University of California

Bp Corporation North America Inc.

George E Arab

Alexis T Bell

F Dean Toste

Amit A Gokhale

Sanil Sreekumar

Eric R Sacia

Balakrishnan Madhesan

Gorkem Gunbas

Shylesh Sankaranarayanapillai

Adam Grippo

Provided herein are methods for producing cyclic and acyclic ketones from trimerization and dimerization of alkyl ketones, including for example methyl ketones. Such cyclic and acyclic ketones may be suitable for use as fuel and lubricant precursors, and may be hydrodeoxygenated to form their corresponding cycloalkanes and alkanes. Such cycloalkanes and alkanes may be suitable for use as fuels, including jet fuels, and lubricants.

Methods for producing cyclic and acyclic ketones

Provided herein are methods for producing &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones from the condensation of methyl ketones in the presence of an amine catalyst. Such amine catalysts may be supported, for example, on a silica-alumina support. Such amine catalysts may be used in the presence of an additional acid. The &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones may be produced by dimerization and/or timerization of the methyl ketones. Such &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated ketones may be suitable for use in producing fuels, gasoline additives, and/or lubricants, or precursors thereof. The methyl ketones may be obtained from renewable sources, such as by the fermentation of biomass.

Methods for producing fuels, gasoline additives, and lubricants using amine catalysts

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