title: Green Diesel from Kraft Lignin in Three Steps.
abstract: Precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor was converted into green diesel in three steps. A mild Ni-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis using 2-propanol generated a lignin residue in which the ethers, carbonyls, and olefins were reduced. An organocatalyzed esterification of the lignin residue with an in situ prepared tall oil fatty acid anhydride gave an esterified lignin residue that was soluble in light gas oil. The esterified lignin residue was coprocessed with light gas oil in a continous hydrotreater to produce a green diesel. This approach will enable the development of new techniques to process commercial lignin in existing oil refinery infrastructures to standardized transportation fuels in the future.
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Joakim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Löfstedt
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dahlstrand
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orebom
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Gerrit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meuzelaar
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Supaporn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawadjoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maxim V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Galkin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7015, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agback
authors.affiliation: Valmet AB, Regnbågsgatan 6, 417 55, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wimby
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València Avda dels Tarongers s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corresa
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València Avda dels Tarongers s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València Avda dels Tarongers s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sauvanaud
authors.affiliation: Preem AB, Warfvinges väg 45, 11251, Stockholm, Sweden. soren.ericsson@preem.
authors.forename: Sören
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València Avda dels Tarongers s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain. acorma@itq.es.
authors.forename: Avelino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corma
authors.affiliation: Renfuel AB, Sturegatan 38, 114 36, Stockholm, Sweden. joseph.samec@su.se.|Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden. joseph.samec@su.se.
authors.forename: Joseph S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Samec
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; C076151:Kraft lignin; D008031:Lignin
keywords: biofuels; catalysis; green chemistry; lignin; valorization