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Dr Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal
Director of Sustainable Development at the American Chemical Society
Alcohols to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mixture via Multifunctional Catalysis
A promising approach for the economic production of drop-in fuel substitutes, such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), is the use of hydrogen-free processes driven by multifunctional catalysts. Our research focuses on alcohol upgrading and deoxygenation cascades that yield only water, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide. This hydrogen-free process is catalyzed by multifunctional Pd catalysts, supported on materials with varied acid-base properties: primarily basic MgO, acidic γ-Al₂O₃, and Mg-Al hydrotalcite (HT), which offers a balance of Lewis acidic and basic sites. This process is currently being developed for aviation applications.
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