Thermal cyclodimerization of isoprene for the production of high-performance sustainable aviation fuel
Josanne–Dee Woodroffe, Benjamin G. Harvey
Abstract
Isoprene is converted to cycloalkanes by thermal dimerization followed by hydrogenation. The resulting blend exhibits outstanding jet fuel properties.
Topics & Concepts
IsopreneJet fuelThermalSustainable productionProduction (economics)AviationEnvironmental scienceChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceWaste managementChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryAerospace engineeringMeteorologyEngineeringPhysicsPolymerMacroeconomicsEconomicsCopolymerHeat transfer and supercritical fluidsSubcritical and Supercritical Water ProcessesCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies