New catalytic process to convert algae-derived squalane to high-quality transportation fuels

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By mmillikinJul 25, 2015, 8:10 am330 pts
Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan, with a colleague at the University of Tsukuba, have devised a process to convert squalane, a C30 algae-derived branched hydrocarbon, to smaller hydrocarbons—without skeletal isomerization and aromatization—over ruthenium on ceria (Ru/CeO2). A paper on their work…

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