Biogenic Turbine And Diesel Fuel

• US 20110230686A1
• Filed: 02/16/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Swift Enterprises Ltd
• Original Assignee: Swift Enterprises Ltd
• Inventors: Bower, Donald L., Catania, Philip J., Ziulkowski, Jonathon D., Rusek, John J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,552,232 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 585/14
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/02 essentially based on components consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/023 for spark ignition
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/04 essentially based on blends of hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/08 for compression ignition
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/1608 Well defined compounds, e.g. hexane, benzene
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 1/1824 mono-hydroxy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/10 Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/678 Aviation using fuels of non-fossil origin

Abstract

The present invention provides fully renewable turbine and diesel fuels created from biomass sources. In one embodiment, the fully renewable turbine fuel is comprised of mesitylene and at least one alkane. Preferably, the turbine fuel comprises from about 50 to 99 wt % mesitylene and from about 1 to 50 wt % of at least one alkane. In another embodiment the diesel fuel comprises mesitylene, octadecane, and optionally octane or nonane. Preferably, the diesel fuel comprises from about 50 to 99 wt % mesitylene, and from about 1 to 50 wt % octadecane. These biomass derived fuels may be formulated to have a wide range of cetane values and differing freezing and boiling points. A preferred biogenic turbine fuel comprises one or more synthetic paraffinic kerosenes (SPK) and/or hydroprocessed renewable jet (HRJ) fuel; and between about 8 to 25 vol % of mesitylene. Another preferred biogenic turbine fuel is a blend of about 50% petroleum-based fuel; and about 50% of one or more of synthetic paraffinic kerosenes (SPK) and/or hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel (HRJ), and mesitylene.

Claims

1. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 1, wherein the fuel comprises from about 50 to 99 wt % mesitylene and from about 1 to 50 wt % of at least one alkane.

2. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 1, wherein the fuel comprises from about 60 to 90 wt % mesitylene.

4. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 1, wherein the fuel comprises from about 75 to 85 wt % mesitylene, and from about 15 to 25 wt % tetradecane.

5. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 1, wherein the fuel contains from about 80 wt % mesitylene and about 20 wt % tetradecane.

3. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 3, wherein the fuel comprises from about 10 to 40 wt % tetradecane.

6. A turbine fuel comprising mesitylene, tetradecane, and heptane.

7. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel contains from about 15 to 75 wt % heptane, from about 20 to 65 wt % mesitylene, and from about 5 to 20 wt % tetradecane.

8. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises from about 35 to 55 wt % mesitylene, from about 10 to 20 wt % tetradecane, and from about 20 to 50 wt % heptane.

9. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises from about 42 to 48 wt % mesitylene, from about 15 to 20 wt % tetradecane, and from about 32 to 43 wt % heptane.

10. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises about 45 wt % mesitylene, about 17.5 wt % tetradecane, and 37.5 wt % heptane.

11. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises from about 1 to 25 wt % mesitylene, from about 25 to 60 wt % tetradecane, and from about 15 to 74 wt % heptane.

12. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises from about 5 to 20 wt % mesitylene, from about 30 to 50 wt % tetradecane, and from about 30 to 65 wt % heptane.

13. The turbine fuel of claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises about 10 wt % mesitylene, about 40 wt % tetradecane, and about 50 wt % heptane.

14. A biogenic diesel fuel comprising mesitylene, octadecane, and optionally octane or nonane.

15. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 14, wherein the fuel comprises from about 50 to 99 wt % mesitylene and from about 1 to 50 wt % octadecane.

16. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 14, wherein the fuel comprises from about 60 to 90 wt % mesitylene and from about 10 to 40 wt % octadecane.

17. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 14, wherein the fuel comprises from about 65 to 75 wt % mesitylene and from about 25 to 35 wt % octadecane.

18. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 14, wherein the fuel comprises about 70 wt % mesitylene, and about 30 wt % octadecane.

19. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 14, wherein the fuel comprises from about 20 to 65 wt % mesitylene, from about 30 to 60 wt % octane, and from about 5 to 20 wt % octadecane.

20. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 15, wherein the fuel comprises from about 25 to 45 wt % mesitylene, from about 40 to 60 wt % octane, and from about 20 to 50 wt % octadecane.

21. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 15, wherein the fuel comprises from about 32 to 35 wt % mesitylene, from about 45 to 58 wt % octane, and from about 10 to 20 wt % octadecane.

22. The biogenic diesel fuel of claim 15, wherein the fuel comprises about 35 wt % mesitylene, about 50 wt % octane, and about 15 wt % octadecane.

23. A biogenic turbine fuel comprising:

one or more synthetic paraffinic kerosenes (SPK) and/or hydroprocessed renewable jet (HRJ) fuel; and

between about 8 to 25 vol % of mesitylene.

24. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 23, wherein the hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel is tallow HRJ fuel.

25. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 24, wherein said fuel comprises between about 20 to 25 vol % of mesitylene.

26. The biogenic turbine fuel of claim 24, further comprising a petroleum-based fuel.