A simple, solvent free method for transforming bio-derived aldehydes into cyclic acetals for renewable diesel fuels

Orion Staples; Cameron M. Moore; Juan H. Leal; Troy A. Semelsberger; Charles S. McEnally; Lisa D. Pfefferle; Andrew D. Sutton

doi:10.1039/c8se00371h

A simple, solvent free method for transforming bio-derived aldehydes into cyclic acetals for renewable diesel fuels

Orion Staples, Cameron M. Moore, Juan H. Leal, Troy A. Semelsberger, Charles S. McEnally, Lisa D. Pfefferle, Andrew D. Sutton

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Abstract

The acetalization of 2,3-butanediol with bio-derived C_4-8 aldehydes has yielded a route to substituted 1,3-dioxolanes from small bio-building blocks. The reported reaction system features excellent carbon yields (>93%), atom economy (>89%) and phase separation of the analytically pure product which eliminates elaborate purification processes and facilitates simple catalyst recycling. The 1,3-dioxolanes offer performance advantages over traditional diesel and have the potential to augment petroleum derived fuels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2742-2746
Number of pages	5
Journal	Sustainable Energy and Fuels
Volume	2
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c8se00371h
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This research was funded through the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) through the ChemCatBio: Chemical Catalysis for Bio-energy Consortium (LANL) and the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative (Co-Optima; LANL & Yale). Additional support (Yale) was provided by the NSF sustainable Chemistry program (award CBET 16044983). Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC5206NA25396.

Funders	Funder number
Bioenergy Technology Office
Chemical Catalysis for Bio-energy Consortium
LANL & Yale
National Science Foundation	CBET 16044983
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC5206NA25396
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
Los Alamos National Laboratory

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