The Role of Catalysis to Sustainable Aviation Fuels
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 2649
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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; reaction mechanisms on molecular scale; biomass transformation; hydrothermal carboniation; biomass platform molecules; fine chemicals
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Interests: energy and fuel; renewable energy; environmental sustainability; biomass energy; thermal engineering; green technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The production of sustainable transportation fuels has been a hot topic for more than a decade and its focus is moving from the diesel fraction to sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). Thereby, several types have already been certifed for certain blending limits, such as synthetic isoparaffinic kerosene from hydroproessing of fermented sugars, alkylated light aromatics, or synthetic paraffinic kerosene obtained by Fischer–Tropsch, or alcohol to jet, and, last but not least, hydroprocessed fatty acid esters and free fatty acids (HEFA). Catalysis plays a fundamental role in the production process of all of them and most procedures need further improvement.
The most popular SAF is HEFA, but it suffers from the limited availability of the raw materials, such as used cooking oil. Therefore, other unexploited resources have to be evaluated as raw materials and catalysis is the tool to unlock their potential and facilitate their transformation into SAF. Especially lignocellulosic materials, available in almost unlimited volume, have to be upgraded. Thereby, multi-step processes have to be considered, often starting with a thermochemical process and primary product is then made suitable for blending in the oil refinery by catalytic upgrading.
This Special Issue will present the most recent and significant developments in the production of sustainable aviation fuel and the catalytic processes involved. Original papers on the above topics and short reviews are welcome for submission.
Dr. Michael Renz
Dr. Hwai Chyuan Ong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrodeoxygenation
- biomass depolymerization
- renewable energy
- lignocellulosic biomass
- sustainable feedstocks
- hydrocarbons
- cycloalkanes
- bio-based alkenes
- platform molecules
- integrated refining strategies
