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US 12,297,395 B2Granted
Biofuel blends
AssigneeShell USA, Inc.
InventorsNicolaas Van Dijk, Harish Kumar Balam, Michael Richard Pope, Daniel Thomas Shiosaki, Aldo Caiazzo
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Abstract
A biofuel includes a mixture of a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose. The gasoil has a cetane index less than 46. The biofuel also includes a hydroprocessed ester fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource having fats and oils. A cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46.
Claims6
A biofuel, comprising:
- a mixture of a gasoil generated from hydropyrolysis and hydroconversion of a solid biomass containing lignocellulose and a hydroprocessed ester and fatty acid (HEFA) generated from hydrotreating a renewable resource comprising fats and oils, wherein the gasoil has a cetane index less than 46, and wherein a cetane index of the biofuel is greater than 46, and wherein the gasoil is present in an amount less than the HEFA.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.