Session: Chemical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks (2009 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 12:30 PM

Lincoln C (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

Explore advances in products and processes based on chemically- or catalytically-mediated conversion of renewable substrates. Favor contributions that demonstrate the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17), Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair:

Susan Stagg-Williams
Email: smwilliams@ku.edu

Co-Chair:

Dennis J. Miller
Email: millerd@egr.msu.edu

12:30 PM

(396a) Condensation of Carboxylic Acids by Base Catalysts
Ambareesh Murkute, James Jackson and Dennis Miller

12:55 PM

(396b) Electrochemical Oxidation of Glycerol Combined with Product Adsorption
Peter Stehring, Susanne Lux and Matthäus Siebenhofer

1:20 PM

(396c) Kinetics of Glycerol Selective Oxidation Over PtBi/C Catalyst
Wenbin Hu, Daniel Knight and Arvind Varma

1:45 PM

(396d) Heterogeneously Catalyzed Conversion of Cellulose to Sugar Alcohols
Ryan Ravenelle, Carsten Sievers and John C. Crittenden

2:10 PM

(396e) Fractionation of Corn Stover Using Aqueous Ammonia and Hot Water
Chang Geun Yoo and Tae Hyun Kim

2:35 PM

(396f) Comparison of Bench Scale and Pilot Plant Operations Via Characterization of a Ni/Mg/K/Al2O3 Tar Reforming Catalyst
Matthew M. Yung, Whitney Jablonski and Kimberly Magrini-Bair

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