid and gaseous products in a single stage reactor operating at 300-320 �C and 160-220 bar.  Little or no char is formed during this process.  The reaction medium is super-critical methanol and the catalyst, a copper-doped porous metal oxide (CuPMO), is composed of earth-abundant materials.  The major liquid product is a mixture of C2-C6 aliphatic alcohols and methylated derivatives thereof that are, in principle, suitable for applications as liquid fuels.  We will also describe related studies with model systems.

Reductive disassembly of lignocellulose solids and models in super-critical methanol

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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