172 Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks: Chemicals III

Monday, November 17, 2014: 3:15 PM
305 (Hilton Atlanta)
Description:
Catalysis can play a key role in environmentally benign production of biodegradable and/or renewable chemicals and materials. This season focuses on catalyst and catalytic process development for producing chemicals and materials from biomass, petroleum, and coal.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16D)

Chair:
Carrie A. Farberow
Email: farberow@wisc.edu

Co-Chair:
Xianghong Qian
Email: xqian@uark.edu


3:15 PM
(172a) Catalytic Dioxygenation of Catechol By Non-Heme Iron(III) Complexes As a Sustainable Route to Dimethyl Adipate
Robin Jastrzebski, Emily van den Berg, Bert M. Weckhuysen and Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx

3:35 PM
(172b) Greening Paints, Plastics, and Fibers: Renewable Phthalic Anhydride from Biomass-Derived Sugars
Eyas Mahmoud, Donald A. Watson and Raul F. Lobo

3:55 PM
(172c) Molybdenum Based Polyoxometalates As Efficient Catalysts for C-C Rearrangement in the Epimerization of Carbohydrates
Feifei Ju

4:15 PM
(172d) Surface-Level Investigations of Benzyl Alcohol Reaction on Thiolate-Covered Surfaces
Chih-Heng Lien and Will Medlin

4:35 PM
(172e) Pore Structure and Bifunctional Catalyst Activity of Overlayers Applied By Atomic Layer Deposition on Copper Nanoparticles
Ana C. Alba-Rubio, Brandon J. O'Neill, Fengyuan Shi, Cem Akatay, Christian Canlas, Tao Li, Randall Winans, Jeffrey W. Elam, Eric A. Stach, Paul M. Voyles and James A. Dumesic

4:55 PM
(172f) Stabilizing Supported Ru Particles for Levulinic Acid Hydrogenation in the Aqueous Phase
Omar A. Abdelrahman and Jesse Q. Bond

5:15 PM
(172g) Chemicals from Bioethanol: Tailoring Copper Electronic Properties to Enhance Its Performance on the One-Pot Ethyl Acetate Synthesis
Isabel Cristina de Freitas, Jean Marcel R. Gallo, José Maria Corrêa Bueno and Clelia Mara Paula Marques
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