Preface

List of Contributors

Section 1: Combustion and CO2

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formation in counter-flow propylene diffusion flame

N. Olten

S.M. Senkan

Reduction of dioxins and furans in incineration

I. Milosavljevic

P. Pullumbi

A numerical study on NOx reduction by steam addition in counterflow diffusion flame using detailed chemical kinetics

H. Yamashita

D. Zhao

S.N. Danov

T. Furuhata

N. Arai

Experimental studies on the capture of CO2, NOx and SO2 in the oxygen/recycled flue gas coal combustion system

T. Yamada

T. Kiga

S. Miyamae

K. Suzuki

M. Okawa

The need and options available for permanent CO2 disposal

H.-J. Ziock

D.P. Butt

K.S. Lackner

C.H. Wendt

An analysis of the disposal of anthropogenic CO2 in the ocean via a submerged hydrate crystallizer

A. Yamasaki

H. Teng

M. Wakatsuki

Y. Yanagisawa

K. Yamada

Carbon dioxide mitigation via combustion modification: An overview of U.S. Department of Energy's power systems technology R&D program

A.C. Bose

S.I. Plasynski

H.M. Ness

D.J. Seery

Section 2: Catalytic Reactions

Reaction kinetics and deactivation of Ni-based catalysts in CO2 reforming of methane

S. Wang

G.Q. (Max) Lu

Unsteady-state kinetics of DeNOx-SCR catalysis

L. Lietti

I. Nova

E. Tronconi

P. Forzatti

Regenerative catalytic oxidizer technology for VOC control

V.O. Strots

G.A. Bunimovich

C.R. Roach

Yu.Sh. Matros

Novel photocatalytic reactor for the destruction of airborne pollutants

H. Ibrahim

H. de lasa

Thin film photocatalytic reactor for the destruction of organic contaminants in industrial wastewater and drinking water

D.D. Dionysiou

G. Balasubramanian

M.T. Suidan

I. Baudin

J.-M. Laine

Design and development of two large-scale photocatalytic reactors for treatment of toxic organic chemicals in wastewater

A.K. Ray

Section 3: Supercritical Fluids

Asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation in CO2 expanded methanol - an application of gas anti-solvent reactions (GASR)

G.B. Combes

F. Dehghani

F.P. Lucien

A.K. Dillow

N.R. Foster

Rhodium catalyzed homogeneous hydroformylation of unsaturated compounds in supercritical carbon dioxide

D.R. Palo

C. Erkey

Production of hydrogen peroxide in CO2

D. Hancu

E.J. Beckman

Cellulose hydrolysis in supercritical water to recover chemicals

T. Adschiri

M. Sasaki

Z. Fang

Y. Fukushima

K. Arai

Section 4: Reactor Design and Miscellaneous Contributions

Operation of reactor-adsorber systems for minimization of exhaust gases emissions

J. Jirat

F. Stepanek

M. Kubicek

M. Marek

Reactive distillation for synthesizing ethyl tert-butyl ether from bioethanol

A.T. Quitain

H. Itoh

S. Goto

Environmentally benign hydrocarbon processing applications of single and integrated permreactors

S. Vasileiadis

Z. Ziaka

Pollution prevention education in chemical reaction engineering