Dehydration and decarbonylation of sugars in aqueous solution

CHED 1160

Jennifer L Steele, steelejl@westminster.edu and Peter M Smith, smithpm@westminster.edu. Department of Chemistry, Westminster College, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172
One of the goals of green chemistry is the conversion of biomass into chemical feedstocks. This research will attempt to utilize an aqueous system and a water soluble derivative of Wilkinson's catalyst in order to convert glucose into alcohols and polyols, which are useful chemical feedstocks.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Inorganic Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008