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Valeric Biofuels: A Platform of Cellulosic Transportation Fuels
Author(s) -
Lange JeanPaul,
Price Richard,
Ayoub Paul M.,
Louis Jurgen,
Petrus Leo,
Clarke Lionel,
Gosselink Hans
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201000655
Subject(s) - cellulosic ethanol , biofuel , valeric acid , business , waste management , transport engineering , environmental science , engineering , chemistry , cellulose , acetic acid , biochemistry , chemical engineering
Fueling the future : Valeric esters can be produced by acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose to levulinic acid, followed by hydrogenation to valeric acid and its subsequent esterification (see scheme). Valeric biofuels are fully compatible for blending with gasoline or diesel, and have passed a road trial of 250 000 km.