UNM to lead Department of Energy bioenergy research project for sustainable aviation fuel
In New Mexico, The University of New Mexico (UNM) said that one of its projects has been selected for funding under a U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office interagency agreement with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium. Abhaya Datye, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is leading the $250,000 project in the area of accelerating catalyst development for biofuel production. Within the Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium, this topic focuses on high-impact technology development for catalytic conversion technologies with emphasis on liquid transportation fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel, diesel and marine fuels, and their co-products or intermediaries. For this project, the team will develop a novel catalytic approach for upgrading biomass-derived ethanol for sustainable aviation fuel. The project aims to show how novel, single-atom catalysts can be leveraged to overcome catalyst deactivation challenges.
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