Denis Pchelintsev

Universal Fuel Technologies

BIOGRAPHY

Denis Pchelintsev is an engineer and entrepreneur at Universal Fuel Technologies, specializing in catalytic technology, fuel commercialization, and industrial decarbonization, with an emphasis on scalable Sustainable Aviation Fuel and low-carbon fuel pathways. Over the past 20 years, he has led the development of processes that convert fossil and renewable feedstocks into drop-in fuels and petrochemicals.

Denis's work spans hydrocarbons and alcohols processing, proprietary catalyst scale-up, and reactor engineering from pilot to commercial scale. He focuses on practical decarbonization solutions that fit within existing refinery and fuel supply chains while reducing lifecycle emissions.