Patent ID: 9682897
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: C07C,C10L

Claim:
1. A low temperature process for producing deoxygenated terpenoids comprising: providing a renewable feedstock comprised of at least one oxygenated cyclic terpene; wherein said at least one oxygenated cyclic terpene is comprised of a terpenoid ether, a terpenoid alcohol, or combinations thereof; deoxygenating said at least one oxygenated cyclic terpene with a catalyst at a temperature up to about 170° C. to produce said deoxygenated terpenoids; isolating said deoxygenated terpenoids; wherein said deoxygenated terpenoids comprise one or more terpene dimers; hydrogenating said deoxygenated terpenoids to generate hydrogenated deoxygenated terpenoids comprising hydrogenated terpene dimers; and wherein said hydrogenated terpene dimers have net heats of combustion ranging from about 135,000 Btu/gal up to about 145,000 Btu/gal and densities ranging from about 0.90 g/mL up to about 0.95 g/mL.