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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Flint Hills Resources, Lp, Wichita, KS (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Wesley Phillips, Andover, KS (US);
Megan Christina Fry Nitz, Ames, IA (US);
Erich Charles Pfalzgraf, Okaloosa, IA (US);
Rebecca Williams, Aberdeen, MS (US);
William A. Summers, Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP, Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/04 (2006.01); B01J 8/04 (2006.01); C11C 1/08 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C11C 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/04 (2013.01); B01J 8/0492 (2013.01); B01J 19/2445 (2013.01); C11C 1/08 (2013.01); C11C 1/103 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00051 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00162 (2013.01); B01J 2219/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processes and system for producing biofuels and coproducts are described herein. The system includes a heterogeneous acid catalyst and reactors for reacting a) an alcohol and b) a mixture of a fatty acid glyceride and a fatty acid. The system may further include a pretreatment system and a purification system.