Acetaldehyde as an ethanol derived bio-building block: An alternative to Guerbet chemistry

Cameron M. Moore; Orion Staples; Rhodri W. Jenkins; Ty J. Brooks; Troy A. Semelsberger; Andrew D. Sutton

doi:10.1039/c6gc02507b

Acetaldehyde as an ethanol derived bio-building block: An alternative to Guerbet chemistry

Cameron M. Moore, Orion Staples, Rhodri W. Jenkins, Ty J. Brooks, Troy A. Semelsberger, Andrew D. Sutton

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Abstract

In this work, we describe a highly selective poly-aldol condensation of acetaldehyde, which can readily be obtained via dehydrogenation of ethanol. The process operates under mild temperatures (100°C or less) using commercially available catalysts and exhibits excellent total carbon yield of C₄₊ products with good selectivity for C₆ products. The products derived from the reactions described herein are shown to be candidate drop-in fuel replacements for compression ignition engines and precursors to valuable chemicals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-174
Number of pages	6
Journal	Green Chemistry
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6gc02507b
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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We thank the LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program (LDRD20160095ER) and the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) for financial support. Additionally we thank the LANL LDRD program for a Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship to CMM. 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.

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Bioenergy Technology Office
LANL LDRD
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC5206NA25396
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
Laboratory Directed Research and Development	LDRD20160095ER

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