Abstract
The application of biphasic acid/solvent biomass reactor to the processing of soybean, sunflower, jatropha, camelina, safflower, and canola seeds, resulting in the conversion of the carbohydrates present in these feedstocks into the biofuel precursor 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF 1) was studied. Mixtures of the seed oil and CMF 1 can be submitted to ethanolysis to give ethyl levulinate 4 and biodiesel ethyl ester 5. Alternatively, heating seed oil-CMF1 mixtures in water results in the hydrolysis of 1 to levulinic acid 2 while leaving the oil intact. Levulinate esters are short-chain oxygenates, which can be blended with diesel fuel and may improve its cold-performance properties. This method has the potential to revolutionize biodiesel production by merging lipid- and cellulose-based biomass conversion technologies and thereby substantially increasing the overall yield of fuel produced from oil crops.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2170-2171 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Energy and Fuels |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 18 2010 |
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Co-processing of carbohydrates and lipids in oil crops to produce a hybrid biodiesel. / Mascal, Mark; Nikitin, Edward B.
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AU - Mascal, Mark
AU - Nikitin, Edward B.
PY - 2010/3/18
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N2 - The application of biphasic acid/solvent biomass reactor to the processing of soybean, sunflower, jatropha, camelina, safflower, and canola seeds, resulting in the conversion of the carbohydrates present in these feedstocks into the biofuel precursor 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF 1) was studied. Mixtures of the seed oil and CMF 1 can be submitted to ethanolysis to give ethyl levulinate 4 and biodiesel ethyl ester 5. Alternatively, heating seed oil-CMF1 mixtures in water results in the hydrolysis of 1 to levulinic acid 2 while leaving the oil intact. Levulinate esters are short-chain oxygenates, which can be blended with diesel fuel and may improve its cold-performance properties. This method has the potential to revolutionize biodiesel production by merging lipid- and cellulose-based biomass conversion technologies and thereby substantially increasing the overall yield of fuel produced from oil crops.
AB - The application of biphasic acid/solvent biomass reactor to the processing of soybean, sunflower, jatropha, camelina, safflower, and canola seeds, resulting in the conversion of the carbohydrates present in these feedstocks into the biofuel precursor 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF 1) was studied. Mixtures of the seed oil and CMF 1 can be submitted to ethanolysis to give ethyl levulinate 4 and biodiesel ethyl ester 5. Alternatively, heating seed oil-CMF1 mixtures in water results in the hydrolysis of 1 to levulinic acid 2 while leaving the oil intact. Levulinate esters are short-chain oxygenates, which can be blended with diesel fuel and may improve its cold-performance properties. This method has the potential to revolutionize biodiesel production by merging lipid- and cellulose-based biomass conversion technologies and thereby substantially increasing the overall yield of fuel produced from oil crops.
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