Patent ID: 8586806

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of a) providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C 10 -C 16 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 30 wt. % wherein at least 80% of the C 10 -C 16 acyl carbon atom chains are saturated; and (ii) a C 18 -C 22 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 20 wt. % wherein at least 50% of the acyl C 18 -C 22 carbon atom chains contain at least one double bond; b) hydrolyzing at least some of the mixture to yield a quantity of C 10 -C 16 saturated fatty acids and C 18 -C 22 unsaturated fatty acids; c) separating at least a some of the C 10 -C 16 saturated fatty acids from the C 18 -C 22 unsaturated fatty acids; d) hydrotreating at least some of the C 10 -C 16 saturated fatty acids to yield a quantity of diesel fuel blendstock; e) oligomerizing at least some of the C 18 -C 22 unsaturated fatty acids to yield a quantity of C 36+ fatty acid oligomers; and f) hydrotreating at least some of the C 36+ fatty acid oligomers to yield a quantity of C 36+ alkanes.