Synthetic jet fuel and diesel fuel compositions and processes

Abstract

Novel clean fuels comprising selected nonlinear long chain saturated primary monohydric/dihydric alcohol derivatives and mixtures thereof; novel diols and/or diol derivatives; and processes for making clean synthetic jet fuels and/or clean synthetic diesel fuels as well as processes for making clean synthetic jet fuels and/or clean synthetic diesel fuels concurrently with making nonlinear alcohols for use by the detergent industry.

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         29 . A branched alcohol derivative having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein C b H 2b-2  is a linear saturated hydrocarbyl and D ,L, Q and R are substituents; D is CH 3 , b is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of said nonlinear primary aliphatic alcohol derivatives are from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms, L is a moiety having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein one of X and Y and Z is in independently selected from the group comprising:  
         1) CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ is selected from H, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 OH, CHOHCH 3 , CH═CHC(O)OH, CH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH, C 6 H 5 C(O)OH;  
         2) CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H, n represents that average of alkoxy units and has a value of from about 0.01 to about 5, preferably from about 0.1 to about 4;  
         3) CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH;  
         4) CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH;  
         5) CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH; and  
         6) mixtures thereof;  
         preferably one of X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof; more preferably X is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof any of X and Y and Z which is not independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy).H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof, is H; E, G and Q are selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl butyl, and mixtures thereof provided that E, G and Q are not all H and such that no carbon atoms are quaternary; R is selected from the group comprising H, methyl ethyl, propyl butyl, and mixtures thereof.  
       
     
     
         30 . The branched alcohol derivative according to  claim 29  wherein, when Q and R are selected from the group comprising methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl, and wherein Q and R are attached to different carbon atoms of said linear saturated hydrocarbyl.  
     
     
         31 . The branched alcohol derivative according to  claim 29  wherein said one or more nonlinear primary aliphatic alcohol derivatives have the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein one of X and Y and Z is independently selected from the group comprising:  
         1) CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ is selected from H, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 OH, CHOHCH 3 , CH═CHC(O)OH, CH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH, C 6 H 5 C(O)OH;  
         2) CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H, n represents that average of alkoxy units and has a value of from about 0.01 to about 5, preferably from about 0.1 to about 4;  
         3) CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH;  
         4) CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH;  
         5) CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH; and  
         6) mixtures thereof,  
         preferably one of X and Y is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof; more preferably X is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH,OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof any of X and Y and Z which is not independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 OC(O)R′ wherein R′ and n are defined as above; CH 2 O(alkoxy) n H; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH; CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)OH and mixtures thereof, is H E, G and J are selected from H and methyl provided that at least one of E, G and J is methyl and such that no carbon atoms are quaternary; the moiety C a H 2a-1  is a linear saturated hydrocarbyl; and a is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of said alcohol derivative is from about 11 to about 21.  
       
     
     
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         36 . The branched alcohol derivative of  claim 29  having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein a is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of alcohol derivative is from about 11 to about 21.  
     
     
         37 . The branched alcohol derivative of  claim 29  having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein a is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of alcohol derivative is from about 11 to about 21 and the carbonyl is at the ortho-, meta- or para-position.  
     
     
         38 . The branched alcohol derivative of  claim 29  having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein a is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of alcohol derivative is from about 11 to about 21.  
     
     
         39 . The branched alcohol derivative of  claim 29  having the general formula:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein a is an integer selected such that the total carbon content of the alcohol moiety of alcohol derivative is from about 11 to about 21.  
     
     
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