Driving Decarbonization in America, a series that looks at the different ways that lifecycle carbon emissions in transportation can be reduced, recently showcased a groundbreaking fuel from Chevron. The second episode of the series gives viewers a chance to learn more about renewable gasoline blends, which could reduce a vehicle’s lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions by more than 40%.

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Renewable gasoline blends function like the gasoline that people are currently using and can support a lower carbon future. Here’s how:

• These blends could be used in vehicles on the road today.
• People could fill up with lower carbon intensity fuel at the same gas pumps they use now.
• Because these blends function like traditional gasoline, engine changes are not required.

“Our scientists and engineers came together to develop a solution that can not only lower carbon intensity compared with traditional gasoline, but also work in regular vehicles.”

using soybean oil
Renewable gasoline blends can be made a few different ways, using byproducts. For example:

• One of the major uses of soybeans is for them to be crushed for use as animal feed.
• Soybean oil is a byproduct of this crushing process.
• Soybean oil can be blended with petroleum products.

“We use the soybean oil byproduct in our refineries today, blend it with our petroleum products and achieve a lower carbon intensity gasoline.”

 

Source:chevron.com

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