Chem - Session 2a

Tuesday, June 9, 2009: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Seacliff Room (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
Chairs:
Eric E. Stangland and Bala Subramaniam
9:40 AM
Effect of Pt-Re Interaction on the Aqueous-phase Reforming of Glycerol over Pt-Re/C Catalysts
Liang Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yong Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Gordon Xia, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; David Heldebrant, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; David L. King, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:00 AM
Catalytic Oxidation of Glycerol to High-value Chemical Dihydroxyacetone
Wenbin Hu, Purdue University; Arvind Varma, Purdue University
10:20 AM
Catalytic Epoxidation of R-(+)-Limonene using Jacobsen's Catalyst Under Heterogeneous Conditions
Jairo A. Cubillos Sr., Universidad de Antioquia; Santiago Vásquez, Universidad de Antioquia; Aída L. Villa, Universidad de Antioquia; Consuelo Montes de Correa, Universidad de Antioquia
10:40 AM
Ozonolysis Reactions in Dense-phase Carbon Dioxide
Andrew M. Danby, University of Kansas; Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas; Daryle H. Busch, University of Kansas
11:00 AM
Using Calcium Oxide-based Catalysts in Transesterification of Soybean Oil with Methanol
Shuli Yan, Wayne State University; Steven O. Salley, Wayne State University; K. Y. Simon Ng, Wayne State University
11:20 AM
 Keynote 
Novel Solvent Systems for Catalytic Processes
Charles L. Liotta, Georgia Tech; Charles A. Eckert, Georgia Tech