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Catalytic process for converting renewable resources into paraffins for use as diesel blending stocks

US8119847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY · US

Inventors

Hasan Dindi · Wilmington, US
Sourav Kumar Sengupta · Wilmington, US
Andrew Francis Gonzon · Newark, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2008
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P30/20
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for converting renewable resources such as vegetable oil and animal fat into paraffins in a single step which comprises contacting a feed which is a renewable resources with hydrogen and a catalyst which comprises a non-precious metal and an oxide to produce a hydrocarbon product having a ratio of odd-numbered hydrocarbons to even-numbered hydrocarbons of at least 2:1.

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