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Catalytic Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels

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Lignocellulosic biomass resources are abundant worldwide and have the potential to displace petroleum in the production of liquid fuels for the transportation sector of our society. Bioethanol, the dominant biofuel used today, suffers from low energy density and high solubility in water, properties that are undesirable for transportation fuels. The production, from lignocellulosic sources, of liquid hydrocarbon fuels that are chemically similar to those currently used in the transportation sector is a promising alternative to overcome the limitations of bioethanol. The transformation of highly functionalized biomass into oxygen-free liquid fuels can be carried out by gasification, pyrolysis, and aqueous-phase processing, as outlined in this chapter, with particular emphasis on the catalytic aspects of these processes.

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Abbreviations

APD/H:

Aqueous-phase dehydration/hydrogenation

APR:

Aqueous-phase reforming

BTL:

Biomass to liquids

CTL:

Coal to liquids

DALA:

δ-aminolevulinic acid

FTS:

Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

GTL:

Gas to liquids

GVL:

γ-Valerolactone

HMF:

Hydroxymethylfurfural

lge:

Liter of gasoline equivalent

MTHF:

Methyltetrahydrofuran

Ppm:

Parts per million

Syngas:

Synthesis gas

WGS:

Water–gas shift

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Serrano-Ruiz, J.C., Dumesic, J.A. (2012). Catalytic Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels. In: Guczi, L., Erdôhelyi, A. (eds) Catalysis for Alternative Energy Generation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0344-9_2

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