The use of bio oil from at least one renewable source in a hydrotreatment process, in which process hydrocarbons are formed from said glyceride oil in a catalytic reaction, and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron. A bio oil intermediate including bio oil from at least one renewable source and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron.

This invention relates to a wax composition comprising a plurality of fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (I):

##STR00001##

where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, n.sub.2, m.sub.1, and m.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a wax composition comprising: a) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (II):

##STR00002##

and b) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (III):

##STR00003##

where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, and n.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a fatty acid amide compound having the Formula (I) and a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I).

This invention relates to a wax composition comprising a plurality of fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (I):

##STR00001##

where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, n.sub.2, m.sub.1, and m.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a wax composition comprising: a) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (II):

##STR00002##

and b) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (III):

##STR00003##

where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, and n.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a fatty acid amide compound having the Formula (I) and a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I).

Processes for partially deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil to produce a fuel for a burner are disclosed. A biomass-derived pyrolysis oil stream is combined with a low recycle stream that is a portion of a deoxygenated effluent to form a heated diluted py-oil feed stream, which is contacted with a first deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at first hydroprocessing conditions effective to form the effluent stream. The effluent may be separated and used to provide a product fuel stream for a burner.

Processes for partially deoxygenating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil to produce a fuel for a burner are disclosed. A biomass-derived pyrolysis oil stream is combined with a low recycle stream that is a portion of a deoxygenated effluent to form a heated diluted py-oil feed stream, which is contacted with a first deoxygenating catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at first hydroprocessing conditions effective to form the effluent stream. The effluent may be separated and used to provide a product fuel stream for a burner.

The present invention relates to a method for processing a renewable bio-based material comprising the step of reacting the bio-based material with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst on a support in a reactor to form a treated oil; (i) passing the treated oil through a distillation unit and an adsorption unit to form green diesel; and/or (ii) passing the treated oil through at least one distillation column to separate the treated oil into at least one component and passing the at least one component through an adsorption column; and wherein the reactor comprises a cooling function for controlling the temperature of the reactor, wherein the cooling function is at least one of an internal cooling function and an external cooling function.

A system includes an algae bioreactor that contains an algae slurry, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the algae bioreactor to receive the algae slurry from the algae bioreactor and heat and increase a pressure of the algae slurry, and one or more valves and a flash vessel in fluid communication with a discharge of the heat exchanger to flash the algae slurry and create steam and algae biomass. A separator receives the algae biomass from the flash vessel and separates oils from the algae biomass to generate a biofuel.

Disclosed herein are processes for the decarboxylation, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and cyclization/aromatization of fatty acids involving contacting a starting material which is an unsaturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid derivative, or an unsaturated triglyceride, in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature at which decarboxylation, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and cyclization/aromatization occurs and recovering the unsaturated organic compound product; wherein the catalyst is chloro-1,5-cyclooctadiene iridium (I) dimer. The product may contain at least about 8% by volume aromatic content and less than about 25% by volume aromatic content, and wherein the product contains less than about 1% by volume of naphthalenes.

The present invention relates to a device for electrically processing a fatty substance of plant origin, comprising a series of electrodes (1 and 2) and an enclosure (4), said device being characterised in that the enclosure (4) is provided with at least one electrical connector (5) placed on the outer surface (40) of the enclosure (4), a series of electrical connections for connecting each electrode of said series of electrodes to said electrical connector (5), with the current flow distances of the electrical connections being equal in relation to each other, and a first inlet (6) and a first outlet (7) for the fatty substance, and in that said device comprises a filter (12) having an inlet (13) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance outlet (7) of the enclosure (4) and an output (14) in fluidic connection with said first fatty-substance inlet (6) of the enclosure (4).

This invention relates to a wax composition comprising a plurality of fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (I): ##STR00001##
where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, n.sub.2, m.sub.1, and m.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a wax composition comprising: a) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (II): ##STR00002##
and b) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (III): ##STR00003##
where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, n.sub.1, and n.sub.2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a fatty acid amide compound having the Formula (I) and a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I).