132 Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks II: Carboxylic Acids and Ketones


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 fuels from biomass, petroleum, and coal.

Sponsor:
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Alternative Energy & Enabling Technologies (T4E), BioFuels (T4F)


Chair:
Zhenglong Li
R&D Staff
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Energy and Transportation Sciences Division
Oak Ridge, TN
Email: liz3@ornl.gov

Co-Chair:
Steven Crossley
University of Oklahoma
School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
100 E Boyd St.
Norman, OK
73019
Email: stevencrossley@ou.edu


Papers:
Renewable Isoprene By Sequential Hydrogenation of Itaconic Acid and Dehydra-Decyclization of 3-Methyl-Tetrahydrofuran
Omar A. Abdelrahman, University of Minnesota; Dae Sung Park, University of Minnesota; Katherine P. Vinter, University of Minnesota; Charles S. Spanjers, Activated Research Company; Limin Ren, University of Minnesota; Hong Je Cho, University of Massachusetts; Kechun Zhang, University of Minnesota; Wei Fan, University of Massachusetts; Michael Tsapatsis, University of Minnesota; Paul J. Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota
Renewable Adipic Acid Production Via Metal-Free Cleavage of C-O Bonds in the Presence of Molecular H2 in Organic Acid Solvents
Matthew Gilkey, University of Delaware; Alexander V. Mironenko, University of Delaware; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware; Bingjun Xu, University of Delaware
Influence of Sn Promoter on Pd and Pt Catalysts for Conversion of Heptanoic Acid and Propane
Nicholas Kaylor, University of Virginia; Jiahan Xie, University of Virginia; Yong-Su Kim, Dankook University; Hien N. Pham, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Yong-Kul Lee, Dankook University; Robert J. Davis, University of Virginia
Selectivity Control during the One-Pot Conversion of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids to Linear Olefins through Tandem Hydrogenation/Dehydration
Jher Hau Yeap, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; Bartosz Rozmysłowicz, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Catalyst for Conversion of Methyl Ethyl Ketone to Butenes
Zahraa Alauda, Kansas State University; Hayder Alatabi, Kansas State University; Quanxing Zheng, Kansas State University; Keith Hohn, Kansas State University
Abstract Submissions Closed
See more of this Group/Topical: Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division