Biofuel production methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-07
BOARD OF RGT NEVADA SYST OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIV OF NEVADA RENO
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[0010]The methods of the present disclosure can provide a number of advantages. For example, the present disclosure can convert chicken feathers, often treated as a waste product, into a hig

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However, much of this material is unused, and can present disposal problems.
The availability and cost of petroleum based fuels continues to be of concern.
However, the energy and resources needed to

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[0070]In the present Example, chicken feathers were crushed in a vibrated mill to produce fine size fibrous materials. The fibrous material was conditioned with NaOH for an extended time at room temperature. The hydrolyzed product was mixed with freshly prepared methoxide (methanol plus NaOH). The mixed product was conditioned for 24 hours. A schematic of the process is shown in FIG. 3.

[0071]Two layers formed after the 24 hour conditioning period. The top fraction was a clear biofuel material corresponding to esterified products. The lower thick layer included glycerin and other substances. The top layer was analyzed using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to determine the quality of biofuel fraction. The resulting chromatogram, shown in FIG. 4, illustrates that the biodiesel was of good quality.

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[0072]In this Example, chicken feathers were mixed in a pressurized autoclave in the presence of water and NaOH. The mixed product was heated at 60-70° C. (external temperature 200-300° C.) for 20-30 minutes. After that time, the hydrolyzed and dissolved product was mixed with sodium methoxide (methanol and NaOH) for several hours at 60-70° C. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature. A good and high quality biofuel (esterified product) was noticed. The presence of biofuel was confirmed by HPLC.

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[0073]In this Example chicken feathers were mixed with methanol to which sodium hydroxide was added. The mixture was conditioned for several hours. After conditioning, sodium methoxide was added. The resulting mixture was mixed for a long time at 25-60° C. The product was then cooled to room temperature. A clean biofuel layer (esterified product) and glycerin layer were observed. The biofuel layer was analyzed by HPLC, confirming the formation of a high quality biofuel oil.

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In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for producing biofuel from a biological material that includes protein and a biofuel feedstock, such as triglycerides. In a specific example, the biological material is hydrolyzed to obtain the biofuel feedstock, such as by treatment with a base. Free fatty acids or triglycerides are then extracted using an organic solvent. The free fatty acids or triglycerides are converted to fatty acid esters, useable as biofuel, by esterification or transesterification, respectively. In a more specific example, the biological material is converted to a biofuel in a one step process by treating the biological material with base and an appropriate alcohol. In some implementations, a disclosed method uses chicken feathers obtained from a chicken processing operation as the biological material.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 884,173, filed Jan. 9, 2007, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 970,790 filed Sep. 7, 2007.FIELD[0002]The present disclosure describes methods of producing fuels from biological materials. In specific examples, the present disclosure provides methods for producing biodiesel from biological sources which include protein and triglycerides, such as chicken feathers.TECHNICAL BACKGROUND[0003]The United States produces 2-4 billion pounds of chicken feathers from poultry industries. Science News, “Materials Take Wing”, Feb. 23, 2002, Vol. 161. In recent years it has been shown that chicken feathers can be used for many applications, including environmental application and filtration of heavy metals. P. Kar & M. Misra, “Use of keratin Fiber for Separation of Heavy metals from Water”, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biote...

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IPC IPC(8): C10L1/18
CPCC10G2300/1011Y02E50/13C10L1/026Y02E50/10Y02P30/20
Inventor MISRA, MANORANJANPRIYADARSHAN, GAUTAMKONDAMUDI, NARASIMHARAOMOHAPATRA, SUSANTA
Owner BOARD OF RGT NEVADA SYST OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON BEHALF OF THE UNIV OF NEVADA RENO
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