Chemistries and processes for the conversion of ethanol into middle-distillate fuels

NM Eagan, MD Kumbhalkar, JS Buchanan… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Ethanol is presently the most common liquid fuel derived from biomass. One way of meeting
the growing demand for heavier middle-distillate fuels—diesel and jet fuels comprising …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and statistical determinations of the controlling factors in biomass-derived alcohol dehydration over La-incorporated γ-Al2O3 catalysts

MJ Hidajat, GN Yun, DW Hwang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a sustainable and renewable production process for linear α-
olefins (LAOs) through the dehydration of alcohols. Lanthanum (La)-incorporated γ-Alumina …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress of iron-based catalysts for selective oligomerization of ethylene

M Wang, W Wu, X Wang, X Huang, Y Nai, X Wei… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Linear α-olefins are widely used as raw materials in the chemical industry. Selective
ethylene oligomerization is an important development direction of the linear α-olefin …

Highly selective, energy-free, and environmentally friendly one-pot production of linear α-olefin from biomass-derived organic acid in a dual-bed catalyst system

MJ Hidajat, O Kwon, H Park, J Han, GN Yun… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Linear α-olefins (LAOs) such as 1-heptene and 1-octene are in high demand in the
petrochemical industry. The increasing concerns about the environment and resource …

Metal-organic framework supported single-site nickel catalysts for butene dimerization

J Zheng, L Löbbert, S Chheda, N Khetrapal, J Schmid… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Homotopic sites in a well-controlled environment are not only ideal systems for mechanistic
studies, but also allow optimal control of catalytic transformations. Sites having only a single …

Catalytic synthesis of distillate-range ethers and olefins from ethanol through Guerbet coupling and etherification

NM Eagan, BM Moore, DJ McClelland, AM Wittrig… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesis of distillate-range fuels from biomass-derived alcohols has recently received
considerable attention due to projected increases in the demands of these fuels and the …

Mechanochemical regulation of the nickel species coordination environment on Ni/Beta catalysts to enhance propylene dimerization

Y Ling, X Chen, J Meng, C Wang, C Li, AH Clark… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Propylene oligomerization over nickel-based catalysts has been developed as an attractive
route to produce high-value fine chemicals and clean fuels. In this work, the coordination …

Validation of the Cossee–Arlman mechanism for propylene oligomerization on Ni/UiO-66

B Yeh, S Chheda, J Zheng, J Schmid… - Catalysis Science & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Steady state rate expressions can be derived to distinguish the Cossee–Arlman and
metallacycle mechanisms postulated for propylene oligomerization on nickel-based …

Ethylene dimerization and oligomerization to 1-butene and higher olefins with chromium-promoted cobalt on carbon catalyst

Z Xu, JP Chada, L Xu, D Zhao, DC Rosenfeld… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Industrial dimerization of ethylene to 1-butene is achieved with catalysts bearing ligand
structures and activated by a co-catalyst. Here, we report that a Cr-promoted cobalt oxide on …

Ethylene oligomerization into linear olefins over cobalt oxide on carbon catalyst

A Jonathan, NM Eagan, DL Bruns, SS Stahl… - Catalysis Science & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we show that C4–C12 linear olefins, including linear alpha olefins, can be selectively
produced from ethylene over a stable cobalt oxide on carbon catalyst. Both bulk and surface …