Gevo, Inc.

Michelle Shebowich

Jonathan O Smith

Madeline Sjodin

Paul Starkey

Steve Donen

Austin Vaillancourt

The present disclosure provides methods and materials for oligomerization of lower olefins (e.g., C-C) to transportations fuels including diesel and/or jet fuel. The oligomerization employs, in certain embodiments, tungstated zirconium catalysts. Surprisingly, the oligomerizations proceed smoothly in high yields and exhibit little to no sensitivity to the presence of significant amounts of oxygenates (e.g., water, lower alcohols such as C-Calcohols) in the feed stream. Accordingly, the present disclosure is uniquely suited to the production of fuels derived from bio-based alcohols, wherein olefins produced from such bio-based alcohols typically contain high levels of oxygenates.

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Denver, CO, United States of America

Michelle Shebowich