Energy - Session 1p

Monday, June 8, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:20 PM
Grand Ballroom Salon A (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

Chairs:

James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin Madison and George W. Huber, University of Massachusetts

1:30 PM

OC06

Production of Hydrogen and Alkanes by Aqueous Phase Processing of Aqueous Fraction of Bio-oil

Tushar P. Vispute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; George W. Huber, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

1:50 PM

OC07

Catalytic upgrading of biomass-derived acids by dehydration/hydrogenation and C-C coupling reactions

Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz, University of Wisconsin -Madison; James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin Madison

2:10 PM

OC08

‘Single-step' Catalytic Cellulose Conversion in Ionic Liquids

Yu Su, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Heather M. Brown, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Conrad Z. Zhang, KiOR, Inc.; Xiwen Hwang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Guosheng Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Xiao-Dong Zhou, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; James E. Amonette, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; John L. Fulton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Donald M. Camaioni, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; David L. King, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; James A. Franz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2:30 PM

OC09

Computational Study of Ethanol Synthesis from Biomass-derived Syngas using Rh-based Catalysts

Shawn M. Kathmann, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Donghai Mei, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Roger Rousseau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Jim White, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mark Gerber, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Don Stevens, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2:50 PM

OC10

Aromatic Production from Biomass by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis

Torren R. Carlson, University of Massachusetts; Jungho Jae, University of Massachusetts; George W. Huber, University of Massachusetts

3:10 PM

 

Break

3:40 PM

OC11

Production of HMF from Aqueous Fructose:  a Microwave Study

Thomas S. Hansen, Technical University of Denmark

4:00 PM

OC12

Layered Hydroxide Catalysts for Transesterification of Tributyrin with Methanol

Yuanzhou Xi, University of Virginia; Robert J. Davis, University of Virginia

4:20 PM

OC13

Aqueous-phase Reforming of Glycerol:  Reaction Pathways, Base Effects, and Catalyst Deactivation

David L. King, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Guan-guang Xia, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yong Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; David Heldebrant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Tom Peterson, Dow Chemical Company; Liang Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

4:40 PM

OC14

Upgrading of Bio-oil via Acid Removal:  Effect of Various Alcohols and Aldehydes on Esterification of Acetic Acid

Nattaporn Lohitharn, Iowa State University; Shaojun Miao, Iowa State University; Brent H. Shanks, Iowa State University

5:00 PM

OC15

Simultaneous Transesterification and Esterification to Biodiesel Using Zinc Oxide-based Catalyst

Shuli Yan, Wayne State University; Steven O. Salley, Wayne State University; K. Y. Simon Ng, Wayne State University