To provide a refinery-blending component of transportation fuel mild to the environment, and a method for preparing the same.
The method for preparing the refinery-blending component comprises partitioning by distillation an organic feedstock comprising a mixture derived from natural petroleum to provide at least one low-boiling organic part, and a high-boiling organic part; contacting a gaseous source of dioxygen with at least a portion of the low-boiling organic part in a liquid reaction medium containing a soluble catalyst system comprising a source of at least one catalyst metal, to form a mixture of immiscible phases comprising hydrocarbons, oxygenated organic compounds, water of reaction, and acidic co-products; separating from the mixture of immiscible phases a first organic liquid of low density and a second liquid of high density; and contacting the separated organic liquid with a neutralizing agent thereby recovering a low-boiling oxygenated product having a low content of acidic co-products. Preferably the oxygen content in the transportation fuel is in a range from about 0.2 percent to about 10 percent by weight.
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GONG WILLIAM H
WOLF LESLIE R
ECKSTROM JOHN C
RUNDELL DOUGLAS N
HODGES MICHAEL
REGALBUTO MONICA CRISTINA
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