Method for producing renewable fuels
First Claim
1. A process for producing fuel and fuel credits, said process comprising:
- (a) obtaining renewable hydrogen produced from one of (i) biogas derived from organic material, (ii) methane that qualifies under applicable regulations as renewably sourced, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii);
(b) using the renewable hydrogen at a fuel production facility in a process wherein the renewable hydrogen is incorporated by hydrogenation into fossil derived liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid transportation fuel that is at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen; and
(c) generating or causing the generation of fuel credits, said fuel credits dependent on the liquid transportation fuel being at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, organic material is converted to biogas through anaerobic digestion and the biogas is purified to yield a combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane. A fuel production facility utilizes or arranges to utilize combustible fluid feedstock to generate renewable hydrogen that is used to hydrogenate crude oil derived hydrocarbons in a process to make transportation or heating fuel. The renewable hydrogen is combined with crude oil derived hydrocarbons that have been desulfurized under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen or alternatively, the renewable hydrogen can be added to a reactor operated so as to simultaneously desulfurize and hydrogenate the hydrocarbons. The present invention enables a party to receive a renewable fuel credit for the transportation or heating fuel.
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20 Claims
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1. A process for producing fuel and fuel credits, said process comprising:
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(a) obtaining renewable hydrogen produced from one of (i) biogas derived from organic material, (ii) methane that qualifies under applicable regulations as renewably sourced, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); (b) using the renewable hydrogen at a fuel production facility in a process wherein the renewable hydrogen is incorporated by hydrogenation into fossil derived liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid transportation fuel that is at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen; and (c) generating or causing the generation of fuel credits, said fuel credits dependent on the liquid transportation fuel being at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for producing fuel and fuel credits, said process comprising:
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(a) at a fuel production facility, processing crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid transportation fuel; (b) obtaining renewable hydrogen produced from one of (i) biogas derived from organic material, (ii) methane that qualifies under applicable regulations as renewably sourced, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); (c) using the renewable hydrogen in the processing of the crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon such that the liquid transportation fuel produced in (a) is at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen; and (d) generating or causing the generation of Low Carbon Fuel credits, said fuel credits dependent upon the liquid transportation fuel being at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen.
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20. A process for producing fuel and fuel credits, said process comprising:
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(a) at a fuel production facility, processing crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid transportation fuel; (b) obtaining renewable hydrogen produced from one of (i) biogas derived from organic material, (ii) methane that qualifies under applicable regulations as renewably sourced, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii), wherein obtaining the renewable hydrogen comprises subjecting the (i) biogas, the (ii) methane, or the (iii) combination to a reforming process that produces the renewable hydrogen; (c) using the renewable hydrogen in the processing of the crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon such that the liquid transportation fuel produced in (a) is at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen; and (d) generating or causing the generation of fuel credits, said fuel credits dependent upon the liquid transportation fuel being at least partially derived from the renewable hydrogen.
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