Review on synthesis and properties of high-energy-density liquid fuels: Hydrocarbons, nanofluids and energetic ionic liquids

X Zhang, L Pan, L Wang, JJ Zou - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract High-energy-density (HED) liquid fuels are critical for volume-limited aerospace
vehicles to extend the flight range and increase the payload, and can be used as an …

Carbon-increasing catalytic strategies for upgrading biomass into energy-intensive fuels and chemicals

H Li, A Riisager, S Saravanamurugan, A Pandey… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant organic carbon source and has received a
great deal of interest as renewable and sustainable feedstock for the production of potential …

Highly selective self-condensation of cyclic ketones using MOF-encapsulating phosphotungstic acid for renewable high-density fuel

Q Deng, G Nie, L Pan, JJ Zou, X Zhang, L Wang - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Transferring biomass-derived cyclic ketones such as cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone to
a mono-condensed product through aldol self-condensation has great potential for the …

High-energy-density liquid spiro-norbornanes from methylenenorbornane

MA Rudakova, DP Zarezin, SV Shorunov… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a synthetic scheme for obtaining new spiro-hydrocarbons from a versatile
norbornane derivative, methylenenorbornane. As a result, four new spiro-hydrocarbons and …

HPW/MCM-41 catalyzed isomerization and dimerization of pure pinene and crude turpentine

G Nie, JJ Zou, R Feng, X Zhang, L Wang - Catalysis Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Turpentine is biomass derived from metabolites of plants and often utilized via isomerization
or dimerization of pure pinene that are separated from crude turpentine. This work is aimed …

Highly controllable and selective hydroxyalkylation/alkylation of 2-methylfuran with cyclohexanone for synthesis of high-density biofuel

Q Deng, P Han, J Xu, JJ Zou, L Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
Catalytic hydroxyalkylation/alkylation of hemicellulose-derived 2-methyfuran with lignin-
derived cyclohexanone yields high-density biofuel precursor (FCF) with high yield of 89.1 …

Hydrophobic mesoporous acidic resin for hydroxyalkylation/alkylation of 2‐methylfuran and ketone to high‐density biofuel

X Zhang, Q Deng, P Han, J Xu, L Pan, L Wang… - AIChE …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxyalkylation/alkylation of biomass‐derived 2‐methylfuran with cyclic ketones
(cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone) has great potential in synthesizing high‐density …

Effect of methyl substituent on adamantane pyrolysis at atmospheric and high pressure: A combined experimental and theoretical study

H Wang, Y Zhou, J Cao, B Zhang, Y Tian… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adamantane derivatives, as promising high-density fuels, have been widely concerned in
fields of volume-limited aerospace vehicles due to high density, heat of combustion and …

Renewable high density fuels containing tricyclic sesquiterpanes and alkyl diamondoids

KW Harrison, BG Harvey - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Three new advanced biofuels have been produced from sesquiterpene feedstocks.
Cedarwood oil, which is primarily composed of the sesquiterpenes thujopsene, α-cedrene …

Synthesis and comprehensive fuel properties of mono-substituted alkyl adamantanes for advanced aerospace propulsion

J Xie, C Shi, Y Zhao, L Pan, X Zhang, JJ Zou - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and choice of fuels continue to be improved for aviation propulsion, and
alkyl adamantanes have attracted great attention due to their high density, good low …