Session: Chemical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks (2012 Annual Meeting)

Description:

Explore advances in products and processes based on chemically- or catalytically-mediated conversion of renewable substrates. Favor contributions that demonstrate the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), ICE 2012: Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A), ICE2012: BioFuels (T4F), Topical B: 2nd Annual World Congress on Sustainable Engineering (TB)

Chair:

Debangsu Bhattacharyya
West Virginia University
Department of Chemical Engg.
P.O Box 6102
Morgantown, WV 26506
Email: Debangsu.bhattacharyya@mail.wvu.edu

Co-Chair:

Hongfei Lin
Assistant Professor
University of Nevada, Reno
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Reno, NV 89557
Phone Number: 775-784-4697
Email: hongfeil@unr.edu

Papers:

737a

Catalytic Performance of Char for Reduction of Tars in Biomass Gasification
Naomi Klinghoffer, Columbia University; Marco J. Castaldi, Columbia University in the City of New York; Ange Nzihou, Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux

737b

Coupling Biomass Conversion with CO2 Reduction in Hot Temperature Water
Hongfei Lin, University of Nevada, Reno

737c

Alkene Metathesis of Camelina FAME with Supercritical Ethylene
Randy Maglinao, Montana State University-Northern; Akash Narani, State University of New York at Buffalo and Bio-Energy Center, Montana State University - Northern; Nestor Soriano Jr., Montana State University-Northern

737d

Kinetics of Mixed Alcohol Ethanol/Butanol Esterification of Butyric Acid
Arati Santhanakrishnan, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Lars Peereboom, Michigan State University; Carl T. Lira, Michigan State University; Abigail Shannon, MichiganState University

737e

In-Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Pinewood Pyrolysis Vapors: Effect of Process Variables
Vamshi Krishna Guda, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Charles U. Pittman Jr., Mississippi State University

737f

Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol
Danni Gao, Purdue University; Hyun Tae Hwang, Purdue University; Arvind Varma, Purdue University

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