Production of jet fuel-range hydrocarbon biofuel by hydroxyalkylation–alkylation of furfural with 2-methylfuran and hydrodeoxygenation of C<sub>15</sub> fuel precursor over a Ni/γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalyst: a reaction mechanism
Alekhya Kunamalla, Bhushan S. Shrirame, Sunil K. Maity
Abstract
A comprehensive reaction mechanism for hydrodeoxygenation of the C 15 -fuel precursor, which proceeds via ring hydrogenation, ring opening, dehydroformylation, and hydrodeoxygenation reactions.
Topics & Concepts
HydrodeoxygenationJet fuelFurfuralAviation biofuelAlkylationHydrocarbonBiofuelRange (aeronautics)ChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceWaste managementBiodieselSelectivityComposite materialEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesBiofuel production and bioconversion