Co-processing of carbohydrates and lipids in oil crops to produce a hybrid biodiesel

Mark Mascal; Edward B. Nikitin

doi:10.1021/ef9013373

Co-processing of carbohydrates and lipids in oil crops to produce a hybrid biodiesel

Mark Mascal, Edward B. Nikitin

Chemistry

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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	https://doi.org/10.1021/ef9013373
State	Published - Mar 18 2010

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology

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