Catalysis plays a pivotal role in biomass conversion, a cornerstone of sustainable chemical engineering and technology. By leveraging catalysts, biomass can be efficiently transformed into valuable products like biofuels, chemicals, and materials. Catalysts expedite reactions, lowering the activation energy required for biomass conversion processes such as pyrolysis, gasification, and fermentation. Chemical engineers design and optimize catalysts to enhance reaction selectivity, yield, and stability, thereby advancing the economic viability and environmental sustainability of biomass utilization. Cutting-edge research focuses on developing novel catalyst materials, understanding reaction mechanisms, and optimizing process conditions to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Through catalysis, biomass becomes a versatile feedstock, contributing to the transition towards a more sustainable and resource-efficient future.
Title : Basic lattice reactions in memory behavior of shape memory alloys
Osman Adiguzel, Firat University, Turkey
Title : Application of metal single-site zeolite catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis
Stanislaw Dzwigaj, Sorbonne University, France
Title : Bioelectrocatalytic materials based on buckypapers and biosourced glyconanoparticles
Serge Cosnier, Universie Grenoble Alpes, France
Title : Human nanomedicine: Catalysts for improving health in the clinic
Thomas J Webster, Interstellar Therapeutics, United States
Title : Solution of the millennium problem concerning the Navier-Stokes equations
Alexander G Ramm, Kansas State University, United States
Title : Distal functionalization via transition metal catalysis
Haibo Ge, Texas Tech University, United States
Title : Plastic Trash to Monomers and Intermediates – PTMI
Anne M Gaffney, University of South Carolina, United States
Title : Role of supplemented nutrients and intermediate temperature on bio-methane generation from anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste: Feasibility & Fertilizer recovery
Md Nurul Islam Siddique, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Title : CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over Cu/TiO2 catalysts: The role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 activation
Ziyi Zhong, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, China
Title : Highly rotationally excited N2 of N2O dissociation on Pd(110) surface
Zibo Zhao, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, China