Session: Chemical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks (2010 Annual Meeting)

Thursday, November 11, 2010: 12:30 PM

251 A Room (Salt Palace Convention Center)

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):

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)

Chair:

Susan Stagg-Williams
Email: smwilliams@ku.edu

Co-Chair:

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

12:30 PM

(631a) Adsorption of Polyfunctional Molecules Onto Zeolites for the Development of Biorefinery Separation Processes
Elizabeth E. Mallon, Aditya Bhan and Michael Tsapatsis

12:55 PM

(631b) Esterification of Free Fatty Acids with Methanol Over Metaloxides Supported ZrO2 Catalysts
Manhoe Kim, Craig DiMaggio, Shuli Yan, Steven O. Salley and K. Y. Simon Ng

1:20 PM

(631c) Aqueous Processing of Cellulosic Biomass to Reactive Intermediates for Biological and Catalytic Conversion to Liquid Fuels and Other Products
Deepti Tanjore and Charles Wyman

1:45 PM

(631d) Catalytic Conversion of Hemicellulose Sugars to Furfural in Ionic Liquid Media
Akinwale Shittu, Thehazhnan (Thihal) K. Ponnaiyan, Bin Li, Wenwen Zhang, Sridhar Viamajala and Sasidhar Varanasi

2:10 PM

(631e) Consolidated Acid Catalysis and Extraction of Fermentable Sugars From Switchgrass in Ionic Liquids
Timothy C. R. Brennan, Blake A. Simmons, Harvey Blanch and Bradley M. Holmes

2:35 PM

(631f) Dilute Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment of Corn Stover Assisted by Renewable Carbonaceous Catalysts
Erik M. Kuhn, Joseph Shekiro, Richard T. Elander, Nicholas J. Nagle and Clare J. Dibble

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