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Chemical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks

Thursday, October 20, 2011: 8:30 AM
207 A/B (Minneapolis 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), Emerging Energy Processes (07B), Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16D), Research and New Technology Committee (18j), Process Development Division (12), Sustainable Energy (23C), Topical B: 1st Annual World Congress on Sustainable Engineering (TB), International Congress on Energy: Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4B)


Chair:
Susan Williams
Email: smwilliams@ku.edu

Co-Chair:
Debangsu Bhattacharyya
Email: Debangsu.bhattacharyya@mail.wvu.edu

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on CD.



8:30 AM
(641a) Direct Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Drop-In Hydrocarbon Fuel
Xuejun Pan and Li Shuai


8:55 AM
(641b) A Method for Rapid Screening of Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass Intermediates
David K. Johnson

File available
9:20 AM
(641c) A Novel Reactive Distillation Approach for Producing 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone From Glycerol
Xi Hong, Omar McGiveron, Carl T. Lira and Dennis J. Miller


9:45 AM
(641d) Catalytic Oxidative Dehydration of Butanol Isomers: 1-Butanol, 2-Butanol and Isobutanol
Ivan C. Lee


10:10 AM
(641e) Effects of Reaction Conditions On the Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Miscanthus Dissolved In An Ionic Liquid
Sean J. Dee and Alexis T. Bell


10:35 AM
(641f) Secondary Thermochemical Xylo-Oligomer Hydrolysis of High-Solids Dilute-Acid Pretreatment Slurries
Erik M. Kuhn, Joseph Shekiro, Nick J. Nagle and Richard T. Elander
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