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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Ted R. Aulich, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Chad A. Wocken, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Ronald C. Timpe, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Paul Pansegrau, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Ted R. Aulich, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Chad A. Wocken, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Ronald C. Timpe, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Paul Pansegrau, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Abstract
A novel, energy efficient process of producing jet fuel is disclosed herein. The process is based on utilizing a medium chain fatty acid source such as cuphea oil, which precludes the need for high-energy fatty acid chain cracking to achieve the shorter molecules needed for jet fuels and other fuels with low-temperature flow requirements. In an embodiment, a process for producing a jet fuel comprises providing a medium chain fatty acid source. The method also comprises cleaving the one or more medium chain fatty acid groups from the glycerides to form glycerol and one or more free fatty acids. The method further comprises decarboxylating the one or more medium chain fatty acids to form one or more hydrocarbons for the production of the jet fuel.