Patent ID: 8450538

Claim:
A hydrocarbon composition comprising: a total Ni/Fe/V content of at least 150 wtppm as determined by ASTM Method D5708; a residue content of at least 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D5307; a distillate content of at least 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D5307; an oxygen content of at most 0.1 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition, as determined by ASTM Method E385; and a micro-carbon residue content of at least 0.05 grams per gram of hydrocarbon composition as determined by ASTM Method D4530, and wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a viscosity of at most 100 cSt at 37.8° C., wherein viscosity is as determined by ASTM Method D445.