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SUBMITTER: Pfister KF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5473673 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20170616 6
Rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME) and (bio)ethylene are converted into biofuel with an evenly rising boiling point curve, which fulfills the strict boiling specifications prescribed by the fuel standard EN 590 for modern (petro)diesel engines. Catalyzed by a Pd/Ru system, RME undergoes isomerizing metathesis in a stream of ethylene gas, leading to a defined olefin, monoester, and diester blend. This innovative refining concept requires negligible energy input (60°C) and no solvents and does not pr ...[more]