James A. Dumesic

First published: 22 January 2015

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201411477

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“My favorite composer is Richard Wagner. I really enjoy the orchestrations in his operas. If I could be any age I would be my current age. I always feel that we are doing our best work at the present time …︁” This and more about James A. Dumesic can be found on page 3172.

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1“Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived hydrocarbons in liquid water”: R. D. Cortright, R. R. Davda, J. A. Dumesic, Nature 2002, 418, 964–967. Our first paper on the aqueous reforming of sugars and polyols to produce H₂ and CO₂.
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2“Integrated Catalytic Conversion of γ-Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels”: J. Q. Bond, D. M. Alonso, R. M. West, D. Wang, J. A. Dumesic, Science 2010, 327, 1110–1114. An integrated catalytic system to achieve the title reaction by catalytic decarboxylation over a solid-acid catalyst to produce butenes, followed by butene oligomerization over a subsequent solid-acid catalyst to produce branched C_4n alkenes.
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4“Targeted chemical upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass to platform molecules”: J. S. Luterbacher, D. M. Alonso, J. A. Dumesic, Green Chem. 2014, 16, 4816–4838. We present an overview of chemical processing strategies for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to platform molecules that serve as intermediates for the production of fuels and chemicals.
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