Whole crop biofuel production (WCBP)
OwnerJames S. Rhodes, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel can include (i) storing, in memory, a first set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a biofuel derived from a first fraction of an agricultural biomass, (ii) storing, in memory, a second set of one or more carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a co-product from a second fraction of the agricultural biomass, wherein the second fraction comprises an agricultural residue and wherein the co-product mitigates anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission, and (iii) calculating, using the data processor, a regulatory value for the biofuel from the first and second sets of carbon flow values.
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A computerized method of using a data processor having a memory to account for carbon flows and determine a regulatory value for a biofuel, the method comprising:
- storing, by the data processor, in memory, one or more first carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of the biofuel derived from biofuel feedstock of an agricultural biomass;
- storing, by the data processor, in memory, one or more second carbon flow values characterizing the production and use of a co-product from feedstock residue of the agricultural biomass, wherein the co-product mitigates anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission;
- calculating, using the data processor, the regulatory value for the biofuel from the first carbon flow values and the second carbon flow values;
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- using the regulatory value to qualify the biofuel as compliant with a regulatory framework.
A method of engineering a carbon cycle for biofuel production and use, comprising:
- arranging production of the biofuel by a first generator, the biofuel produced from biofuel feedstock of an agricultural biomass;
- arranging production of a co-product by a second generator, the co-product produced from feedstock residue of the agricultural biomass, thereby mitigating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission;
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- assigning to the biofuel a regulatory value based upon a first set of one or more carbon intensity values characterizing production and use of the biofuel and a second set of one or more carbon intensity value characterizing production and use of the co-product.
A method of manufacturing a biofuel, comprising:
- producing, by a first generator, the biofuel from biofuel feedstock of an agricultural biomass;
- producing, by a second generator, a co-product from feedstock residue of the agricultural biomass, wherein the co-product mitigates anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission;
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- assigning to the biofuel a regulatory value based upon a first set of one or more carbon intensity values characterizing production and use of the biofuel and a second set of one or more carbon intensity value characterizing production and use of the co-product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.