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Production of High‐Quality Diesel from Biomass Waste Products
Author(s) -
Corma Avelino,
de la Torre Olalla,
Renz Michael,
Villandier Nicolas
Publication year - 2011
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.201007508
Subject(s) - cetane number , furfural , diesel fuel , quality (philosophy) , biomass (ecology) , production (economics) , process (computing) , environmental science , organic chemistry , process engineering , waste management , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , catalysis , computer science , engineering , physics , economics , biodiesel , oceanography , quantum mechanics , macroeconomics , operating system , geology
High‐quality liquid fuels are obtained from non‐edible carbohydrates by energy‐efficient processes. 2‐Methylfuran, produced by hydrogenation of furfural, is converted into 6‐alkyl undecanes in a catalytic solvent‐free process (see scheme with 6‐butylundecane). A diesel fuel is produced with an excellent motor cetane number (71) and pour point (−90 °C) and with global process conversions and selectivities close to 90 %.