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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Applicants:
Sven Ivar Hommeltoft, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Cedrick Mahieux, Benicia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sven Ivar Hommeltoft, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Cedrick Mahieux, Benicia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/00 (2006.01); C07C 45/48 (2006.01); C07C 29/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 29/145 (2013.01); C07C 45/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processes for producing long chain secondary alcohols from fatty acids and fatty oils, wherein at least one fatty acid or a fatty acid mixture is contacted with a ketonization catalyst in a ketonization catalyst under ketonization conditions to provide a long chain ketone, and the long chain ketone is contacted with a selective ketone hydrogenation catalyst that lacks catalytic activity for alcohol dehydration to selectively hydrogenate the long chain ketone to provide the corresponding long chain secondary alcohol.