Complex Carbohydrates to Useful Chemicals

Monday, June 6, 2011: 9:40 AM-12:00 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 1 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Organizer:
Eric E. Stangland
Chairs:
Yuriy Román and Brent H. Shanks
9:40 AM
OD01
Functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Silica-based Catalysts for Carbohydrate Dehydration
Anthony J. Crisci, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mark H. Tucker, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bethany Wigington, University of California-Santa Barbara; James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Susannah L. Scott, University of California-Santa Barbara
10:00 AM
OD02
Surface Chemistry of Furanic Compounds on the Pd(111) Surface: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach
Simon H. Pang, University of Colorado at Boulder; J. William Medlin, University of Colorado at Boulder
10:20 AM
OD03
Catalytic Approach to Biorenewable para-Xylene
Timothy A. Brandvold, UOP - Honeywell
10:40 AM
OD04
Study of alumina-supported Nickel catalysts under different reduction conditions for cellulose hydrolysis
Qing Ma, University of Queensland; Jorge Beltramini, University of Queensland; Akshat Tanksale, University of Queensland; Max Lu, University of Queensland
11:00 AM
OD05
Lignin Solubilization and Aqeuous Phase Reforming for the Production of Aromatic Chemicals and Hydrogen
Joseph Zakzeski, Utrecht University; Bert M. Weckhuysen, Utrecht University
11:20 AM
OD06
Biomass conversion into platform chemicals in molten salt hydrate - Sorbitol dehydration into Isosorbide
Jianrong Li, TU Delft; Jacob A. Moulijn, TU Delft; Michiel Makkee, TU Delft
11:40 AM
OD07
Catalytic Lignin Depolymerization in the BioCore Project
Jaap W. van Hal, The Energy Research Center of the Netherlands; Andre van Zomeren, The Energy Research Center of the Netherlands; Jelle Wildschut, The Energy Research Center of the Netherlands
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