Methods of producing jet fuel from natural oil feedstocks through metathesis reactions

摘要

Methods are provided for producing a jet fuel composition from a feedstock including a natural oil. The methods include reacting the feedstock with a low-weight olefin in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product. The methods further include hydrogenating the metathesized product under conditions sufficient to form a jet fuel composition.

主权项

1. A method of producing a jet fuel composition comprising:
providing a feedstock comprising natural oil glycerides or derivatives thereof, wherein the derivatives are obtained by saponification, esterification, hydrogenation, isomerization, oxidation, reduction, or a combination thereof; reacting the feedstock with a low-weight olefin to provide a metathesized product having metathesized glycerides or metathesized derivatives thereof, wherein the metathesized glycerides or metathesized derivatives thereof comprise ester, acid, or alcohol moieties; and hydrogenating the metathesized product to provide a jet fuel composition, wherein at least a portion of the metathesized glycerides or the metathesized derivatives thereof having the ester, acid, or alcohol moieties are converted into paraffin.