Triad National Security, LLC

Los Alamos National Security, LLC

Troy Allen Semelsberger

Andrew D Sutton

Cameron M Moore

William L Kubic, Jr

R Thomas Baker

Roshan P Shrestha

Orion Staples

Anthony Keiran Burrell

David Lincoln Thorn

John Cameron Gordon

William Tumas

Rhodri Jenkins

Himashinie Vichalya Kaviraj Diyabalanage

Charles W Hamilton

Benjamin J Davis

Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for obtaining high-energy fuels. In some embodiments, the system and method produces one or more fused cyclic compounds that can include one or more bridging points. The fused cyclic compounds are suitable for use as a high-energy fuels, and may be derived from biomass.

System and method for making fuels

A process for the production of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohols and/or hydrocarbons includes condensing acetone and/or alcohol(s) to form one or more carbonyl compounds, and hydrogenating and/or hydrodeoxygenating at least one of the one or more carbonyl compounds to form the saturated or unsaturated alcohol(s) and/or hydrocarbons. In some embodiments, the condensation of acetone and/or alcohol(s) may be carried out in the presence of a solid acid catalyst and a transition metal catalyst. The saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohols and/or hydrocarbons may include one or more saturated linear C9 alcohols, C9 alkanes and/or one or more mono-unsaturated C9 alkenes.

Conversion of acetone and/or alcohol(s) to alcohol(s) and/or aliphatic hydrocarbons

Hydrogen ('H') is produced when ammonia borane reacts with a catalyst complex of the formula LM-X wherein M is a base metal such as iron, X is an anionic nitrogen- or phosphorus-based ligand or hydride, and L is a neutral ancillary ligand that is a neutral monodentate or polydentate ligand.

Hydrogen production using ammonia borane

Metal aminoboranes of the formula M(NHBH)have been synthesized. Metal aminoboranes are hydrogen storage materials. Metal aminoboranes are also precursors for synthesizing other metal aminoboranes. Metal aminoboranes can be dehydrogenated to form hydrogen and a reaction product. The reaction product can react with hydrogen to form a hydrogen storage material. Metal aminoboranes can be included in a kit.

Metal aminoboranes

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