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Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks: Chemicals I


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
Assistant Professor
University of Connecticut
Department of Chemical, Materials, and Biomolecular Engineering and Center for Clean Energy Engineering
Engineering II, Room 204
Storrs, CT 06269
Phone Number: 860-486-6703
Email: ashish.mhadeshwar@gmail.com


Papers:
One Pot Synthesis of Lactic Acid From Sugars and Polyols
Xin Jin, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis; Debdut S. Roy, SABIC Research & Technology Pvt. Ltd; Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas; Raghunath V. Chaudhari, University of Kansas
Selective Oxidation of Diols Over Supported Pt Catalysts in Base-Free Aqueous Solution
Matthew Ide, University of Virginia; Robert J. Davis, University of Virginia
Effect of Bi-Functional Catalysts in Producing High Quality Liquid Fuels From Renewable Feedstocks
Vamshi Krishna Guda, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Charles U. Pittman Jr., Mississippi State University
Cogeneration of Electricity and Valuable Chemicals: Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol in Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Zhiyong Zhang, Michigan Technological University; Le Xin, Michigan Technological University; Zhichao Wang, Michigan Technological University; Wenzhen Li, Michigan Technological University
Catalytic Depolymerization of a Phenolic β-O-4 Model Compound in Ionic Liquids
Dustin M. Veazey, The Pennsylvania State University; Robert M. Rioux, Pennsylvania State University
Molecular Reaction Networks of Photocatalytic and Photochemical Reactions of Platform Phenolic Compounds From Lignin
Alexander Samokhvalov, Rutgers University; Morgan Goldberg, Rutgers University
Synthesis of Electroless Copper-Palladium Catalyst for Glycerol Hydrogenolysis
Shannon Anderson, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Egwu E. Kalu, Florida A& M Univ. and Florida State Univ.
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