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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Rebecca Brafman, Concord, CA (US);
Stephen Roby, Hercules, CA (US);
Guangci Zhou, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rebecca Brafman, Concord, CA (US);
Stephen Roby, Hercules, CA (US);
Guangci Zhou, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/04 (2006.01); C07C 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 45/00 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/04 (2013.01); C10G 45/00 (2013.01); C10G 3/50 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1011 (2013.01); C10G 2300/304 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1048 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01);
Abstract
A renewable fuel blend and a process for producing a renewable fuel blend are described. The blend includes biologically derived Cto Cnormal paraffins, which are provided to the blend in quantities such that blend does not require a pour point reducing treatment to achieve a low pour point. In embodiments, the normal paraffins are produced in an upgrading process, such as a hydrotreating process.