Abstract: A process is provided for dehydrogenating a paraffinic hydrocarbon comprising sending the paraffinic hydrocarbon to a fluidized bed reactor to be contacted at dehydrogenation reaction conditions with a catalyst composition comprising less than about 0.0999 wt % platinum and about 0.05-2.5 wt % Group I or Group II elements or a mixture thereof. The catalytic composition is prepared without addition of tin, gallium, indium, germanium or lead.

Abstract: Low metal, low water biomass-derived pyrolysis oils and methods for producing the same are provided. Metal- and water-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is contacted with an acidic ion-exchange resin having sulfonic acid groups to produce a low metal, water-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil. The low metal, water-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is removed from the spent ion-exchange resin after ion-exchange. The low metal, water-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is distilled to produce a low metal, low water biomass-derived pyrolysis oil and a distillation product. The distillation product comprises one or both of an alcohol ion-exchange regenerant and an acidic ion-exchange regenerant which may be used to regenerate the spent ion-exchange resin. The regenerated acidic ion-exchange resin may be recycled. The spent alcohol and acid ion-exchange regenerants may be recovered and recycled.