Preliminary Program subject to change
TE007 Green Chemistry and Engineering for Sustainability
OverviewThis session encourages the discussion on breakthroughs that have advanced, or will advance, green chemistry and engineering research and application to the new level of sustainability. Both theoretical and practical contributions in all related areas are welcomed, such as environmentally benign design and manufacturing, development of green products, utilization of renewable resources, as well as innovative technologies for reducing energy and resource consumptions while simultaneously promoting economic efficiency.
Primary SponsorTopical E: Sustainability (TE)

Chair

Motonobu Goto
Professor
Kumamoto University
2-39-1 Kurokami
Kumamoto, 860-8555
Japan
Phone Number: 96-342-3664
Fax Number: 96-342-3679
Email: mgoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jp

CoChair

Qiang Xu
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX 77710
Phone Number: (409) 880-7818
Email: Qiang.xu@lamar.edu
Photocatalytic Coating on Road Pavements/structures for Nox Abatement
Kayzad Vajifdar and Daniel H. Chen, Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, TX 77710
Green Route For Manufacture Of Isocyanates
Nitin V. Tople and Eric J. Beckman, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 5628 5th avenue, Apt B 14, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Geopolymer Technology and the Search for a Low-CO2 Alternative to Concrete
John L. Provis, Peter Duxson and Jannie S. J. van Deventer, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Discovery Of Novel Routes For The Biosynthesis Of Industrial Chemicals: 3-Hydroxypropanoate
Christopher S. Henry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, E136, Evanston, IL 60208-3120, Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2145 Sheridan Road E136, Evanston, IL 60208-3120 and Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology, EPFL, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Catalytic Regeneration of A Diesel Particulate Filter
Sidney Lin, Chemical Engineering Department, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10053, Beaumont, TX 77710, Jiri Selig, Chemical Engineering Department, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, Karen S. Martirosyan, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Bldg. 1, S222, Houston, TX 77054 and Dan Luss, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
Conversion Of Dihydroxyacetone To Lactic Acid
Susanne Lux1, Peter Stehring1, Verena Mertlitz1, Thomas Hilber2, Matthäus Siebenhofer1 and Rolf Marr1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 25/C/II, Graz, 8010, Austria, (2)BDI - BioDiesel International AG, Parkring 18, Grambach, A-8074, Austria

Topical E: Sustainability