Catalytic conversion of alcohols having at least three carbon atoms to hydrocarbon blendstock

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PATENT NO 9944861
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14878663

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A method for producing a hydrocarbon blendstock, the method comprising contacting at least one saturated acyclic alcohol having at least three and up to ten carbon atoms with a metal-loaded zeolite catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. and up to 550° C., wherein the metal is a positively-charged metal ion, and the metal-loaded zeolite catalyst is catalytically active for converting the alcohol to the hydrocarbon blendstock, wherein the method directly produces a hydrocarbon blendstock having less than 1 vol % ethylene and at least 35 vol % of hydrocarbon compounds containing at least eight carbon atoms.

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  • UT-BATTELLE, LLC

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Davison, Brian H Knoxville, US 19 186
Narula, Chaitanya K Knoxville, US 35 377

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