Hydrodeoxygenating a biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms at a moderate hydrodeoxygenation ratio that is less than the ratio of hydrodeoxygenation utilized for traditional biorenewable feeds such as vegetable oil or even mineral feedstocks, normal paraffins in the range desired by the detergents industry can be produced. Either hydroisomerization or an iso-normal separation can be performed to provide green fuel streams. Two reactors are proposed, one for hydrodeoxygenation of the biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms and the other for a traditional biorenewable feed or even a mineral feed operated at a higher deoxygenation ratio.

Hydrodeoxygenating a biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms at a moderate hydrodeoxygenation ratio that is less than the ratio of hydrodeoxygenation utilized for traditional biorenewable feeds such as vegetable oil or even mineral feedstocks, normal paraffins in the range desired by the detergents industry can be produced. Either hydroisomerization or an iso-normal separation can be performed to provide green fuel streams. Two reactors are proposed, one for hydrodeoxygenation of the biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms and the other for a traditional biorenewable feed or even a mineral feed operated at a higher deoxygenation ratio.

Disclosed is the use of a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the isomerization of an unsaturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid derivative, or an unsaturated triglyceride. Also disclosed is the use of a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the decarboxylation of an unsaturated organic compound. Also disclosed is the use of a catalyst or catalyst precursor for the dual function isomerization and decarboxylation of an unsaturated fatty acid to an unsaturated organic compound.

Disclosed is the use of a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the isomerization of an unsaturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid derivative, or an unsaturated triglyceride. Also disclosed is the use of a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that catalyzes the decarboxylation of an unsaturated organic compound. Also disclosed is the use of a catalyst or catalyst precursor for the dual function isomerization and decarboxylation of an unsaturated fatty acid to an unsaturated organic compound.

The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatics, a process for producing p-xylene and terephthalic acid, and a device for producing aromatics. The process for producing aromatics at least comprises a step of producing C8 olefin from a compound having a lactone group and a step of producing aromatics from the C8 olefin. The process for producing aromatics has the characters of high yield of aromatics and high selectivity to xylene.

The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatics, a process for producing p-xylene and terephthalic acid, and a device for producing aromatics. The process for producing aromatics at least comprises a step of producing C8 olefin from a compound having a lactone group and a step of producing aromatics from the C8 olefin. The process for producing aromatics has the characters of high yield of aromatics and high selectivity to xylene.

Provided is a method for producing a cyclic olefin compound, including a step of producing a cyclic olefin compound by acting a divalent nickel complex represented by General Formula (1) to decarbonylate and decarboxylate an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydride, in which the divalent nickel complex includes at least one specific anionic ligand Y:
Ni(Y).sub.m(L).sub.n(1) wherein Ni is divalent nickel, Y is an anionic monodentate or polydentate ligand and has at least one Ni-E covalent bond, E is a heteroatom or a n-bonding group, m is 1 or 2, L is a neutral ligand, and n is a real number of 0 to 6.

Provided is a method for producing a cyclic olefin compound, including a step of producing a cyclic olefin compound by acting a divalent nickel complex represented by General Formula (1) to decarbonylate and decarboxylate an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydride, in which the divalent nickel complex includes at least one specific anionic ligand Y:
Ni(Y).sub.m(L).sub.n(1) wherein Ni is divalent nickel, Y is an anionic monodentate or polydentate ligand and has at least one Ni-E covalent bond, E is a heteroatom or a n-bonding group, m is 1 or 2, L is a neutral ligand, and n is a real number of 0 to 6.

A method is disclosed for upgrading a bio-based material, the method including pretreating bio-renewable oil(s) and/or fat(s) to provide a bio-renewable raw material, deoxygenating the bio-renewable raw material, followed by separation, to provide a propane feed, and subjecting the propane feed to dehydrogenation and to separation to provide a propylene material.

The present invention relates to the technical field of new catalytic materials, and specifically relates to a phosphorus-doped nickel-aluminum oxide, its preparation method and the application thereof. Said preparation method comprises: the nickel-aluminum-based layered double hydroxide is subjected to high-temperature aerobic calcination to obtain nickel-aluminum oxide, the nickel-aluminum oxide obtained thereby is mixed with a phosphorus source and heated in an inert gas atmosphere or in vacuum conditions to dope phosphorus into the nickel-aluminum oxide, whereby the final phosphorus-doped nickel-aluminum oxide is obtained. In the present invention the NiAl interactions are constructed by subjecting the nickel-aluminum based layered double hydroxides to aerobic calcination at high temperature. The NiP interactions are constructed by doping P into nickel-aluminum oxides. Thus, the synergistic interactions of NiAl and NiP achieve regulating the electron density around the P-active metals, wherein the active metal is in an intermediate phase between metal and metal phosphide, which suppresses the factors leading to deactivation of the catalyst, such as metal agglomeration, carbon deposition, and phase transformation, demonstrating excellent catalytic activity, selectivity and stability.