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Cover Picture: The Conversion of Starch and Sugars into Branched C 10 and C 11 Hydrocarbons (ChemSusChem 17/2016)
Author(s) -
Sutton Andrew D.,
Kim Jin K.,
Wu Ruilian,
Hoyt Caroline B.,
Kimball David B.,
Silks Louis A.,
Gordon John C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201601166
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , renewable fuels , renewable energy , petroleum , fossil fuel , environmental science , diesel fuel , vegetable oil refining , biofuel , waste management , chemistry , biochemical engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering , biodiesel , geology , oceanography , electrical engineering
The Cover picture shows a concept of using biomass to derive fuel and fuel molecules through simple catalytic transformations. In light of a production decline of fossil fuels over decades and increasing environmental concerns, sustainable and renewable alternatives to petroleum are critically needed to fill future gaps in supply of transportation fuels and chemical feedstocks. Our approach proposes a mild route to the preparation of branched alkanes suitable for diesel fuel starting from simple sugars. More details can be found in the Communication by Sutton et al. on page 2298 in Issue 17, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600669).