266 Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks: Chemicals II

Tuesday, October 30, 2012: 12:30 PM
315 (Convention Center )
Description:
Catalysis can play a key role in environmentally benign production of biodegradable and/or renewable chemicals and materials. This season focuses on catalyst and catalytic process development for producing chemicals and materials from biomass, petroleum, and coal.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16D), Sustainable Biorefineries (23B)

Chair:
Ashish B. Mhadeshwar
Email: ashish.mhadeshwar@gmail.com


12:30 PM
(266a) Selective Electro-Oxidation of Glycerol to Glycolate On Au/CNT Catalysts
Zhiyong Zhang, Le Xin, Ji Qi, Zhichao Wang and Wenzhen Li

12:50 PM
(266b) Cerium-Containing HZSM-5 Catalysts for Biomass Upgrading
Gregory T. Neumann and Jason C. Hicks

1:10 PM
(266c) Cycloaddition of Biomass Derived Furans for the Renewable Production of p-Xylene
Christopher L. Williams, Chun-Chih Chang, Phuong T. Do, Nima Nikbin, Stavros Caratzoulas, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Raul F. Lobo, Wei Fan and Paul Dauenhauer

1:30 PM
(266d) Understanding the Solvation of Fructose and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in Water - Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixtures Using Molecular Dynamics and Vibrational Spectroscopy
Vladimiros Nikolakis, Samir H. Mushrif, Stavros Caratzoulas, Bryon Herbert, Karl S. Booksh and Dionisios G. Vlachos

1:50 PM
(266e) Selective Liquid Phase Oxidation of Glycerol Using (Group I-B)-Pd Bimetallic Catalysts Prepared by Electroless Deposition Method
Abraham A. Rodriguez, Christopher T. Williams and John R. Monnier

2:10 PM
(266f) Minimizing Humin Formation Via HMF Derivatization
Christian P. Canlas, Nicolas Grosso and Justin M. Notestein

2:30 PM
(266g) Gold Supported On Nanocrystalline Metal Oxides Are Highly Effective Catalysts for the Oxidation of Glucose Under Base-Free Conditions
Yuran Wang, Krishna K. Sharma and Yuriy Román-Leshkov
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