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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Guangci Zhou, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Curt Munson, Oakland, CA (US);
Saleh A. Elomari, Fairfield, CA (US);
Stephen H. Roby, Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Guangci Zhou, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Curt Munson, Oakland, CA (US);
Saleh A. Elomari, Fairfield, CA (US);
Stephen H. Roby, Hercules, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to novel biodiesel fuel compositions having enhanced low-temperature properties. The present invention is additionally directed to methods (i.e., processes) for making such enhanced biodiesel fuels by improving the low-temperature properties of ester-based biodiesel fuels via in situ enhancement and/or additive enhancement.