Date of Award
1-1-2014
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
Fabio H Ribeiro
Second Advisor
Rakesh Agrawal
Committee Member 1
W. Nicholas Delgass
Committee Member 2
Mahdi Abu-Omar
Abstract
Second-generation biofuels utilizing lignocellulosic biomass are considered to be a promising alternative to fossil-based fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass is structurally diverse and therefore requires detailed understanding of the thermal depolymerization and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reactions to optimize the overall process. This dissertation describes the experimental work using model compounds to elucidate the role of bimetallic catalyst and control the reaction operating parameters such as temperature and hydrogen pressure to maximize energy recovery in the liquid product from biomass resource.
Recommended Citation
Mehta, Dhairya Dilip, "Kinetic Studies of Model Reactions to Transform Biomass into Fuels" (2014). Open Access Dissertations. 1057.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1057