Imperial College London
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Dr Roberto Rinaldi FRSC

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Reader in Applied Chemistry
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1302r.rinaldi1 Website

 
 
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523ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Cao:2018:10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012,
author = {Cao, Z and Dierks, M and Clough, MT and de, Castro IBD and Rinaldi, R},
doi = {10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012},
journal = {Joule},
pages = {1118--1133},
title = {A convergent approach for a deep converting lignin-first biorefinery rendering high-energy-density drop-in fuels},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012},
volume = {2},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Herein, a lignin-centered convergent approach to produce either aliphatic or aromatic bio-hydrocarbons is introduced. First, poplar or spruce wood was deconstructed by a lignin-first biorefining process, a technique based on the early-stage catalytic conversion of lignin, yielding lignin oils along with cellulosic pulps. Next, the lignin oils were catalytically upgraded in the presence of a phosphidated Ni/SiO2 catalyst under H2 pressure. Notably, selectivity toward aliphatics or aromatics can simply be adjusted by changes in H2 pressure and temperature. The process renders two distinct main cuts of branched hydrocarbons (gasoline: C6-C10, and kerosene/diesel: C14-C20). As the approach is H2-intensive, we examined the utilization of pulp as an H2 source via gasification. For several biomass sources, the H2 obtainable by gasification stoichiometrically meets the H2 demand of the deep converting lignin-first biorefinery, making this concept plausible for the production of high-energy-density drop-in biofuels.
AU  - Cao,Z
AU  - Dierks,M
AU  - Clough,MT
AU  - de,Castro IBD
AU  - Rinaldi,R
DO  - 10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012
EP  - 1133
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2542-4351
SP  - 1118
TI  - A convergent approach for a deep converting lignin-first biorefinery rendering high-energy-density drop-in fuels
T2  - Joule
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000437403100014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(18)30127-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2542435118301272%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69403
VL  - 2
ER  -
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