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Education/Academic qualification
Chemistry
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Investigate the Conversion of Semi-raw (CO2 containing) Syngas to Liquid Fuels Through Fischer-Tropic Synthesis
10/1/23 → 4/30/26
Project: Research project
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Robust Engineered Catalysts for the Conversion of Algae and Waste Oleaginous Biomass Feedstocks to Fuel-like Hydrocarbons via Decarboxylation/Decarbonylation
Santillan-Jimenez, E. (PI), Pace, R. (CoI) & Risko, C. (CoI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Catalyst Testing Directed to Hydrocracking
Gnanamani, M. K. (PI) & Pace, R. (CoI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Design, Fabrication and Commissioning of a Fixed-bed Reactor System and Initial Shakedown and Test Runs of a FeZnCuK Catalyst for the Conversion of CO2 to SAF
11/1/23 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Novel Multifunctional Iron Catalyst to Convert CO2 to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Ma, W. (PI), Martinelli, M. (CoI) & Pace, R. (CoI)
5/1/22 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
Research output
- 7 Article
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Continuous conversion of tall oil over Ni-Cu/SAPO-11 to a sustainable aviation fuel blendstock with excellent seal swelling properties
Umenweke, G. C., Pace, R. B., Metais, M., Heintz, O., Caboche, G. & Santillan-Jimenez, E., Jul 15 2025, In: Fuel. 392, 134695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
One-Pot Synthesis of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Brown Grease Using Multifunctional Zeolite-Supported Catalysts
Mongelli, C., Umenweke, G., St Clair, T., Caboche, G., Heintz, O., Pace, R. & Santillan-Jimenez, E., Sep 2025, In: Catalysts. 15, 9, 873.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Robust engineered catalyst for the conversion of brown grease to renewable diesel via decarboxylation/decarbonylation
Umenweke, G. C., Hogston, B., Heintz, O., Caboche, G., Pace, R. B. & Santillan-Jimenez, E., Jun 12 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 58, p. 10784-10787 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Support Effects on Fe- or Cu-Promoted Ni Catalysts Used in the Catalytic Deoxygenation of Tristearin to Fuel-like Hydrocarbons
Umenweke, G. C., Pace, R., Récalt, T., Heintz, O., Caboche, G. & Santillan-Jimenez, E., May 2025, In: Catalysts. 15, 5, 501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Carboxylic Acid Decarbonylation on Nickel: The Critical Role of the Acid Binding Geometry
Rao, K. R., Pace, R. B., Suarez, H., Santillan-Jimenez, E. & Risko, C., Jul 7 2023, In: ACS Catalysis. 13, 13, p. 9102-9112 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations