Drop-in hydrocarbon fuels - Revision history

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−	Drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, also called green or renewable hydrocarbon biofuels and are fuels produced by a variety of biological, thermal, and chemical processes. They are chemically identical to petroleum gasoline or diesel fuel and so compatible with existing petroleum refining and distribution infrastructure but with the advantage of being renewable.	+	Drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, also called green hydrocarbon biofuels or renewable hydrocarbon biofuels and are fuels produced by a variety of biological, thermal, and chemical processes. They are chemically identical to petroleum gasoline or diesel fuel and so compatible with existing petroleum refining and distribution infrastructure but with the advantage of being renewable.

	Many drop-in fuels are produced by converting industrial chemical compounds derived from animal and vegetable oil or fat (oleochemicals) such as used cooking oil, tallow or fats. However the processes such as gasification, pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) are a way to produce drop-in biofuels from biomass stocks.		Many drop-in fuels are produced by converting industrial chemical compounds derived from animal and vegetable oil or fat (oleochemicals) such as used cooking oil, tallow or fats. However the processes such as gasification, pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) are a way to produce drop-in biofuels from biomass stocks.

−	Discussion's around the sustainability of biofuels at scale often ~~focusses~~ on the ability to replenish stocks of the feed materials, which a greater challenge for oleochemicals than biomass but in both cases the challenge is the land area required to produce the feeds, which may be used for food production. The main advantage of liquid biofuels from oleochemcals on the small scale is the availability of supply from recycled cooking oils and the ability to almost directly use these in vehicles. Biomass can also be sourced from reclaimed materials such as timber waste but needs to be processed in larger plants to create a useful fuel.	+	Discussion's around the sustainability of biofuels at scale often focus on the ability to replenish stocks of the feed materials, which a greater challenge for oleochemicals than biomass, but in both cases the challenge is the land area required to produce the feeds, which may be used for food production. The main advantage of liquid biofuels from oleochemcals on the small scale is the availability of supply from recycled cooking oils and the ability to almost directly use these in vehicles. Biomass can also be sourced from reclaimed materials such as timber waste but needs to be processed in larger plants to create a useful fuel.

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−	Drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, also called green or renewable hydrocarbon biofuels and are fuels produced by a variety of biological, thermal, and chemical processes~~, they~~ are chemically identical to petroleum gasoline or diesel fuel.	+	Drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, also called green or renewable hydrocarbon biofuels and are fuels produced by a variety of biological, thermal, and chemical processes. They are chemically identical to petroleum gasoline or diesel fuel and so compatible with existing petroleum refining and distribution infrastructure but with the advantage of being renewable.

−	~~These fuels are liquid bio-hydrocarbons that are compatible with existing petroleum refining and distribution infrastructure. Most~~ drop-in fuels are produced by converting ~~conventional oleochemical feedstocks~~ such as ~~vegetable oils,~~ used cooking ~~oils~~, tallow~~, and other lipids to fully saturated products~~. However, ~~sourcing large quantities of “sustainable” oleochemical~~ (~~lipid~~) ~~feedstocks at~~ a ~~low enough cost~~ to ~~result in profitable~~ drop-in ~~biofuel production remains challenging and is a major constraint limiting~~ the ~~expansion~~ of ~~this~~ production ~~platform~~. ~~Consequently, it~~ is ~~likely that “advanced” thermochemical technologies~~ such as ~~gasification, pyrolysis or hydrothermal liquefaction~~ (~~HTL~~) ~~based on more widely available~~ biomass ~~feedstocks will provide much~~ of ~~the long-term supply~~ of ~~drop-in biofuels in the future~~.	+	Many drop-in fuels are produced by converting industrial chemical compounds derived from animal and vegetable oil or fat (oleochemicals) such as used cooking oil, tallow or fats. However the processes such as gasification, pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) are a way to produce drop-in biofuels from biomass stocks.
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		+	Discussion's around the sustainability of biofuels at scale often focusses on the ability to replenish stocks of the feed materials, which a greater challenge for oleochemicals than biomass but in both cases the challenge is the land area required to produce the feeds, which may be used for food production. The main advantage of liquid biofuels from oleochemcals on the small scale is the availability of supply from recycled cooking oils and the ability to almost directly use these in vehicles. Biomass can also be sourced from reclaimed materials such as timber waste but needs to be processed in larger plants to create a useful fuel.
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Drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, also called green or renewable hydrocarbon biofuels and are fuels produced by a variety of biological, thermal, and chemical processes, they are chemically identical to petroleum gasoline or diesel fuel.

These fuels are liquid bio-hydrocarbons that are compatible with existing petroleum refining and distribution infrastructure. Most drop-in fuels are produced by converting conventional oleochemical feedstocks such as vegetable oils, used cooking oils, tallow, and other lipids to fully saturated products. However, sourcing large quantities of “sustainable” oleochemical (lipid) feedstocks at a low enough cost to result in profitable drop-in biofuel production remains challenging and is a major constraint limiting the expansion of this production platform. Consequently, it is likely that “advanced” thermochemical technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis or hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) based on more widely available biomass feedstocks will provide much of the long-term supply of drop-in biofuels in the future.