Chemistries and processes for the conversion of ethanol into middle-distillate fuels

NM Eagan, MD Kumbhalkar, JS Buchanan… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Ethanol is presently the most common liquid fuel derived from biomass. One way of meeting
the growing demand for heavier middle-distillate fuels—diesel and jet fuels comprising …

Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels

Z Sun, G Bottari, A Afanasenko, MCA Stuart… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Lignocellulose, the main component of agricultural and forestry waste, harbours tremendous
potential as a renewable starting material for future biorefinery practices. However, this …

Carbon-increasing catalytic strategies for upgrading biomass into energy-intensive fuels and chemicals

H Li, A Riisager, S Saravanamurugan, A Pandey… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant organic carbon source and has received a
great deal of interest as renewable and sustainable feedstock for the production of potential …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and future perspectives of efficient catalytic conversion of bioethanol to value-added chemicals and fuels

MH Morad - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
This review offers a detailed analysis of how catalytic bioethanol conversion has the
potential to greatly contribute to the advancement of sustainable energy and resource …

Enabling direct-growth route for highly efficient ethanol upgrading to long-chain alcohols in aqueous phase

J Gu, W Gong, Q Zhang, R Long, J Ma, X Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Upgrading ethanol to long-chain alcohols (LAS, C6+ OH) offers an attractive and
sustainable approach to carbon neutrality. Yet it remains a grand challenge to achieve …

Facile synthesis of the atomically dispersed hydrotalcite oxide supported copper catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of 5–hydroxymethylfurfural into 2, 5-bis …

R Kumar, HH Lee, E Chen, YP Du, CY Lin… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2, 5-bis (hydroxymethyl)
furan (BHMF) using the atomically dispersed supported copper catalyst is investigated. The …

Enhancing Ethanol Coupling to Produce Higher Alcohols by Tuning H2 Partial Pressure over a Copper-Hydroxyapatite Catalyst

BC Zhou, WC Li, WL Lv, SY **ang, XQ Gao… - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Catalytic upgrading of ethanol, as a platform molecule from biomass to higher alcohols (C4–
12), is a low-carbon route for value-added chemical production. However, the products are …

Growing the bioeconomy through catalysis: a review of recent advancements in the production of fuels and chemicals from syngas-derived oxygenates

RG Grim, AT To, CA Farberow, JE Hensley… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Synthesis gas (syngas), composed primarily of H2 and CO, can be produced from fossil
resources, municipal solid waste, biogas, and terrestrial biomass and can be converted into …

Atomic Ru catalysis for ethanol coupling to C4+ alcohols

B Yuan, J Zhang, Z An, Y Zhu, X Shu, H Song… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transformation of ethanol to more valuable C 4+ alcohols by coupling reaction has been of
great interest from the point of view of chemistry and technology of biomass utilization. This …

Effect of morphology and their oxygen vacancies of nanostructured CeO2 catalyst for carboxymethylation of biomass-derived alcohols

KS Kanakikodi, N Kulal, KS Subramanya… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
An effective and highly selective protocol has been realized for the synthesis of asymmetric
organic carbonates using dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as a reactant and solvent. Herein, the …