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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Joshua R. Strege, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Benjamin G. Oster, Thompson, ND (US);
Paul D. Pansegrau, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Chad A. Wocken, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Ted R. Aulich, Gand Forks, ND (US);
Joshua R. Strege, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Benjamin G. Oster, Thompson, ND (US);
Paul D. Pansegrau, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Chad A. Wocken, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Ted R. Aulich, Gand Forks, ND (US);
Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Abstract
A method of producing a hydrocarbon product by hydrotreating a feedstock comprising triacylglyceride (TAG) in the presence of a nonsulfided hydrotreating catalyst to produce a first product comprising hydrocarbons. A method of producing a transportation fuel by selecting an undoped feedstock comprising virgin TAG, used TAG, or a combination thereof; hydrotreating the undoped feedstock in the presence of an unsulfided hydrotreating catalyst to produce a first product; and subjecting the first product to at least one process selected from aromatization, cyclization, and isomerization; to produce a second hydrocarbon product selected from gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, and diesel fuels.