A product, a method of producing and a method of using are disclosed. The product comprises attapulgite that has been thermally activated. The product may have a permeability in oil in the range of 0.04-3
darcy and may have a surface area of 45-140 m2 / g. The method of producing may comprise thermally activating a material that includes attapulgite by heating the material at a temperature in the range of 300 to 900° C. The method of decolorizing may include contacting for a
contact time an oil with the bleaching clay product that comprises attapulgite that has been thermally activated, and separating the bleaching clay product from the oil to recover a decolorized oil that has a lower red color than the oil had prior to the contacting, and removing
phosphorus and metals for hydrotreated
vegetable oil (HVO) / renewable diesel feedstock pretreatment.