TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The acidic support is selected from aluminosilicate, tungstated aluminosilicate, silica-alumina phosphate, aluminum phosphate, amorphous silica alumina, acidic alumina, phosphate alumina, tungstated alumina, zirconia, tungstated zirconia, tungstated silica, tungstated titania, tungstated phosphate, niobia, acid modified resin, zeolite, heteropolyacid and/or tungstated heteropolyacid. The heterogeneous acidic catalyst further comprises a support selected from carbon, silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, vanadia, kieselguhr, hydroxyapatite, chromia and/or niobia. The acid condensation catalyst further comprises a modifier selected from Cu, Ag, Au, Ru, Pd, Ni, Co, Ga, In, Cr, Mo, W, Sn, Nb, Ti, Zr, Ge, P, Al and/or their alloys; or ZSM-5 or tungstated zirconia; Pd or Cu. The deoxygenation catalyst comprises a support and member selected from Re, Cu, Fe, Ru, Ir, Co, Rh, Pt, Pd, Ni, W, Os, Mo, Ag, Au, and/or their alloy. The support comprises a member selected from carbon, silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, vanadia, heteropolyacid, kieselguhr, hydroxyapatite, chromia and/or zeolite; tungstated zirconia, tungsten modified zirconia, tungsten modified alpha-alumina, or tungsten modified theta alumina.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The second reactant has an average oxygen to molecule ratio of 1-4. The first reactant has an average oxygen to molecule ratio of less than or equal to 1.5. The second reactant has a boiling point of less than or equal to 210 degrees C. The product stream further comprises at least one less than or equal to 7C compounds having 2 to 7 carbon atoms and 0-1 oxygen atoms; several less than or equal to 7C compounds selected from less than or equal to 7C alkane, less than or equal to 7C alkene, less than or equal to 7C cycloalkane, less than or equal to 7C cycloalkene, less than or equal to 7C alcohol, less than or equal to 7C ketone, less than or equal to 7C aryl, and where a portion of the product stream is recycled to form at least in part the second reactant. The water soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon is selected from carbohydrate, disaccharide, monosaccharide, sugar, sugar alcohol, aldopentose, aldohexose, ketotetrose, ketopentose or ketohexose. The reactant stream further comprises water. Preferred Method: The method (M1) further involves: removing water from the product stream prior to recycling a portion of the product stream to form in part the second reactant; catalytically reacting at least a portion of the product stream in the presence of a finishing catalyst; providing hydrogen, water and water soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon comprising hydrocarbon containing 2 carbon atoms and at least one 1 oxygen atoms, and catalytically reacting the oxygenated hydrocarbon with the hydrogen in the presence of a deoxygenation catalyst to produce the first reactant. The hydrogen comprises at least one of an in situ-generated H2, external H2, or recycled H2; hydrogen generated in situ by catalytically reacting in a liquid phase or vapor phase an aqueous feedstock solution comprising water and oxygenated hydrocarbon in the presence of an aqueous phase reforming catalyst at a reforming temperature and reforming pressure. The method (M2) further involves: separating the fuel product to provide 8-14C fraction comprising several hydrocarbons having 8-14C, 12-24C fraction comprising several hydrocarbons having 12-24C, and fraction containing at least 25 carbon atoms comprising several hydrocarbons having at least 25 carbon atoms. The 8-14C fraction is blended to provide a jet fuel, or 12-24C fraction is blended to provide a diesel fuel, or fraction containing at least 25 carbon atoms is blended to provide a heavy oil.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The water soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon is selected from starch, polysaccharide, disaccharide, hemicellulose, cellulosic derivative, lignocellulosic derivative, and polyol. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.