Catalytic Processing of Fossil and Biorenewable Feedstocks IV: Ethanol and Other Bio-Derived Feedstocks

Conference: AIChE Annual Meeting
Year: 2016
Proceeding: 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting
Group:

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division
Type:

Oral
Room:

Franciscan B
Location:

Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Time:

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 8:30am-11:00am

Chair(s):

Schwartz, T. J., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-chair(s):

Crossley, S., University of Oklahoma

Pagan-Torres, Y., University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Catalysis can play a key role in environmentally benign production of biodegradable and/or renewable chemicals and materials. This season focuses on catalyst and catalytic process development for producing chemicals and fuels from biomass, petroleum, and coal.

Papers:

8:30 AM

(281a) Effect of Alcohol Structure on the Kinetics and Mechanism of Acid Catalyzed Etherification and Unimolecular Dehydration over Tungstated Zirconia

8:45 AM

(281b) Pathways to Selectively Form Individual Aromatic Products from Ethanol

9:00 AM

(281c) Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study of Ethanol Catalytic Conversion to 1,3-Butadiene on MgO

9:15 AM

(281d) Aldol Condensation of Acetaldehyde over Titania, Hydroxyapatite and Magnesia

9:30 AM

(281e) Single Step Conversion of Short Carboxylic Acid Mixtures Obtained from Fermentation to Aromatics and α-Olefins over a Cu/ZrO2 Catalyst

9:45 AM