Increasing demands for energy and a diminishing supply of fossil fuels are pushing the development of next generation biofuels. Some of the alternatives being produced include esters, ethers, alcohols, furans, and lactones. Extensive combustion studies have been performed on saturated hydrocarbons, but the combustion of these newer biofuels have not been studied as extensively.As a part of a continuing effort to characterize noteworthy combustion reaction intermediates and products, we present recent results from experiments carried out at the Advanced Light Source at the Chemical Dynamics Beamline of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using multiplexed photoionization mass spectrometry. Species are identified by their mass-to-charge ratios, time profile, and photoionization spectra. Comparison of experimental spectra with literature plots or calculated ones is routinely done to assure the identity of a given species. The experimental findings are discussed and possible reaction schematics are presented.

Oxidation of oxygenated biofuels: Products and intermediates identification via synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry

245th National Meeting (2013)

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