425998 Modern Catalytic Technologies for Converting Biomass to Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

Monday, November 9, 2015: 12:45 PM
255B (Salt Palace Convention Center)
Dionisios G. Vlachos, Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

In this talk, an overview of modern catalytic-based technologies will be presented that may overcome challenges of traditional methods in converting biomass to renewable fuels and chemicals. Diels-Alders and dehydration chemistry will be outlined toward the production of renewable aromatics, such as para-xylene.

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