Voelker, Simon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-6893
Groll, Niklas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-2270
Bachmann, Marvin
Mueller, Leonard
Neumann, Marcel
Kossioris, Theodoros https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-2538
Muthyala, Paul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-3433
Lehrheuer, Bastian https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-6938
Hofmeister, Marius
Vorholt, Andreas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-2273
Schmitz, Katharina
Pischinger, Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0222-3457
Leitner, Walter https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-9656
Bardow, André https://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.