Session: Green Chemistry and Reaction Engineering I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

The objective of the section is to inform the chemical engineering community about novel processes and/or reaction mechanisms that reduce consumption of raw materials, energy, unit operations, emissions, and/or generation of waste. Consideration will be given to papers clearly describing the elimination of reaction steps, or the use of less hazardous chemicals to produce consumer products, commodity and/or specialty chemicals, synthetic chemicals and feedstocks, and biofuels. Other areas of interest include the conversion of waste into value added products and more efficient environmental remediation technologies. The papers should quantitatively compare (e.g., investigate the reduction of pollutants or raw materials) the conventional chemistry with the proposed new green (sustainable) chemistry or reaction engineering. Some examples of topics include reactions/separations using supercritical fluids, generation of biofuels from non-food related and waste feedstocks, and integration of reaction and separation steps.

Sponsor:

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division

Co-Sponsor(s):

Environmental Division (09)

Chair:

Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering
Box 9595
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone Number: (662) 325 - 0790
Fax Number: (662) 325 - 2482
Email: rhernandez@che.msstate.edu

Co-Chair:

Robert W. Peters

Papers:

360a

The Attainable Region of Reactor Networks Featuring Multiple Catalysts with Applications to Green Engineering
Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis, UCLA; Florian Habla, UCLA

360b

Optimization Study On Novel Continuous Flow Biodiesel Reactor / Separator, Varying Feedstock, Temperature, Residence Time, and Orientation
Steven Unker, University of Connecticut; Kyle Hawley, University of Connecticut; Alyssa Midgette, University of Connecticut; James Stuart, University of Connecticut; Richard Parnas, University of Connecticut

360c

Development and Modeling of a Novel Spray Reactor for p-Xylene Oxidation to Terephthalic Acid
Meng Li, University of Kansas; Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas; Fenghui Niu, University of Kansas; Xiaobin Zuo, University of Kansas; Daryle Busch, University of Kansas

360d

Efficient Immobilization and Recycling of Homogeneous Catalysts Via Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Technology
Marco Haumann, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Michael Jakuttis, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Peter Wasserscheid, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

360e

Kinetics of Decarboxylation of Pentafluorobenzoic Acid and Quinolinic Acid in High-Temperature Water
Jie Fu, Zhejiang University; Phillip Savage, University of Michigan; Xiuyang Lu, Zhejiang University

360f

Direct Ethoxylation of Palm Stearin in One Step Process
Yun Fang, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University; Zhigang Xu, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University; Zhongjie Zhang, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University

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