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Conversion of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates to Fuels Using Mixed Oxide Catalysts


EMSL Project ID
49656

Abstract

The overall approach of this project is to leverage recent light oxygenate production research, and evaluate multiple, alternative pathways to fuels that may ultimately reduce cost and improve overall carbon efficiency and/or fuel quality. Catalyst development efforts are coupled with sophisticated catalyst characterization techniques performed, in part, within EMSL. Catalytic mechanisms are investigated with an aim to develop structure-function relationships to assist in the development of next-generation catalysts. The pathways investigated here ultimately target diesel and jet fuels. The production of diesel and jet fuels is of particular importance due to predicted future demand. Further, the processes under development have the potential to generate value-added co-products (i.e., “bioproducts”), and to link to biochemical conversion processes to broaden the suite of available co-products.

Project Details

Start Date
2016-11-07
End Date
2017-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Zhibo Ren
Institution
Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Mond Guo
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Stephen Davidson
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Karl Albrecht
Institution
Archer Daniels Midland Company

Roger Rousseau
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Vanessa Dagle
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Donghai Mei
Institution
Tiangong University

Vassiliki-Alexandra Glezakou
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Dagle V., M.D. Flake, T.L. Lemmon, J. Saavedra Lopez, L. Kovarik, and R.A. Dagle. 2018. "Effect of the SiO2 Support on the Catalytic Performance of Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalysts for the Single-Bed Production of Butadiene from Ethanol." Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental 236. PNNL-SA-128543. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.05.055
Davidson S.D., K.A. Spies, D. Mei, L. Kovarik, I.V. Kutnyakov, X.S. Li, and V. Dagle, et al. 2017. "Steam Reforming of Acetic Acid over Co-supported Catalysts: Coupling Ketonization for Greater Stability." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5, no. 10:9136-9149. PNNL-SA-125545. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02052