Cross-Metathesis of Microbial Oils for the Production of Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals | Zendy

Rhodri W. Jenkins | Zendy; Lisa A. Sargeant | Zendy; Fraeya Whiffin | Zendy; Fabio Santomauro | Zendy; Dimitrios Kaloudis | Zendy; Philippe Mozzanega | Zendy; C D Bannister | Zendy; Solange Baena | Zendy; Christopher J. Chuck | Zendy

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Cross-Metathesis of Microbial Oils for the Production of Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals

Author(s) -

Rhodri W. Jenkins,

Lisa A. Sargeant,

Fraeya Whiffin,

Fabio Santomauro,

Dimitrios Kaloudis,

Philippe Mozzanega,

C D Bannister,

Solange Baena,

Christopher J. Chuck

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

acs sustainable chemistry and engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.878

H-Index - 109

ISSN - 2168-0485

DOI - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00228

Subject(s) - jet fuel , fraction (chemistry) , aviation fuel , biofuel , chemistry , distillation , biorefinery , hydroformylation , alkene , propene , organic chemistry , catalysis , waste management , raw material , rhodium , engineering

A range of microbial oils were cross-metathesized with ethene using Hoveyda–Grubbs second-generation catalyst. The products formed from the microbial oils were compared to alternative first- and second-generation oils. Upon separation, three separate fractions were produced: an alkene hydrocarbon fraction or aviation fuel fraction (AFF), a shorter-chain triglyceride fraction that upon transesterification was suitable as a road transport fuel (road transport fraction, RTF), and a volatile short-chain alkene fraction (gas phase fraction, GPF). The fuel fractions were purified through distillation and compared to the relevant fuel standards. Though there was variation for the RTF because of the presence of long-chain saturates, all the RTF produced fell within the ASTM standard for biodiesel. The AFF was found to be highly suitable for aviation, falling entirely within the DEF-STAN fuel standard. In addition, the AFF possessed an energy density higher than that of Jet A-1, whereas 1-decene was found to have ...

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