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A New Generation of Zirconia Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts for Converting Low Grade Renewable Feedstocks to Biodiesel

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
A new class of zirconia supported metal oxide catalysts has demonstrated the ability to convert low quality bio-oils, high in FFA, to biodiesel...

Kinetic Model for Hydrodeoxygenation Reaction of M-Cresol On Alumina-Supported Pt Catalyst

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Variety of oxygenated compounds are detected in the pyrolysis oils, which leads to a number of associated problems such as low stability and reduced...

Secondary Manganese Dioxide Electrodes for Grid-Scale Batteries

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Secondary Manganese Dioxide Electrodes for Grid-Scale Batteries Joshua W. Gallaway, Nilesh Ingale, Michael Nyce, Yasumasa Ito, Lev Sviridov, Abhinav...

Gas Evolution In a Flow-Assisted Zinc-Nickel Oxide Battery

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Zinc-based rechargeable batteries are one of the most attractive electrical energy storage systems due to its advantages such as low cost and green...

Pilot Test for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using a Fixed Bed Compact Heat Exchange Reactor

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Abstract A fixed-bed compact heat exchange reactor (CHER) was designed and constructed for by Chart Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction. This reactor...

Production of Synthetic Paraffin Kerosene by Hydrocracking Fischer-Tropsch Wax

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
The US Air Force has committed to an alternative aviation-fuel initiative to implement a roadmap for testing and certifying alternative fuel...

Investigating Fundamental Electrochemical Processes In a Li-O2 Battery

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Li-air batteries have received significant attention as a potential high specific energy alternative to current state-of-the-art rechargeable Li-ion...

Introduction and Biomass Supply and Cost - Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Review of an NRC Report

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2009
Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts Abstract The U.S. transportation sector...

Alternative Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Biochemical Technologies for Cellulosic Ethanol and Advanced Biofuels

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2009
The volatility of oil prices, the large proportion of oil importation, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases from the transportation...

Fuels from Thermoconversion of Biomass and Coal - Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Review of an NRC Report

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2009
The volatility of oil prices, the large proportion of oil importation, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases from the transportation...

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