CSU Researchers Develop Process for Converting Bio-Furaldehydes into Oxygenated Diesel, Linear Alkane Fuels

摘要

Researchers at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colo.) reported in a paper published in the journal ChemSusChem on August 12 a duel process for upgrading biomass furaldehydes into oxygenated diesel and high-quality C_(10-12) (carbon-chain length) linear alkane fuels. According to an abstract of the paper provided by the CSU researchers, the first of two steps “involves solvent-free self-condensation (Umpolung) through organocatalysis using an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), yielding C_(10-12) furoin intermediates.