H2 Pressure Dependence in the Homogeneously Catalyzed Guerbet Reaction of Ethanol to Butanol using Mn(I) and Ru(II)

M Roca Jungfer, JL Schwarz, F Rominger… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The homogeneously catalyzed Guerbet upgrading of ethanol to butanol can be modulated
by the application of partial H2 pressure before the reaction. Ruthenium (II) PNP pincer …

Advanced diesel from ethanol: a pathway to produce sustainable and high-quality drop-in biofuels

JM Restrepo-Flórez, JE Chavarrio, E Canales… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we develop a novel technology for the transformation of ethanol into diesel via
Guerbet coupling and etherification. Our strategy overcomes the limitations of previous …

Chemical Kinetics Investigations of Dibutyl Ether Isomers Oxidation in a Laminar Flow Reactor

N Naser, SY Mohamed, GM Fioroni, S Kim… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The combustion kinetics of three symmetric diesel-boiling-range ether isomers were
investigated experimentally using a plug flow reactor. The isomers were di-n-butyl ether …

Scale-Up Studies for the Dehydration of C4+ Alcohols into Drop-In Diesel Fuel

E Canales, D Witkowski, D Rothamer, GW Huber - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we demonstrate the production of liter quantities of drop-in diesel-range ethers from
biomass-derived alcohols. We report scale-up results for the dehydration of a mixture of C4+ …

High-Pressure Rate Rules for Ether Alkylperoxy Radical Isomerization

SY Mohamed, Y Kim, G Fioroni, S Kim… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The first isomerization reaction of an alkylperoxy (RO2) radical holds significant importance
in low-temperature oxidation, as it governs the branching ratios of the hydroperoxyalkyl …

Production of higher hydrocarbon-pool from bio-ethanol for fuel applications

A Sharma, S Saini, R Panwar, N Viswanadham - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In a way to explore the inherent acidity and porosity properties of zeolites for the conversion
of renewable biomass-derived ethanol into various fuel stocks, three types of zeolites; HZ …

Catalytic Reduction of Esters over Zirconia-Supported Metal Catalysts

JE Chavarrio, K Kirkendall-Jones, RG Dastidar… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Esters are often produced as unwanted byproducts during the catalytic upgrading of ethanol
to diesel fuel precursors through Guerbet coupling. Removal of esters from the product …

Production of drop-in biodiesel blendstocks via competitive acid-catalyzed dehydration reactions using ethanol oligomerization products

E Canales, SC Hower, DP Li, A Tambe… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethanol can be converted into diesel fuel ethers using a three-step catalytic approach that
involves ethanol oligomerization to larger alcohols, hydrogenolysis of the esters followed by …

Investigating the potential of a higher reactivity fuel to achieve faster heat-up of aftertreatment systems

S Subramanian, DA Rothamer - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Shortening the aftertreatment system heat-up period will be crucial to meet upcoming
emissions regulations, which mandate significant reductions in tail-pipe emissions for on …

[HTML][HTML] A Thermodynamic Comparison of the Exergy Production from Sugarcane and Photovoltaic Modules in Brazilian Energy Transition Context

FG Righetto, CEK Mady - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article applies the exergy analysis to the production and use of sugarcane, considering
a model published in the literature. In this way, we compute incident solar irradiation …