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Chemical and Biological Process Development

Douglas Elliott

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352

Selected Publications

2009

2008

  • Elliott DC, J Holmgren, R Marinangelli, P nair, and R Bain. 2008. "Consider upgrading pyrolysis oils into renewable fuels." Hydrocarbon Processing 87(9):95-103. 
  • Elliott DC. 2008. "Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Biomass." Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 2, (3,):254-265.  doi:10.1002/bbb.74
  • Brown MD, and DC Elliott. 2008. Wet Gasification of Ethanol Residue: A Preliminary Assessment. PNNL-17846, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Elliott DC, TR Hart, and GG Neuenschwander. 2008. "CATALYTIC HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK (METHANE)." In Petroleum Preprints: Papers Presented at the 235th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 6-10, 2008., vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 73-74.  Division of Petroleum Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Washington DC. 
  • Holmgren J, PN Nair, DC Elliott, R Bain, and R Marinangelli. 2008. "CONVERTING PYROLYSIS OILS TO RENEWABLE TRANSPORT FUELS: PROCESSING CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES ." In National Petrochemical and Refiners Association Annual Meeting, March 9-11, 2008 San Diego, CA , pp. AM-08-81.  NPRA , Washington DC. 

2007

  • Elliott DC. 2007. "Historical Developments in Hydroprocessing Bio-oils." Energy and Fuels 21(3):1792-1815.  doi:10.1021/ef070044u
  • Holmgren J, R Marinangelli, T Marker, M McCall, J Petri, S Czernik, DC Elliott, and D Shonnard. 2007. "Opportunities for Biorenewables in Petroleum Refineries." In PETROTECH-2007 - 7th International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, January 15-19, 2007, New Delhi, India.  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ltd., New Delhi, India. 
  • Hu J, Y Wang, C Cao, DC Elliott, DJ Stevens, and JF White. 2007. "Conversion of Biomass-Derived Syngas to Alcohols and C2 Oxygenates Using Supported Rh Catalysts in a Microchannel Reactor." Catalysis Today 120(1):90-95.  doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.006
  • Ro KS, K Cantrell, DC Elliott, and PG Hunt. 2007. "Catalytic Wet Gasification of Municipal and Animal Wastes." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 46:8839-8845. 

2006

  • Elliott DC. 2006. "Catalytic Hydrogenation of Bio-Oil for Chemicals and Fuels." ThermalNet: PyNe/GasNet/CombNet (1):5. 
  • Elliott DC, JK Magnuson, and CF Wend. 2006. 3.1.1.2 Feed Processing and Handling DL2 Final Report . PNNL-16079, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Elliott DC, TR Hart, and GG Neuenschwander. 2006. "Chemical Processing in High-Pressure Aqueous Environments. 8. Improved Catalysts for Hydrothermal Gasification." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 45(11):3776-81. 
  • Elliott DC, GG Neuenschwander, TR Hart, J Hu, AE Solana, and C Cao. 2006. "Hydrogenation of Bio-oil for Chemicals and Fuels Production." In Science in Thermal and Chemical Biomass Conversion, vol. 2, ed. AV Bridgwater and DGB Boocock, pp. 1536-1546.  CPL Press, Speen, United Kingdom. 
  • Holmgren J, B Arena, R Marinangelli, M McCall, T Marker, J Petri, S Czernik, DC Elliott, and D Shonnard. 2006. "Opportunities for Biorenewables in Petroleum Refineries." In Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, September 11-14, 2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Instituto Brasileiro de Petroleo e Gas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
  • Lei C, Y Shin, JK Magnuson, GE Fryxell, LL Lasure, DC Elliott, J Liu, and EJ Ackerman. 2006. "Characterization of Functionalized Nanoporous Supports for Protein Confinement ." Nanotechnology 17(22):5531-5538.  doi:10.1088/0957-4484/17/22/001

2005

  • Elliott DC. 2005. "The Use of Catalysts in Near-Critical Water Processing." Chapter T13-KN in Joint 20th AIRAPT – 43th EHPRG International Conference on High-Pressure Science and Technology.  Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany. 
  • Cao C, Y Wang, SB Jones, J Hu, XS Li, DC Elliott, and DJ Stevens. 2005. "Microchannel Catalytic Processes for Converting Biomass-Derived Syngas to Transportation Fuels." Chapter 17 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 273-284.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Chen S, Z Wen, W Liao, C Liu, RL Kincaid, JH Harrison, DC Elliott, MD Brown, and DJ Stevens. 2005. "Studies into Using Manure in a Biorefinery Concept." In 26th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals held in Chattanooga, TN Sept 5, 2004. Published in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology , vol. 124, no. 1-3, pp. 999-1016.  Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. 
  • Hu J, Y Wang, C Cao, DC Elliott, DJ Stevens, and JF White. 2005. "Conversion of Biomass Syngas to DME Using a Microchannel Reactor." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 44(6):1722-1727. 
  • Matsumura Y, T Minowa, B Potic, SR Kersten, W Prins, WP van Swaaij, B van de Beld, DC Elliott, GG Neuenschwander, A Kruse, and MJ Antal. 2005. "Biomass Gasification in Near- and Super-critical Water: Status and Prospectus ." Biomass & Bioenergy 29(4):269-292.  doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.04.006

2004

  • Elliott DC. 2004. "Biomass, Chemicals from." In The Encyclopedia of Energy, vol. 1, ed. C. J. Cleveland, pp. 163-174.  Elsevier, Inc., Oxford, United Kingdom. 
  • Elliott DC, GG Neuenschwander, TR Hart, and RS Butner. 2004. "Low-Temperature Catalytic Gasification of Wet Biomass Residues." In Second World Biomass Conference, Biomass for Energy, Industry, and Climate Protection, vol. I, ed. Van Swaaij, W.P.M. et al., pp. 746-749.  ETA-Florence and WIP-Munich, Florence, Italy. 
  • Elliott DC, GG Neuenschwander, TR Hart, RS Butner, AH Zacher, MH Engelhard, JS Young, and DE McCready. 2004. "Chemical Processing in High-Pressure Aqueous Environments. 7. Process Development for Catalytic Gasification of Wet Biomass Feedstocks." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 43(9):1999-2004. 
  • Elliott DC, KL Peterson, DS Muzatko, EV Alderson, TR Hart, and GG Neuenschwander. 2004. "The Effects of Trace Contaminants on Catalytic Processing of Biomass-Derived Feedstocks ." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 115(1-3):807-825. 

2003

  • Elliott DC. 2003. "A New Start for Bio-Oil Upgrading by Hydrogenation." PyNe (16):1. 
  • Chen S, W Liao, C Liu, Z Wen, RL Kincaid, JH Harrison, DC Elliott, MD Brown, AE Solana, and DJ Stevens. 2003. Value-Added Chemicals from Animal Manure. PNNL-14495, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Elliott DC, GG Neuenschwander, TR Hart, AH Zacher, and RS Butner. 2003. "Low-Temperature Catalytic Gasification of Wet Biomass." Chapter TH-Envisioning the Bioref in AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, p. n/a.  AIChE, New York, NY. 

2002

  • Elliott DC, RJ Orth, J Gao, TA Werpy, DE Eakin, AJ Schmidt, and GG Neuenschwander. 2002. "Biorefinery Concept Development Based On Wheat Flour Milling." In Fuel Chemistry Division Preprints American Chemical Society National Meeting, April 2002, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 361-362.  American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. 
  • Elliott DC, RJ Orth, TA Werpy, J Gao, DE Eakin, AJ Schmidt, GG Neuenschwander, J Murry, A Flagg, L Lahman, D Mennel, CJ Lin, and R Landucci. 2002. "Biorefinery Concept Development Based on Wheat Flour Milling." In Bioenergy 2002, ed. John Crockett and Charles L. Peterson, p. 35.  Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Program, Boise, ID. 

2001

  • Elliott DC. 2001. "Issues in Value-Added Products from Biomass." In Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, vol. 2, ed. A. V. Bridgwater, pp. 1186-1196.  Blackwell Science, Oxford, United Kingdom. 

2000

  • Elliott DC, SW Fitzpatrick, JJ Bozell, JL Jarnefeld, RJ Bilski, L Moens, JG Frye, Y Wang, and GG Neuenschwander. 2000. "Production of Levulinic Acid and Use as a Platform Chemical for Derived Products." In Biomass, a Growth of Opportunity in Green Energy and Value-Added Products: Proceedings of the 4th Biomass Conference of the Americas, vol. 1, pp. 595-600.  Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom. 

1999

  • Darab JG, GG Neuenschwander, DC Elliott, and JG Frye. 1999. "Production, Consolidation, Sintering, and Stability of Novel Nanocrystalline Zirconia Catalyst Support Powders." In Advanced Catalytic Materials-1998; Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings , vol. 549, pp. 67-72.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Elliott DC, GG Neuenschwander, MR Phelps, TR Hart, AH Zacher, and LJ Silva. 1999. "Chemical Processing in High-Pressure Aqueous Environments. 6. Demonstration of Catalytic Gasification for Chemical Manufacturing Wastewater Cleanup in Industrial Plants." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 38(3):879-883. 

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