Method for making renewable fuels

1. A method for converting biomass to renewable fuels, comprising:

providing a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalysts;

subjecting biomass within the stations to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart);

incrementing an individual processing station temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component;

subjecting the volatile components generated in each station directly without quenching through the series of catalysts to produce at least one renewable fuel; and

contacting the volatile component from a lipid-rich biomass directly without quenching with a dehydration catalyst to produce a first product which on cooling to a temperature range of 1-20° C. produces a second volatile component, a first renewable fuel and water.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of contacting the second volatile component directly without quenching with an aromatization catalyst to produce a second product which on cooling to a temperature of 1-20° C. produces a third volatile component, a second renewable fuel and water, and recovering, the second renewable fuel.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising the steps of contacting the third volatile compound with a gas-upgrading catalyst to produce a third product which on cooling to a temperature of 1-20° C. produces a fourth volatile component, a third renewable fuel and water, and recovering the third renewable fuel.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the step of subjecting the fourth volatile component to at least one of the group consisting of: other processing stations, a dehydration catalyst, an aromatization catalyst a gas-upgrading catalyst, and a combustion gas treatment plant.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of contacting a volatile component from a hemicellulose-rich biomass directly without quenching with an aromatization catalyst to produce a fourth product which on cooling to a temperature of 0-5° C. produces a fifth volatile component, a fourth renewable fuel and water, and recovering the fourth renewable fuel.

6. The method of claim 5 , father comprising the steps of contacting the fifth volatile component with a gas-upgrading catalyst to produce an fifth product which on cooling to a temperature of 0-5° C. produces a sixth volatile component, a fifth renewable fuel and water, and recovering the fifth renewable fuel.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising the step of routing the sixth volatile component to at least one of the group consisting of: other processing stations, a dehydration catalyst, an aromatization catalyst, a gas-upgrading catalyst, or is combustion gas treatment plant.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of contacting a volatile component from a lignin-rich biomass directly without quenching with a dehydration catalyst to produce a sixth product which on cooling to 2-20° C. produces a seventh volatile component, a sixth renewable fuel and water.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of contacting the seventh volatile component directly without quenching with an aromatization catalyst to produce a seventh product which on cooling to a temperature of 0-5° C. produces an eighth volatile component, a seventh renewable furl and water, and recovering the seventh renewable fuel.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the steps of contacting the eighth volatile component with a gas-upgrading catalyst to produce an eighth product which on cooling to a temperature of 0-5° C. produces a ninth volatile component, an eight renewable fuel and water, and recovering the eighth renewable fuel.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising the step of subjecting the ninth volatile component to at least one of the group consisting of: other processing stations, a dehydration catalyst, an aromatization catalyst, a gas-upgrading catalyst, and a combustion gas treatment plant.