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US 9,862,906 B2Granted
Base oils and methods for making the same
AssigneeAmyris, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Ohler, Karl Fisher, Shakeel Tirmizi
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Abstract
Provided herein are isoparaffins derived from hydrocarbon terpenes such as myrcene, ocimene and farnesene, and methods for making the same. In certain variations, the isoparaffins have utility as lubricant base stocks.
Claims33
A method for making a base oil, the method comprising:
- coupling a hydrocarbon terpene feedstock obtained from a renewable carbon source with one or more non-terpene olefin co-monomers in the presence of a catalyst to form one or more branched alkenes comprising one or more hydrocarbon terpene:olefin adducts;
- hydrogenating the branched alkenes to form one or more isoparaffins;
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- making a base oil from at least a portion of the isoparaffins, wherein the base oil has at least 25% renewable carbon content.
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A base oil comprising hydrocarbon terpene feedstock:non-terpene olefin adducts, hydrogenated, wherein the hydrocarbon terpene feedstock is obtained from a renewable carbon source, and wherein the base oil has at least 25% renewable carbon content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.