Abstract: The present invention comprises a thermo catalytic process to produce diesel oil from vegetal oils, in refineries which have two or more Catalytic Cracking (FCC) reactors. At least one reactor processes heavy gasoleum or residue in conventional operation conditions while at least one reactor processes vegetal oils in proper operation conditions to produce diesel oil. This process employs the same catalyst employed in the FCC process, which processes conventional feedstocks simultaneously. This process transforms high heat content raw materials into fuel hydrocarbons. It shows excellent efficiency for the obtention of highly pure products and do not yield glycerin, one by-product of the transesterification process. The diesel oil produced by said process presents quality superior and cetane number higher than 40. Once cracking reactions occur at lower temperatures, it forms less oxidized product, which is consequently purer than those obtained by existent technology are.

Abstract: A process for reducing the naphthenic acidity of petroleum oils or their fractions is described, said process comprising providing a hydrocarbon feed 103/203/303 having between 0.1 and 99 wt % of emulsified/dispersed water in oil, said feed containing salts and a content of naphthenic acids measured as TAN between 0.1 and 10 mg KOH/g oil; directing the said petroleum oil feed and emulsified/dispersed water towards an energy emitter device in the microwave range and submitting said feed 103/203/303 in liquid phase, under pressure between 0.7 and 4.5 MPa at temperatures between 50° C. and 350° C.