Production of Adipic Acid and Derivatives from Carbohydrate-Containing Materials

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a glucose source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of glucose to an adipic acid product via glucaric acid or derivatives thereof. The present invention also includes processes comprising catalytic oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid or derivative thereof and processes comprising the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of glucaric acid or derivatives thereof to an adipic acid product. The present invention also includes products produced from adipic acid product and processes for the production thereof from such adipic acid product.

1 - 46 . (canceled) 
     
     
         47 . A process for producing an adipic acid product from a glucose source, the process comprising:
 converting by chemocatalytic means at least a portion of the glucose source to the adipic acid product.   
     
     
         48 . The process as set forth in  claim 47  wherein the process comprises:
 converting by chemocatalytic means at least a portion of the glucose source to glucaric acid or derivative thereof; and, 
 converting by chemocatalytic means at least a portion of the glucaric acid or derivative thereof to the adipic acid product. 
 
     
     
         49 . The process as set forth in  claim 47  wherein the adipic acid product comprises adipic acid. 
     
     
         50 . The process as set forth in  claim 48  wherein the adipic acid product comprises adipic acid. 
     
     
         51 - 58 . (canceled)