1.) A composition used as a petroleum substitute comprising an organic solvent extract of Euphorbia tirucalli plant material.
2.) The composition of claim 1, said extract comprising hydrocarbons formed from oligomerized pentenes.
3.) The composition of claim 2, said pentenes comprising 2-methyl-2-butene.
4.) The composition of claim 2, said pentenes comprising 2-methyl-1-butene.
5.) The composition of claim 1, said extract comprising plant isoprenoids formed from 2-methyl-1-butene subunits.
6.) The composition of claim 1, said composition having a naphtha fraction comprised of 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene and 2,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene.
7.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction further comprising monoterpene compounds.)
8.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction comprising greater than \u2153 of the extracted material.
9.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 150 to 180 degrees Celsius.
10.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 170 to 180 degrees Celsius.)
11.) The composition of claim 1, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
12.) The composition of claim 11, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.
13.) A hydrocarbon composition comprising an organic solvent extract of Euphorbia tirucalli plant material, said extract comprising:
a. a naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 150 to 180 degrees Celsius, said naphtha fraction comprised of 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene, 2,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene, and limonene;
b. a grease fraction; and,
c. a tar fraction.
14.) The composition of claim 13, said grease fraction comprising squalene, phytane, and farnesene.
15.) The composition of claim 13, said tar fraction comprising beta-carotene, chlorophyll, and 1up-20(29)-en-3-one.
16.) The composition of claim 13, said naphtha fraction comprising greater than \u2153 of the extracted material.
17.) The composition of claim 13, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 170 to 180 degrees Celsius.
18.) The composition of claim 13, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
19.) The composition of claim 18, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.
20.) The hydrocarbon composition of claim 6, said extract prepared by a method comprising the steps of:
a. preparing a generally flat solvent-permeable layer of Euphorbia tirucalli plant fibers by applying compressive and shearing forces to a raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli;
b. preparing a solvent-permeable fibrous batt of Euphorbia tirucalli biomass by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other;
c. extracting hydrocarbons from the biomass by conveying the fibrous batt in a direction countercurrent to an organic solvent flow;
d. recovering a mixture comprised of the solvent and the extracted hydrocarbons; and,
e. separating the extracted hydrocarbons from the solvent to produce the extract.
21.) The composition of claim 20, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
22.) The composition of claim 21, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for providing automated diagnosis of problems for an electronic system, comprising:
identifying recent configuration changes made to the electronic system that fall within pre-established parameters;
ranking the identified changes into potential causes;
verifying ranked potential causes to determine whether any of the ranked potential causes may be an actual cause or contributor to the problem; and
calculating distances associated with the ranked potential causes that correspond to a relative likelihood that potential causes may be a true cause.