2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biomass Upgrading II: C-C Bond Cleavage and Coupling

Chair

Luterbacher, J., Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne

Co-Chairs

Motagamwala, A. H., University of Michigan
Sener, C., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Presentations

08:00 AM

(111a) Tracking the Elementary Kinetics and Dynamic Evolution of Molecular Structures during Biomass Pyrolysis
Wang, Z., Neurock, M.

08:15 AM

(111b) Evolution of Cellulose Structure throughout Biomass Deconstruction in Gamma-Valerolactone
Gilcher, E. B., Walker, T., Kuch, N., Fox, B. G., Root, T. W., Dumesic, J. A., Clewett, C.

08:30 AM

(111c) Theoretical Analysis of the Periodic Trends in the Aldol Condensation of Acetaldehyde over Isolated Metal Sites
Leonhardt, B., Bell, A.

08:45 AM

(111d) Aldol Condensation of Cyclopentanone and Acetone on MgO: A Mechanism Study By DFT
Wang, B., Yan, Y., Ngo, D. T., Resasco, D. E.

09:00 AM

(111e) Computational Analysis of Kinetics of Ketonization and Aldol Condensation on Isolated Zirconium Sites
Bell, A., Bettinson, L. A., Sankaranarayanapilla, S., Head-Gordon, M.

09:15 AM

(111f) Oxygenate Reactions over PdCu/PdAg Catalyst: Role of Synergistic Effects
Bathena, T., Phung, T., Svadlenak, S., Goulas, K.

09:30 AM

(111g) Computational Insights into the Direct Acylation of 2-Methylfuran with Acetic Acid over Phosphotungstic Acid and H-BEA Zeolite
Chen, T. H., Caratzoulas, S., Abdelrahman, O., Vlachos, D.

09:45 AM

(111h) Understanding Solvent and Pretreatment Effects on the Surface Chemistry of Small Oxygenates on Molybdenum Trioxide
Najmi, S., Rasmussen, M., Chang, C., Innocenti, G., Stavitski, E., Medlin, J., Medford, A., Sievers, C.