32 patents
Utility
Method for the pretreatment of a biofuel feedstock
17 Oct 23
Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Trevor Fisher
Filed: 26 Aug 22
Utility
Method for Upgrading Low-value and Waste Fats, Oils, and Greases
28 Sep 23
The present technology provides a method that includes contacting a composition with a caustic solution to produce a caustic-treated composition; combining the caustic-treated composition with silica particles to produce a slurry; and removing the silica particles from the slurry to produce a treated composition; wherein the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil and the composition includes: at least about 10 wppm of total metals, at least about 8 wppm of phosphorus, at least about 10 wppm of chlorine, at least about 10 wppm of sulfur, at least about 20 wppm of nitrogen, at least about 5 wt.% of free fatty acids; and has an acid number from about 10 mg KOH/g to about 150 mg KOH/g, and the silica particles has a particle size from about 10 microns to about 50 microns, a BET surface area from about 200 m2/g to about 1000 m2/g.
David A. Slade, Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Peter Z. Havlik
Filed: 12 Apr 23
Utility
Renewable Diesel
27 Jul 23
The present technology relates to hydrocarbon fuels comprising renewable content.
Ramin Abhari, Nathan McMullen, David A. Slade, Nate Green
Filed: 28 Mar 23
Utility
Even Carbon Number Paraffin Composition and Method of Manufacturing Same
13 Jul 23
Paraffin compositions including mainly even carbon number paraffins, and a method for manufacturing the same, is disclosed herein.
Ramin Abhari, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Vladimir Gruver
Filed: 7 Mar 23
Utility
Method for upgrading low-value and waste fats, oils, and greases
23 May 23
The present technology provides a method that includes contacting a composition with a caustic solution to produce a caustic-treated composition; combining the caustic-treated composition with silica particles to produce a slurry; and removing the silica particles from the slurry to produce a treated composition; wherein the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil and the composition includes: at least about 10 wppm of total metals, at least about 8 wppm of phosphorus, at least about 10 wppm of chlorine, at least about 10 wppm of sulfur, at least about 20 wppm of nitrogen, at least about 5 wt. % of free fatty acids; and has an acid number from about 10 mg KOH/g to about 150 mg KOH/g, and the silica particles has a particle size from about 10 microns to about 50 microns, a BET surface area from about 200 m2/g to about 1000 m2/g.
David A. Slade, Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Peter Z. Havlik
Filed: 18 Aug 21
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Renewable diesel
2 May 23
The present technology relates to hydrocarbon fuels comprising renewable content.
Ramin Abhari, Nathan McMullen, David A. Slade, Nate Green
Filed: 2 Oct 19
Utility
Method of Providing a Bio-oil to a Hydrodeoxygenation Reactor
20 Apr 23
A method is disclosed for hydrodeoxygenation of a bio-oil over a catalyst bed in a hydrodeoxygenation reactor, the method including combining a two-phase diluent having a water dew point and a bio-oil at a bio-oil temperature that is from 50° F. less than to 50° F. more than the water dew point.
Ramin Abhari, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Nathan Jannasch, Douglas Beshara, Jesse Haney, III, Cody Tidwell
Filed: 2 Mar 21
Utility
Even carbon number paraffin composition and method of manufacturing same
11 Apr 23
Paraffin compositions including mainly even carbon number paraffins, and a method for manufacturing the same, is disclosed herein.
Ramin Abhari, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Vladimir Gruver
Filed: 17 Aug 21
Utility
Method for the Pretreatment of a Biofuel Feedstock
22 Dec 22
In an aspect, a method is disclosed that includes contacting a composition with an aqueous solution to yield a mixture, where the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil, about 5 wt. % or more of free fatty acids, about 10 wppm or more of total metals, about 8 wppm or more phosphorus, about 20 wppm or more of nitrogen, and the aqueous solution includes ((NH4)2H2EDTA, (NH4)4EDTA, a monoammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a diammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a triammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a tetraammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, (NH4)5DTPA, a combination of citric acid and Na4EDTA, a combination of citric acid and Na2H2EDTA, a combination of citric acid and a monosodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a disodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a trisodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a tetrasodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and Na5DTPA, or a combination of any two or more thereof, where the method further includes centrifuging the mixture to yield a first treated composition, wherein the first treated composition has less total metals and less phosphorus than the composition.
Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Trevor Fisher
Filed: 26 Aug 22
Utility
Method for the pretreatment of a biofuel feedstock
4 Oct 22
In an aspect, a method is disclosed that includes contacting a composition with an aqueous solution to yield a mixture, where the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil, about 5 wt. % or more of free fatty acids, about 10 wppm or more of total metals, about 8 wppm or more phosphorus, about 20 wppm or more of nitrogen, and the aqueous solution includes ((NH4)2H2EDTA, (NH4)4EDTA, a monoammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a diammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a triammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a tetraammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, (NH4)5DTPA, a combination of citric acid and Na4EDTA, a combination of citric acid and Na2H2EDTA, a combination of citric acid and a monosodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a disodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a trisodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a tetrasodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and Na5DTPA, or a combination of any two or more thereof, where the method further includes centrifuging the mixture to yield a first treated composition, wherein the first treated composition has less total metals and less phosphorus than the composition.
Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Trevor Fisher
Filed: 30 Jul 21
Utility
Renewable hydrocarbon lighter fluid
21 Jun 22
The present technology relates to hydrocarbon fluids, and more particularly, a hydrocarbon lighter fluid derived from renewable sources.
Ramin Abhari, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Nate Green
Filed: 17 Sep 20
Utility
Biodiesel cold filtration process
10 May 22
An improved biodiesel production process includes the steps of processing a feedstock to produce biodiesel, cooling the biodiesel so as to form sediment, and filtering the biodiesel to remove the sediment.
Myron Francis Danzer, Timothy L Ely, Scott Alan Kingery, John Mostek, Matthew Leonard Schultes, Wayne William McCalley, William Michael McDonald
Filed: 27 Jul 15
Utility
Method for the Pretreatment of a Biofuel Feedstock
3 Feb 22
In an aspect, a method is disclosed that includes contacting a composition with an aqueous solution to yield a mixture, where the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil, about 5 wt. % or more of free fatty acids, about 10 wppm or more of total metals, about 8 wppm or more phosphorus, about 20 wppm or more of nitrogen, and the aqueous solution includes ((NH4)2H2EDTA, (NH4)4EDTA, a monoammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a diammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a triammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a tetraammonium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, (NH4)5DTPA, a combination of citric acid and Na4EDTA, a combination of citric acid and Na2H2EDTA, a combination of citric acid and a monosodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a disodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a trisodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and a tetrasodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, a combination of citric acid and Na5DTPA, or a combination of any two or more thereof, where the method further includes centrifuging the mixture to yield a first treated composition, wherein the first treated composition has less total metals and less phosphorus than the composition.
Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Trevor Fisher
Filed: 30 Jul 21
Utility
Biorenewable kerosene, jet fuel, jet fuel blendstock, and method of manufacturing
1 Feb 22
The present technology provides compositions that include at least about 98 weight percent (“wt %”) n-paraffins which, among other surprising features, may be suitable for use as a diesel fuel, an aviation fuel, a jet fuel blendstock, a blendstock to reduce the cloud point of a diesel fuel, a fuel for portable heaters, and/or as a charcoal lighter fluid.
Ramin Abhari, David A. Slade, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Erik Ashby, Nate Green, Caroline Golden
Filed: 11 May 21
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Decarboxylative Co-Dimerization Process and Synthetic Fuels Produced Therefrom
27 Jan 22
In an aspect, the application discloses a method for producing renewable hydrocarbon fuels where the method includes electrolysis of a mixture to produce an electrolysis product comprising a renewable diesel and optionally a renewable gasoline, where the mixture includes (i) free fatty acids from a biorenewable feedstock, and (ii) terminal monomethyl-branched carboxylic acids, and where the renewable diesel includes terminal monomethyl-branched paraffins and terminal monomethyl-branched alkenes.
Ramin Abhari, Nate Green
Filed: 23 Jul 21
Utility
Even Carbon Number Paraffin Composition and Method of Manufacturing Same
2 Dec 21
Paraffin compositions including mainly even carbon number paraffins, and a method for manufacturing the same, is disclosed herein.
Ramin Abhari, H. Lynn Tomlinson, Vladimir Gruver
Filed: 17 Aug 21
Utility
Renewable Diesel
2 Dec 21
The present technology relates to hydrocarbon fuels comprising renewable content.
Ramin Abhari, Nathan McMullen, David A. Slade, Nate Green
Filed: 2 Oct 19
Utility
Method for Upgrading Low-value and Waste Fats, Oils, and Greases
2 Dec 21
The present technology provides a method that includes contacting a composition with a caustic solution to produce a caustic-treated composition; combining the caustic-treated composition with silica particles to produce a slurry; and removing the silica particles from the slurry to produce a treated composition; wherein the composition includes one or more of animal fats, animal oils, plant fats, plant oils, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, greases, and used cooking oil and the composition includes: at least about 10 wppm of total metals, at least about 8 wppm of phosphorus, at least about 10 wppm of chlorine, at least about 10 wppm of sulfur, at least about 20 wppm of nitrogen, at least about 5 wt. % of free fatty acids; and has an acid number from about 10 mg KOH/g to about 150 mg KOH/g, and the silica particles has a particle size from about 10 microns to about 50 microns, a BET surface area from about 200 m2/g to about 1000 m2/g.
David A. Slade, Ramin Abhari, Martin Haverly, Peter Z. Havlik
Filed: 18 Aug 21
Utility
Bio-based synthetic fluids
30 Nov 21
A method is provided involving altering the viscosity of bio-derived paraffins to produce a paraffinic fluid, where the altering step includes chlorinating the bio-derived paraffins; the bio-derived paraffins include a hydrodeoxygenated product produced by hydrodeoxygenating a bio-based feed where the bio-based feed includes bio-derived fatty acids, fatty acid esters, or a combination thereof; the bio-derived paraffins include n-paraffins; and the n-paraffins have a biodegradability of at least 40% after about 23 days of exposure to microorganisms.
Ramin Abhari, E. Gary Roth, Peter Z. Havlik, H. Lynn Tomlinson
Filed: 14 Jul 20
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Conversion of Sugars to Hydrocarbons Via a Fatty Alcohol Intermediate
11 Nov 21
The present technology provides a method to produce hydrocarbon renewable fuels.
David A. Slade, Matt Herman, Martin Haverly, Ramin Abhari
Filed: 16 Oct 19