Coating composition

1. A coating composition, comprising a high molecular weight fraction of a biomass T-C oil, wherein the high molecular weight fraction comprises a non-hydrotreated portion and a portion that has been at least partially hydrotreated, and wherein:

i) the high molecular weight fraction of the biomass T-C oil is produced from the thermo-catalytic conversion of a biomass and has a boiling point of at least 650° F.;

ii) at least about 10% of the carbon atoms of said high molecular weight fraction are functionalized with a functionalizing component selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen-bond donor moiety, a hydrogen-bond acceptor moiety, and combinations thereof;

iii) the at least partially hydrotreated portion of the high molecular weight fraction has an oxygen content less than about 10 wt %; and

iv) the non-hydrotreated portion of the high molecular weight fraction has an oxygen content less than about 20 wt %.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said thermo-catalytic conversion occurs in: (i) a riser reactor; (ii) the substantial absence of oxygen; and (iii) the presence of a heterogeneous acid catalyst.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein:

a) said thermo-catalytic conversion of said biomass results in conversion products comprising water, non-condensable gas, CO 2 , CO, and said biomass T-C oil;

b) at least a portion of said biomass T-C oil is separated from said conversion products; and

c) said high molecular weight fraction is separated from said biomass T-C oil.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein said biomass T-C oil is separated from said conversion products by gravity separation; and wherein said high molecular weight fraction is separated from said biomass T-C oil by vacuum distillation.

5. The composition of claim 3 , wherein said thermo-catalytic conversion of said biomass comprises a fast pyrolysis step wherein the biomass is heated at a temperature in a range of from about 200° C. to about 1000° C. for less than 10 seconds.

6. The composition of claim 4 , wherein said high molecular weight fraction is at least partially hydrotreated following separation from said biomass T-C oil.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises:

the at least partially hydrotreated portion of the high molecular weight fraction in an amount from about 0.5 wt % to about 3 wt % of the composition; and

the non-hydrotreated portion of the high molecular weight fraction in an amount from about 0.5 wt % to about 3 wt % of the composition.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the combined amount of the at least partially hydrotreated portion and the non-hydrotreated portion of the high molecular weight fraction is from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt % of the composition.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein at least about 30% of the carbon atoms of said high molecular weight fraction are functionalized with a functionalizing component selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen-bond donor moiety, a hydrogen-bond acceptor moiety, and combinations thereof.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein upon coating a substantially flat surface with said composition, the bond strength retention between said composition and said predominantly flat surface exceeds the bond strength retention when a coating not containing said high molecular weight fraction is used.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein:

said hydrogen-bond donor moiety is selected from the group consisting of phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and combinations thereof; and

said hydrogen-bond acceptor moiety is selected from the group consisting of furans, benzofurans, dibenzofurans, ethers, cyclic ethers, ketones, aldehydes, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and combinations thereof.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said high molecular weight fraction comprises:

(i) at least about 10 wt % furan and phenol compounds, and

(ii) less than about 5 wt % anhydro sugars.

13. The composition of claim 12 , wherein said high molecular weight fraction comprises:

(i) from about 10 weight percent to about 40 weight percent furan and phenol compounds, and

(ii) less than about 1 weight percent anhydro sugars.

14. A composite, comprising:

a) a substrate having a predominantly flat surface; and

b) the coating composition of claim 1 .

15. The composite of claim 14 , wherein said coating composition is applied to the predominantly flat surface of said substrate.

16. The composite of claim 14 , wherein said thermo-catalytic conversion occurs in: (i) a riser reactor, (ii) the substantial absence of oxygen; and (iii) the presence of a heterogeneous acid catalyst.

17. The composite of claim 14 , wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of concrete, asphalt, at least one roofing shingle, at least one ethylene propylene diene monomer roofing sheet, at least one tar paper sheet, and combinations thereof.