Design and Characterization of Catalysts for the Production of Transportation Fuels from Low Molecular Weight Alkenes
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Hanna, David
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Bell, Alexis T.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
UC Berkeley
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Body granting the degree
UC Berkeley
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Low molecular weight alkenes comprise a significant fraction of the effluent from fluid catalytic cracking units and of the C2-C5 hydrocarbons produced from Fischer Tropsch synthesis. Yet these products are too volatile to be blended into transportation fuel. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate pathways by which light alkenes could be converted to molecules with favorable gasoline or diesel characteristics. This research is relevant because such pathways would allow for the production of fuels from non-petroleum feedstocks such as biomass, coal, and natural gas.