Abstract: A method for converting cedarwood oil into high density fuels including, hydrogenating cedarwood oil in the presence of at least one hydrogenation catalyst to generate hydrogenated cedarwood oil, removing the hydrogenation catalyst from the hydrogenated cedarwood oil, purifying the hydrogenated cedarwood oil to produce a first high density fuel, isomerizing the first high density fuel in the presence of at least one acid catalyst to generate a hydrocarbon mixture including adamantanes, and distilling the adamantane mixture to produce a second alkyl-adamantane high density fuel.

Abstract: A method for converting cedarwood oil into high density fuels including, hydrogenating cedarwood oil in the presence of at least one hydrogenation catalyst to generate hydrogenated cedarwood oil, removing the hydrogenation catalyst from the hydrogenated cedarwood oil, purifying the hydrogenated cedarwood oil to produce a first high density fuel, isomerizing the first high density fuel in the presence of at least one acid catalyst catalyst to generate a hydrocarbon mixture including adamantanes, and distilling the adamantane mixture to produce a second alkyl-adamantane high density fuel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to forming a laminated composite material that can be used to make sports articles, such as skis, snow boards, skate boards, surf boards, and wave boards and other articles of drastic mechanical properties. First, a plurality of layers of composite materials having fibres therein are assembled into a mould, the layers being arranged in a sandwich construction and super imposed on each other. A vacuum is applied to the mould, and a resin and catalyst mix is injected into the mould so as to evenly saturate, by means of the vacuum being applied to the mould, the layers of composite materials with the resin and catalyst mix. The layers of composite materials are then subjected to heat and pressure until the resin and catalyst mix has cured and imbedded the fibres of the composite materials together. The finished composite may vary in thickness between 4 mm and 30 mm, depending on end use.