Hemeyari R. – TechConnect Briefs

Bio-oil blend: next generation heating oil

Hemeyari R., Mohapatra S., Manesh A., American Science and Technology Corporation, US

Pyrolysis experiments are carried out in Auger pyrolysis unit located in AST. Bio-oil produced in our pilot plant are blended with commercial heating oil and/or with biodiesel. Biodiesel are available by AST’s 1mGal/yr biodiesel pilot [...]

Development of One-Step Jet Fuel Blend using Solid Acid Catalysts

Mohapatra S., Hemeyari R., Manesh A., Misra M., American Science and Technology Corporation, US

In this work we will discuss the conversion of various feedstocks such as vegetable oil/algae oil/coffee oil/crude biodiesel to JP8 fuel using solid acid and bi-functional catalysts. The developed catalyst performs deoxygenation, cracking and isomerization [...]