Recent advances in synthesis strategies for biomass-derived high-energy-density jet fuels

Z Fang, X Zhang, X Zhuang, L Ma - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-energy-density jet fuels enable volume/weight-limited aircraft to exhibit a higher speed,
payload, and flying range. Lignocellulosic biomass, with renewability and sustainability, has …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Biomass and Biowaste via Bio-and Chemo-Catalytic Conversion: Catalysis, Process Challenges, and Opportunities

J Zhang, MS Webber, Y Pu, Z Li, X Meng… - Green Energy & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from biomass and biowaste streams is an
attractive option for decarbonizing the aviation sector, one of the most-difficult-to-electrify …

Top 13 blendstocks derived from biomass for mixing-controlled compression-ignition (diesel) engines: bioblendstocks with potential for decreased emissions and …

Reducing the impacts of medium-and heavy-duty (MD/HD) ground transportation can be
enabled by fuel-engine combinations that use lower compression ignition liquid fuels and …

Alkane dehydrogenation catalyzed by a fluorinated phebox iridium complex

X Zhou, S Malakar, T Dugan, K Wang, A Sattler… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report an iridium acetate complex with a fluorinated Phebox ligand (2, 6-bis (4, 4-
dimethyl-4, 5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)-3, 5-bis (trifluoromethyl) phenyl) that is a highly effective …

A simple process for the dimerization and cross-coupling of isoprene and myrcene to high-performance jet and diesel blendstocks

JD Woodroffe, BG Harvey - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Three high-energy density fuels were generated in a one-pot reaction from the [4+ 4]-
cyclodimerization and cross-coupling of isoprene and myrcene using a homogeneous iron …

Designer biosynthetic jet fuels derived from isoprene and α-olefins

CL Keller, CJ Walkling, DD Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Isoprene was hydrovinylated with a series of α-olefins (1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-
octene) to produce acyclic branched C10–C13 alkenes. The process utilized CoBr2 (DPPE) …

Light-driven (cross-) dimerization of terpenes as a route to renewable C 15–C 30 crudes for fuel and lubricant oil applications

LC Gomes, A Rana, M Berglund, P Wiklund… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Non-fossil hydrocarbons are desirable for transport fuels and lubricant oils to reach a fossil
carbon neutral economy. Herein, we show the production of such end-products from crude …

Isoprene Telomers for Biodiesel Applications

SP Desai, Z Xiang, CS McEnally, CM Moore… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The growing global demand for petroleum-based products has resulted in increased CO2
emissions, making it imperative to replace them with renewable alternatives. A viable …

Diels–Alder Cycloaddition of Cyclopentadiene with α-Olefins for the Synthesis of High-Performance Sustainable Aviation Fuels

JD Woodroffe, DD Zhang, BG Harvey - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
A series of alkyl-substituted bicycloheptanes were synthesized by Diels–Alder cycloaddition
of cyclopentadiene and C5–C8 α-olefins. The reactions were conducted with three …

Integration of Genome-Scale Metabolic Model with Biorefinery Process Model Reveals Market-Competitive Carbon-Negative Sustainable Aviation Fuel Utilizing …

NR Baral, D Banerjee, A Mukhopadhyay… - …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Producing scalable, economically viable, low-carbon biofuels or biochemicals hinges on
more efficient bioconversion processes. While microbial conversion can offer robust …