Microwave synthesis of nanoporous materials
GA Tompsett, WC Conner… - … : a European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… Bonaccorsi and Proverbio,60 and Tompsett and Conner139 have shown that stirring zeolite
solutions during microwave synthesis produces no significant enhancement in the crystal …
solutions during microwave synthesis produces no significant enhancement in the crystal …
Kinetics and reaction engineering of levulinic acid production from aqueous glucose solutions
We have developed a kinetic model for aqueous‐phase production of levulinic acid from
glucose using a homogeneous acid catalyst. The proposed model shows a good fit with …
glucose using a homogeneous acid catalyst. The proposed model shows a good fit with …
Spillover in heterogeneous catalysis
WC Conner Jr, JL Falconer - Chemical reviews, 1995 - ACS Publications
… The number of studies that have involvedspillover is large and this review will emphasize
work done in 1986 and afterward since spillover was extensively reviewed in 1986 by Conner, …
work done in 1986 and afterward since spillover was extensively reviewed in 1986 by Conner, …
Aromatic production from catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass-derived feedstocks
TR Carlson, GA Tompsett, WC Conner, GW Huber - Topics in Catalysis, 2009 - Springer
The conversion of biomass compounds to aromatics by thermal decomposition in the presence
of catalysts was investigated using a pyroprobe analytical pyrolyzer. The first step in this …
of catalysts was investigated using a pyroprobe analytical pyrolyzer. The first step in this …
Design of solid acid catalysts for aqueous-phase dehydration of carbohydrates: The role of Lewis and Brĝnsted acid sites
R Weingarten, GA Tompsett, WC Conner Jr… - Journal of Catalysis, 2011 - Elsevier
We have prepared a series of well-characterized acid catalysts, including Zr–P, SiO 2 –Al 2
O 3 , WO X /ZrO 2 , γ-Al 2 O 3 , and HY zeolite and tested them for aqueous-phase …
O 3 , WO X /ZrO 2 , γ-Al 2 O 3 , and HY zeolite and tested them for aqueous-phase …
Kinetics of furfural production by dehydration of xylose in a biphasic reactor with microwave heating
In this paper we report a kinetic model for the dehydration of xylose to furfural in a biphasic
batch reactor with microwave heating. There are four key steps in our kinetic model: (1) …
batch reactor with microwave heating. There are four key steps in our kinetic model: (1) …
Production of levulinic acid from cellulose by hydrothermal decomposition combined with aqueous phase dehydration with a solid acid catalyst
R Weingarten, WC Conner, GW Huber - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper we introduce a process to produce levulinic acid from cellulose without the use
of a homogeneous acid catalyst. The process consists of 2 reaction steps: (1) non-catalytic …
of a homogeneous acid catalyst. The process consists of 2 reaction steps: (1) non-catalytic …
Spillover of sorbed species
WC Conner Jr, GM Pajonk, SJ Teichner - Advances in catalysis, 1986 - Elsevier
… of the mixture of WC and MOO,. Thus WC is comparable to the other Group VIII metals. …
Wing (146), where graphite was admixed with carbides (WC, TaC, and Mo2C) or oxides (Cr20,, …
Wing (146), where graphite was admixed with carbides (WC, TaC, and Mo2C) or oxides (Cr20,, …
Conversion of glucose into levulinic acid with solid metal (IV) phosphate catalysts
…, A Fernández, KS Han, EW Hagaman, WC Conner Jr… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
We have prepared a series of well-characterized solid acid metal(IV) phosphate catalysts
and tested them for the two-step dehydration/rehydration reaction to produce levulinic acid …
and tested them for the two-step dehydration/rehydration reaction to produce levulinic acid …
Depolymerization of lignocellulosic biomass to fuel precursors: maximizing carbon efficiency by combining hydrolysis with pyrolysis
In this paper we study the carbon efficiency of combining hydrolysis and pyrolysis processes
using maple wood as a feedstock. A two-step hydrolysis of maple wood in batch reactors, …
using maple wood as a feedstock. A two-step hydrolysis of maple wood in batch reactors, …