Biogasoline

Abstract

A process for the preparation of a biogasoline component comprising: (I) obtaining at least one biooil and, if necessary, liquefying the biooil component; (II) adding the bio-oil in liquid form to a FCC unit along with at least one mineral oil; (III) cracking the components added to the FCC unit to form at least a bio-LPG fraction and a bio-naphtha fraction; (IV) alkylating or catalytically polymerising at least part of the bio-LPG fraction; and (V) combining at least a part of the product of step (IV) with at least a part of the bio-naphtha fraction to form a bio-gasoline component.

1 . A process for the preparation of a biogasoline component comprising:
 (I) obtaining at least one biooil and, if necessary, liquefying the biooil component;   (II) adding the bio-oil in liquid form to a FCC unit along with at least one mineral oil;   (III) cracking the components added to the FCC unit to form at least a bio-LPG fraction and a bio-naphtha fraction;   (IV) alkylating or catalytically polymerising at least part of the bio-LPG fraction; and   (V) combining at least a part of the product of step (IV) with at least a part of the bio-naphtha fraction to form a bio-gasoline component.   
   
   
       2 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the biooil is a marine oil. 
   
   
       3 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the mineral oil contains heavy metals. 
   
   
       4 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the biooil forms up to 10 wt % of the components added to the FCC unit. 
   
   
       5 . A process as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the marine oil is used without pretreatment. 
   
   
       6 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the bionaphtha fraction forms at least 40 wt % of the cracked material. 
   
   
       7 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the bioLPG fraction forms at least 10 wt % of the cracked material. 
   
   
       8 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the bioLPG fraction is alkylated. 
   
   
       9 . A process as claimed in  claim 1  wherein at least 50 wt % of the biooil containing feed is converted to biogasoline components. 
   
   
       10 . A process for the preparation of a biogasoline component comprising:
 (I) obtaining at least one marine oil and, if necessary, liquefying the marine oil;   (II) adding the marine oil in liquid form to a FCC unit along with at least one mineral oil; and   (III) cracking the components added to the FCC unit to form at least a bionaphtha fraction which is a biogasoline component.   
   
   
       11 - 12 . (canceled) 
   
   
       13 . A process of  claim 10 , wherein the mineral oil containing heavy metals. 
   
   
       14 . A biogasoline containing a biogasoline component made by the process of  claim 1 . 
   
   
       15 . A biogasoline containing a biogasoline component made by the process of  claim 10 .