Hydrocracking of the Oils of Botryococcus braunii to Transport Fuels,

Abstract

Hydrocarbon oils of the alga Botryococcus braunii, extracted from a natural 'bloom' of the plant, have been hydrocracked to produce a distillate comprising 67% a petrol fraction, 15% an aviation turbine fuel fraction, 15% a diesel fuel fraction and 3% residual oil. The distillate was examined by a number of standard petroleum industry test methods. This preliminary investigation indicates that the oils of B. braunii are suitable as a feedstock material for hydrocracking to transport fuels. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA099626

Entities

People

  • G. Pollard
  • L. V. Wake
  • L. W. Hillen
  • N. White

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Petroleum Engineering