David C. Bell

National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa) — South Africa

Chemistry · Physical Sciences

10h-index419citations38works6.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure(13), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies(10), Heat transfer and supercritical fluids(9), Rocket and propulsion systems research(6), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics(5)

Publications38 total

Drop-in sustainable aviation fuels enabled by feedstock-agnostic lignin deoxygenation
Cell Reports Physical Science·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Advancing sustainable aviation fuel with high-energy-density bicycloalkanes production from corn stover mixed sugars
Cell Reports Physical Science·2025Open Access
Freezing Point of Hydrocarbon Fuels from Single Species Concentrations
Energy & Fuels·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Assessing the effect of composition on dielectric constant of sustainable aviation fuel
Fuel·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Dielectric Constant Predictions for Jet-Range Hydrocarbons: Evaluating the Clausius–Mossotti Relation and Correcting for Molecular Dipole Moments
Energies·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A simultaneous depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation process to produce lignin-based jet fuel in continuous flow reactor
Fuel Processing Technology·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Perspective on Fuel Property Blending Rules for Design and Qualification of Aviation Fuels: A Review
Energy & Fuels·2024· 26 citedOpen Access
Volatility Measurements of Sustainable Aviation Fuels: A Comparative Study of D86 and D2887 Methods
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering·2024· 4 cited
Assessing the Effect of Composition on Dielectric Constant of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
A Simultaneous Depolymerization and Hydrodeoxygenation Process to Produce Lignin-Based Jet Fuel in Continuous Flow Reactor
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Quantitation of olefins in sustainable aviation fuel intermediates using principal component analysis coupled with vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy
Frontiers in Fuels·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Quantifying isomeric effects: A key factor in aviation fuel assessment and design
Fuel·2023· 24 cited
Maximizing Sustainable aviation fuel usage through optimization of distillation cut points and blending
Fuel·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Limits of identification using VUV spectroscopy applied to C8H18 isomers isolated by GC×GC
Talanta·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Limits of Identification Using VUV Spectroscopy Applied to C8H18 Isomers Isolated by GC×GC
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Towards Sustainable Aviation Fuel Distillation Optimization
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
A Data Set Comparison Method Using Noise Statistics Applied to VUV Spectrum Match Determinations
Analytical Chemistry·2022· 4 cited
Continuous hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to jet-range aromatic hydrocarbons
Joule·2022· 142 citedOpen Access
Synthetic aromatic kerosene property prediction improvements with isomer specific characterization via GCxGC and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy
Fuel·2022· 29 citedOpen Access
Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene Properties and Characterization with Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography and Vacuum Ultraviolet Light Detection
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Joshua S. Heyne(28), Randall C. Boehm(18), John Feldhausen(13), Zhibin Yang(12), Conor Faulhaber(4), Ashutosh Mittal(3), Shane T. Kosir(3), Michael L. Stone(2), Matthew S. Webber(2), Gregg T. Beckham(2), Yuriy Román‐Leshkov(2), Zhibin Yang(2), Sang Hee Won(2), Frederick L. Dryer(2), Adarsh Kumar(2), Daniel M. Santosa(2), Huamin Wang(2), Peng Zuo(2), Chongmin Wang(2), Darryl P. Klein(2)