Report on catalytic conversion of hemicellulose sugars to jet fuel alkanes

A report on the integrated process comprising of hydrolysis, dehydration, aldol condensation and hydrogenation/deoxygenation steps of the initial oligomer/monomer sugars existing in the hemicellulose stream of the organosolv biomass pretreatment process, towards the production of C8-C17 n-alkanes. The main aim is to tune process conditions (temperature, time, solvent, etc.) and catalyst properties in order to maximize performance and productivity at the different stages.