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Process for Fractionating Fast-Pyrolysis Oils, and Products Derived Therefrom

U.S. Patent 4,942,269

Technology Description

A process is disclosed for fractionating lignocellulosic materials fast-prolysis oils to produce phenol-containing compositions suitable for the manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resins. The process includes admixing the oils with an organic solvent having at least a moderate solubility parameter and good hydrogenThe United States Government has rights in this invention under Contract No. DE-AC02-83CH10093 between the United States Department of Energy and the Solar Energy Research Institute, a Division of the Midwest Research Institute.

Inventors

Helena L. Chum; Stuart K. Black

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