Diesel and alkane fuels from biomass by organocatalysis and metal-acid tandem catalysis.
Combo deal: Biomass furaldehydes are upgraded into oxygenated diesel and high-quality C10-12 linear alkane fuels. The first of two steps involves solvent-free self-condensation (Umpolung) through organocatalysis using an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), yielding C10 -C12 furoin intermediates. In the metal-acid tandem catalysis step, in water, the furoin intermediates are converted into oxygenated biodiesel by hydrogenation, etherification or esterification; or into premium alkane jet fuels by hydrodeoxygenation.
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1872 (USA), Fax: (+1) 970-491-1801; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1301 (USA).
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Liu
Eugene Y-X
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Chen
D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D004951:Esterification; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D006865:Hydrogenation; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry
D000143:Acids; D000473:Alkanes; D056804:Biofuels; D008670:Metals; D005662:Furaldehyde
5-hydroxymethylfurfural; biomass; carbenes; fuels; organocatalysis