Microbial production of advanced biofuels

J Keasling, H Garcia Martin, TS Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Concerns over climate change have necessitated a rethinking of our transportation
infrastructure. One possible alternative to carbon-polluting fossil fuels is biofuels produced …

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

Prediction of organic homolytic bond dissociation enthalpies at near chemical accuracy with sub-second computational cost

PC St. John, Y Guan, Y Kim, S Kim, RS Paton - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Bond dissociation enthalpies (BDEs) of organic molecules play a fundamental role in
determining chemical reactivity and selectivity. However, BDE computations at sufficiently …

Toward net-zero sustainable aviation fuel with wet waste–derived volatile fatty acids

NA Huq, GR Hafenstine, X Huo… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
With the increasing demand for net-zero sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), new conversion
technologies are needed to process waste feedstocks and meet carbon reduction and cost …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic advancements in carboxylic acid ketonization and its perspectives on biomass valorisation

B Boekaerts, BF Sels - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Ketonization of (biomass) carboxylic acids is increasingly showing its potential as upgrading
strategy to renewable fuels and chemicals. Due to the growing amount of recent studies, an …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid and mild fractionation of hemicellulose through recyclable mandelic acid pretreatment

S Wang, B Liu, J Liang, F Wang, Y Bao, C Qin… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of organic acid pretreatments from biological sources is essential to
facilitate the progress of green and sustainable chemistry. In this study, the effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] The regulated emissions and PAH emissions of bio-based long-chain ethers in a diesel engine

S Wu, J Bao, Z Wang, H Zhang, R Xiao - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalytic etherification is a new and developing method for the upgradation of pyrolysis bio-
oil into high performance bio-based long-chain ethers. In this work, the application of bio …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental and chemical kinetic modeling study of 4-butoxyheptane combustion

SP Cooper, N Naser, T Chatterjee, Y Kim… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The combustion kinetics of a novel oxygenated bioblendstock for diesel, 4-butoxyheptane (4-
BH), was investigated experimentally using a flow reactor and a heated, high-pressure …

Top 13 blendstocks derived from biomass for mixing-controlled compression-ignition (diesel) engines: bioblendstocks with potential for decreased emissions and …

Reducing the impacts of medium-and heavy-duty (MD/HD) ground transportation can be
enabled by fuel-engine combinations that use lower compression ignition liquid fuels and …

Process intensification for the biological production of the fuel precursor butyric acid from biomass

D Salvachua, PO Saboe, RS Nelson, C Singer… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
The production of fuels from lignocellulosic biomass is key to reduce our reliance on
petroleum and to promote a sustainable bioeconomy. Butyric acid (BA) is a promising …