DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF AVIATION BIOKEROSENE QUALITY

• Grant number: 17/25329-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Nelson Ramos Stradiotto
• Grantee: Nelson Ramos Stradiotto
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Aviation biokerosene (ABK) that is shown as an alternative in reducing emissions of polluting gases generated by aviation industry. The 2G biofuels are those produced from sustainable raw materials that are not used as feed sources, such as, biomass and vegetable oils. The ABK can be classified into three types: Fischer Tropsch (FT), Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) and Synthesized Iso-Paraffins (SIP) according to how these biofuels are obtained and constituted. In general, all ABK types are made up of isoparaffins, n-paraffins, cycloparaffins, however in their composition are found several contaminants, such as hexahydrofarnesol and mercaptan sulfur, as well as some compounds that are added to improve the performance of these biofuels (antioxidants). For this reason, regulatory agencies have established technical specifications for various constituent compounds of these biokerosenes in order to assess the quality of these biofuels. However, the recommended methods by regulatory agencies in general were developed from adaptations of other analysis methods of similar compounds in different matrices, most of which resulted in losses in the detectability and selectivity levels. Because of this, the development of new analytical methods for determination of these compounds in ABK is extremely necessary. Therefore, this project has the objective of developing new methods for the determination of hexahydrofarnesol, mercapto sulfur and antioxidants in BQA using electrochemical sensors composed of electrodes modified with graphene, metallic nanoparticles and molecularly imprinted polymers, as well as separation techniques using electrochemical detectors coupled with the high performance liquid chromatography technique. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PEREIRA, THULIO CESAR; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Electrochemical sensing of lactate by using an electrode modified with molecularly imprinted polymers, reduced graphene oxide and gold nanoparticles. Microchimica Acta, v. 186, n. 12, DEC 2019. (17/25329-6)

DA CONCEICAO, EMANUELA; BUFFON, EDERVALDO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Lead signal enhancement in anodic stripping voltammetry using graphene oxide and pectin as electrode modifying agents for biofuel analysis. FUEL, v. 325, p. 9-pg., 2022-10-01. (17/22401-8, 17/25329-6, 19/13818-8)

FALONE, MAX FABRICIO; BUFFON, EDERVALDO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor for monitoring mercaptan sulfur in aviation biofuel. FUEL, v. 307, JAN 1 2022. (19/13818-8, 17/25329-6)

POMPEU PRADO MOREIRA, LUIZ FELIPE; BUFFON, EDERVALDO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene oxide and molecularly imprinted poly(phenol) for D-xylose determination. Talanta, v. 208, FEB 1 2020. (17/25329-6)

BUFFON, EDERVALDO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Electrochemical behavior of hexahydrofarnesol: A contaminant of aviation biokerosene. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, v. 848, SEP 1 2019. (17/25329-6)

PRIMO, CAROLINA MARTINS; BUFFON, EDERVALDO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. A carbon nanotubes-pectin composite for electrochemical determination of copper in aviation biokerosene by anodic stripping voltammetry. FUEL, v. 302, OCT 15 2021. (17/25329-6, 19/13818-8)

ADAMES, LUAN VIEIRA; PIRES, LORENA OLIVEIRA; MAINTINGUER, SANDRA IMACULADA. Continuous Long-Term Anaerobic Co-digestion of Crude Glycerol and Domestic Sewage: Plug-Flow In-Series Reactor Performance and Microbiota Acclimatization. BioEnergy Research, v. N/A, p. 13-pg., 2022-09-17. (17/11767-1, 17/25329-6)

DA SILVA, JOSE LUIZ; BUFFON, EDERVALDO; BELUOMINI, MAISA AZEVEDO; PRADELA-FILHO, LAURO ANTONIO; GOUVEIA ARAUJO, DIELE APARECIDA; SANTOS, ANDRE LUIZ; TAKEUCHI, RGINA MASSAKO; STRADIOTTO, NELSON RAMOS. Non-enzymatic lactose molecularly imprinted sensor based on disposable graphite paper electrode. Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 1143, p. 53-64, JAN 25 2021. (19/13818-8, 17/25329-6, 18/12131-6)

DELFINO, JOSE R.; DA SILVA, JOSE LUIZ; MARQUES, ALDALEA L. B.; STRADIOTTO, NELSON R.. Antioxidants detection in aviation biokerosene by high-performance liquid chromatography using gold nanoparticles anchored in reduced graphene oxide. FUEL, v. 260, JAN 15 2020. (17/25329-6)

ADAMES, LUAN VIEIRA; JACOBUS, ANA PAULA; SAKAMOTO, ISABEL KIMIKO; LAZARO, CAROLINA ZAMPOL; PIRES, LORENA OLIVEIRA; MAINTINGUER, SANDRA IMACULADA. Bioenergy Recovery from Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Crude Glycerol and Domestic Sewage In-Series Reactor: Microbial Characterization and System Performance. BioEnergy Research, v. 15, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2022-03-01. (17/25329-6, 17/11767-1)

BUFFON, E.; HUGUENIN, J. A. O.; DA SILVA, L.; CARNEIRO, P. A.; STRADIOTTO, N. R.. Spectroscopic ellipsometry studies of an electrochemically synthesized molecularly imprinted polymer for the detection of an aviation biokerosene contaminant. REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS, v. 155, p. 8-pg., 2020-10-01. (17/25329-6, 19/13818-8)