Fuel and base oil blendstocks from a single feedstock

摘要

A method comprising the steps of providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C₁₀-C₁₆ acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 30 wt. % wherein at least 80% of the C₁₀-C₁₆ acyl carbon atom chains are saturated; and (ii) a C₁₈-C₂₂ acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 20 wt. % wherein at least 50% of the acyl C₁₈-C₂₂ carbon atom chains contain at least one olefin; oligomerizing at least some of the mixture to yield a second mixture comprising C₃₆₊ oligomers; hydrotreating the second mixture to yield a quantity of diesel fuel blendstock and C₃₆₊ alkanes; and separating at least some of the diesel fuel blendstock from the C₃₆₊ alkanes.