Fuels and methods of making the same

Vardon, Derek Richard; Huo, Xiangchen; Huq, Nabila; Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh

Fuels and methods of making the same

Patent · Tue Aug 23 04:00:00 EDT 2022

OSTI ID:1925011

Vardon, Derek Richard; Huo, Xiangchen; Huq, Nabila; Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh

The present disclosure relates to a method that includes a first treating of a first mixture that includes a carboxylic acid having between 2 and 12 carbon atoms, inclusively, to form a second mixture that includes a ketone having between 2 and 25 carbon atoms, inclusively, and a second treating of at least a first portion of the second mixture to form a first product that includes a paraffin having 8 or more carbon atoms.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 11,420,912

Application Number:: 17/121,336

OSTI ID:: 1925011

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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