270 Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks IV: Chemistry of Furanics


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:
Ning Yan
Assistant Professor
National University of Singapore
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Singapore
Email: ning.yan@nus.edu.sg

Co-Chair:
George Tsilomelekis
Assistant Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Piscataway, NJ
19716
Email: g.tsilo@rutgers.edu


Papers:
Production of Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) Using Biomass Derived γ-Valerolactone
Ali Hussain Motagamwala, University of Wisconsin-Madison; David Martin Alonso, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wangyun Won, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christos T. Maravelias, University of Wisconsin-Madison; James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Spectroscopic and Modeling Study of Aluminum Active Species in Glucose Isomerization
Angela Norton, University of Delaware; Hannah Nguyen, University of Delaware; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware
Hydrodeoxygenation of Furfural over Multifunctional Catalysts
Konstantinos A. Goulas, University of Delaware; Alexander V. Mironenko, University of Delaware; Glen R. Jenness, University of Delaware; Vassili Vorotnikov, University of Delaware; Tobias Mazal, University of Delaware; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware
Functionalization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural By Selective Etherification
Meredith Allen, University of Maine; William M. Gramlich, University of Maine; Thomas J. Schwartz, University of Maine
Inhibition of Xylene Isomerization in the Production of Renewable Aromatic Chemicals from Biomass-Derived Furans
Katherine P. Vinter, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; C. Luke Williams, Idaho National Laboratory; Ryan Patet, University of Delaware; Chun-Chih Chang, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Nima Nikbin, University of Delaware; Shuting Feng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Matthew R. Wiatrowski, University of Delaware; Stavros Caratzoulas, University of Delaware; Wei Fan, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware; Paul J. Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota
Renewable Butadiene Production from Tetrahydrofuran over HZSM-5
Sha Li, Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), University of Delaware; Omar A. Abdelrahman, University of Minnesota; Paul J. Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota; Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware; Stavros Caratzoulas, University of Delaware
Reaction Mechanisms Responsible for the Selective Vapor Phase Rearrangement of Furanics
Valeria Herrera, University of Oklahoma; Nicholas M. Briggs, University of Oklahoma; Bin Wang, University of Oklahoma; Steven Crossley, University of Oklahoma
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