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Production of glycolic acid from glyoxal Rebekah Oakes , Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Under Professor James Dumesic, Chemical & Biological Engineering. Technical Accomplishments
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Production of glycolic acid from glyoxalRebekah Oakes, Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonUnder Professor James Dumesic, Chemical & Biological Engineering • Technical Accomplishments • Screened conventional Lewis and Brønsted Acid catalysts • Produced glyoxal from glycolic acid over heterogeneous catalyst • Major Conclusion • Sn-BEA catalysts provide the greatest yield of glycolic acid from glyoxal • Pire Activities • PIRE Internship at Haldor Topsøe in Lyngby, Denmark