Abstract: An electrotechnical fluid composition, comprising more than 90 wt-% paraffins in the C17-C18 range, based on the total weight of the composition, is described. The ratio of the amount of C18 i-paraffins to the amount of C18 n-paraffins is more than 40, based on the weight of the C18 i-paraffins and the weight of the C18 n-paraffins in the composition.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of renewable oil compositions and to the use of renewable oil compositions for production of hydrocarbon compositions, which can be used for traffic fuels and other solutions. An exemplary composition contains free fatty acids and triglycerides, in a concentration of free fatty acids from 15 wt-% to 80 wt-% and a remainder being predominantly triglycerides. A method for producing hydrocarbons from a renewable oil feedstock, in which the feedstock which contains free fatty acids from 15 wt-% to 80 wt-%, and a remainder being predominantly triglycerides, is subjected to a pretreatment process followed by a hydrotreatment process for obtaining hydrocarbons.

Abstract: Provided is a method for upgrading a bio-based material, the method including the steps of pre-treating bio-renewable oil(s) and/or fat(s) to provide a bio-based fresh feed material, hydrotreating the bio-based fresh feed material, followed by separation, to provide a bio-propane composition.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of producing hydrocarbons from a recycled or renewable organic material wherein the recycled or renewable organic material contains hydroxyaromatic hydrocarbon compounds. Exemplary methods include (a) providing recycled or renewable organic material; (b) optionally purifying the recycled or renewable organic material; (c) hydrotreating the recycled or renewable organic material in a presence of a hydrotreating catalyst, thereby forming a hydrocarbon stream and a phenol-containing effluent; (d) separating phenols from the phenol-containing effluent of step (c), thereby forming a phenol stream and a purified water stream; and (e) recycling the phenol stream obtained in step (d) to step (c) to increase the yield of hydrocarbons obtained from step (c); to obtain hydrocarbons containing less than 1 wt % oxygen.

Abstract: A method of upgrading liquefied waste plastic (LWP) to a mixture of purified hydrocarbons is hereby provided. The method includes the steps of providing a feed including liquefied waste plastic (LWP) and a vacuum gas oil (VGO) stream and/or a heavy gas oil (HGO) stream to form a mixed stream, subjecting the mixed stream to hydrotreatment for removal of impurities and to produce a hydrotreated stream, subjecting the hydrotreated stream to hydrocracking to produce a hydrocracked stream including a mixture of purified hydrocarbons and fractionating the hydrocracked stream.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base oil produced from feedstock of biological origin and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure further provides base oil blends comprising the base oil of biological origin and at least one additional base oil.

Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a novel process for removal of chloride containing compounds and other impurities from fats and oils.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of purifying a recycled or renewable organic material, wherein the recycled or renewable organic material contains one or more impurities selected from a group consisting of silicon compounds, phosphorous, Cl and sterols. Exemplary embodiments include (a) providing the recycled or renewable organic material; (c) heat treating the recycled or renewable organic material at 100 to 450° C.; and (f) hydrotreating the heat treated recycled or renewable organic material in a presence of a hydrotreating catalyst; to obtain purified hydrotreated recycled or renewable organic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a marine fuel blend having a kinematic viscosity of 2-30 mm2/s as measured at 50° C. according to EN ISO 3104:2020 and comprising 0.5-50 vol-% of palm oil effluent sludge bottom.

Abstract: A system for producing ether includes a processing system that receives alcohol and olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock and includes a first etherification reactor system that produces a first reaction effluent. A distillation column system receives a mixture containing the first reaction effluent to produce ether. A side flow outlet withdraws a side flow from the distillation column system and a second etherification reactor system receives the side flow and produces a second reaction effluent. The second reaction effluent is mixed with the first reaction effluent, and this mixture is supplied to the distillation column system. The side flow makes it possible to produce a given amount of ether with a smaller amount of catalyst material.

Abstract: A system for producing ether includes a first etherification reactor system containing first catalyst and producing a first reaction effluent when supplied with alcohol and olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock, a second etherification reactor system containing second catalyst and producing a second reaction effluent when supplied with the first reaction effluent, and a distillation column receiving the second reaction effluent at a feed-point between the bottom and the top of the distillation column. The produced ether is taken out from the bottom of the distillation column. Volume of the first catalyst contributing the production of the first reaction effluent is at most 15% of total volume of the first catalyst and the second catalyst contributing the production of the second reaction effluent. The first etherification reactor system acts as a guard-bed reactor which removes unwanted components from the feed and thus protects the second etherification reactor system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing renewable gas D, renewable naphtha E, and renewable jet fuel F or components thereto from a renewable feedstock A, in particular to methods comprising separate hydrodeoxygenation (20) and hydroisomerization steps (40) wherein the hydroisomerization is performed in the presence of a metal impregnated ZSM-23 catalyst.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for processing of liquefied waste plastics (LWP). The method includes subjecting a liquefied waste plastic-based feedstock to heat treatment (HT processing) in an aqueous solution containing alkali metal hydroxide and/or alkaline earth metal hydroxide to form a heat treated effluent, transferring the heat treated effluent to a separator, subjecting the heat treated effluent to phase separation to isolate at least an oil phase including treated LWP and an aqueous phase including contaminated material, and recycling at least a part of the aqueous phase back to the HT processing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base oil produced from feedstock of biological origin and a method for producing the same. The present disclosure provides base oil blends including the base oil of biological origin and at least one additional base oil.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved method of removing silicon from depolymerized oil, more specifically to a method of producing a pyrolysis oil, the method including adding alumina in the form of granules to organic silicon-containing waste plastic to form a mixture, feeding the mixture to a pyrolysis reactor, pyrolysing the mixture in the reactor, recovering at least a pyrolysis gas and a solid residue from the reactor, and condensing the pyrolysis gas to provide an oil product, wherein the solid residue includes the alumina reacted with silicon.

Abstract: An aviation fuel composition is disclosed, containing 50-95 vol-% of petroleum-derived jet fuel component, and 5-50 vol-% of renewable middle distillate component. The fuel composition has a viscosity of 12 mm2/s or below at ?40° C., 10 mm2/s or below at ?30° C., and 8 mm2/s or below at ?20° C., as measured in accordance with an EN ISO 3104 (1996) standard. A method for producing the aviation fuel composition is also disclosed. The method containing mixing the petroleum derived jet fuel component and the renewable middle distillate component to obtain the aviation fuel composition, such that the petroleum-derived jet fuel component and the renewable middle distillate component are mixed together in an amount containing 5-50 vol-% of renewable middle distillate component and about 50-95 vol-% of petroleum-derived jet fuel component.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed an aviation fuel component including predominantly C6-C18 n-paraffins, C6-C18 mono-branched i-paraffins, and C6-C18 multiple-branched i-paraffins. The aviation fuel component has a very high isomerization degree and relatively broad carbon number distribution. The present aviation fuel component is particularly useful in aviation fuels, wherein it can be incorporated even in very high proportions.

Abstract: Here is provided a process for producing at least one liquid transportation fuel component, wherein in the first mode of running the process a paraffinic hydrocarbon feed is converted to a hydroisomerisation effluent, fractionated, and a fraction thereof is recycled via hydrocracking reactor back to the fractionation from which a liquid transportation fuel component, including an aviation fuel component, is recovered. In the process, parameters indicative of deactivation of a hydroisomerisation catalyst are monitored and when these reach predetermined values, the process is switched to a second mode of running wherein the hydroisomerisation effluent is subjected to hydrocracking and the obtained hydrocracking effluent fractionated to yield a liquid transportation fuel component, such as an aviation fuel component.

Abstract: A process for producing at least one liquid transportation fuel component is provided. In the process, a paraffinic hydrocarbon feed is provided and subjected to hydroisomerisation to obtain a hydroisomerisation effluent; which hydroisomerisation effluent is subjected to hydrocracking to obtain a hydrocracking effluent, the hydrocracking effluent being fed to fractionation from which fractionation at least one liquid transportation fuel component is recovered.

Abstract: A process for producing at least one liquid transportation fuel component is provided. In the process, a paraffinic hydrocarbon feed is subjected as part of a first reaction section feed to hydrocracking in a first reaction section to obtain a hydrocracking effluent, which hydrocracking effluent is subjected as part of a second reaction section feed to hydroisomerisation in a second reaction section to obtain a hydroisomerisation effluent, the hydroisomerisation effluent being fed to a fractionation, from which fractionation at least one liquid transportation fuel components is recovered.