GAS-OIL COMPOSITION

摘要

The gas oil-composition of the present invention comprises 10 to 80 percent by volume of a fraction with a 95% distillation temperature of 360°C or lower, a sulfur content of 10 ppm by mass or less and an oxygen content of 1 percent by mass or less, the fraction being produced by bringing in the presence of hydrogen a feedstock comprising an animal or vegetable fat and/or a component originating therefrom and a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon compound mixed therewith so that the total sulfur content of the mixture is from 1 to 2 ppm by mass, contact with a sulfide catalyst comprising a porous inorganic oxide comprising two or more types of elements and an active metal supported thereon. The resulting gas oil composition has a sulfur content of 10 ppm by mass or less, an oxygen content of 1 percent by mass or less, a fatty acid alkyl ester content of 3.5 percent by mass or less, an acid number of 0.13 mgKOH/g or less, a methanol content of 0.01 percent by mass or less and a glyceride content of 0.01 percent by mass or less and is excellent in life cycle CO 2 emission properties, ignitability, oxidation stability and low-temperature fluidity.