Patent ID: 9650314
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B01J,C07C,C10G,C10L

Claim:
1. A method for converting isoprene into fuels, comprising: reacting isoprene with at least one metallocene type catalyst based on first metal(s) in the presence of at least one co-catalyst to produce an oligomer mixture of dimers, trimers, and tetramers; reacting said oligomer mixture with at least one metathesis catalyst based on second metal(s) or to produce cyclic oligomers; hydrogenating said oligomer mixture under a hydrogen atmosphere with at least one heterogeneous catalyst based on third metal(s) at pressures between about 0.1 atmosphere and about 100 atmosphere and at temperatures ranging from about ambient to about 250° C. to produce a substantially or purely saturated cyclic hydrocarbon mixture; and purifying said hydrocarbon mixture by removing said heterogeneous catalyst to produce substantially or purely saturated cyclic fuels.