US Patent 8212094 Process for the manufacture of diesel range hydrocarbons

Patent 8212094 was granted and assigned to Neste on July, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Neste

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8212094

Patent Inventor Names

Pekka Savolainen0

Ville Alopaeus0

Johan Grönqvist0

Jukka Myllyoja0

Pekka Aalto0

Veli-Matti Purola0

Date of Patent

July 3, 2012

Patent Application Number

13107146

Date Filed

May 13, 2011

Patent Citations Received

Patent Primary Examiner

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Yate′ K Cutliff

Patent abstract

The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of diesel range hydrocarbons wherein a feed is hydrotreated in a hydrotreating step and isomerized in an isomerization step, and a feed comprising fresh feed containing more than 5 wt % of free fatty acids and at least one diluting agent is hydrotreated at a reaction temperature of 200-400° C., in a hydrotreating reactor in the presence of catalyst, and the ratio of the diluting agent/fresh feed is 5-30:1.