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The Effect of Functional Groups in Bio‐Derived Fuel Candidates
Author(s) -
Jenkins Rhodri W.,
Moore Cameron M.,
Semelsberger Troy A.,
Chuck Christopher J.,
Gordon John C.,
Sutton Andrew D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201600159
Subject(s) - renewable energy , biomass (ecology) , renewable fuels , fossil fuel , carbon fibers , work (physics) , biochemical engineering , environmental science , waste management , computer science , engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , composite number , biology , algorithm , electrical engineering
Interest in developing renewable fuels is continuing to grow and biomass represents a viable source of renewable carbon with which to replace fossil‐based components in transportation fuels. During our own work, we noticed that chemists think in terms of functional groups whereas fuel engineers think in terms of physical fuel properties. In this Concept article, we discuss the effect of carbon and oxygen functional groups on potential fuel properties. This serves as a way of informing our own thinking and provides us with a basis with which to design and synthesize molecules from biomass that could provide useful transportation fuels.