2013 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Catalytic Biomass Conversion to Chemicals I

Conversion of biomass to chemicals via catalytic reactions and processes

Chair

Friederike C. Jentoft, University of Oklahoma

Co-Chairs

Brent H. Shanks, Iowa State University
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Iowa State University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(415a) Catalytic Conversion of Bio-Ethanol Into 1,3-Butadiene
Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx, Bert M. Weckhuysen, Carlo Angelici

08:51 AM

(415b) The Coupling of Ethanol to Butanol Over Calcium Hydroxyapatites
Sabra Hanspal, Robert J. Davis

09:12 AM

(415c) Catalytic Depolymerization of Lignin Extracted From Kraft Black Liquor
Bethany Carter

09:33 AM

(415d) Production of Biobased Phenol and Xylenols From Lignin
Ofei Mante, Jose Rodriguez

09:54 AM

(415e) On Route to Recyclable Carbon-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Xylan Conversion
Po-Wen Chung, Alexandre Charmot, Alexander Katz

10:15 AM

(415f) Bifunctional Catalysts With Improved Hydrothermal Stability for the Hydrolytic Hydrogenation of Cellulose
Darlene Z. Galloza-Lorenzo, José L. Contreras-Mora, Rafael Méndez-Román, Nelson Cardona Martinez

10:36 AM

(415g) Selective Conversion of Cellobiose to Hexitols Over Solid Acid Supported Ru Catalysts Under Mild Conditions
Hua Wang, Qingfeng Ge, Jinyu Han, Xinli Zhu, Yufei Niu, Xianna Xie