A triglyceride-to-fuel conversion process including the steps of (a)
preconditioning unsaturated triglycerides by catalytic conjugation,
cyclization, and cross-link steps; (b) contacting the modified
triglycerides with hot-compressed water containing a catalyst, wherein
cracking, hydrolysis, decarboxylation, dehydration, aromatization, or
isomerization, or any combination thereof, of the modified triglycerides
produce a crude hydrocarbon oil and an aqueous phase containing glycerol
and lower molecular weight molecules, and (c) refining the crude
hydrocarbon oil to produce various grades of biofuels. A
triglyceride-to-fuel conversion process further including the steps of
(a) carrying out anaerobic fermentation and decarboxylation/dehydration,
wherein the anaerobic fermentation produces hydrogen, volatile acids, and
alcohols from fermentable feedstocks, and the decarboxylation/dehydration
produces alkenes from the volatile acids and alcohols, respectively; (b)
feeding the alkenes to the cyclization process; (c) feeding the hydrogen
to the post refining process; and (d) recycling the aqueous phase
containing glycerol to the decarboxylation/dehydration process. A biofuel
composition including straight-chain, branched and cyclo paraffins, and
aromatics. The paraffins are derived from conversion of triglycerides.
The aromatics are derived from conversion of either triglycerides,
petroleum, or coal.