EP4634332A1

EP4634332A1 - A hydrocarbon composition

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Publication number: EP4634332A1
Application number: EP23825414.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Jarno Kohonen; Pirjo Saikkonen; Eerika VUORIO; Markku Kuronen; Ulla Kiiski; Terhi KOLEHMAINEN
Original assignee: Neste Oyj
Current assignee: Neste Oyj
Priority date: 2022-12-13
Filing date: 2023-12-12
Publication date: 2025-10-22
Also published as: WO2024126893A1; FI20226099A1; FI131538B1

Abstract

Herein is described a hydrocarbon composition containing a paraffinic component and a cyclic hydrocarbon component, which paraffinic component has an average carbon number within a range from 14.0 to 20.0 and the cyclic hydrocarbon component has an average carbon number that is the average carbon number of the paraffinic component minus 3.0 units, or higher. Use of the hydrocarbon composition is also disclosed.

Description

A HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure generally relates to hydrocarbon compositions, usable e.g. in fuels, particularly in diesel fuels. The disclosure relates particularly, though not exclusively, to a hydrocarbon composition comprising a paraffinic component and a cyclic hydrocarbon component, and to a method for producing the hydrocarbon composition. Also, a fuel comprising the hydrocarbon composition, and various uses of the hydrocarbon composition are disclosed. BACKGROUND This section illustrates useful background information without admission of any technique described herein representative of the state of the art. There is an ongoing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and/or carbon footprint inter alia in transportation. Accordingly, interest towards transportation fuels having biogenic carbon content and replacements for various petrochemicals has been growing. EP2163598A1 discloses gas oil compositions comprising a base gas oil produced from a triglyceride-containing hydrocarbon that is an animal or vegetable fat and/or a component originating therefrom, and a petroleum base oil produced by refining crude oil. The base gas oils may be obtained by mixing HDO treated vegetable fat and petroleum hydrorefined oil, or by hydrotreating a mix of oil of vegetable fat and petroleum gas oil fraction. Compositional data for the petroleum hydrorefined oil is not disclosed in detail, but based on its density at 15 °C (821 kg/m³) and distillation characteristics T50 (268.5 °C) and T90 (333.0 °C), the petroleum component appears to be much lighter than the cyclic hydrocarbon component utilised in the present disclosure. Cold properties of the base gas oils are not discussed, but addition of cold flow improvers is suggested. EP2134817B1 discloses preparation of hydrocarbon compositions by blending a biological component and a petroleum component. Regarding the petroleum component EP2134817B1 mentions that all the known diesel cuts can be used in its hydrocarbon compositions. As typical diesel cuts, medium distilled products, defined as oil cuts, preferably having a boiling point ranging from 180 to 380°C, are mentioned. Listed examples of these cuts include gas oils from primary distillation, gas oils from vacuum distillation, thermal or catalytic cracking, such as the desulphurized gas oil cut coming from fluid bed catalytic cracking (light cycle oil (LCO)), fuels coming from a Fischer-Tropsch process or of a synthetic origin. EP2134817B1 teaches that by selecting the component of a biological origin suitably, diesel cuts having very poor CP, CFPP, cetane number and density characteristics are allowed to be exploited for the preparation of the hydrocarbon compositions. The biological component used in the composition is prepared by subjecting a mixture of a biological origin, containing esters of fatty acids, and possibly also free fatty acids, to a hydrodeoxygenation step and an isomerization step. The biological components disclosed in Example 3, prepared by hydrodeoxygenating and hydroisomerising soya oil and palm oil, have isoparaffin contents of 70 wt-% and 80 wt-%, respectively. WO2012151016 discloses that fuel blends comprising 80 to 99 vol. % of petroleum derived hydrocarbons and from 1 to 20 vol. % of biologically derived hydrocarbons and having a low pour point and/or a low cloud point without a pour point reducing treatment can be prepared by controlling ratio of ΔC18 to (ΔC14 + ΔC16) to be less than 0.5. In the formula ΔC18 represents a quantity of biologically derived C18 n-paraffins provided by the biologically derived feedstock, ΔC14 represents a quantity of biologically derived C14 n- paraffins provided by the biologically derived feedstock, and ΔC16 represents a quantity of biologically derived C16 n-paraffins provided by the biologically derived feedstock, all as a vol. % of the renewable fuel blend. When the biologically derived hydrocarbons originate from fatty acids or esters, such a low ratio of ΔC18 to (ΔC14 + ΔC16) may require use of an elevated share of relatively short fatty acids or esters, restricting the raw material supply, or subjecting the fatty acids or esters not only to a deoxygenation but also for example to hydrocracking. WO2018138412 discloses fuel compositions having enhanced cold properties that are blends of mineral middle distillate fuels and renewable fuels. In the disclosed diesel fuel blends the renewable fuel and mineral middle distillate fuel are present in a ratio of amounts by volume of from 10:90 to 90:10 and the diesel fuel blends contain 10-25 wt% n-paraffins in the C14-C20 range and an amount of isoparaffins in the C14-C20 range such that the ratio of the sum of wt% amounts of isoparaffins in the C14-C20 range to the sum of wt% amounts of n-paraffins in the C14-C20 range is less than 2.2. It was found that when the renewable fuel and the mineral middle distillate fuel had a cloud point difference of no more than 17 °C, preferably between 0 and 13 °C, particularly good cold properties were attained. There is a continuous need in the art for utilising low-quality and/or less refined materials in production of products having higher value and/or smaller carbon footprint compared to their conventional product analogs. Particularly, there is a need for products, such as fuels, that have biogenic carbon content and that may replace 100% petroleum based compositions. SUMMARY It is an aim to solve or alleviate at least some of the problems related to prior art. An aim is to turn components having low refining degree and/or low quality, and hence limited utility in high value applications, into hydrocarbon compositions having wider utility and higher value compared to component(s) of the hydrocarbon composition. A further aim is to provide hydrocarbon compositions having bio-content. The appended claims define the scope of protection. Any examples and technical descriptions of apparatuses, systems, products and/or methods in the description and/or drawings not covered by the claims are presented as examples useful for understanding the invention. According to a first example aspect, there is provided a hydrocarbon composition comprising, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 1 - 80 vol-% of a paraffinic component and 20 - 99 vol-% of a cyclic hydrocarbon component; wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n-paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP minus 3.0 units, or higher. The present inventors have found that when blending a paraffinic component with a cyclic hydrocarbon component, both of these components need to be carefully selected in order to avoid increase in the cloud point, or in order to be able to control the cloud point increase, compared to what is expected based on the amounts and cloud points of the blended components. By blending a paraffinic component as specified herein, particularly a renewable paraffinic component, with a cyclic hydrocarbon component as specified herein, paraffinic materials or component having low refining degree, involving for example lower investment cost, lower energy-consumption and/or less material lost to gas-phase during production, can be utilised e.g. in fuels even when such paraffinic materials or component have insufficient cold properties to be used as fuels as such. According to the state of the art, poorer cold properties typically dominate in a blend and a blend will normally have a poorer cloud point than the weighted mean of the cloud points of its components. The hydrocarbon compositions obtained by blending the components as specified herein have cloud points that are at least as good as or even better (lower) than calculated based on linear behaviour assumption and the amounts and cloud points of the blended components. The hydrocarbon compositions of the present disclosure may even have a cloud point that is not worse (higher) than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component used in the hydrocarbon composition. As the cyclic hydrocarbon component, fractions of lesser quality and fewer utilisation possibilities may be used. Examples of such fractions of lesser quality include crude oil distillates or distillation bottom, or crude oil vacuum distillates or distillation bottom, that have been converted by cracking, for example in a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or in a distillation bottom or residue cracker. The paraffinic component may be particularly high in n-paraffins, i.e. not having been subjected to a dedicated isomerisation conversion or treatment. Examples of such paraffinic components include hydrotreated fats and oils, and side cuts from fractionation of Fischer Tropsch paraffins. The present hydrocarbon compositions may exhibit good cetane number, high density, high energy content, good low-temperature properties, such as cloud point and/or cold filter plugging point, good kinematic viscosity, improved lubricity, improved anticorrosion properties and/or heat release and compatibility with equipment and/or materials similar to petroleum, while their production may involve lower investment cost, lower energy- consumption, and less material lost to gas-phase, enabling e.g. a smaller carbon footprint. These hydrocarbon compositions may be used as drop-in analogs of their 100% crude oil derived counterparts and do not necessarily require further blending to meet e.g. EN 590 specifications for temperate climate diesel fuels. According to a second example aspect there is provided a method for producing a hydrocarbon composition, comprising: providing a paraffinic component comprising, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n-paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0; providing a cyclic hydrocarbon component comprising, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #CAVP minus 3.0 units, or higher; optionally heating the paraffinic component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the paraffinic component, and optionally heating the cyclic hydrocarbon component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component; mixing, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 20 - 99 vol-% of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, as optionally heated, with 1 - 80 vol-% of the paraffinic component, as optionally heated; and optionally additizing the cyclic hydrocarbon component, the paraffinic component, and/or the hydrocarbon composition. Preferably, the method of the second example aspect is a method for producing a hydrocarbon composition according to the first example aspect. Preferably, the hydrocarbon composition of the first example aspect is a hydrocarbon composition obtainable or obtained with a method according to the second example aspect. According to a third example aspect there is provided a fuel, preferably a marine fuel or a diesel fuel, comprising, based on the total fuel volume, from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 10 to 70 vol-%, a hydrocarbon composition according to the first example aspect, and from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 30 to 90 vol-% oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), preferably comprising FAME (fatty acid methyl ester(s)), FAEE (fatty acid ethyl ester(s)), FCC gasoil, steam cracker gasoil, hydrocracked gasoil, and/or straight- run diesel. According to a fourth example aspect there is provided use of the hydrocarbon composition according to the first example aspect in fuel(s), preferably in diesel and/or marine fuel(s), in feedstock(s) for industrial conversion processes, preferably in thermal cracking feedstock(s) and/or in catalytic cracking feedstock(s), in transformer oil(s), in heat-transfer medium or media, in switchgear oil(s), in shock absorber oil(s), in insulating oil(s), in hydraulic fluid(s), in gear oil(s), in transmission fluid(s), in degreasing composition(s), in penetrating oil(s), in anticorrosion composition(s), in multipurpose oil(s), in metal working fluid(s), in rolling oil(s) especially for aluminium, in cutting oil(s), in drilling fluid(s), in solvent(s), in lubricant(s), in extender oil(s), in carrier(s), in dispersant composition(s), in demulsifier(s), in extractant(s), in paint composition(s), in coating fluid(s) or paste(s), in adhesive(s), in resin(s), in varnish(es), in printing paste(s) or ink(s), in detergent(s), in cleaner(s), in plasticizing oil(s), in turbine oil(s), in hydrophobization composition(s), in agriculture, in crop protection fluid(s), in construction, in concrete demoulding formulation(s), in electronics, in medical appliance(s), in composition(s) for car, electrical, textile, packaging, paper, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry, and/or in manufacture of intermediate(s) therefor. While the hydrocarbon composition of the present disclosure is particularly well suited for uses according to the fourth example aspect, its use is not limited to the listed applications, but use in similar, or even in completely different, applications may be possible. Different non-binding example aspects and embodiments have been illustrated in the foregoing. The embodiments in the foregoing are used merely to explain selected aspects or steps that may be utilized in different implementations. Some embodiments may be presented only with reference to certain example aspects. It should be appreciated that corresponding embodiments may apply to other example aspects as well. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Some example embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying figures, in which: Fig.1 illustrates comparative hydrocarbon compositions comprising different amounts of a paraffinic component (PC) and a comparative cyclic hydrocarbon component FC1, by a graph showing carbon number distributions for the comparative hydrocarbon compositions and for the components as neat. Fig.2 illustrates example embodiments of the present hydrocarbon composition comprising different amounts of PC and a cyclic hydrocarbon component FC2, by a graph showing carbon number distributions for the hydrocarbon compositions and for the components as neat. Fig.3 illustrates example embodiments of the present hydrocarbon composition comprising different amounts of PC and a cyclic hydrocarbon component FC3, by a graph showing carbon number distributions for the hydrocarbon compositions and for the components as neat. Fig. 4 illustrates comparative hydrocarbon compositions comprising different amounts of PC and FC1, and example embodiments of the present hydrocarbon composition comprising different amounts of PC and FC2, or PC and FC3, by a graph showing cloud points of the hydrocarbon compositions as a function of the PC content. Fig.5 illustrates example embodiments of the present hydrocarbon composition comprising different amounts of PC and FC2, by a graph showing kinematic viscosity of the hydrocarbon compositions as a function of the PC content at different temperatures. Fig.6 illustrates example embodiments of the present hydrocarbon composition comprising different amounts of PC and FC2, or PC and FC3, by a graph showing density at 15°C of the hydrocarbon compositions as a function of the PC content. DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the following description, like reference signs denote like elements or steps. All standards referred to herein are the latest revisions available at the filing date, unless otherwise mentioned. Unless otherwise stated, regarding distillation characteristics, such as initial boiling points (IBP), final boiling points (FBP), T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered), T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered), and boiling ranges, reference is made to EN ISO 3405-2019. IBP is the temperature at the instant the first drop of condensate falls from the lower end of the condenser tube, and FBP is the maximum thermometer reading obtained during the test, usually occurring after the evaporation of all liquid from the bottom of the flask. For boiling point distribution reference may also be made to GC-based method ASTM D2887-22. As used in the context of this disclosure, diesel fuels or components thereof refer to compositions suitable for use in or as fuel compositions meeting standard specifications for diesel fuels, such as specifications laid down in EN 590-2022 or in EN 15940-2016 + A1:2018 + AC:2019. Typically, such diesel fuels or components thereof boil, i.e. have IBP and FBP, within a range from about 160 °C to about 380 °C, as determined according to EN ISO 3405-2019. As used in the context of this disclosure, marine fuels or components thereof refer to compositions suitable for use in or as fuel compositions meeting standard specifications for marine fuels, such as specifications laid down in ISO 8217-2017, for example in Table 1 for distillate marine fuels or in Table 2 for residual marine fuels. Typically, such marine fuels or components thereof boil, i.e. have IBP and FBP, within a range from about 180 °C to about 600 °C, such as from about 180 °C to about 400 °C, as determined according to EN ISO 3405-2019. As used herein hydrocarbons refer to compounds consisting of carbon and hydrogen. Hydrocarbons of particular interest in the present context comprise paraffins, particularly n- paraffins but also some i-paraffins, naphthenes, aromatics, and even some olefins. Oxygenated hydrocarbons refer herein to hydrocarbons comprising covalently bound oxygen. As used herein paraffins refer to non-cyclic alkanes, i.e. non-cyclic, open chain saturated hydrocarbons that are linear (normal paraffins, n-paraffins) or branched (isoparaffins, i- paraffins). In other words, paraffins refer herein to n-paraffins and/or i-paraffins. In the context of the present disclosure, n-paraffins refer to non-branched open chain alkanes, i.e. non-cyclic open chain saturated hydrocarbons, and i-paraffins refer to otherwise similar but branched alkanes having one (i.e. monobranched i-paraffins) or more alkyl side chains (i.e. multiple-branched i-paraffins). The term “paraffins” refers to sum amount of any n-paraffins, and any i-paraffins, if present. In the context of the present disclosure, olefins refer to unsaturated linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbons, excluding aromatic compounds. In other words, olefins refer to hydrocarbons having at least one unsaturated bond, excluding unsaturated bonds in aromatic rings. As used herein, cyclic hydrocarbons refer to all hydrocarbons containing cyclic structure(s), including cyclic olefins, naphthenes, and aromatics. Naphthenes refer herein to cycloalkanes or -alkenes containing at least one cyclic structure, with or without side chains, including also compounds having one or more olefinic bonds in the cyclic structure and/or in a side chain, but excluding compounds with any aromatic ring structure(s). Aromatics refer herein to hydrocarbons containing at least one aromatic ring structure, i.e. cyclic structure having delocalized, alternating π bonds all the way around said cyclic structure. In the context of the present disclosure, the contents of various paraffins, such as n-paraffins and i-paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatics are expressed as weight % (wt-%) relative to the degassed weight of the feed, stream, effluent, product, component or sample in question, or, when so defined, as weight-% (wt-%) relative to the (total) weight of hydrocarbons or (total) weight of paraffins of the feed, stream, effluent, product, component, or sample in question, unless otherwise stated. Said contents may be determined, for compositions boiling at 36 °C or higher (at standard atmospheric pressure), by GCxGC- FID/GCxGC-MS method, preferably conducted as follows: GCxGC (2D GC) method was run as generally disclosed in UOP 990-2011 and by Nousiainen M. in the experimental section of his Master's Thesis Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with mass spectrometric and flame ionization detectors in petroleum chemistry, University of Helsinki, August 2017, with the following modifications. The GCxGC was run in reverse mode, using a semipolar column (Rxi17Sil) first and a non-polar column (Rxi5Sil) thereafter, followed by FID detector, using run parameters: carrier gas helium 31.7 cm/sec (column flow at 40 ºC 1.60 ml/min); split ratio 1:350; injector 280 ºC; Column T program 40 ºC (0 min) – 5 ºC/min – 250 ºC (0 min) – 10 ºC/min – 300 ºC (5 min), run time 52 min; modulation period 10 sec; detector 300 ºC with H240 ml/min and air 400 ml/min; makeup flow helium 30 ml/min; sampling rate 250 Hz and injection size 0.2 microliters. Individual compounds were identified using GCxGC-MS, with MS-parameters: ion source 230 ºC; interface 300 ºC; scan range 25 - 500 amu; event time (sec) 0.05; scan speed 20000. Commercial tools (Shimadzu's LabSolutions, Zoex's GC Image) were used for data processing including identification of the detected compounds or hydrocarbon groups, and for determining their mass concentrations by application of response factors relative to n-heptane to the volumes of detected peaks followed by normalization to 100 wt-%. Olefins were lumped with naphthenes and heteroatomic species with aromatics, unless separately reported. The limit of quantitation for individual compounds of this method is 0.1 wt-%. As used herein, the term renewable refers to compounds or compositions that are obtainable, derivable, or originating from plants and/or animals, including compounds or compositions obtainable, derivable, or originating from fungi and/or algae, in full or in part, whether these compounds or compositions are in their virgin, recycled or reclaimed form. As used herein, renewable compounds or compositions may comprise gene manipulated compounds or compositions. Renewable feeds, components, compounds, or compositions may also be referred to as biological feeds, components, compounds, or compositions, or as biogenic feeds, components, compounds, or compositions. As used herein, the term fossil refers to compounds or compositions that are obtainable, derivable, or originating from naturally occurring non-renewable compositions, such as crude oil, petroleum oil/gas, shale oil/gas, natural gas, or coal deposits, and the like, and combinations thereof, including any hydrocarbon-rich deposits that can be utilized from ground/underground sources. In the present disclosure, by the term cyclic hydrocarbon component is meant hydrocarbon fractions or cuts rich in cyclic hydrocarbons, including cyclic olefins, naphthenes, and/or aromatics. Such hydrocarbon fractions or cuts are readily obtainable e.g. from fossil crude oil. Hence the cyclic hydrocarbon component may comprise, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 20 wt-%, preferably at least 30 wt-%, more preferably at least 40 wt-%, or at least 45 wt-% of fossil hydrocarbons. Typically the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, more than 50 wt-%, preferably at least 75 wt-% or at least 85 wt-% of fossil hydrocarbons, or even consists essentially of fossil hydrocarbons. Cyclic hydrocarbon components comprising less than 100 wt-% of fossil hydrocarbons are obtainable e.g. by co-processing crude oil derived fossil hydrocarbons with renewable and/or circular materials in conventional refinery processes. The term circular refers to recycled material typically originating from non-renewable sources. For example, the term circular may refer to recycled material originating from waste plastics. Said renewable, circular, and fossil compounds or compositions are considered differing from one another based on their origin and impact on environmental issues. Therefore, they may be treated differently under legislation and regulatory framework. Typically, renewable, circular, and fossil compounds or compositions are differentiated based on their origin and information thereof provided by the producer. Chemically the renewable or fossil origin of any organic compounds, including hydrocarbons, can be determined by suitable method for analysing the content of carbon from renewable sources e.g. DIN 51637 (2014), ASTM D6866 (2020), or EN 16640 (2017). Said methods are based on the fact that carbon atoms of renewable or biological origin comprise a higher number of unstable radiocarbon (¹⁴C) atoms compared to carbon atoms of fossil origin. Therefore, it is possible to distinguish between carbon compounds derived from renewable or biological sources or raw material and carbon compounds derived from non-renewable or fossil sources or raw material by analysing the ratio of ¹²C and ¹⁴C isotopes. Thus, a particular ratio of said isotopes can be used as a “tag” to identify a renewable carbon compound and differentiate it from non-renewable carbon compounds. The isotope ratio does not change in the course of chemical reactions. Therefore, the isotope ratio can be used for identifying renewable compounds, components, and compositions and distinguishing them from non-renewable, fossil materials in reactor feeds, reactor effluents, separated product fractions, and various blends thereof. Numerically, the biogenic carbon content can be expressed as the amount of biogenic carbon in the material as a weight percent of the total carbon (TC) in the material (in accordance with ASTM D6866 (2020) or EN 16640 (2017)). In the present context, the term renewable preferably refers to a material having a biogenic carbon content of more than 50 wt-%, especially more than 60 wt-% or more than 70 wt-%, preferably more than 80 wt-%, more preferably more than 90 wt-% or more than 95 wt-%, even more preferably about 100 wt-%, based on the total weight of carbon in the material (EN 16640 (2017)). According to a first example aspect, a hydrocarbon composition is provided comprising, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 1 - 80 vol-% of a paraffinic component and 20 - 99 vol-% of a cyclic hydrocarbon component; wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #C_AVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #C_AVP minus 3.0 units, or higher. In other words, #C_AVC is within a range from #C_AVP minus 3.0 units or higher. The present hydrocarbon composition may be referred to as a hydrocarbon component blend. Typically, the present hydrocarbon composition is obtained by mixing with each other the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component as herein defined, optionally comprising additizing the paraffinic component, the cyclic hydrocarbon component, and/or the obtained blend. Preferably, the hydrocarbon composition is a blend of the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component, optionally comprising additives. In certain preferred embodiments, the hydrocarbon composition comprises, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon composition, 3 - 60 vol-%, preferably 5 - 40 vol-%, more preferably 8 - 40 vol-%, even more preferably 10 - 35 vol-%, of the paraffinic component and 40 - 97 vol-%, preferably 60 - 95 vol-%, more preferably 60 - 92 vol-%, even more preferably 65 - 90 vol-%, of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. Preferably, the hydrocarbon composition consists essentially of the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component, optionally as suitably additized depending on the intended use. By blending a paraffinic component as specified herein with a cyclic hydrocarbon component as specified herein, paraffinic materials having high n-paraffin content and low refining degree can be utilised e.g. in fuels even when such materials have insufficient cold properties to be used as fuels as such. The hydrocarbon compositions obtained by blending these components have cloud points that are at least as good as or better (lower) than calculated based on linear behaviour assumption and the amounts and cloud points of the blended components. The hydrocarbon compositions of the present disclosure may even have a cloud point that is not worse (higher) than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component used in the hydrocarbon composition. The paraffinic component rich in n- paraffins, that are particularly good cetane enhancing hydrocarbons, contributes beneficially to the cetane number of the hydrocarbon composition, while the cyclic hydrocarbon component provides high density and high energy content, and widens the range of hydrocarbon types and molecular weights in the hydrocarbon composition, having beneficial effect on its heat release characteristics and reducing risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding 100% crude oil derived compositions. The present hydrocarbon compositions may thus be used as drop-in analogs of their 100% crude oil derived counterparts and do not necessarily require further blending to meet e.g. EN 590- 2022 specifications for temperate climate diesel fuels. There has been a need for products, such as fuels, that have biogenic carbon content but that mimic 100% petroleum-based compositions. It is foreseen that by providing a hydrocarbon composition comprising, preferably a broad spectrum of, compounds of different types and molecular weights, similar heat release profile as fully fossil counterparts may be achieved, and also reduced risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements, and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding 100% crude oil derived compositions, while exhibiting an acceptable quality, particularly sufficient cold flow properties, for use e.g. in diesel fuels. Heat release is related to the combustion process of an engine, usually considered to occur in four phases according to heat release rate. Those phases are the ignition delay period, premixed burning phase, diffusion burning phase, and oxidation phase. Engines are usually tuned to the heat release from fossil fuels, resulting from the many different compounds typically making up fossil fuel. The heat release profile is reflected by the broad distillation curve of the fossil fuel compared to e.g. the in comparison narrow distillation curve of FAMEs (fatty acid methyl esters) or HDO (hydrodeoxygenation) treated vegetable oils and/or animal fats comprising relatively fewer compounds. Heat release is linked to soot formation, reduction of which is desired in any combustion processes. Reduced risk of incompatibility issues is important, i.a. to avoid investments relating to renewing equipment and/or materials, revision of handling instructions, and product losses e.g. due to unexpected behaviour with conventionally used further components or additives, or during storage under conventionally used conditions. The cyclic hydrocarbon components as specified herein are readily obtainable e.g. from fossil crude oils, including crude oil distillates or bottoms from direct atmospheric distillation, or crude oil distillates or bottoms from vacuum distillation of heavy fractions or bottoms from direct atmospheric distillation, that have optionally been subjected to cracking and/or deasphalting, for example to cracking in a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or in a distillation bottom or residue cracker. The choice of the cyclic hydrocarbon component as specified herein is not particularly limited, but components of lesser quality and/or having limited utility in high value applications are preferred, including crude oil distillates or bottoms from vacuum distillation of heavy fractions or bottoms from direct atmospheric distillation, that have optionally been subjected to deasphalting and/or cracking, particularly to cracking in a fluidised catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, a hydrocracker unit, a visbreaker unit or a delayed coking unit. Examples of suitable cyclic hydrocarbon components include light cycle oils (LCO), heavy cycle oils (HCO), slurry oils, light gas oils, heavy gas oils, light vacuum gas oils, heavy vacuum gas oils, and/or residue fractions from a FCC unit, catalytic hydrocracking unit, visbreaker unit and/or a delayed coker unit. The paraffinic components as specified herein are readily obtainable from biological fatty feedstocks, such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, using hydroconversion. The paraffinic components may even be obtainable by a single hydroconversion preferably followed by gas-liquid separation and optional stabilisation. The paraffinic components may also be obtained via Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas, obtainable e.g. by gasification of biomass and/or fossil materials, or by extracting carbon dioxide e.g. from air and generating H₂ electrolytically from water, optionally followed by fractionation and recovery e.g. as a side cut between kerosene and diesel range components. The choice of the paraffinic component as specified herein is not particularly limited, but components of lower refining degree and/or having limited utility in high value applications are preferred. In certain preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 95 wt-%, preferably at least 98 wt-% paraffins, and/or the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffins in the paraffinic component, at least 50 wt-%, preferably at least 70 wt-%, more preferably at least 85 wt-%, even more preferably at least 90 wt-% n-paraffins. This kind of paraffinic components are readily obtainable via hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, even by a single hydroconversion of the biological fatty feedstock(s), preferably followed by gas-liquid separation and optional stabilisation, or via Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas. Such paraffinic components with high n-paraffin content may have limited utility as such, but incorporating them to the present hydrocarbon compositions widens the range of applications considerably. Typically these paraffinic components, particularly when obtained using a single hydroconversion, also have a low refining degree, involving lower investment cost, lower energy-consumption, and/or less material lost to gas-phase during production, which enables e.g. a smaller carbon footprint. The paraffinic component may even consist essentially of paraffins, but is not necessarily fully n-paraffinic, but a low content, such as at most 30 wt-%, typically at most 15 wt-%, of isoparaffins may be present. Such amounts of isoparaffins, especially below 15 wt-%, may even be formed unintentionally or by side reactions, even when the paraffinic component is prepared using a single hydroconversion, with hydrodeoxygenation preferably as the main targeted reaction type, of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof. In certain preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, less than 2.0 wt-% aromatics (GCxGC-FID/GCxGC- MS); and/or the paraffinic component has a sulphur content less than 10 w-ppm, preferably less than 5 w-ppm (ENISO20846-2019). The paraffinic component has typically low content of these compounds, particularly as obtainable e.g. via hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, or via Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas. Hence with increasing contents of the paraffinic component, hydrocarbon compositions with reduced contents of aromatics and sulphur may be obtained. Many uses of hydrocarbon compositions have upper limit requirements or recommendations regarding aromatics and/or sulphur content. For example, specifications for environmentally classified Swedish diesel fuel (MK1), require the content of total aromatics to be at most 5.0 vol-% (SS 155116:2014), and the content of sulphur to be at most 10 w-ppm (EN ISO 20846- 2019), the latter being also required by EN590-2022 for automotive diesel fuels. In certain preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, from 50 to 5000 w-ppm, preferably from 100 to 2500 w- ppm oxygenates, as determined according to silica solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by GC-MS/GC-FID detection. The paraffinic component, particularly as obtainable e.g. using hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), may contain traces of oxygenates, particularly of fatty acids or esters thereof, providing enhanced lubricity and anticorrosion properties to the hydrocarbon composition. In certain preferred embodiments, the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component is within a range from 15.0 to 19.0, preferably within a range from 16.0 to 18.0. Such paraffinic components are readily obtainable e.g. using a single hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, or by Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas followed by fractionation and recovery e.g. as a side cut between kerosene and diesel range components. The paraffinic components having desired average carbon number may be obtainable by a single hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, followed by gas-liquid separation and optional stabilisation, by suitably selecting the fatty feedstock and/or reaction conditions of the hydroconversion, which may include selection of catalyst. In these embodiments, further fractionation or distillation of the hydroconversion effluent is not necessarily needed, but the carbon numbers, particularly the average carbon number, of the paraffinic component can be controlled by selection of the fatty feedstock and/or by controlling reaction conditions of the hydroconversion. Naturally occurring fatty acids typically have carbon numbers within a range from C4 to C28. Examples of fatty acids with carbon number within C14-C20 range include, but are not limited to, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid. However, the fatty feedstock(s) are by no means limited to these fatty acids or even to these carbon numbers. The paraffinic components as specified herein and having desired average carbon number may also be obtained for example through distilliation or fractionation of the optionally degassed hydroconversion effluent. In certain preferred embodiments, the biogenic carbon content of the paraffinic component, as determined according to EN 16640 (2017), is at least 70 wt-%, preferably at least 80 wt- %, more preferably at least 90 wt-%, or even more preferably at least 95 wt-% based on the total weight of carbon (TC) in the paraffinic component. Paraffinic components with such a high biogenic carbon content are readily obtainable e.g. via hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), or via Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas prepared by gasifying biomass. High biogenic carbon content improves the value of the hydrocarbon composition. In certain preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 10 to 50 °C, preferably within a range from 10 to 40 °C, more preferably within a range from 10 to 30 °C, even more preferably within a range from 15 to 25 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405- 2019) within a range from 270 to 320 °C, preferably within a range from 280 to 310 °C, more preferably within a range from 285 °C to 305 °C. Paraffinic components with such a narrow T95-T5 boiling range are readily obtainable e.g. using a single hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, or by Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas followed by fractionation and recovery e.g. as a side cut between kerosene and diesel range components. The relatively high T50 temperature means that a substantial share of the component consists of long n-paraffins that may be solid at room temperature. Typically this kind of components have limited utility in high value applications. In certain embodiments, the paraffinic component has a sum amount of the hydrocarbons of 3 adjacent carbon numbers at least 65 wt-%, preferably at least 70 wt-%, more preferably at least 75 wt-% of the total weight of the paraffinic component. Paraffinic components with such a narrow carbon number distribution are readily obtainable e.g. using a single hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof, for example by fractionation or distillation of the hydroconversion effluent or by suitably selecting the fatty feedstock(s) and/or operating conditions of the single hydroconversion, or by Fischer-Tropsch conversion of syngas followed by fractionation and recovery e.g. as a side cut between kerosene and diesel range components. Typically this kind of components have limited utility in high value applications. Preferably, the paraffinic component is a renewable paraffinic component. In certain preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component is obtained by subjecting biological fatty feedstock(s) comprising fatty acids and/or esters thereof to catalytic hydrotreatment, preferably to catalytic hydrodeoxygenation, to obtain a hydrotreatment effluent, and subjecting the hydrotreatment effluent to a separation to remove from the hydrotreatment effluent at least gaseous compounds (gas-liquid separation), preferably at least a portion of compounds gaseous at normal temperature and pressure (NTP), and water, to obtain a degassed hydrotreatment effluent as the paraffinic component. In such embodiments, the renewable feedstock(s) and hydrotreatment conditions, including selection of the catalyst, may be selected so as to obtain for example desired average carbon number, total paraffin and n-paraffin contents. In certain embodiments the degassed hydrotreatment effluent is further subjected to stabilisation, to obtain a stabilised hydrotreatment effluent as the paraffinic component. Stabilisation may be conducted in any conventional manner, by subjecting the degassed hydrotreatment effluent to temperature and pressure conditions driving off light gases to obtain a stabilised hydrotreatment effluent with a decreased vapor pressure. The paraffinic components as specified herein may be obtained without catalytic hydroisomerisation and/or catalytic hydrocracking in catalyst bed(s) or reactor(s) separate from the (initial) catalytic hydrotreatment preferably being hydrodeoxygenation. In hydrodeoxygenation far less light, liquid hydrocarbons, that would remain in the degassed and/or stabilised hydrotreatment effluent, are formed by cracking reactions compared to hydroisomerisation or hydrocracking, allowing a paraffinic component having average carbon number as specified herein to be recovered even without distillation, providing significant savings in energy consumption. Examples of the biological fatty feedstock(s) comprising fatty acids and/or esters thereof include vegetable oils such as rapeseed oil, canola oil, soybean oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil, crude palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, linseed oil, sesame oil, maize oil, poppy seed oil, cottonseed oil, soy oil, tall oil, corn oil, castor oil, jatropha oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, flaxseed oil, camelina oil, safflower oil, babassu oil, seed oil of any of Brassica species and/or subspecies, such as Brassica carinata seed oil, Brassica juncea seed oil, Brassica oleracea seed oil, Brassica nigra seed oil, Brassica napus seed oil, Brassica rapa seed oil, Brassica hirta seed oil and/or Brassica alba seed oil, and/or rice bran oil, or fractions or residues of said vegetable oils such as palm olein, palm stearin, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), palm effluent sludge, spent bleaching earth oil, purified tall oil, tall oil fatty acids, tall oil resin acids, distilled tall oil, tall oil unsaponifiables, tall oil pitch (TOP), acidulated soap stock, acid oils, and/or used cooking oil of vegetable origin; animal fats such as tallow, lard, yellow grease, brown grease, fish fat, poultry fat, and/or used cooking oil of animal origin; microbial oils, such as algal lipids, fungal lipids and/or bacterial lipids; and/or any combinations of these biological fatty feedstocks. This kind of paraffinic components are particularly preferred as they have very high biogenic carbon content, low refining degree, limited utility in high value applications, and low content of aromatics and sulphur-containing impurities. Additionally, in certain embodiments, not even an energy-consuming distillation is required for recovering the degassed or stabilised hydrotreatment effluent as the paraffinic component. In certain preferred embodiments, the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #C_AVP minus 2.0 units, or higher, preferably #C_AVP minus 1.0 unit, or higher, more preferably #C_AVP minus 0.8 unit, or higher; and optionally the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP plus 2.5 units, or less, preferably #CAVP plus 2.0 units, or less, more preferably #CAVP plus 1.5 units, or less, even more preferably #CAVP plus 1.0 units, or less. In these embodiments, favorable hydrocarbon compositions may be obtained regarding incorporation of particularly high shares of the paraffinic component, sufficient cold properties, particularly cloud point, and good density, particularly for fuel purposes. In certain preferred embodiments, the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component is at least 14, preferably at least 15, more preferably within a range from 14 to 20, even more preferably within a range from 15 to 19. In certain preferred embodiments, the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, from 30 to 80 wt-%, preferably from 40 to 80 wt-%, more preferably from 50 to 80 wt-%, even more preferably from 55 to 75 wt- % cyclic hydrocarbons, and optionally the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a weight ratio of naphthenes to aromatics more than 2.0, preferably more than 2.5, more preferably more than 3.0, even more preferably more than 3.5. These components have limited paraffinic content, as is typical for cyclic hydrocarbon components originating e.g. from vacuum distillation. Also e.g. lignocellulose-derived material(s) may be rich in cyclic hydrocarbons, particularly naphthenes, whether obtained by processing with fossil materials (i.e. co- processed) or alone, including thermally such as hydrothermally or by pyrolysis, or catalytically such as thermo-catalytically liquefied lignocellulosics. Relatively high share of cyclics is preferred, so as to increase the density and energy content of the hydrocarbon compositions, and to widen the range of hydrocarbon types and molecular weights in the present hydrocarbon compositions. Hydrocarbon compositions containing this kind of cyclic hydrocarbon components may have beneficial heat release characteristics and reduced risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding 100% crude oil derived compositions. Preferably, the cyclic hydrocarbons are predominantly naphthenes, so that hydrocarbon compositions with low aromatics content may be obtained. In certain preferred embodiments the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, less than 25 wt-%, preferably less than 20 wt-%, more preferably less than 18 wt-%, even more preferably less than 15 wt-% aromatics (GCxGC- FID/GCxGC-MS). Typically, the cyclic hydrocarbon component consists essentially of hydrocarbons. In certain embodiments, the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, less than 50 wt-%, preferably from 20 to less than 50 wt-%, more preferably from 25 to 45 wt-%, even more preferably from 30 to 45 wt- % paraffins, and preferably the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a weight ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins > 1. Preferably, paraffins are present in limited amounts in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, as is typical for lower value cyclic hydrocarbon components. When paraffins are present, they are preferably predominantly isoparaffins, allowing higher shares of the paraffinic component to be incorporated into the hydrocarbon composition, with less impact on the cold properties. In certain preferred embodiments, the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 80 °C to 200 °C, preferably within a range from 90 °C to 180 °C, more preferably within a range from 95 °C to 150 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) at least 250 °C, preferably at least 260 °C, more preferably at least 270 °C, typically within a range from 250 °C to 330 °C, such as within a range from 260 °C to 320 °C, preferably within a range from 270 °C to 315 °C. As the paraffinic component may have very narrow boiling range, it is preferred that the cyclic hydrocarbon component has much wider T95-T5 boiling range, so as to widen the range of hydrocarbon types and molecular weights in the hydrocarbon composition, to contribute beneficially to its heat release characteristics, and to reduce risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding 100% crude oil derived compositions. The relatively high T50 temperature may reflect lower quality and thus limited utility of the cyclic hydrocarbon component as such in high value applications. In certain embodiments, the density at 15 °C of the cyclic hydrocarbon component is at least 840 kg/m³, preferably at least 847 kg/m³, typically within a range from 840 to 860 kg/m³, preferably within a range from 847 to 860 kg/m³, as determined according to EN ISO 12185- 1996. Such elevated density of the cyclic hydrocarbon component may be beneficial providing higher calorific value to the hydrocarbon composition compared to the paraffinic component. When such hydrocarbon composition is used in fuels, a slightly lower fuel consumption may then be achieved. The density has an influence also on the component blending, enabling to blend more of the paraffinic component with the cyclic hydrocarbon component before reaching lower limit of a density specification for example for use in diesel fuels. This is beneficial also for reaching a lower aromatic content, sulphur content, and/or olefins content of the hydrocarbon composition. Additionally, it is possible to use in the present hydrocarbon compositions cyclic hydrocarbon components not usable as diesel fuels as such due to too high density, because the paraffinic component helps to reduce the density of the hydrocarbon composition to a level acceptable for diesel fuels. In certain embodiments, the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a sum amount of the hydrocarbons of any 3 adjacent carbon numbers at most 42 wt-%, preferably at most 38 wt- %, more preferably at most 35 wt-% of the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. That is, in these embodiments, in the cyclic hydrocarbon component the sums of the wt-% amounts of the hydrocarbons of any 3 adjacent carbon numbers are each as defined. These embodiments may have uniform, preferably relatively symmetric, even close to Gaussian carbon distribution, contributing to enhanced heat release characteristics of the hydrocarbon composition, and allowing higher shares of the paraffinic component to be incorporated into the hydrocarbon composition, with less impact on the cold properties. In certain preferred embodiments, the cloud point of the paraffinic component is at most 35 °C, preferably at most 30 °C, more preferably at most 28 °C higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. Cloud point may be measured according to EN ISO 3015-2019. High absolute difference in the cloud points, e.g. outside the aforementioned ranges, suggests that the components have very different compositions and average carbon numbers, which may contribute to the cold properties, and particularly to the cloud point of the hydrocarbon composition, so that better values than expected based on the amounts and cloud points of the blended components may not be reached. In WO2018138412 it was identified that a difference between the cloud point of a renewable paraffinic fuel and a mineral middle distillate not more than 17 °C, and more preferably between 0 and 13 °C, is beneficial to achieve good cold properties with low resource consumption during production. Now it has been surprisingly found that by carefully selecting the cyclic hydrocarbon component and the paraffinic component, based on their average carbon numbers, even higher absolute difference in the cloud points of the paraffinic and cyclic hydrocarbon components can be tolerated, while still achieving improvement in the cloud point of the blend compared to what is expected based on the amounts and cloud points of the components. In certain embodiments the cloud point of the paraffinic component may be from 15 °C to 35 °C, or from 17 °C to 35 °C, or even from 18 °C to 35 °C higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. Generally both the cyclic hydrocarbon component and the paraffinic component are rich in hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher. Typically. the cyclic hydrocarbon component may have a content of hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher of at least 50 wt-%, generally at least 60 wt-% or even at least 70 wt-%, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, while a typical paraffinic component may have a content of hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher of at least 80 wt-%, generally at least 90 wt-% or even at least 95 wt-%, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component. In certain preferred embodiments, the cyclic hydrocarbon component and the paraffinic component are selected so that the content ratio of hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the paraffinic component (PC) (≥C14PC) to the hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the cyclic hydrocarbon component (CC) (≥C14CC) is less than 2.0, preferably at most 1.8, more preferably at most 1.5. Hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher, particularly n-paraffins, tend to have higher melting points, so generally the higher their share in the hydrocarbon composition, the higher the expected cloud point. In the experimental Examples of the present disclosure, it was found that it is beneficial to select the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component so that the content ratio of ≥C14PC to ≥C14CC is less than 2.0, so that the components can be blended in particularly wide blend ratios, while still having good control over the cloud point. In certain particularly preferred embodiments, the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component are selected so that the content ratio of ≥C14_PC to ≥C14_CC is within a range from 1.0 to less than 2.0, preferably from 1.0 to 1.8, more preferably from 1.0 to 1.5. In certain preferred embodiments, the hydrocarbon composition has a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons (hydrocarbons having carbon number C17 or higher) which is at most 18 % higher, preferably at most 15 % higher, than a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component. In certain further preferred embodiments, the hydrocarbon composition has a total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons (hydrocarbons having carbon number C18 or higher) which is at most 15 % higher, preferably at most 10 % higher, than a total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component. Surprisingly, the present inventors have found that with components as specified herein, considerably higher amounts than expected of ≥C17 hydrocarbons, or even ≥C18 hydrocarbons, may be incorporated into the hydrocarbon composition, and the share of the paraffinic component in the hydrocarbon composition does not need to be limited to 1 - 20 vol-%, unlike suggested in WO2012151016. Moreover, it was found that the hydrocarbon composition does not need to be limited to using paraffinic components comprising a very limited quantity of C18 n- paraffins, but actually, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, the content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons can be as high as at least 50 wt-% or at least 55 wt-% or even at least 60 wt-%, and/or the content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons can be as high as at least 30 wt-% or at least 35 wt-% or even at least 40 wt-% of the total weight of the paraffinic component. Such paraffinic components are readily obtainable e.g. using a single hydroconversion of biological fatty feedstock(s), such as fatty acids and/or esters thereof. In certain preferred embodiments, the hydrocarbon composition comprises, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, at most 5 vol-% total aromatics, and optionally at most 0.02 vol-% aromatics comprising at least 3 aromatic rings, all as determined according to SS 155116:2014. These embodiments provide considerably reduced environmental and/or health effects. These compositional characteristics are highly beneficial for use e.g. in fuels, such as in diesel fuels, as possibly reducing emissions of CO, HC, NOx, particulates, particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 1-nitropyrene, and semi-volatile PAHs and 1-nitropyrene. For example EN 590:2022 specifications for automotive diesel fuels require the content of polycyclic aromatics to be at most 8.0 wt-% (EN 12916-2019), and the very stringent specifications for environmentally classified Swedish diesel fuel (MK1, SS 155435:2016) require the content of total aromatics to be at most 5.0 vol-%, and the content of aromatics comprising at least 3 aromatic rings to be at most 0.02 vol-%, as determined according to SS 155116:2014. Low content of aromatics is generally desired in applications involving human exposure. Such low aromatics contents are mainly contributed by the paraffinic component having very low aromatics content, typically less than 1 wt-%. Generally, the more the hydrocarbon composition contains the paraffinic component, the lower the content of total aromatics, polycyclic aromatics, and aromatics comprising at least 3 aromatic rings. For example, the cyclic hydrocarbon component and the amount of the paraffinic component may be suitably selected to provide the hydrocarbon composition with desired levels of aromatics. In certain embodiments, the flash point of the hydrocarbon composition is more than 55 °C, preferably 60 °C or higher, more preferably 100 °C or higher, further preferably 110 °C or higher, even more preferably 135 °C or higher, such as up to 160 °C, e.g. within a range from 110 °C to 150 °C, as determined according to ISO 2719-2016 (Pensky-Martens closed cup procedure). Such flash points are beneficial for certain uses or applications. Since the components are on the heavier side, the flash point of more than 55 °C or at least 60 °C, as required e.g. for diesel fuels or marine fuels, respectively, is easily achieved. Also higher flash points such as 100 °C or higher, as desired e.g. for electrotechnical fluids, are typically well reached. In certain embodiments, the density at 15 °C of the hydrocarbon composition is within a range from 800 to 860 kg/m³, preferably within a range from 800 to 850 kg/m³, more preferably within a range from 800 to 840 kg/m³, as determined according to EN ISO 12185- 1996. Such density values are beneficial in certain uses or applications, for example, for diesel fuels according to EN 590-2022 and/or MK1 specifications. The paraffinic component has typically a lower density compared to the cyclic hydrocarbon component, so blending them provides a convenient way to control the hydrocarbon composition density to a desired level. For example, the density of the cyclic hydrocarbon component and of the paraffinic component, respectively, may be determined prior to the blending, and the amount of the paraffinic component and/or of the cyclic hydrocarbon component in the hydrocarbon composition may be suitably selected to provide the hydrocarbon composition with desired density. In certain embodiments, the cloud point of the hydrocarbon composition is within a range from -15°C to +16°C, preferably within a range from -10°C to +10°C, further preferably within a range from -10°C to +8°C, more preferably within a range from -10°C to +5°C, even more preferably within a range from -8°C to +5°C, as determined according to EN ISO 3015- 2019. Such hydrocarbon compositions may be used as drop-in analogs of their 100% crude oil derived counterparts in various high value applications, without a need e.g. to use heated pipelines and/or other equipment, and do not necessarily require any further blending to meet e.g. EN 590-2022 specifications for temperate climate diesel fuels. Cetane number describes the ignition delay of a diesel fuel, higher cetane values denoting shorter ignition delay and thus easier ignition, i.e. better ignition quality of a diesel fuel. Typically, the present hydrocarbon composition may have a cetane number of at least 51, preferably at least 55, more preferably at least 60, even more preferably at least 65, as determined according to EN 15195-2014. Such good cetane number values are mainly contributed by the paraffinic component having excellent cetane numbers, typically within a range from around 80 to around 110. Hence, the more the hydrocarbon composition contains the paraffinic component, the better the cetane number generally is. The cyclic hydrocarbon component, the paraffinic component, and/or amounts thereof in the hydrocarbon composition, may be suitably selected to provide the hydrocarbon composition with desired cetane number. Said selecting may comprise determining the cetane number of the cyclic hydrocarbon component and/or of the paraffinic component, respectively. In certain embodiments, the kinematic viscosity of the hydrocarbon composition at 40 °C is within a range from 2.5 to 6.0 mm²/s, preferably within a range from 3.0 to 5.5 mm²/s, more preferably within a range from 3.0 to 4.5 mm²/s, as determined according to EN ISO 3104- 2020; and/or the kinematic viscosity of the hydrocarbon composition at 0 °C is within a range from 9.0 to 15.0 mm²/s, preferably within a range from 10.0 to 13.0 mm²/s, more preferably within a range from 11.0 to 12.5 mm²/s, as determined according to EN ISO 3104-2020. Such kinematic viscosity at 40 °C values are beneficial in certain uses or applications, for example, for diesel fuels according to EN 590-2022 and/or MK1 specifications, or for marine fuels according to ISO 8217-2017, particularly for distillate marine fuels specified in ISO 8217-2017 Table 1. According to a second example aspect, there is provided a method for producing a hydrocarbon composition, the method comprising: providing a paraffinic component comprising, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0; providing a cyclic hydrocarbon component comprising, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP minus 3.0 units, or higher; optionally heating the paraffinic component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the paraffinic component, and optionally heating the cyclic hydrocarbon component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component; mixing, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 20 - 99 vol-% of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, as optionally heated, with 1 - 80 vol-% of the paraffinic component, as optionally heated; and optionally additizing the cyclic hydrocarbon component, the paraffinic component, and/or the hydrocarbon composition. Preferably at least one or more of antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), detergent(s), corrosion inhibitor(s), friction modifier(s), metal deactivator(s), lubricating additive(s), antifoaming agent(s), and/or fuel dye(s) is/are used for the additizing. The optional heating may be carried out before and/or during the mixing. Preferably, the mixing is performed or carried out at a temperature that is well above the cloud points of the components, for example at most 10 °C or at most 5 °C above the cloud points of the components. As is appreciated by the skilled person, the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component are typically mixed as liquids. Preparing the hydrocarbon composition of the present disclosure is simple, and can be done without any further investment costs, but existing conventional blending equipment may be used. Preferably, the hydrocarbon composition is a hydrocarbon composition obtained or obtainable according to the method of the second example aspect. In the method, the paraffinic component, the cyclic hydrocarbon component, and/or the hydrocarbon composition are preferably as defined in the foregoing. Accordingly, in certain preferred embodiments of the method for producing a hydrocarbon composition, the hydrocarbon composition, the paraffinic component and/or the cyclic hydrocarbon component have at least one or more characteristic as further defined in the foregoing. In certain preferred embodiments, the method for producing a hydrocarbon composition comprises selecting a cyclic hydrocarbon component having #CAVC as specified herein and/or selecting a paraffinic component having a cloud point that is at most 35 °C, preferably at most 30 °C, more preferably at most 28 °C higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, such as from 15 °C to 35 °C, or from 17 °C to 35 °C, or even from 18 °C to 35 °C, higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. In such embodiments, the selecting may comprise determining average carbon number of the paraffinic component and of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, respectively, and preferably comparing #CAVC with #CAVP, and/or determining the cloud point of the paraffinic hydrocarbon component and of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, respectively, and comparing the determined cloud points with each other. The comparing may include assessing difference between corresponding value(s) obtained for the paraffinic component and for the cyclic hydrocarbon component. According to a third example aspect, there is provided a fuel comprising, based on the total fuel volume, from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 10 to 70 vol-%, of the present hydrocarbon composition, and from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 30 to 90 vol-% oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), preferably comprising FAME (fatty acid methyl ester(s)), FAEE (fatty acid ethyl ester(s)), FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) gasoil, steam cracker gasoil, hydrocracked gasoil, and/or straight-run diesel. Preferably, the fuel is a diesel fuel or a marine fuel. In certain preferred embodiments, the fuel is a diesel fuel fulfilling the requirements set in Directive 2009/30/EC, and optionally fulfilling also the requirements set in EN 590-2022. In certain particularly preferred embodiments, the fuel is a temperate climate diesel fuel. In certain other preferred embodiments, the fuel is a marine fuel fulfilling the requirements set in specification ISO 8217-2017. Preferably, the fuel consists essentially of the present hydrocarbon composition and the oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), optionally as suitably additized. The method of the second example aspect may further comprise mixing of the hydrocarbon composition with oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), preferably comprising FAME (fatty acid methyl ester(s)), FAEE (fatty acid ethyl ester(s)), FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) gasoil, steam cracker gasoil, hydrocracked gasoil, and/or straight-run diesel, to obtain a fuel, wherein the fuel comprises from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 10 to 70 vol-% of the hydrocarbon composition and from 1 to 99 vol-%, preferably from 30 to 90 vol-% of the oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s). Based on their low-temperature properties such as cloud point, kinematic viscosity, density, energy content, lubricity, anticorrosion properties, content of biogenic carbon, and/or content of a wide range of hydrocarbon types and molecular weights, the present hydrocarbon compositions can be expected to be highly usable in a wide range of various uses, such as in fuel(s), preferably in diesel and/or marine fuel(s), in feedstock(s) for industrial conversion processes, preferably in thermal cracking feedstock(s) and/or in catalytic cracking feedstock(s), in transformer oil(s), in heat-transfer medium or media, in switchgear oil(s), in shock absorber oil(s), in insulating oil(s), in hydraulic fluid(s), in gear oil(s), in transmission fluid(s), in degreasing composition(s), in penetrating oil(s), in anticorrosion composition(s), in multipurpose oil(s), in metal working fluid(s), in rolling oil(s) especially for aluminium, in cutting oil(s), in drilling fluid(s), in solvent(s), in lubricant(s), in extender oil(s), in carrier(s), in dispersant composition(s), in demulsifier(s), in extractant(s), in paint composition(s), in coating fluid(s) or paste(s), in adhesive(s), in resin(s), in varnish(es), in printing paste(s) or ink(s), in detergent(s), in cleaner(s), in plasticizing oil(s), in turbine oil(s), in hydrophobization composition(s), in agriculture, in crop protection fluid(s), in construction, in concrete demoulding formulation(s), in electronics, in medical appliance(s), in composition(s) for car, electrical, textile, packaging, paper, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry, and/or in manufacture of intermediate(s) therefor. The good cold- properties may allow using the hydrocarbon compositions without a need to use heated pipelines, while the compositional characteristics may provide the hydrocarbon compositions with heat release characteristics similar to their 100% crude oil derived counterparts and reduce the risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding fully fossil compositions. Hence, the present hydrocarbon compositions are usable as drop-in analogs of their 100% crude oil derived counterparts in various uses. The method of the second example aspect may comprise incorporating the hydrocarbon composition into fuel(s), preferably into diesel and/or marine fuel(s), into feedstock(s) for industrial conversion processes, preferably into thermal cracking feedstock(s) and/or into catalytic cracking feedstock(s), into transformer oil(s), into heat-transfer medium or media, into switchgear oil(s), into shock absorber oil(s), into insulating oil(s), into hydraulic fluid(s), into gear oil(s), into transmission fluid(s), into degreasing composition(s), into penetrating oil(s), into anticorrosion composition(s), into multipurpose oil(s), into metal working fluid(s), into rolling oil(s) especially for aluminium, into cutting oil(s), into drilling fluid(s), into solvent(s), into lubricant(s), into extender oil(s), into carrier(s), into dispersant composition(s), into demulsifier(s), into extractant(s), into paint composition(s), into coating fluid(s) or paste(s), into adhesive(s), into resin(s), into varnish(es), into printing paste(s) or ink(s), into detergent(s), into cleaner(s), into plasticizing oil(s), into turbine oil(s), into hydrophobization composition(s), into crop protection fluid(s), into concrete demoulding formulation(s), into composition(s) for car, electrical, textile, packaging, paper, cosmetic, electronic, medical appliance, agricultural, construction, and/or pharmaceutical industry, and/or in manufacture of intermediate(s) therefor. Depending on the intended use, the present hydrocarbon composition or the present fuel may be suitably additized, for example with at least one or more of antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), detergent(s), corrosion inhibitor(s), friction modifier(s), metal deactivator(s), lubricating additive(s), antifoaming agent(s), and/or fuel dye(s). EXAMPLES Hydrocarbon compositions in the examples below were prepared using three different cyclic hydrocarbon components FC1, FC2 and FC3, and one paraffinic component PC. The compositions were prepared by mixing the cyclic hydrocarbon component with the paraffinic component, at a temperature above the cloud points of the components.. No additives were used in these examples. The paraffinic component was obtained by subjecting a fatty feedstock comprising bleached animal fats and/or vegetable oils to catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO), followed by gas- liquid separation to separate gases and water, and recovering a degassed hydrotreatment effluent comprising >95 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins >85 wt-% were n-paraffins, as the paraffinic component. No further conversion such as isomerisation or cracking was performed, and no distillation was required. The fatty feedstock was subjected to the catalytic HDO at about 320°C, about 5 MPa, using sulphided NiMo on alumina catalyst, and with WHSV between 0.3-11/h and hydrogen (H₂) flow between 500-1000 Nl/l feed. The cyclic hydrocarbon components FC1, FC2, and FC3 were prepared by subjecting a mixture comprising vacuum gas oil and solvent deasphalted vacuum distillation bottom to catalytic hydrotreatment, involving hydrocracking, and recovering a fraction boiling from 180 °C to 320 °C as FC1, a fraction boiling from 220 °C to 370 °C as FC3, and a mixture of FC1 and FC3 in weight-ratio 32:68 (FC1:FC3) as FC2, boiling from 189 °C to 363 °C. Example 1 In Table 1 some compositional properties are presented for the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component. Figures 1 to 3 present the contents (wt-%) of hydrocarbons per carbon number in the cyclic hydrocarbon components and in the paraffinic component as determined by GCxGC-FID/GCxGC-MS, as well as contents (wt- %) of hydrocarbons per carbon number in 95:5, 90:10 and 80:20 weight-% blends of each of the cyclic hydrocarbon component 1 to 3 (FC1, FC2 and FC3) and the paraffinic component (PC), respectively, as calculated based on the measured values of the components. FC1 is a comparative cyclic hydrocarbon component, and the blends of FC1 and PC, for example as presented in Fig 1, are comparative hydrocarbon compositions. Blends of FC2 and PC are presented in Figure 2, and blends of FC3 and PC in Figure 3. Table 1. Contents (wt-%) of hydrocarbons per carbon number in the total component as obtained by GCxGC-FID/GCxGC-MS, as well as average carbon numbers #CAVC and #CAVP of the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component, respectively, and absolute difference of the average carbon numbers of the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component ( |#C_AVC - #C_AVP| ), as calculated. Carbon number FC1 FC2 FC3 PC C7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 C8 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 C9 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 C10 5.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 C11 13.5 5.5 1.6 0.1 C12 19.0 6.9 2.6 0.2 C13 15.2 8.4 4.4 0.4 C14 13.4 9.4 6.4 1.2 C15 10.7 9.5 7.6 9.1 C16 7.6 9.3 8.7 26.1 C17 3.8 7.9 9.4 17.8 C18 3.5 8.5 10.4 42.9 C19 2.3 7.8 9.5 0.5 C20 1.5 6.3 9.8 0.8 C21 0.7 5.2 8.5 0.1 C22 0.2 4.4 6.8 0.1 C23 0.1 3.2 5.3 0.0 C24 0.1 2.2 4.3 0.0 C25 0.0 1.0 2.5 0.0 C26 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.0 C27 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 Total 100 100 100 100 Weight-ratio of 2.3 1.3 1.1 - ≥C14PC to ≥C14CC Average carbon 13.5 16.5 18.2 17.0 number #CAV Absolute difference 3.5 0.5 1.2 - of #CAVC and #CAVP ≥C17 (wt-%) 12.2 47.3 67.6 62.4 ≥C18 (wt-%) 8.4 39.4 58.2 44.6 The average carbon numbers of the hydrocarbons in the components, #C_AV, were calculated using the following equation: (carbon number #C_i*content of hydrocarbons of carbon number #C_i (wt-%)⁾ total content of hydrocarbons in the component ⁽wt-%⁾ (carbon number #C_m*content of hydrocarbons of carbon number #C_m (wt-%)) + total content of hydrocarbons in the component ⁽wt-%⁾ carbon number #C *content of hydrocarbons of carbon number #C (wt-%) + ⁽ _{n n} ⁾ total content of hydrocarbons in the component (wt-%) wherein #C_i represents the carbon number of hydrocarbon(s) having the smallest number of carbon atoms in the component, #C_n represents the carbon number of hydrocarbon(s) having the highest number of carbon atoms in the component, and #C_m represents each carbon number between #C_i and #C_n, so that #C_m is each consecutive integer meeting #Ci+1 ≤ #Cm ≤ #Cn-1. In other words, for each carbon number present in the component, carbon number * wt-% of hydrocarbons of that carbon number in the component / total wt-% of hydrocarbons in the component is calculated and summed to yield the average carbon number. From the data presented in Table 1, and in Figures 1 to 3, it can be seen that FC1 has a carbon number distribution that an exemplary winter diesel composition could have, and FC2 and FC3 have carbon number distributions that exemplary summer diesel compositions could have, while the PC has a relatively narrow carbon number distribution. As is evident from Figures 1 to 3 and Table 1, FC1 had a lower average carbon number than the paraffinic component, and the average carbon numbers of FC2 and FC3, respectively, were closer to that of the paraffinic component than the average carbon number of FC1. Without being bound to any theory, it is believed that particularly this feature contributes to the surprisingly observed improvement of the measured cloud point, compared to the expected cloud point. Figures 1 to 3 and Table 1 also illustrate the decrease in the relative share of hydrocarbons having at least 14 carbon atoms in the paraffinic component to hydrocarbons having at least 14 carbon atoms in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, i.e. the weight-ratio of ≥C14_PC to ≥C14_CC. Hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher, particularly n-paraffins, tend to have higher melting points, so generally the higher their share in the hydrocarbon composition, the higher the expected cloud point. In the present experiments it was found that it is beneficial to select the paraffinic component and the cyclic hydrocarbon component so that the content ratio of ≥C14_PC to ≥C14_CC is less than 2.0, to allow blending the components in wide blend ratios, while still having good control over the cloud point. In Table 2 further compositional properties are presented for the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component, and for hydrocarbon compositions according to the present disclosure. FC1 is a comparative cyclic hydrocarbon component. Table 2. Compositional data for the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component, as obtained by GCxGC-FID/GCxGC-MS and reported per compound type. Compositional data (*) for the hydrocarbon compositions comprising different wt-% amounts of FC2 and PC has been calculated based on the amounts of the respective components. FC2:PC FC2:PC FC2:PC FC2:PC FC2:PC FC1 FC3 FC2 PC 60:40* 70:30* 80:20* 90:10* 95:5* wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% wt-% n-paraffins C7-C26 14.1 18.3 15.1 93.2 46.3 38.5 30.7 22.9 19.0 isoparaffins C7-C29 18.5 22.5 20.4 6.2 14.7 16.1 17.6 19.0 19.7 naphthenes C7-C25 54.4 48.0 53.0 0.6 32.0 37.3 42.5 47.8 50.4 monoaromatics C7-C23 12.7 10.0 11.0 <<0.1 6.6 7.7 8.8 9.9 10.5 diaromatics C10-C19 0.3 1.1 0.5 n.d. 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 triaromatics C14-C18 <<0.1 0.1 0.1 n.d. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 tetra-aromatics C16- C18 <0.1 <0.1 0.1 n.d. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total aromatics 13.0 11.2 11.7 <<0.1 7.1 8.3 9.4 10.6 11.2 Total cyclics 67.4 59.2 64.7 0.6 39.1 45.6 51.9 58.4 61.6 Total hydrocarbons 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 N.d. = not detected From the data presented in Table 2 it can be seen that by incorporating the paraffinic component to the hydrocarbon composition, the content of aromatics can be controlled, which is beneficial regarding combustion and emissions, and the content of paraffins can be increased, which is beneficial regarding cetane number. At the same time the hydrocarbon compositions contain a broad spectrum of compounds of different types and molecular weights, so that the hydrocarbon compositions comprise a variety of compounds analogously to their 100% crude oil derived counterparts, hence greatly decreasing any incompatibility issues with equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used with or for 100% crude oil derived compositions. In Table 3 some physico-chemical properties are presented for the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component, and for hydrocarbon compositions according to the present disclosure. FC1 is a comparative cyclic hydrocarbon component. Table 3. Some physico-chemical characteristics as measured for the cyclic hydrocarbon components and the paraffinic component, and as measured for hydrocarbon compositions comprising different vol-% amounts of FC2 and PC. FC2:PC FC2:PC FC2:PC FC1 FC3 FC2 PC 80:20 90:10 95:5 Density @15°C (kg/m³) 832.3 850.6 844.7 784.6 832.2 837.9 841.4 ENISO12185-1996 Flash point (°C), ASTMD7236M n.a. n.a. 80.5 n.a. 85.0 84.5 81.5 small scale closed cup Cloud point (°C), ENISO3015- -30 2 -5 20 -3 -4.5 -4.1 2019 Cold filter plugging point (°C), n.a. n.a. -5 17 -6 -7 -4 EN116 Kinematic viscosity @40°C n.a. n.a. 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 (kg/m3) ENISO3104-2020 Kinematic viscosity @0°C n.a. n.a. 11.9 n.a. 11.4 11.6 11.8 (kg/m3) ENISO3104-2020 Cetane number, EN 15195- n.a. n.a. 51 ~100 58 54 53 2014 Bromine index (mg Br/100g), n.a. n.a. 348 n.a. n.a. n.a. 343 ASTM D2710-2020 Distillation characteristics (°C) ENISO3405-2019 IBP 181 219 188.9 273.0 202.0 191.9 196.9 T5 201 249 219.1 288.7 227.3 222.2 222.5 T10 205 261 230.3 290.6 239.1 233.8 233.5 T20 213 277 245.1 292.3 255.0 250.4 248.6 T30 219 290 260.0 293.7 268.6 264.4 263.1 T40 227 299 274.7 295.2 279.8 277.4 276.7 T50 235 309 288.3 296.6 289.8 289.5 288.8 T60 246 319 300.9 298.0 298.6 300.4 300.9 T70 256 330 314.1 299.6 307.8 311.3 312.9 T80 269 340 328.4 301.5 319.3 324.1 326.5 T90 288 353 345.1 303.9 337.2 342.1 344.1 T95 304 364 356.9 307.3 352.5 355.6 356.0 FBP 321 371 363.0 315.1 360.6 362.4 363.2 N.a. = not analyzed (not determined) From the data presented in Table 3 it can be seen that the cloud points, as well as the cold filter plugging points, of the hydrocarbon compositions obtained by blending PC and FC2 were of the same magnitude as for FC2 alone. This was surprising, as the cloud points of the hydrocarbon compositions calculated based on linear behaviour assumption, i.e. weighted mean of cloud points of the components, suggested 0.4 °C, 2.0 °C and 3.0 °C higher cloud points than were actually measured for the 95:5, 90:10 and 80:20 vol-% FC2:PC blends, respectively. This observed better-than-expected behaviour of the cloud point is illustrated also in Table 5 and Fig 4 for hydrocarbon compositions containing different shares of PC, and FC2 or FC3, the blends of PC and FC1 providing comparative compositions. From Table 5 it can be seen that the deviation from the calculated cloud point first increased upon increasing content of the paraffinic component, and once PC content reached >20 vol-% or >30 vol-%, started to decrease, the measured cloud point getting close to the calculated value when the PC content approached 80 vol-%, at the latest. At the same time the cetane number and flash point were improved (increased), and the distillation behaviour was as expected based on the distillation behaviour of the components. Additionally, the kinematic viscosity and density appeared to depend in linear manner on the vol-% share of the components, as can be seen in Figure 5 and Figure 6, respectively. Also the biogenic carbon content of the hydrocarbon compositions follows a linear trend. The fact that these other characteristics of the hydrocarbon compositions, with the exception of cloud point and CFPP, follow linear trends and may hence be better predicted, makes it easier to prepare desired blends meeting the targeted specifications, and having the targeted biogenic carbon content. The data presented in Tables 2 and 3 shows, and as also illustrated in Figs 1 to 3, that selecting the paraffinic and the cyclic hydrocarbon components so that their average carbon numbers are as specified, has a beneficial contribution to the properties of the hydrocarbon compositions, so that sufficient cold properties, including cloud point, can be obtained. Surprisingly, better than expected cloud point and CFPP can be obtained even with a highly n-paraffinic composition as the paraffinic component. Example 2 Using the data reported in Table 1, contents (wt-%) of hydrocarbons having different carbon numbers were calculated for hydrocarbon compositions comprising 5 wt-%, 10 wt-%, or 20 wt-% of the paraffinic component PC together with one of the three cyclic hydrocarbon components FC1, FC2 and FC3. Carbon number distributions for the components as neat and for the blends are plotted in Figure 1 using FC1, in Figure 2 using FC2, and in Figure 3 using FC3 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component. These Figures 1-3 illustrate the difference in average carbon numbers and carbon number distributions of the hydrocarbons in the components, and the change in the content of hydrocarbons of C14 and heavier, particularly in the content of hydrocarbons of C17 and heavier upon blending PC in an increasing amount with the respective cyclic hydrocarbon component. The change in the content of hydrocarbons of C17 and heavier upon blending PC in an increasing amount with the respective cyclic hydrocarbon component is shown also in Table 4 below. Regarding the change in the content of hydrocarbons of C14 and heavier, in Figure 1 using FC1 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component this change was highly incremental upon increasing PC contents, while in Figure 2 using FC2, and Figure 3 using FC3 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component, the amount of these heavier hydrocarbons changed only moderately upon increasing PC contents. Regarding the change in the content of hydrocarbons of C17 and heavier, in Figure 1 using FC1 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component this change was again highly incremental upon increasing PC contents, while in Figure 2 using FC2 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component the amount of these hydrocarbons changed (increased) only moderately, and in Figure 3 using FC3 as the cyclic hydrocarbon component the amount of these hydrocarbons decreased. Table 4. Percentage change in the content of hydrocarbons having carbon number of at least 17 (≥C17) or at least 18 (≥C18) in the hydrocarbon compositions, compared to the cyclic hydrocarbon component. PC w% 5 w% 10w% 20w% 30w% 35w% 40w% 50w% 60w% 70w% 80w% 90w% 100w% Hydrocarbon compositions containing FC1 and PC ≥C17 20.5 41.1 82.1 123.2 143.8 164.3 205.4 246.4 287.5 328.6 369.7 410.7 % % % % % % % % % % % % ≥C18 21.6 43.2 86.4 129.5 151.1 172.7 431.8 215.9 259.1 302.2 345.4 388.6 % % % % % % % % % % % % Hydrocarbon compositions containing FC2 and PC ≥C17 1.6 % 3.2 % 6.4 % 9.6 % 11.2 12.8 16.0 19.2 22.4 25.6 28.9 32.1 % % % % % % % % ≥C18 0.7 % 1.3 % 2.7 % 4.0 % 4.6 % 5.3 % 6.6 % 8.0 % 9.3 % 10.6 11.9 13.3 % % % Hydrocarbon compositions containing FC3 and PC ≥C17 -0.4 % -0.7 % -1.5 % -2.2 % -2.6 % -3.0 % -3.7 % -4.4 % -5.2 % -5.9 % -6.6 % -7.4 % ≥C18 -1.2 % -2.3 % -4.6 % -6.9 % -8.1 % -9.2 % -11.6 -13.9 -16.2 -18.5 -20.8 -23.1 % % % % % % From Table 4 it can be seen that the hydrocarbon composition containing 50 wt-% of the paraffinic component and of the cyclic hydrocarbon component FC2 had a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons which was only 16 % higher than a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component FC2, while the total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons was only 6.6 % higher. Hydrocarbon composition containing 50 wt-% of the paraffinic component and of the cyclic hydrocarbon component FC3 had a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons which was almost 4 % less than a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component FC3, while a total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons was almost 12 % lower. From Table 5, reporting calculated and measured cloud points for hydrocarbon compositions of different blending ratios, it can be seen that even at the high blending ratio of approximately half paraffinic component and half cyclic hydrocarbon component, the measured cloud point is better than, or at least as good as, the calculated value (weighted mean of cloud points of the components). It is very surprising that a highly n-paraffinic component as the paraffinic component can be blended in such high blending ration while still controlling or even achieving better cold properties than calculated based on linear behaviour assumption. Hence, unlike suggested in WO2012151016, the content of a paraffinic component in a hydrocarbon composition does not need to be limited to 1 - 20 vol-% when a paraffinic component and a cyclic hydrocarbon component are selected as specified herein. Example 3 Cloud points of blends of PC and one of the three cyclic hydrocarbon components FC1, FC2 and FC3, and of the components as neat, were determined according to EN ISO 3015- 2019. Additionally, cloud points of these blends were calculated based on the measured cloud points of the components as neat and the amounts of the components in the blends. The calculated linear CP values in Table 5 are based on linear behaviour, which means a weighted mean of cloud points of the components. Weighted mean of the cloud points of the components is obtained by weighting the cloud points of the components by the volume percent of the components in the blend and calculating the sum thereof. For example, for the blend of 5 vol-% PC and 95 vol-% FC3, the weighted mean of the cloud point is calculated as follows (using the values of Table 5): 0.05*20.0 °C+0.95*2.0 °C =2.9 °C. Table 5. Measured and calculated cloud points (°C) of hydrocarbon compositions containing paraffinic component PC and cyclic hydrocarbon component FC1, FC2 or FC3. PC content (vol-%) 0 5 10 20 30 35 40 60 80 100 FC3, CP measured 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.6 6.4 11.5 16.3 20.0 FC3, CP calculated 2.9 3.8 5.6 7.4 8.3 9.2 12.8 16.4 FC2, CP measured -5.0 -3.0 -4.0 -3.0 1.0 3.1 5.0 11.0 15.0 20.0 FC2, CP calculated -3.7 -2.5 0.0 2.5 3.7 5.0 10.0 15.0 FC1, CP measured -30.6 -23.0 -17.0 -8.3 -3.4 -0.7 1.1 8.8 15.0 20.0 FC1, CP calculated -28.1 -25.5 -20.5 -15.4 -12.9 -10.4 -0.2 9.9 From Table 5 it can be seen that for hydrocarbon compositions containing the paraffinic component having an average carbon number of hydrocarbons of 17.0, and a cyclic hydrocarbon component having an average carbon number of hydrocarbons of 16.5 (FC2) or 18.2 (FC3), the measured cloud point values were better or as good as calculated based on linear behavior (values indicated in bold) at least up to 40 vol-% content of paraffinic component when using FC2, and for all tested blend ratios when using FC3. However, for hydrocarbon compositions prepared using comparative cyclic hydrocarbon component having an average carbon number of hydrocarbons of 13.5 (FC1), the measured cloud point values were worse than calculated based on linear behavior for all tested blend ratios. In other words, the results in Table 5 show that surprisingly high shares of paraffinic component PC with a very high n-paraffin content and having far poorer cold properties than the FC blending component can be used in producing hydrocarbon compositions having better-than-expected cold properties. As evidenced by the above experiments and data, the hydrocarbon compositions comprising the cyclic hydrocarbon component and the paraffinic component, as specified in the appended claims, exhibit good low-temperature properties such as cloud point, a wide range of hydrocarbon types and molecular weights and hence petroleum-like heat release and reduced risk of incompatibility issues regarding equipment, materials, requirements and/or further components conventionally used for or with corresponding 100% crude oil derived compositions, as well as good values of cetane number, kinematic viscosity, density and flash point, allowing these hydrocarbon compositions to be used as drop-in analogs of their 100% crude oil derived counterparts, not necessarily requiring further blending to meet e.g. EN 590-2022 specifications for temperate climate diesel fuels. Various embodiments have been presented. It should be appreciated that in this document, words comprise, include, and contain are each used as open-ended expressions with no intended exclusivity. The foregoing description has provided by way of non-limiting examples of particular implementations and embodiments a full and informative description of the best mode presently contemplated by the inventors for carrying out the invention. It is however clear to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the embodiments presented in the foregoing, but that it can be implemented in other embodiments using equivalent means or in different combinations of embodiments without deviating from the characteristics of the invention. Furthermore, some of the features of the afore-disclosed example embodiments may be used to advantage without the corresponding use of other features. As such, the foregoing description shall be considered as merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention, and not in limitation thereof. Hence, the scope of the invention is only restricted by the appended patent claims. Implementation and embodiments of the present invention are further discussed in the following numbered clauses: 1. A hydrocarbon composition comprising, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 1 - 80 vol-% of a paraffinic component and 20 - 99 vol-% of a cyclic hydrocarbon component; wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #C_AVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #C_AVP minus 3.0 units, or higher. 2. The hydrocarbon composition according to clause 1, wherein the hydrocarbon composition comprises, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 3 - 60 vol-%, preferably 5 - 40 vol%, more preferably 8 - 40 vol-%, even more preferably 10 - 35 vol-%, of the paraffinic component and 40 - 97 vol-%, preferably 60 - 95 vol-%, more preferably 60 - 92 vol-%, even more preferably 65 - 90 vol-%, of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 3. The hydrocarbon composition according to clause 1 or 2, wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 95 wt-%, preferably at least 98 wt-% paraffins, and/or wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffins in the paraffinic component, at least 50 wt-%, preferably at least 70 wt-%, more preferably at least 85 wt-%, even more preferably at least 90 wt-% n-paraffins. 4. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 15.0 to 19.0, preferably within a range from 16.0 to 18.0. 5. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, 50 to 5000 w-ppm, preferably 100 to 2500 w-ppm oxygenates, as determined according to silica solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by GC-MS/GC-FID detection. 6. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons which is at most 18 % higher, preferably at most 15 % higher, than a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component; and/or wherein the hydrocarbon composition has a total content of ≥C18 which is at most 15 % higher, preferably at most 10 % higher, than a total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 7. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cloud point of the paraffinic component is at most 35 °C, preferably at most 30 °C, more preferably at most 28 °C higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 8. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the biogenic carbon content of the paraffinic component, as determined according to EN 16640 (2017), is at least 70 wt-%, preferably at least 80 wt-%, more preferably at least 90 wt-%, or even more preferably at least 95 wt-% based on the total weight of carbon (TC) in the paraffinic component. 9. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the paraffinic component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 10 °C to 50 °C, preferably within a range from 10 °C to 40 °C, more preferably within a range from 10 °C to 30 °C, even more preferably within a range from 15 °C to 25 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 270 °C to 320 °C, preferably within a range from 280 °C to 310 °C, more preferably within a range from 285 °C to 305 °C. 10. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is within a range from 14 to 20, preferably within a range from 15 to 19. 11. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP minus 2.0 units, or higher, preferably #CAVP minus 1.0 unit, or higher, more preferably #CAVP minus 0.8 unit, or higher; and optionally the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP plus 2.5 units, or less, preferably #CAVP plus 2.0 units, or less, more preferably #CAVP plus 1.5 units, or less, even more preferably #CAVP plus 1.0 units, or less. 12. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, from 30 wt-% to 80 wt-%, preferably from 40 wt-% to 80 wt-%, more preferably from 50 wt-% to 80 wt-%, even more preferably from 55 wt-% to 75 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component optionally has a weight ratio of naphthenes to aromatics more than 2.0, preferably more than 2.5, more preferably more than 3.0, even more preferably more than 3.5. 13. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, less than 50 wt-%, preferably from 20 wt-% to less than 50 wt-%, more preferably from 25 wt-% to 45 wt-%, even more preferably from 30 wt-% to 45 wt-% paraffins, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component preferably has a weight ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins more than 1. 14. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405- 2019) within a range from 80 °C to 200 °C, preferably within a range from 90 °C to 180 °C, more preferably within a range from 95 °C to 150 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 250 °C to 330 °C, preferably within a range from 260 °C to 320 °C, more preferably within a range from 270 °C to 315 °C 15. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the content ratio of hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the paraffinic component (≥C14PC) to the hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the cyclic hydrocarbon component (≥C14CC) is less than 2.0, preferably at most 1.8, more preferably at most 1.5, even more preferably within a range from 1.0 to 2.0. 16. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the hydrocarbon composition comprises, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, at most 5 vol-% total aromatics, and optionally at most 0.02 vol-% aromatics comprising at least 3 aromatic rings, as determined according to SS 155116:2014. 17. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the density at 15 °C of the hydrocarbon composition is within a range from 800 kg/m³ to 860 kg/m³, preferably within a range from 810 kg/m³ to 850 kg/m³, as determined according to EN ISO 12185-1996. 18. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cloud point of the hydrocarbon composition is within a range from -15 °C to +16 °C, preferably within a range from -10 °C to +10 °C, further preferably within a range from -10 °C to +8 °C, more preferably within a range from -10 °C to +5 °C, even more preferably within a range from -8 °C to +5 °C, as determined according to EN ISO 3015-2019. 19. The hydrocarbon composition according to any one of the preceding clauses, wherein the cetane number of the hydrocarbon composition is at least 51, preferably at least 55, more preferably at least 60, even more preferably at least 65, as determined according to EN 15195-2014. 20. A method for producing a hydrocarbon composition, comprising: providing a paraffinic component comprising, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #C_AVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0; providing a cyclic hydrocarbon component comprising, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #C_AVP minus 3.0 units, or higher; optionally heating the paraffinic component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the paraffinic component, and optionally heating the cyclic hydrocarbon component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component; mixing, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon composition, 20 - 99 vol-% of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, as optionally heated, with 1 - 80 vol-% of the paraffinic component, as optionally heated; and optionally additizing the cyclic hydrocarbon component, the paraffinic component, and/or the hydrocarbon composition. 21. A fuel, preferably a marine fuel or a diesel fuel, comprising, based on the total fuel volume, from 1 vol-% to 99 vol-%, preferably from 10 vol-% to 70 vol-%,of a hydrocarbon composition according to any one of clauses 1 to 19, and from 1 vol-% to 99 vol-%, preferably from 30 vol-% to 90 vol-% oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), preferably comprising FAME (fatty acid methyl ester(s)), FAEE (fatty acid ethyl ester(s)), FCC gasoil, steam cracker gasoil, hydrocracked gasoil, and/or straight-run diesel. 22. The fuel according to claus 21, wherein the fuel is a diesel fuel preferably fulfilling the requirements set in Directive 2009/30/EC and optionally in EN 590-2022, more preferably a temperate climate diesel fuel, and/or wherein the fuel is a marine fuel preferably fulfilling the requirements set in specification ISO 8217-2017. 23. Use of a hydrocarbon composition according to any one of clauses 1 to 19 in fuel(s), preferably in diesel and/or marine fuel(s), in feedstock(s) for industrial conversion processes, preferably in thermal cracking feedstock(s) and/or in catalytic cracking feedstock(s), in transformer oil(s), in heat-transfer medium or media, in switchgear oil(s), in shock absorber oil(s), in insulating oil(s), in hydraulic fluid(s), in gear oil(s), in transmission fluid(s), in degreasing composition(s), in penetrating oil(s), in anticorrosion composition(s), in multipurpose oil(s), in metal working fluid(s), in rolling oil(s) especially for aluminium, in cutting oil(s), in drilling fluid(s), in solvent(s), in lubricant(s), in extender oil(s), in carrier(s), in dispersant composition(s), in demulsifier(s), in extractant(s), in paint composition(s), in coating fluid(s) or paste(s), in adhesive(s), in resin(s), in varnish(es), in printing paste(s) or ink(s), in detergent(s), in cleaner(s), in plasticizing oil(s), in turbine oil(s), in hydrophobization composition(s), in agriculture, in crop protection fluid(s), in construction, in concrete demoulding formulation(s), in electronics, in medical appliance(s), in composition(s) for car, electrical, textile, packaging, paper, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry, and/or in manufacture of intermediate(s) therefor. 24. The use according to clause 23, or the fuel according to clause 21 or 22, or the hydrocarbon composition according to any one of clauses 1 to 19, wherein the hydrocarbon composition or the fuel is additized with at least one or more of antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), detergent(s), corrosion inhibitor(s), friction modifier(s), metal deactivator(s), lubricating additive(s), antifoaming agent(s), and/or fuel dye(s).

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A method for producing a hydrocarbon component blend, the method comprising; providing a paraffinic component comprising, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #C_AVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0, and providing a cyclic hydrocarbon component comprising, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #C_AVC, is #C_AVP minus 3.0 units, or higher; mixing, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon component blend, 20 - 99 vol- % of the cyclic hydrocarbon component with 1 - 80 vol-% of the paraffinic component. 2. The method according to claim 1, comprising mixing, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon component blend, 3 - 60 vol-%, preferably 5 - 40 vol%, more preferably 8 - 40 vol-%, even more preferably 10 - 35 vol-%, of the paraffinic component with 40 - 97 vol-%, preferably 60 - 95 vol-%, more preferably 60 - 92 vol-%, even more preferably 65 - 90 vol- %, of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 95 wt-%, preferably at least 98 wt-% paraffins, and/or wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffins in the paraffinic component, at least 50 wt-%, preferably at least 70 wt-%, more preferably at least 85 wt-%, even more preferably at least 90 wt-% n-paraffins. 4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 15.0 to 19.0, preferably within a range from 16.0 to 18.0. 5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, 50 to 5000 w-ppm, preferably 100 to 2500 w-ppm oxygenates, as determined according to silica solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by GC-MS/GC-FID detection. 6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hydrocarbon component blend has a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons which is at most 18 % higher, preferably at most 15 % higher, than a total content of ≥C17 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component; and/or wherein the hydrocarbon component blend has a total content of ≥C18 which is at most 15 % higher, preferably at most 10 % higher, than a total content of ≥C18 hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cloud point of the paraffinic component is at most 35 °C, preferably at most 30 °C, more preferably at most 28 °C higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the biogenic carbon content of the paraffinic component, as determined according to EN 16640 (2017), is at least 70 wt-%, preferably at least 80 wt-%, more preferably at least 90 wt-%, or even more preferably at least 95 wt-% based on the total weight of carbon (TC) in the paraffinic component. 9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the paraffinic component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405- 2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 10 °C to 50 °C, preferably within a range from 10 °C to 40 °C, more preferably within a range from 10 °C to 30 °C, even more preferably within a range from 15 °C to 25 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 270 °C to 320 °C, preferably within a range from 280 °C to 310 °C, more preferably within a range from 285 °C to 305 °C. 10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is within a range from 14 to 20, preferably within a range from 15 to 19. 11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP minus 2.0 units, or higher, preferably #CAVP minus 1.0 unit, or higher, more preferably #CAVP minus 0.8 unit, or higher; and optionally the average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP plus 2.5 units, or less, preferably #CAVP plus 2.0 units, or less, more preferably #CAVP plus 1.5 units, or less, even more preferably #CAVP plus 1.0 units, or less. 12. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, from 30 wt-% to 80 wt-%, preferably from 40 wt-% to 80 wt-%, more preferably from 50 wt-% to 80 wt-%, even more preferably from 55 wt-% to 75 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component optionally has a weight ratio of naphthenes to aromatics more than 2.0, preferably more than 2.5, more preferably more than 3.0, even more preferably more than 3.5. 13. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, less than 50 wt-%, preferably from 20 wt-% to less than 50 wt-%, more preferably from 25 wt-% to 45 wt-%, even more preferably from 30 wt-% to 45 wt-% paraffins, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component preferably has a weight ratio of isoparaffins to n-paraffins more than 1. 14. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component has a difference between T95 temperature (95 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) and T5 temperature (5 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 80 °C to 200 °C, preferably within a range from 90 °C to 180 °C, more preferably within a range from 95 °C to 150 °C; and/or T50 temperature (50 vol-% recovered, EN ISO 3405-2019) within a range from 250 °C to 330 °C, preferably within a range from 260 °C to 320 °C, more preferably within a range from 270 °C to 315 °C 15. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the content ratio of hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the paraffinic component (≥C14PC) to the hydrocarbons having carbon number C14 or higher in the cyclic hydrocarbon component (≥C14CC) is less than 2.0, preferably at most 1.8, more preferably at most 1.5, even more preferably within a range from 1.0 to 2.0. 16. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hydrocarbon component blend comprises, based on the total volume of the hydrocarbon component blend, at most 5 vol-% total aromatics, and optionally at most 0.02 vol-% aromatics comprising at least 3 aromatic rings, as determined according to SS 155116:2014. 17. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising heating the paraffinic component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the paraffinic component, and/or heating the cyclic hydrocarbon component to a temperature that is higher than the cloud point of the cyclic hydrocarbon component. 18. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the density at 15 °C of the hydrocarbon component blend is within a range from 800 kg/m³ to 860 kg/m³, preferably within a range from 810 kg/m³ to 850 kg/m³, as determined according to EN ISO 12185-1996. 19. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cloud point of the hydrocarbon component blend is within a range from -15 °C to +16 °C, preferably within a range from -10 °C to +10 °C, further preferably within a range from -10 °C to +8 °C, more preferably within a range from -10 °C to +5 °C, even more preferably within a range from - 8 °C to +5 °C, as determined according to EN ISO 3015-2019. 20. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cetane number of the hydrocarbon component blend is at least 51, preferably at least 55, more preferably at least 60, even more preferably at least 65, as determined according to EN 15195-2014. 21. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising additizing the cyclic hydrocarbon component, the paraffinic component, and/or the hydrocarbon component blend. 22. A hydrocarbon component blend, comprising, based on the total volume of the blend, 1 - 80 vol-% of a paraffinic component and 20 - 99 vol-% of a cyclic hydrocarbon component, wherein the paraffinic component comprises, based on the total weight of the paraffinic component, at least 90 wt-% paraffins, of which paraffins at least 30 wt-% are n- paraffins, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the paraffinic component, #CAVP, is within a range from 14.0 to 20.0, and wherein the cyclic hydrocarbon component comprises, based on the total weight of the cyclic hydrocarbon component, at least 30 wt-% cyclic hydrocarbons, and wherein an average carbon number of the hydrocarbons in the cyclic hydrocarbon component, #CAVC, is #CAVP minus 3.0 units, or higher. 23. The hydrocarbon component blend according to claim 22, wherein the hydrocarbon component blend is obtainable by a method according to any one of claims 1 to 21. 24. A fuel, preferably a marine fuel or a diesel fuel, comprising, based on the total fuel volume, from 1 vol-% to 99 vol-%, preferably from 10 vol-% to 70 vol-%, of a hydrocarbon component blend according to claim 22 or 23, and from 1 vol-% to 99 vol-%, preferably from 30 vol-% to 90 vol-% oxygenated fuel component(s) and/or hydrocarbon cut(s), preferably comprising FAME (fatty acid methyl ester(s)), FAEE (fatty acid ethyl ester(s)), FCC gasoil, steam cracker gasoil, hydrocracked gasoil, and/or straight-run diesel.

25. The fuel according to claim 24, wherein the fuel is a diesel fuel preferably fulfilling the requirements set in Directive 2009/30/EC and optionally in EN 590-2022, more preferably a temperate climate diesel fuel, and/or wherein the fuel is a marine fuel preferably fulfilling the requirements set in specification ISO 8217-2017. 26. Use of a hydrocarbon component blend according to claim 22 or 23 in fuel(s), preferably in diesel and/or marine fuel(s), in feedstock(s) for industrial conversion processes, preferably in thermal cracking feedstock(s) and/or in catalytic cracking feedstock(s), in transformer oil(s), in heat-transfer medium or media, in switchgear oil(s), in shock absorber oil(s), in insulating oil(s), in hydraulic fluid(s), in gear oil(s), in transmission fluid(s), in degreasing composition(s), in penetrating oil(s), in anticorrosion composition(s), in multipurpose oil(s), in metal working fluid(s), in rolling oil(s) especially for aluminium, in cutting oil(s), in drilling fluid(s), in solvent(s), in lubricant(s), in extender oil(s), in carrier(s), in dispersant composition(s), in demulsifier(s), in extractant(s), in paint composition(s), in coating fluid(s) or paste(s), in adhesive(s), in resin(s), in varnish(es), in printing paste(s) or ink(s), in detergent(s), in cleaner(s), in plasticizing oil(s), in turbine oil(s), in hydrophobization composition(s), in agriculture, in crop protection fluid(s), in construction, in concrete demoulding formulation(s), in electronics, in medical appliance(s), in composition(s) for car, electrical, textile, packaging, paper, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry, and/or in manufacture of intermediate(s) therefor. 27. The use according to claim 26, or the fuel according to claim 24 or 25, or the hydrocarbon component blend according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the hydrocarbon component blend or the fuel is additized with at least one or more of antioxidant(s), stabilizer(s), detergent(s), corrosion inhibitor(s), friction modifier(s), metal deactivator(s), lubricating additive(s), antifoaming agent(s), and/or fuel dye(s).