OB54 Catalytic Upgrading of Lignin-Derived Compounds: Reaction Network and Evidence of Oxygen Removal

Thursday, June 9, 2011: 10:40 AM
Columbus Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Tarit Nimmanwudipong1, Ron C. Runnebaum1, David E. Block2 and Bruce C. Gates3, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, CA, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, (3)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
Data characterizing guaiacol and eugenol conversion catalyzed by Pt/Al2O3 (with H2) demonstrate that oxygen removal reactions occur with relatively high selectivity, leading to valuable biofuel components and chemicals.  The networks of these reactions combined with kinetic data provide a valuable step towards prediction of the catalytic conversion of lignin-derived bio-oils.

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