US 11,807,823 B2
Blends of low carbon and conventional fuels with improved performance characteristics
Robert Schuetzle, Sacramento, CA (US); and Dennis Schuetzle, Grass Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Platinum Fuels, LLC, Sacramento, CA (US)
Filed by Fuel Blending Solutions, LLC, Sacramento, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/803,254.
Application 17/803,254 is a continuation of application No. 16/873,107, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,345,868.
Application 16/873,107 is a continuation of application No. 15/330,621, filed on Oct. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,590,355, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Application 15/330,621 is a continuation of application No. 14/120,284, filed on May 14, 2014, granted, now 9,476,002, issued on Oct. 25, 2016.
Application 14/120,284 is a continuation of application No. 12/928,997, filed on Dec. 23, 2010, granted, now 8,741,001, issued on Jun. 3, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235286 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C10L 1/08 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 1/04 (2006.01); C10K 3/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/34 (2006.01); C10G 2/00 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01); C10J 3/82 (2006.01)
CPC C10L 1/08 (2013.01) [C01B 3/34 (2013.01); C10G 2/30 (2013.01); C10G 3/00 (2013.01); C10J 3/82 (2013.01); C10K 3/006 (2013.01); C10L 1/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/04 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0216 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0244 (2013.01); C01B 2203/04 (2013.01); C01B 2203/048 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0485 (2013.01); C01B 2203/061 (2013.01); C01B 2203/062 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0492 (2013.01); C10L 2290/04 (2013.01); C10L 2290/24 (2013.01); C10L 2290/42 (2013.01); Y02E 10/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 50/00 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01); Y02E 60/00 (2013.01); Y02E 70/00 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11); Y02P 30/00 (2015.11); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blended fuel comprising:
a) a petroleum fuel; and
b) a low carbon fuel wherein the low carbon fuel is a hydrocarbon that has a well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content which is at least about 50% lower than a well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content of the petroleum fuel, and the low carbon fuel has a sulfur content of less than 5 ppm and a cetane number greater than 65; and
wherein the blended fuel has a well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content which is at least 5% lower than the well-to-wheels greenhouse gas content of the petroleum fuel, and the blended fuel has at least two performance characteristic values selected from a group of performance characteristic values consisting of cetane number and sulfur content which are at least about 5% improved than corresponding performance characteristic values of the petroleum fuel, wherein the blended fuel is a non-ester hydrocarbon fuel that meets the specification of ASTM D975.