276 Catalytic Biomass Conversion to Chemicals

Tuesday, November 10, 2015: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
250F (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Description:
Conversion of biomass to chemicals via catalytic reactions and processes

Sponsor:
Fuels and Petrochemicals Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A)
Chair:
Phillip E. Savage Email: psavage@engr.psu.edu
Co-Chair:
Andrea Strzelec Email: astrzelec@tamu.edu


8:30 AM
(276a) Conversion of Biomass-Derived Isoprene and Acrolein to Terephthalate Acid (TPA) and Hydrocarbon Fuels
Fei Wang and Zhaohui Tong


8:49 AM
(276b) Role of Calcination Temperature on the Hydrotalcite Derived MgO-Al2O3 in Converting Ethanol to Butanol
Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy, Michel Gray, Heather Job and Daniel M Santosa


9:08 AM
(276c) Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Supported Pd-Re Catalysts
H. Henry Lamb and Simon T. Thompson


9:27 AM
(276d) Solvation Dynamics and Energetics of Hydride Transfer Reactions in Cellulosic Biomass Conversion
Samir H. Mushrif, Jithin John Varghese and Chethana B. Krishnamurthy


9:46 AM
Break


10:24 AM
(276g) Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin for the Production of Value-Added Aromatic Aldehydes
Kissa R. Alunga, Yue-yuan Ye and Yun-quan Liu


10:43 AM
(276h) Effect of Redox Properties of LaCoO3 Perovskites on Production of Lactic Acid from Cellulosic Biomass
Xiaokun Yang and Hongfei Lin
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