Generating renewable naphtha

A method of generating renewable naphtha, the method comprising:

• (a) flowing a renewable fuel intermediate composition over a first fixed-bed catalyst in a first reaction zone to generate a saturated, hydrodeoxygenated product,
• a liquid portion of the renewable fuel intermediate composition being characterized as having more than about 70 wt % of the oxygen being within ketone groups;
• and
• (b) flowing the saturated, hydrodeoxygenated product of operation (a) over a second fixed-bed catalyst in a second reaction zone to generate an isomerized product comprising the renewable naphtha,
• wherein the renewable naphtha comprises a mixture of mono-branched C4/C5/C6, mono-branched C7/C8/C9, and multi-branched C7/C8/C9, has a research octane number (RON) in the range of about 60-70, and has a motor octane number (MON) in the range of about 65-75, and
• wherein operations (a) and (b) are performed adiabatically, wherein a reaction exotherm from operation (a) provides sufficient heat to conduct operation (b).