Converting a lipid feedstock to fuel
AssigneeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
InventorsSven Ivar Hommeltoft, David Andrew Slade, Deirdra Ann Evers Mcgregor, Krege Matthew Christison, Martin Robert Haverly
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Abstract
In some examples, a method of generating a fuel blend includes flowing a lipid feedstock into a reaction vessel comprising a metal oxide catalyst on an oxide support. The metal oxide catalyst in the reaction vessel is used to catalytically convert the lipid feedstock into a mixture comprising an intermediate composition having at least 70% of its oxygen within ketone groups. Distillation is used to obtain a distillation cut of the mixture. Without any further catalytic processing of the distillation cut, the distillation cut is blended with a fuel to create a fuel blend.
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A method of generating a fuel blend, the method comprising:
- flowing a lipid feedstock into a reaction vessel comprising a metal oxide catalyst on an oxide support;
- using the metal oxide catalyst in the reaction vessel to catalytically convert the lipid feedstock into a mixture comprising an intermediate composition having at least 70% of its oxygen within ketone groups;
- using distillation to obtain a distillation cut of the mixture;
- without any further catalytic processing of the distillation cut, blending the distillation cut with a fuel to create a fuel blend.
A fuel blend, comprising:
- a distillation cut of a mixture comprising an intermediate composition having at least 70% of its oxygen within ketone groups;
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- a petroleum fuel or a renewable fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.