Energy efficient process to produce biologically based fuels
A fuel and radical technology, applied in the field of fuel preparation, can solve problems such as the reduction of total energy efficiency
Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-25
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RES CENT FOUNDATIO
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This approach is made possible by the additional energy input required to break the C16 and C18 FA chains (which constitute the major FA constituents of soybean, sunflower, corn, rapeseed, canola, cottonseed, and other conventional vegetable oils) into shorter molecules total energy efficiency reduction
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A novel, energy efficient process of producing jet fuel is disclosed herein. The process is based on utilizing a medium chain fatty acid source such as cuphea oil, which precludes the need for high-energy fatty acid chain cracking to achieve the shorter molecules needed for jet fuels and other fuels with low-temperature flow requirements. In an embodiment, a process for producing a jet fuel comprises providing a medium chain fatty acid source. The method also comprises cleaving the one or more medium chain fatty acid groups from the glycerides to form glycerol and one or more free fatty acids. The method further comprises decarboxylating the one or more medium chain fatty acids to form one or more hydrocarbons for the production of the jet fuel.
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Background technique The present invention relates to a method for preparing fuel. More specifically, the present invention relates to an energy efficient method of utilizing biological fatty acids to produce jet fuel. Alkyl esters, including methyl or ethyl esters, also known as "biodiesel," are a renewable, clean-burning alternative to conventional petroleum-derived diesel fuel. Biodiesel is made from crude or used vegetable or animal fats—usually soybean oil or canola oil (which includes triglycerides, diglycerides, monoglycerides, fatty acids (FA), or mixtures thereof)— be made of. Since biodiesel is produced from natural oil or fat sources, if derived from vegetable oils, alkyl esters typically include C 14 to C 18 Fatty chains, while if derived from animal fats, alkyl esters usually include C 16 to C 22 fatty chain. Biodiesel can be burned in diesel (combustion-ignition) engines in pure form or mixed with petroleum-derived diesel fuel. Biodiesel offers the advant...
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CPCC10G2300/1014C10G45/58C10G3/46C10G3/47C10L9/086C11C1/045C10G2400/08C10G29/205C11C1/06C10G45/00C10G3/45Y02P30/20
Inventor T・R・奥利克C・A・沃肯R・C・蒂伯P・潘西格劳
Owner ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RES CENT FOUNDATIO