Abstract
The biomass-derived platform molecule levulinic acid is converted into the angelica lactone dimer (ALD) in high overall yield using simple inorganic catalysts. Hydrodecarboxylation of ALD using a Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalyst under moderate hydrogen gas pressure at high temperatures generates branched C8–C9 hydrocarbons in nearly quantitative yield consuming as little as a single equivalent of external hydrogen. These molecules are high-octane “drop-in” equivalents of isoalkanes used in commercial gasoline. Catalytic hydrodecarboxylation is presented as a highly effective means to reduce hydrogen demand in biomass-to-biofuel conversion technologies.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2622-2626 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | ChemCatChem |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 24 2017 |
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Keywords
- biofuels
- biomass
- hydrocarbons
- hydrodecarboxylation
- isoalkanes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
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Hydrogen-Economic Synthesis of Gasoline-like Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Hydrodecarboxylation of the Biomass-derived Angelica Lactone Dimer. / Chang, Fei; Dutta, Saikat; Mascal, Mark.
In: ChemCatChem, Vol. 9, No. 14, 24.07.2017, p. 2622-2626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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