02-10-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140290128A1
In an embodiment of the present invention, a renewable energy fuel is prepared by a process including the steps of: a) providing a renewable energy feedstock; b) providing an alcohol; c) providing a catalyst; d) mixing (a), (b), and (c) to form a blend; and e) homogenizing the blend at a pressure greater than 400 kilogram-force per square centimeter (Kg/cm2). 1. A renewable energy fuel prepared by a process comprising the steps of:a) providing a renewable energy feedstock;b) providing an alcohol;c) providing a catalyst;d) mixing (a), (b), and (c) to form a blend; ande) homogenizing the blend at a pressure greater than 400 kilogram-force per square centimeter (Kg/cm2).2. The fuel prepared by the process of claim 1 , wherein the feedstock comprises an animal or vegetable oil claim 1 , chosen from the group consisting essentially of beef tallow claim 1 , pork fat claim 1 , poultry fat claim 1 , oil from soybeans claim 1 , cottonseeds claim 1 , canola claim 1 , rapeseeds claim 1 , rice bran claim 1 , flax seeds claim 1 , safflowers claim 1 , cranbe claim 1 , corn claim 1 , sunflowers claim 1 , mustard seeds claim 1 , palm claim 1 , peanuts claim 1 , coconuts claim 1 , or other vegetable or animal material claim 1 , used or recycled animal or vegetable oils claim 1 , other biologically derived oils claim 1 , oil from annual cover crops claim 1 , algal oil claim 1 , biogenic waste oils/fats/greases claim 1 , or combinations thereof.3. The fuel prepared by the process of claim 1 , wherein the alcohol is a short chain alcohol chosen from the group consisting essentially of one or more monovalent or multivalent alcohols claim 1 , such as methanol claim 1 , ethanol claim 1 , isopropanol claim 1 , butanol claim 1 , trimethylpropane claim 1 , glycerols and other polyols or combinations thereof.4. The fuel prepared by the process of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst comprises a non-ionic surfactant.5. The fuel prepared by the process of claim 1 , wherein the feedstock is present in ...
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