Technical Articles
The following are published research papers of interest regarding the innovative Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) pathway to bioproducts and biofuels.Virent’s BioForming™ process is based on the APR pathway.
Hydrogen from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived hydrocarbons in liquid water. Nature 2002, 418, 964-967
Cortright, R.D.; Davda, R.R.; Dumesic, J.A.
Raney Ni-Sn catalyst for H2 production from biomass-derived hydrocarbons.  Science 2003, 300, 2075-2077
Huber, G.W.; Shabaker, J.W.; Dumesic, J.A.
Production of Liquid Alkanes by Aqueous-Phase Processing of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates.  Science 2005, 308, 1446-1450
Huber, G.W.; Chheda, J.N.; Barrett, C.J.; Dumesic, J.A.
Renewable alkanes by aqueous-phase reforming of biomass-derived oxygenates. Angewandte Chemie International 2004, 43, 1549-1551
Huber, G.W.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.  
Sn-modified Ni catalysts for aqueous-phase reforming:  Characterization and deactivation studies.  Journal of Catalysis 2005, 231, 67-76
Shabaker, J.W.; Simonetti, D.A.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.
A review of catalytic issues and process conditions for renewable hydrogen and alkanes by aqueous-phase reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons over supported metal catalysts.  Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental,  2005, 56, 171-186
Davda, R.R.; Shabaker, J.W.; Huber, G.W.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.
Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol on silica-supported metal catalysts.  Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental 2002, 43, 13-26
Davda, R.R.; Shabaker, J.W.; Huber, G.W.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.
Kinetics of the aqueous-phase reforming of methanol and ethylene glycol over alumina-supported platinum catalysts.  Journal of Catalysis 2003, 215, 344-352
Shabaker, J.W.; Huber, G.W.; Davda, R.R.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.
Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol over supported platinum catalysts. Catalysis Letters 2003, 88, 1-8
Shabaker, J.W.; Huber, G.W.; Davda, R.R.; Cortright, R.D.; Dumesic, J.A.
Catalytic reforming of oxygenated hydrocarbons for hydrogen with low levels of carbon monoxide. Angewandte Chemie International 2003, 42, 4068-4071
Davda, R.R.; Dumesic, J.A.
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