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Lignin Depolymerization and Deoxygenation In Ionic Liquids

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Lignin, an amorphous aromatic biopolymer that comprises up to 30% of plant matter, was dissolved and depolymerized in ionic liquids under acidic...

Cellulase Inhibition by Pretreatment-Released Biomass Degradation Products

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
The influence of pretreatment chemistry and the severity of dilute acid pretreatment on the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of soluble oligomer-...

Synthesis of Bifunctional Catalyst for Aqueous Phase Reforming of Biomass

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
This study reports the synthesis of novel bifunctional catalytic material and its utilization in catalytic aqueous phase reforming of biomass to...

Hydrothermal Fabrication of Ordered SnO2 Nanorod Arrays by Liquid Phase Conversion Process for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
One-dimensional semiconductor materials have attracted significant research interest because of their unique properties for various technological...

Solar Thermal Production of Hydrogen Using Alumina Supported Ferrites: Thermodynamic Evaluation and On-Sun Validation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Alumina supports were coated with CoFe 2 O 4 using an alternating atomic layer deposition process. Nano-powder and hollow skeletal shells were used...

Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane Using Co-B Nanoparticles Embedded In Mesoporous Silica Particles: a Very Efficient Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Ammonia Borane (AB), with high hydrogen storage capacity (19.5 wt.%), is predicted to be possibly a future fuel for providing pure H 2 to fuel cell...

Cellobiose Hydrolysis Using Acid-Functionalized Nanoparticles

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Mineral acids have been used effectively for the pretreatment of cellulosic biomass to improve sugar recovery and promote its conversion to ethanol;...

Evaluation of Alternative Fuels to Replace Coal In Cement Manufacturing

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
A multiyear DOE-supported study was completed to identify, determine, and understand fundamental burn characteristics and properties of alternative...

Kinetics of Self-Hydrolysis of Concentrated Sodium Borohydride Solutions At High Temperatures

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Hydrolysis of sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) over metal catalyst is being accepted as a potential technology to deliver H 2 for portable fuel cells...

A New Metal-Decorated Carbon Catalyst for Dehydrogenation of Complex Hydride Hydrogen Storage Materials

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
In recent years, many new solid-state hydrides with a high hydrogen capacity that meet DOE requirement (> 7.5 wt.% H 2 ) have been synthesized as...

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