2015 AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings

Session: Catalytic Biomass Conversion to Chemicals

Conversion of biomass to chemicals via catalytic reactions and processes

Chair

Phillip E. Savage, The Pennsylvania State University

Co-Chair

Andrea Strzelec, Texas A&M University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(276a) Conversion of Biomass-Derived Isoprene and Acrolein to Terephthalate Acid (TPA) and Hydrocarbon Fuels
Fei Wang, Zhaohui Tong

08:49 AM

(276b) Role of Calcination Temperature on the Hydrotalcite Derived MgO-Al2O3 in Converting Ethanol to Butanol
Karthikeyan Ramasamy, Michel Gray, Heather Job, Daniel M Santosa

09:08 AM

(276c) Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Supported Pd-Re Catalysts
H. Henry Lamb, Simon T. Thompson

09:27 AM

(276d) Solvation Dynamics and Energetics of Hydride Transfer Reactions in Cellulosic Biomass Conversion
Chethana B. Krishnamurthy, Samir H. Mushrif, Jithin John Varghese

09:46 AM

(276e) Hydrothermal Treatment of Protein, Polysaccharide, and Lipids Alone and in Mixtures
Gule Teri

10:24 AM

(276g) Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin for the Production of Value-Added Aromatic Aldehydes
Yun-quan Liu, Yue-yuan Ye, Kissa R. Alunga

10:43 AM

(276h) Effect of Redox Properties of LaCoO3 Perovskites on Production of Lactic Acid from Cellulosic Biomass
Xiaokun Yang, Hongfei Lin