INTEGRATED PROCESS TO SELECTIVELY CONVERT RENEWABLE ISOBUTANOL TO P-XYLENE

• Main Authors: HENTON, DAVID E, PETERS, MATTHEW W, JENNI, MADELINE, TAYLOR, JOSHUA D, MANZER, LEO E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 14.04.2011
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing renewable and relatively high purity p-xylene from biomass. For example, biomass treated to provide a fermentation feedstock is fermented with a microorganism capable of producing a C4 alcohol such as isobutanol, then sequentially dehydrati...