2012 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks: Chemicals II

Chair

Ashish B. Mhadeshwar, University of Connecticut

Presentations

12:30 PM

(266a) Selective Electro-Oxidation of Glycerol to Glycolate On Au/CNT Catalysts
Zhiyong Zhang, Le Xin, Wenzhen Li

12:50 PM

(266b) Cerium-Containing HZSM-5 Catalysts for Biomass Upgrading

01:10 PM

(266c) Cycloaddition of Biomass Derived Furans for the Renewable Production of p-Xylene
Christopher L. Williams, Paul Dauenhauer, Chun-Chih Chang, Phuong T. Do, Stavros Caratzoulas

01:30 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

01:50 PM

(266e) Selective Liquid Phase Oxidation of Glycerol Using (Group I-B)-Pd Bimetallic Catalysts Prepared by Electroless Deposition Method
Abraham A. Rodriguez

02:10 PM

(266f) Minimizing Humin Formation Via HMF Derivatization
Justin M. Notestein, Nicolas Grosso

02:30 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