Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries

Session 584 - ChEmical and Catalytic Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks I
Explore advances in products and processes based on chemically- or catalytically-mediated conversion of renewable substrates. Favor contributions that demonstrate the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.
Chair: Dennis J. Miller
CoChair: Susan M. Stagg-Williams
CoSponsor(s): Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division
Sustainable Engineering Forum
  Investigating Adsorbate Structures of Cyclic C4 Oxygenates from Biomass on Catalytic Metal Surfaces Using Spectroscopic Techniques
Clay M. Horiuchi, Stephen T. Marshall, Andrea S. Loh, J. Will Medlin
  Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid on Monometallic Catalysts. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study
Ye Xu, Hakan O. Olcay, George W. Huber
  Millisecond Autothermal Steam Reforming of Cellulose by Reactive Flash Volatilization
Joshua L. Colby, Paul J. Dauenhauer, Lanny D. Schmidt
  Characterization of Ni-Based Catalysts Used for Steam Reforming of Simulated Biomass Gasification Vapors
Matthew M. Yung, Whitney Jablonski, Kimberly A. Magrini-Bair
  Techno-Economic Study of the Production of Mixed Alcohols from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Direct Gasification
Abhijit Dutta
  Partial Oxidation of Ethanol Over Supported Ni Catalysts: Effect of Support
Sitthiphong Pengpanich, Vissanu Meeyoo, Thirasak Rirksomboon

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