Voelker, Simon http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-6893
Groll, Niklas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-2270
Bachmann, Marvin
Mueller, Leonard
Neumann, Marcel
Kossioris, Theodoros http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-2538
Muthyala, Paul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-3433
Lehrheuer, Bastian http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-6938
Hofmeister, Marius
Vorholt, Andreas http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-2273
Schmitz, Katharina
Pischinger, Stefan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0222-3457
Leitner, Walter http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-9656
Bardow, André http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-0691
Funding for this research was provided by:
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications | Bundesamt für Energie (PATHFNDR)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (ID 390919832, ID 390919832, ID 390919832, ID 390919832, ID 390919832, ID 390919832, ID 390919832)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (03EK3042C)
Article History
Received: 30 November 2023
Accepted: 14 June 2024
First Online: 8 July 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following competing interests: S.P. and W.L. have a patent pending for producing a fuel for internal combustion engines that combines FT synthesis and hydroformylation (applicant: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen; inventors: W.L., Benedikt Heuser, S.P.; patent number: EP3649098). A.V. and W.L. have a patent pending for producing long-chain alcohols also for fuels that integrates FT synthesis and hydroformylation in one synthetic step (applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.; inventors: A.V., W.L., Gonzalo Prieto, Kai Jeske, Thorsten Rösler, Maurice Belleflamme; patent number: WO 2023/280720 A1). A.B. served on review committees for research and development at ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies, oil and gas companies that are also active in fuel production. A.B. has ownership interests in firms that render services to industry, some of which may produce fuels. The other authors declare no competing interests.