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UW Madison, ExxonMobil researchers convert alcohols to diesel-range ethers and olefins

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Several companies are working to commercialize second generation ethanol from cellulosic biomass which would result in significantly lower GHG emissions and additional volumes of alcohol fuel production. Increasing conversion decreases selectivity, producing predominantly mono-ene and diene byproducts. —Eagan et al. Resources.

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