US Patents Office grants Spanish company patent for glycerin-based advanced biofuel process

In Spain, the US Patents Office has granted a patent to 1nkemia IUCT for its second-generation biofuels production process through 2033. The company’s 66^th patent produces fuel from fatty acids found in glycerin that can be used instead of biodiesel or as fuel oil in industrial burners at the same price as fossil fuels, the company says. It also claims its UCT-S50 fuel is the most price competitive among all advanced biofuels.