CASTECH
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: Chemical Engineering
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Birmingham (Lead Research Organisation)
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST (Collaboration)
- Johnson Matthey (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- Sasol Technology Research Laboratory (Project Partner)
- Robinson Brothers Ltd (Project Partner)
- Borregaard (Project Partner)
- Questor Centre (Belfast) (Project Partner)
- Johnson Matthey plc (Project Partner)
- Forestry Commission Research Agency (Project Partner)
Publications
Ding P
(2011)
Generation of Hydrogen Gas during the Catalytic Oxidation of Sodium Lignosulfonate to Vanillin: Initial Results
in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
McManus I
(2015)
Effect of solvent on the hydrogenation of 4-phenyl-2-butanone over Pt based catalysts
in Journal of Catalysis
P Ding
(2011)
Vanillin production from sodium lignosulphonate
Pacek A
(2013)
Catalytic Conversion of Sodium Lignosulfonate to Vanillin: Engineering Aspects. Part 1. Effects of Processing Conditions on Vanillin Yield and Selectivity
in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Wilkinson S
(2015)
A kinetic analysis methodology to elucidate the roles of metal, support and solvent for the hydrogenation of 4-phenyl-2-butanone over Pt/TiO2
in Journal of Catalysis
| Description | Results indicated that the industrial process of vanilin production can be optimized and the number of stages can be reduced from 4 to 3 |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | CASTech- Catalitical Advances of Sustainable Technology |
| Organisation | Johnson Matthey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | For the first time we reported that hydrogen (gas) is produced during catalytic oxidation of lignosuphonates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Bette runderstandin of combine mass transfer and catalytic chemical reactions |
| Impact | This was multidisciplinary collaboration and led better understanding of complex catalitical oxidation of biomaterials |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | CASTech- Catalitical Advances of Sustainable Technology |
| Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | For the first time we reported that hydrogen (gas) is produced during catalytic oxidation of lignosuphonates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Bette runderstandin of combine mass transfer and catalytic chemical reactions |
| Impact | This was multidisciplinary collaboration and led better understanding of complex catalitical oxidation of biomaterials |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | CASTech- Catalitical Advances of Sustainable Technology |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | For the first time we reported that hydrogen (gas) is produced during catalytic oxidation of lignosuphonates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Bette runderstandin of combine mass transfer and catalytic chemical reactions |
| Impact | This was multidisciplinary collaboration and led better understanding of complex catalitical oxidation of biomaterials |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | CASTech- Catalitical Advances of Sustainable Technology |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | For the first time we reported that hydrogen (gas) is produced during catalytic oxidation of lignosuphonates. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Bette runderstandin of combine mass transfer and catalytic chemical reactions |
| Impact | This was multidisciplinary collaboration and led better understanding of complex catalitical oxidation of biomaterials |
| Start Year | 2009 |