Preliminary Program subject to change
T7001 Chemical and Catalytic Conversions for Renewable Feedstocks
OverviewThis session will explore advances in products and processes based on chemically-mediated catalysis of renewable substrates. Papers that demonstrate the application of sound scientific and core chemical engineering principles will be favored.
Primary SponsorTopical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)
Co-Sponsor(s)Forest Products Division (17)

Chair

Dennis Miller
Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
2527 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone Number: (517) 353-3928
Fax Number: (527) 432-1105
Email: millerd@egr.msu.edu

CoChair

Susan Stagg-Williams
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 4132 Learned Hall
1530 West 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone Number: (785) 864-2919
Fax Number: (785) 864-4967
Email: smwilliams@ku.edu
Stability of Silica-Supported Ru Catalysts for Glucose Hydrogenation to Sorbitol
Erin P. McKoon1, William C. Ketchie1, Vladimir P. Oleshko2 and Robert J. Davis1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineer's Way, Room 117, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (2)Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineer's Way, Room 117, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Aqueous-Phase Catalytic Hydrogenation of Organic Acids and Their Mixtures
Yuqing Chen, Department of Chemical Engineeering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Dennis J. Miller, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, Department of Chemical Engineering & Material Science, East Lansing, MI 48824 and J. E. Jackson, Chemistry Department, Michigan State University, Chemistry building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Production of Propylene Glycol from Glcyerin and Sugars
Galen J. Suppes1, Mohanprasad Dasari2, Chuang-Wei Chiu2 and William Sutterlin2, (1)University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Chemical Engineering, W2028 Engineering Bldg. East, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)ChE, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Chemical Engineering, W2028 Engineering Bldg. East, Columbia, MO 65211
Probing Higher Polyol Hydrogenolysis through Stereoisomer Reactions
Dan G. Lahr, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Iowa State Univeristy, 2114 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230 and Brent H. Shanks, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Iowa State University, 2119 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230
Production of Liquid Alkanes by Aqueous-Phase Processing of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates
Juben N. Chheda, George W. Huber, Chris J. Barrett and James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr, Madison, WI 53706
An Integrated Catalytic Process for Conversion of Biomass to Hydrogen
Sadashiv M. Swami, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Toledo, Nitschke Hall, Room # 3048,, Toledo, OH 43606 and Martin Abraham, University of Toledo, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, MS 310, 2801 West Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606
Gas Phase Esterification on Solid Acid Catalysts
Kaewta Suwannakarn, Edgar Lotero, James G. Goodwin and David Bruce, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909
Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Commodity Chemicals and Diesel Fuel Additives
Ted Aulich, Energy & Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202

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