A5032976182- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Free Radicals and Antioxidants
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Yale University
2019-2022
University of New Haven
2019
Lignocellulosic biomass offers a renewable carbon source which can be anaerobically digested to produce short-chain carboxylic acids. Here, we assess fuel properties of oxygenates accessible from catalytic upgrading these acids priori for their potential serve as diesel bioblendstocks. Ethers derived C2 and C4 are identified advantaged candidates with significantly improved ignition quality (>56% cetane number increase) reduced sooting (>86% yield index reduction) when compared commercial...
Applying a rational design approach to produce high-quality, low-sooting hydrocarbon diesel blendstock from lignocellulosic biomass-derived short-chain carboxylic acids.
Camphorene was synthesized by the thermal Diels–Alder cyclodimerization of myrcene and subsequently hydrogenated to produce camphorane. On basis common fuel metrics (density, lower heating value, cetane, viscosity) prepared camphorane displays appropriate physicochemical properties for its implementation in compression ignition engines. The high viscosity necessitates blending with petroleum diesel, which provides a final within ASTM specification diesel. Soot production measurements blends...
Terpenes are a diverse group of molecules that synthesized by plants and microorganisms through combining units isoprene (2 methyl 1,3 butadiene). They typically contain rings branches, which gives them high energy densities low freezing points makes appealing candidates for sustainable transportation biofuels. Between the original biosynthesis upgrading options such as hydrogenation, they have large degree freedom structures, e.g., different carbon skeletons, positions double bonds,...