Production of jet-fuel precursors from volatile fatty acids using metal oxide-supported zeolitic catalysts

Key Points

• The process achieved over 60 mol C% yield of 6-undecanone, demonstrating effective conversion of hexanoic acid.
• TiO2/H-β showed superior catalytic performance and resistance to deactivation under real biogenic conditions.
• Testing involved metal oxide-supported zeolitic catalysts for vapor-phase ketonization reactions.
• These findings indicate that sustainable jet-fuel production could be viable with advanced catalytic systems.