Producing jet fuel from biomass lignin: Potential pathways to alkyl-benzenes and cycloalkanes

F Cheng, CE Brewer - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Jet turbine fuels have not been completely replaced by biomass-derived fuels due, in part, to
the lack of the aromatic and cycloalkane hydrocarbons in bio-jet fuels. Such molecules play …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming Petrochemical Processes: Cutting-Edge Advances in Kaolin Catalyst Fabrication

OB Al-Ameri, M Alzuhairi, E Bailón-García… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The depletion of conventional light petroleum reserves has intensified the search for
alternative sources, notably, low-quality heavy oils and byproducts from heavy crude …

Facile synthesis of nano-sized NH4-ZSM-5 zeolites

T Xue, YM Wang, MY He - Microporous and mesoporous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
High crystalline nano-sized NH4-ZSM-5 zeolites with a wide SiO2/Al2O3 ratio range were
directly synthesized through seed-induced approach. The products were characterized …

Comparative study of zeolite catalyzed alkylation of benzene with alcohols of different chain length: H-ZSM-5 versus mordenite

T Odedairo, S Al-Khattaf - Catalysis today, 2013 - Elsevier
Alkylation of benzene with light alcohols offers opportunities for a more environmental
friendly gasoline by removing considerable portions of benzene. The performances of ZSM …

Isotope heterogeneity in ethyltoluenes from Australian condensates, and their stable carbon site-specific isotope analysis

J Cesar, J Eiler, B Dallas, L Chimiak, K Grice - Organic Geochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-molecular-weight (LMW) aromatic compounds from petroleum fluids have not
been widely studied for fluid-source correlations due to their volatility and their relatively low …

Three-dimensional 10-ring zeolites: The activities in toluene alkylation and disproportionation

M Kubů, N Žilková, SI Zones, CY Chen, S Al-Khattaf… - Catalysis Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional 10-ring zeolites TUN, IMF,–SVR, MFI and MEL were investigated as for
their acid properties, adsorption of 2, 2-dimethylbutane and in toluene disproportionation …

Development of a detailed reaction network for industrial upgrading of heavy reformates to xylenes using differential evolution technique

N Hamedi, D Iranshahi, MR Rahimpour… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, an accomplished reaction network is developed for commercial
conversion of heavy reformates to more valuable xylenes. The proposed kinetic model is …

Conversion enhancement of heavy reformates into xylenes by optimal design of a novel radial flow packed bed reactor, applying a detailed kinetic model

N Hamedi, T Tohidian, MR Rahimpour… - … Research and Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Xylenes are aromatic hydrocarbons naturally present in petroleum and crude oil. Since
market demand has shown a growing tendency toward xylenes consumption, investigators …

Modeling of benzene with ethylene alkylation

E Khlebnikova, I Dolganova… - MATEC Web of …, 2016 - matec-conferences.org
The paper considers the benzene alkylation with ethylene model development with the use
of zeolite catalyst. A list of reactions occurring in the alkylation reactor was made and the …

Production of Industrially Useful and Renewable p‐Cymene by Catalytic Dehydration and Isomerization of Perillyl Alcohol

BR Moser, MA Jackson, KM Doll - Journal of the American Oil …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report the dehydration and isomerization of renewable perillyl alcohol to industrially
useful p‐cymene in 91% yield utilizing 2.0 mol% para‐toluenesulfonic acid (p TsOH) catalyst …