Process for making lube base stocks from renewable feeds

摘要

Provided are processes for making hydrocarbons from renewable feed sources. In an embodiment, there is provided a method for co-producing lube basestock and transportation fuel from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: a) converting a feedstock of biological origin to a ketone or a dimer acid in the presence of a first catalyst; and b) hydrogenating the ketone or the dimer acid to produce a hydrocarbon in the presence of a second catalyst comprising a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrothermally stable binder.

主权项

1. A method for co-producing lube basestock and transportation fuel from a feedstock of biological origin in a single reactor, the method comprising:
a) converting a feedstock of biological origin to a ketone in the presence of a first catalyst and a hydrogen partial pressure of at least 250 psig, wherein the first catalyst comprises a basic catalyst comprising CeO2; and b) hydrogenating the ketone to produce a hydrocarbon in the presence of a second catalyst comprising a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrothermally stable binder, and wherein the hydrocarbon is a lube basestock and a transportation fuel, and wherein the feedstock of biological origin comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester, a fatty alcohol, a fatty olefin, a mono-glyceride, a di-glyceride, a tri-glyceride, a phospholipid and a saccharolipid.