Patent ID: 8933282
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B01J,C10G,C10L,C12P,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a fuel constituent from a bioisoprene composition comprising chemically transforming a substantial portion of the isoprene in the bioisoprene composition to one or more non-isoprene compounds by: (a) contacting the bioisoprene composition with a catalyst for olefin metathesis to produce one or more olefin products and then catalytically hydrogenating the one or more olefin products to form one or more alkane fuel constituents; (b) partially hydrogenating the bioisoprene composition to produce an isoamylene and then alkylating the isoamylene with an isoparaffin to form a high octane alkylate fuel constituent; or (c) partially hydrogenating the bioisoprene composition to produce one or more isoamylenes, then contacting the one or more isoamylenes with a catalyst for olefin metathesis to form one or more olefin products, and then catalytically hydrogenating the one or more olefin products to form one or more alkane fuel constituents.