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January 9, 2008 9:47:54 AM GMT
USA: Biofuel produced from a patented process is found to be a close replacement for unleaded gasoline. A series of trials on the Centia process using input similar to soybean oil at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) generated fuel closely resembling the carbon number profile and molecular composition of unleaded gasoline. The tests were conducted using demonstration reactors, operated under temperature and pressure with a proprietary catalyst developed for the Centia process. The tests achieved a mass conversion efficiency in excess of 90 per cent.
NCSU plans to undertake further trials to produce bio-gasoline, jet fuel and renewable diesel from the demonstration plant. Diversified Energy Corp. holds an exclusive licence to the Centia process, which was first developed by NCSU in 2006. The technology is touted as a green process capable of turning any raw material with a fat source into fuel.