The Effect of Functional Groups in Bio-Derived Fuel Candidates

Jenkins, Rhodri W.; Moore, Cameron M.; Semelsberger, Troy A.; Chuck, Christopher J.; Gordon, John C.; Sutton, Andrew D.

doi:10.1002/cssc.201600159

Title: The Effect of Functional Groups in Bio-Derived Fuel Candidates

Journal Article · Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · ChemSusChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201600159· OSTI ID:1492661

Jenkins, Rhodri W. ^[1]; Moore, Cameron M. ^[1]; Semelsberger, Troy A. ^[1]; Chuck, Christopher J. ^[2]; Gordon, John C. ^[1];

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath (United Kingdom). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Interest in developing renewable fuels is continuing to grow and biomass represents a viable source of renewable carbon with which to replace fossil-based components in transportation fuels. During our own work, we noticed that chemists think in terms of functional groups whereas fuel engineers think in terms of physical fuel properties. In this Concept article, we discuss the effect of carbon and oxygen functional groups on potential fuel properties. This serves as a way of informing our own thinking and provides us with a basis with which to design and synthesize molecules from biomass that could provide useful transportation fuels.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1492661

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1400969

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-20692

Journal Information:: ChemSusChem, Vol. 9, Issue 9; ISSN 1864-5631

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