Renewable High‐Octane Gasoline by Aqueous‐Phase Hydrodeoxygenation of C5 and C6 Carbohydrates over Pt/Zirconium Phosphate Catalysts

High-octane gasoline is obtained by the aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation of both C5 and C6 aqueous sugar alcohol solutions. High yields are achieved by using a platinum/zirconia phosphate catalyst, showing how bifunctional catalysis can be tuned to selectively convert biomass-derived feedstocks into targeted fuels and chemicals.