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US 2014/0275670 A1Published application
Process for low-hydrogen-consumption conversion of renewable feedstocks to alkanes
OwnerTed R. Aulich, Chad A. Wocken +1inventors
InventorsTed R. Aulich, Chad A. Wocken, Ramesh K. Sharma
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Abstract
A process relating to the manufacture of hydrocarbons, particularly paraffins/alkanes, from fatty acid feedstocks. More specifically, a process relating to the manufacture of paraffins/alkanes from fatty acid feedstocks comprising an olefinic bond saturation followed by a deoxygenation process carried out using decarboxylation achieving a maximum feedstock conversion to a paraffin product while consuming a minimum amount of hydrogen.
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A process for the manufacture of saturated hydrocarbons, the process comprising:
- performing a olefinic bond saturation process on a feedstock comprising at least one of unsaturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acid esters, optionally comprising at least one of saturated fatty acids, saturated fatty acid esters, and triacylglycerides;
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- performing a deoxygenation process on the feedstock including a decarboxylation process to yield a mixture of paraffins.
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