MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517052022 A) filed by Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B. V., Hague, Netherlands, on May 29, for 'hydropyrolysis process.'
Inventor(s) include Choudhari, Harshavardhan Jayant; Vander Hoogerstraete, Patrick; Huizenga, Pieter; and Joshi, Rikeshchandra Sharadchandra.
The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a process for the hydropyrolysis of biomass, said process comprising the steps of contacting biomass with a hydropyrolysis catalyst in a bubbling fluidised bed reactor under a hydrogen atmosphere, wherein the hydropyrolysis catalyst is prepared by a process comprising the steps of impregnating a gamma alumina carrier with a first impregnation solution comprising a tungsten salt, drying the tungsten-impregnated carrier; then impregnating the dried tungsten-impregnated carrier with a second impregnation solution comprising a source of a metal selected from those in groups 8, 9 and 10 of the periodic table, and, optionally, a molybdenum source, drying the fully impregnated carrier and then calcining it."
The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 29, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/081488.
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