Cost-Effective and Market-Responsive Ethanol to Jet Fuel Technology

An Intellectual Property (IP) licensing opportunity based on catalysts for alcohol conversion to biofuels developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Maryland. ORNL is actively seeking licensees for this technology transfer opportunity. This innovation provides a catalytic system for cost-effective conversion of ethanol to biofuels that comprises a one-step conversion of ethanol to C4+ olefins, olefin oligomerization, and hydrogenation. The process can be operated to produce biofuel only or a mixture of both liquid fuels and 1,3-butadiene and the butadiene:fuels ratio can be adjusted by tuning the operation conditions. The entire system offers process flexibility to be responsive as the future market evolves and changes. Intellectual Property: US Patent Application 63/141,996, entitled “Methods and Catalysts for Alcohol Conversion,” filed on January 27, 2021. (ID Nos. 202004716/4717) US Patent Application 63/288,084, entitled “A scalable and environmentally friendly synthesis method for highly dispersed metals encapsulated within zeolites,” filed on December 10, 2021. (ID No. 202104986)