Towards cost-competitive middle distillate fuels from ethanol within a market-flexible biorefinery concept
Junyan Zhang, Eunji Yoo, Brian H. Davison, Dongxia Liu, Joshua A. Schaidle, Ling Tao, Zhenglong Li
Abstract
Cost-competitive middle distillate production from ethanol can be achieved via a pathway that relies on one-step ethanol to butene-rich olefins. 1,3-Butadiene can be flexibly produced by varying the reaction atmosphere from hydrogen to inert.
Topics & Concepts
BiorefineryDistillationEthanolInert gasChemistryEthanol fuelBiochemical engineeringHydrogenPulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryEngineeringRaw materialCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization