Leo Ernest Manzer

TL;DR: The goal of the "Opportunities for Catalysis Research in Carbon Management" workshop was to review within the context of greenhouse gas/carbon issues the current state of knowledge, barriers to further scientific and technological progress, and basic scientific research needs in the areas of H2 generation and utilization.

TL;DR: In this article, a two-step process for the synthesis of MeMBL from a biomass-derived starting material, levulinic acid, is described, where the first step is a high-yield hydrogenation of formaldehyde with GVL in nearly quantitative yield using a Ru/C catalyst.

TL;DR: In this article, a process for producing phosgene is disclosed which involves contacting a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and chlorine (e.g., at about 300 °C or less) with carbon which has a micropore to macropore ratio of 3.5 or less; has a high degree of oxidative stability (i.e., loses about 16 % of its weight, or less, in the WVC Temperature Test as defined herein); and has a minimum surface area of at least 10 m2/g.

TL;DR: In this paper, a continuous process for the preparation of polytrimethylene ether glycol from 1,3-propanediol reactant is presented. But this process is not suitable for polyethylene glycol.

TL;DR: An improved gas-phase process for the manufacture of 1,1,1-trifluorodichloroethane and/or 1, 1 1/2-tetrafluorochloroethylene by contacting a suitable tetrahaloethylene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a selected metal in combination with a high fluorine content aluminum-containing compound is presented in this article.