摘要 |
<p>Fuel compositions and methods of making fuel compositions include hydrocarbon derived from a biological source selected from plant oil, animal fat and combinations thereof. The hydrocarbon and the fuel compositions are at least substantially oxygen-free. The fuel compositions are useful in cold temperature environments and as aviation fuel. The method includes reacting a compound derived from a biological source selected from the group consisting of plant oil, animal fat and combinations thereof, with water to form free fatty acid; subjecting the free fatty acid to Kolbe electrolysis in the presence of an electrolyte, and removing an oxygen-containing carboxyl group from the free fatty acid to form a hydrocarbon.</p> |