FUEL CHEMISTRY NEWS
Newsletter of the ACS Division of Fuel ChemistryVolume 77, No. 1 http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/ Spring 1998
Chair's Message
This is a landmark year for our division, since it represents our 75th anniversary year. A
special anniversary symposium is scheduled as part of the national meeting in Dallas, and I
hope that everyone who can attend the national meeting will come for this special event.
Many of know how tumultuous even the past 25 years have been - the oil embargoes, the
synfuels boom, the wild swings in funding for coal chemistry - so I consider the fact that we
have survived and prospered as a division for 75 years a solid accomplishment in which all
present and past members can justifiably be proud.
The most significant issue that faces our division in the short term is the status and future
direction of the Storch Award. The Henry H. Storch Award is the most prestigious award
in fuel chemistry, and honors distinguished contributions to fuel science or engineering.
Past winners of the award have exemplary records in the field, and the roster of these
individuals constitutes a hall of fame of fuel chemistry. The Division of Fuel Chemistry
sponsored the award from its inception in 1964 through 1986. At that point, it became an
award of the American Chemical Society, with generous financial support of Exxon
Research and Engineering Company. The award was supported by Exxon through 1996.
ACS itself supported it for one further year (1997) but declined to select an awardee for
1998. Since an important mission of our division is to recognize and award excellence in the
field of fuel chemistry, it was of great concern that the Storch Award not be allowed to
wither away. An extensive campaign was undertaken by several members, with
particularly valiant efforts by Mike Serio, to find a new corporate sponsor to replace
Exxon as the source of support. Despite a lot of hard work, those efforts have not yet paid
off. Therefore, we decided to continue the Storch Award with funding from the division,
and as a divisional, rather than ACS, award. This decision was driven in part the very
considerable costs imposed by ACS for their
administering of the award. A committee consisting of Jerry Huffman, Katie Carrado,
Mike Serio and I have been working on setting up the wording and criteria for the Storch
Award in its new guise. At least for the time being, the Storch Award will be presented on
a biennial basis. As this is being written I am also working on assembling a committee of
leaders in our field who will serve as judges for the award.
One of the issues that we discussed in our re-working of the Storch Award was the
broadening of its scope. This point touches on what I consider to be the key long-term
point facing the division. As I've remarked elsewhere, there was a time when our division
might more realistically have been thought of as the Division of Coal Chemistry, or maybe
even the Division of Coal Liquefaction Chemistry. We are now in the midst of a deep
trough in the support of research and development on coal. Depending on how the politics
of global warming and CO2 emissions issues play out, coal may be under increasingly heavy
assault in the future. We need, I think, to work hard to insure the diversity of our division's
activities programming and to reach out to all of the fuel community - as examples, coal,
petroleum, gas, biomass, and hydrogen. There's no question that we can do a successful
job of this, and an eloquent example is provided by the highly successful symposium on gas
hydrates at the San Francisco meeting last spring.
In his Chair's Message in last spring's newsletter, Jerry Huffman also called attention to a
need for diversity among the folks who are active in the division, at least in terms of
enhancing participating in national meetings. Lately there's been a heavy dominance from
academia and the national laboratories. I'd like to build on Jerry's message to emphasize
what I perceive to be our key long-term issues: We can't abandon our historic strengths in
coal chemistry, but rather we need to broaden, expand, and diversify from that foundation
into new areas that will be new strengths for the division. Similarly, we can't discourage
the activities of the stalwarts who have been loyal activists in the division for a long time,
but rather we need to retain their help, their expertise, and their participation while
broadening the ranges of scientific, and employment, backgrounds of those who actively
participate in our meetings. Along these lines, I plan to be representing the division at the
Industrial Pavilion on the Monday morning of the Dallas meeting to help "market" the
division's activities to industry.
Finally, though by no mean last in importance, it is a pleasure to salute my predecessor,
Jerry Huffman, for his excellent work as last year's Chair, and his continuing activities this
year as Past Chair. I extend also my thanks to all the members of our Executive
Committee and Program Committee for their efforts on behalf of the division.
Harold H. Schobert
Pennsylvania State University
Fuel Science Program
209 Academic Projects Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
Election Results
The results of compiling the election ballots, which were sent to the membership and
returned, were announced at the Division's Business Meeting in Las Vegas. The following
are the newly elected officers for 1998. Katie Carrado, Chair-Elect; Larry Anderson,
Secretary; Phillip Britt, Treasurer; Don Cronauer, Director-at-Large (1998-2000). John
Riley, Steve Benson and Jerry Hunt were appointed as Alternate Councilor, Industrial
Liason, and Membership Chair, respectively.
Congratulations to all!
Storch Award
The Division of Fuel Chemistry solicits nominations for the 1999 Storch Award for
outstanding achievement in fuel chemistry research. The Storch Award is given biennially
to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the field of fuel
science. This includes research on all aspects of the chemistry and utilization of all
hydrocarbon fuels, with the exception of petroleum. The research may have been carried
out over a long time period (e.g., a lifetime achievement award), or may be particularly
innovative research conducted over a relatively short time period (several years). Special
consideration will be given to innovation and novelty in the use of fuels, advances in the
characeractization of fuels, or advances in the understanding of fuel chemistry which
benefit the public welfare or the environment.
The award consists of a check for five thousand dollars, a suitably engraved plaque, and a
$1,500 dollar travel stipend to cover expenses of travel to the ACS annual spring meeting to
accept the award.
Nomination material required is a nominating letter from a member of the Division, two
supporting letters, and an up to date resume of the nominee. All nomination material
should be sent to the Chair of the Division, Harold Schobert, before June 1, 1998.
Las Vegas 1997 Meeting
Spin the wheel....pull the arm....throw the dice.... Many of us may not have gambled
literally at the last ACS meeting in Las Vegas, but at every turn we had myriad
opportunites for technical exposure and interactions. All was bound to pay off in this
respect. Because of our own program and the very close proximity of GEOC, PETR,
ENVR, and CATL programming, there were ample opportunities to attend relevant
technical talks. In the same venue, the new Las Vegas Convention Center, was the lively
ACS Exposition. I personally have never left with so many giveaways and fruitful
conversations with exhibitors. Our participation in Sci-Mix was excellent - every one of
our Glenn Award nominees presented a poster of their work in addition to their oral
presentations, and the crowds were large. Our division dinner was a wonderful and
unique experience, as servers wielded skewers of meat on glittering swords inches from our
noses. (If anyone who attended happens to have taken a picture of this event, please let me
know because I'd like to scan into our website). We have Mohammed Fatemi and Parviz
Rahimi to thank for organizing this dinner at Yolie's Brazilian Steakhouse.
We had a fairly small program this time due to the ICCS in Germany during the same
week, so the four-day ACS format for Vegas worked out well. Three of our six symposia
fell into the ACS focal area of programming on environmental issues, which made a nice
cluster. The division needs to thank the eminently capable and very friendly Judi Cromer
for staffing our table and for taking the notes at our business meetings. Finally, I hope that
everyone who tried the slots, the blackjack table, or the roulette wheel in addition to the
available ACS technical content came away as fortunate.
Submitted by: K. A. Carrado, 1997 Program Chair
R.A. Glenn Award
In 1956, the ACS Fuel Chemstry Division, in cooperation with Bituminous Coal Research,
Inc., established an award to recognize outstanding papers presented at Division Symposia.
In 1972, the award was named in honor of Richard A. Glenn, who served as Assistant
Director of Research at Bituminous Coal Research, Inc. and as Chairman of the Fuel
Chemistry Division in 1960. All papers presented at Fuel Chemistry Division symposia are
eligible for this award. Session chairs review the papers in their sessions and select about
one paper for every every ten submitted that they feel are are the most innovative and
interesting. A selection committee then reads all of the papers and attends the
presentations of those papers at the meeting. Based on the oral presentation, technical
subject matter, and the quality of the preprint, the committee selects a paper to receive the
R.A. Glenn Award.
Excellent symposia and papers were presented at our last meeting in Las Vegas. The
selection committee chose the presentation and paper of Mark P. Cal, Brooks W. Strickler,
Anthony A. Lizzio and Mark J. Rood, "Cleanup of Hot Coal Gas with Carbon-Based
Sorbents," ACS Preprints Vol. 42, No. 3, 872-876. The award, which consists of a plaque
for each author and a $300 check to be divided by the authors, will be presented at our
Division dinner, to be held on Tuesday evening (March 31st) at the La Tasca Espanol
restaurant in Dallas.
DALLAS, MARCH 29 - APRIL 2, 1998
Dallas Program At-A-Glance:
The Dallas program will feature seven symposia with more than 70 papers. The 75th
anniversary of the Fuel Chemistry Division symposium will feature presentations by a
number of distinguished scientists on topics related to the history of the Division and
review of few topics in fuel chemistry. A session on the stability of fuels will focus on jet
and diesel fuels auto-oxidation chemistry. A symposium on the combustion chemistry of
fuels will provide a forum to discuss different aspects that affect the combustion behavior
of different fuels. The program also includes a symposium on the latest developments in
on-line analytical techniques which is co-sponsored by the Analytical and Petroleum
Divisions. The application of chemistry to exploration and production symposium is
co-sponsored by the Geochemistry and Petroleum Divisions and will discuss various topics
including waxes and asphaltenes precipitation during oil production. A symposium on
value-added products derived from hydrocarbon stream will focus on processing
technologies in both refineries and petrochemical plants. The general session will
concentrate on the chemistry of coal conversion.
Sunday, March 29
General Session
Monday, March 30
Stability and Oxidation Chemistry of Fuels
Combustion Chemistry of Traditional and Non-Traditional Fuels
Tuesday, March 31
75th Anniversary
Stability and Oxidation Chemistry of Fuels
Business Meeting
Combustion Chemistry of Traditional and Non-Traditional Fuels
Divisional Dinner
Wednesday, April 1
On-line Analytical Techniques for Fuel
Value-Added Products from Hydrocarbon
Streams
Application of Oil Chemicstry in Oil
Exploration and Production: Past, Present and
Future
Thursday, April 2
Application of Oil Chemicstry in Oil Exploration and Production: Past, Present and
Future
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS SYMPOSIUM
The Division of Fuel Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, an internationally
recognized forum for scientists, research engineers, and economists, is celebrating its 75th
anniversary in 1998. Over a 75 year period many aspects of fuel research were presented
to the professional community for evaluation and practice. Areas of interest included
fundamental research on gas, liquid and solid fuels and their conversion to useful products.
The presentations represented the efforts of industry, academia and government to solve
the problems of gasification, liquefaction and the environment. So far, the division has
published 43 volumes of preprints as preparation fornational meetings and a chronicle of
current developments. Besides the basic interests of fuel research, related studies were
introduced where appropriate as new technologies could be applied.
Major contributions included the processing of coal, natural gas, oil shale, petroleum and
agricultural wastes. Concurrent advancements were made in structural and mechanism
studies, catalysis, high pressure techniques and analytical methods. Outstanding work was
recognized by the Storch Award, the R.A. Glenn and Distinguished Service Awards
presented by the division.
Many of the technical programs are coordinated with other divisions where interests
coincide. Fuels are the lifeblood of our economic and personal existence and continued
research and development are vital to the efficient utilization of the remaining energy
supply.
A symposium celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Fuel Chemistry Division is being held
during the Dallas National Meeting of the ACS. The meeting is chaired by M. D.
Schlesinger and D. C. Cronauer with the following speakers:
Coal Liquefaction, Donald C. Cronauer,
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439.
Planning for the Future, M. D. (Bob)
Schlesinger, Consultant, PE, 4766 Wallingford
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Division of Fuel Chemistry from My
Perspective, Frank Rusinko, Jr., The Energy
Institute, The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802.
Some Stories of Fuel Chemistry Research, Karl
S. Vorres, Chemistry Division, Argonne
National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439.
Fuel Chemistry; from Gas Lines to Greenhouse
Gases, F. P. Burke, Consol Inc., Research &
Development, 4000 Brownsville Road, Library,
PA 15129.
Creating Value from Canada's Oil Shale ... The
Promise and the Challenge, Anton Walker,
Suncor Energy Ltd. P.O. Box 4001, Fort
McMurray, Alberta, Canada T9H 3E3.
A Complex Family of Chemical ProductsBased
on Coal Derived Synthesis Gas, William H.
Calkins, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
In addition to technical programming, opportunities for more social interactions with your
fellow division members will also be provided.
Members attending the Dallas meeting are also invited to participate in other Fuel Division
activities. The Business Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31 at the Dallas
Convention center, Room A 214/216 immediately following the morning's sessions. The is
the place to find out the current issues relevant to the division, and to voice your input.
The social Divisional Dinner will be held at 6 pm on Tuesday evening (March 31st) at La
Tasca Espanol (tickets are $35), 4131 Lomo Alto, Highland Park.
Please visit the Fuel Chemistry Division table which will be stationed near the technical
meeting rooms. There you can receive information regarding membership, future meetings
and symposia, preprints, division activities, etc. Nearly all of the top 10% of the papers
that have been nominated for the Glenn Award (best paper award) have elected to present
their work additionally as a poster in the Sci-Mix event. There are a few other FUEL
contributions here as well. Please attend to lend them your support and to view the
representative sampling provided by other divisions. This event occurs on Monday
evening.
Symposia at Future Meetings
The symposia and session chairs for future National Meetings are listed in this newsletter.
There is still room for a few more good symposiums at our future meetings. Do you know
of a good topic for a Fuel Chemistry symposium? Would you like to be a Symposium
Chair? Do you know someone else who might be a good candidate? Please help identify
these individuals to use their talent for the further advancement of the Division. Please
contact one of the Executive Committee members if you or anyone you know would be
interested in organizing a symposium.
BOSTON, August 23-27, 1998
Fuels for the Year 2000 & Beyond. Craig Fairbridge, National Center for Upgrading
Technology, One Oil Patch Drive, P.O. Box 1280, Devon, Alberta, Canada T0C 1E0,
403-987-8697, FAX 987-5349; Steve Benson, Energy & Environmental Research Center,
University of North Dakota, 15 N. 23rd St., P.O. Box 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202,
701-777-5177, FAX 777-5181.
Novel Upgrading Techniques in Fuel Processing.Ceaser Ovallas, INTEVEP, S.A.,
Departamento de Refinacion Catalisis, Los Teques, Edo, Miranda, Apdo, 76343 Caracas
1070A, Venezuela, 011-582-908-6991, FAX 908-6527; David Storm, Texaco, P.O. Box 509,
Beacon, NY 12508, 914-838-7660, FAX 838-7102. FUEL/PETR.
The Chemistry of Carbon in Coal Fly Ash Formation, Control and Utilization. Eric
Suuberg, Division of Engineering, Box D, Brown Univ., Providence, RI 02912,
401-863-1420, FAX 863-1157; Robert Hurt, Division of Engineering, Box D, Brown Univ.,
Providence, RI 02912, 401-863-2685, FAX 863-1157.
New Technology/Development for Energy Storage. Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Illinois State
Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61802, 217-244-4977, FAX
333-8566. Craig Chang, Allied-Signal Inc. 50 E. Algonquin Rd. Des Plaines, IL 60017,
847-391-3084, FAX 847-391-3832, chang @dstmp001.research.allied.com. Venki Raman,
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-5780, 610-481-7154, FAX
610-481-4566, ramanvs@apci.com.
Reactor & Reaction Modeling. Zbigniew Ring, National Center for Upgrading
Technology, One Oil Patch Drive, P.O. Box 1280, Devon, Alberta, Canada T0C 1E0,
403-987-8697, FAX 987-5349; Michael Hu, Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions, 325 Rolling Oaks
Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91361-1266, 805-496-6661, FAX 805-373-5108.
Modified Asphalts. Mohammed Mamon, Federal Highway Administration, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101-2296, 703-285-2430, FAX 285-2950; Brian Chollar, Federal Highway Administration, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101-2296, 703-285-2342, FAX 285-2950. FUEL/PETR.
Production and Use of Carbon-Based Materials for Environmental Cleanup. Anthony
Lizzio, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820,
217-244-4985, FAX 217-333-8566; Nicholas Pollack, Calgon Carbon Corporation, P.O. Box
717, Pittsburgh, PA 15230, 412-787-4785, FAX 412-787-6607; Marit Jagtoyen, Center for
Applied Energy Research, 3572 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, 606-257-0213,
FAX 606-257-0220.
Microscopic Studies of Coal and Carbon. Ilham Demir, Illinois State Geological Survey,
615 East Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, 217-244-0863, FAX 217-333-2830; Anthony
Lizzio, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820,
217-244-4985, FAX 217-333-8566.
General Papers. M. Fatemi and P. Rahimi.
Co-sponsored Symposiums
Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Utilization. Karen Katrinak, Energy &
Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, 15 N. 23rd St., P.O. Box
9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202, 701-777-5283, FAX 777-5181; Sarma Pisupati, Penn State
University, 404 Academic Activities Building, University Park, PA 16802-2308,
814-865-0874, FAX 814-865-8892. ENVR/FUEL/PETR
Diesel Fuel. Jim Burrington,... FUEL/PETR
ANAHEIM, March 21-25, 1999
Program Chairman: James Franz, Batelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O.
Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, 509-375-2967, FAX 509-375-2186, ja_franz@ccmail.pnl.gov.
Short ACS Abstracts due to Symposium Chairs October 19, 1998; completed papers due
November 16, 1998.
Molecular Approaches to CH Activation and Selective Oxidation of Alkanes. Roy A.
Periana, Catalytica Advanced Technologies, 430 Ferguson Drive Building 3, Mountain
View, CA 94043, 650-940-6396, FAX 650-968-712, rap@mv.catalytica-inc.com; Robert H.
Crabtree, Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect St., New Haven CT
06520, 203-432-3925, FAX 203-432-6144, crabtree@ minerva.cis.yale.edu.
Chemistry of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals. Robert Evans, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401, 303-384-6284, EvansB@tcplink.nrel.gov.
Phillip F. Britt, Chemistry Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, 423-574-5029, brittpf@ornl.gov. FUEL/CELL.
New Catalysts for Hydrogenation and Hydrocracking of Fuels. Mark E. Davis, Division of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
91125 USA, 818-395-6811, mdavis@macpost.caltech.edu; Stacey Zones, Chevron Research,
100 Chevron Way, Richmond CA 94802, 510-242-3524, sizo@ chevron.com.
Role of Water in Organic Reactions. Mike Lewan, U.S. Geologic Survey, Box 25046 MS
977, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80255, 303-236-9391; George Cody, Geophysical
Laboratory, Institution of Washington, 5251 BroadBranch Road NW, Washington, D.C.
20015, 202-686-2410 ext 2479, cody@gl.ciw.edu. FUEL/GEO.
Storch Award
Invited Papers. To be Organized by Recipient
General Papers
James A. Franz, ja_franz@pnl.gov.
NEW ORLEANS, August 22-26, 1999
Short ACS Abstracts are due to Symposium Chairs: March 15, 1999. Papers are due to
Symposium Chairs: April 15, 1999
Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates and Modeling in Hydrocarbon Conversion. J.A.
Franz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory MS K2-44, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA
99352, 509-375-2967, ja_franz@pnl.gov; Michael T. Klein, Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, 302-831-8072, FAX
302-831-1810, klein@che.udel.edu.
Molecular and Network Structure of Coal. Masashi Iino, Institute of Chemical Reaction
Science, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-Ku Sendai 980, Japan,
iino@hisui.icrs.tohoku.ac.jp; Randall E. Winans, Chemistry Division, Argonne National
Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439-4831, rewinans@anl.gov.
Resid Characterization and Upgrading. Semih Eser, Department of Materials Science &
Engineering, Fuel Science Program, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802,
814-863-1392, seser@psu.edu; Mark A. Plummer, Marathon Oil Company, 7400 South
Broadway, Littleton, CO 80120, 303-347-5565, FAX 303-347-5551,
MAPlummer@MarathonOil.com. GEO/FUEL.
Applications of NMR to Complex Systems. Robert E. Botto, Chemistry Division, Argonne
National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, 630-252-9288,
robert_botto@qmgate.anl.gov.
Hydrogen Production, Storage and Utilization. C. Gregoire-Padro, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401, 303-275-2919, FAX 303-275-2905,
GregoirC@ tcplink.nrel.gov; Francis S. Lau, Institute of Gas Technology, 1700 S. Mount
Prospect Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018, 708-768-0592, FAX 708-768-0600,
Francis_Lau@igt.org.
General Papers. Dr. James A. Franz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory MS K2-44,
P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, 509-375-2967, ja_franz@pnl.gov.
LAS VEGAS, March 26-31, 2000
Program Chair: Frank E. Huggins, 533 South Lime-stone Street, Suite 111, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, 606-257-4045, fax 606-257- 7215,
frank@funky.cffls.uky.edu
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments - A Ten Year Assessment
Fossil Fuels and Global Climate/CO2 Abatement Strategies
Synthesis Gas Chemistry and Applications
General Papers
WASHINGTON, August 20-25, 2000
Program Chair: Frank E. Huggins.
Fuel Science in the Year 2000 - Past and Present
Waste Material Reprocessing for Energy and Other Applications
Inorganics in Fossil Fuels, Waste Materials, and Biomass - Characterization, Combustion
Behavior, and Environmental issues
General Papers
Other Conferences and Symposia of Interest
In May 1998, the Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) will sponsor two
complementary conferences. On May 19-20, a Conference on Unburned Carbon in Utility
Fly Ash will be held, and on May 21-22, a Conference on Selective Catalytic and
Non-Catalytic Reduction for NOx Control will be conducted. Subjects covered during the
former include characterization of unburned carbon/fly ash, experiences and observations,
instrumentation, new uses for unburned carbon/fly ash, and post combustion treatment.
The latter conference will comprise sessions on case studies, catalyst investigations,
economics, fundamentals and predictive performance tools. All are welcome to attend to
hear the latest developments in these fields and to interact with those having similar
interests. These conferences are relatively inexpensive - there is only a nominal charge of
$20 per conference for refreshments. Register with Karen Lockhart: FETC Conference
Services, P.O. Box 18209, MS 922-178C, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, 412-892-4763, FAX
412-892-4160, lockhart@fetc.doe.gov.
The 6th International Activated Carbon Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on
September 16-17, 1998. Absracts should be submitted to Henry Nowicki, PACS Inc., 409
Meade Dr., Coraopolis, PA 15108,412-457-6576, FAX 412-457-1214 hnpacs.@aol.com.
An international symposium on carbon "Science and Technology for New Carbons" will be
held on November 8-12, 1998 at Surugadai Memorial Hall, Chuo University, Ochanomizu,
Tokyo, Japan. The symposium will cover the fundamental and applied science and
technology related with new carbons such as activated carbons fibers, carbon/carbon
composites, diamond, fullerenes, nanotubes, boron nitride, silicon carbide, surface science
and reactivity, carbon/pore systems, and new processing techniques. For further
information please contact Dr. E. Yasuda, carbon98@rlem.titech.ac.jp.
Chemistry Division Preprints
As a member of the Division of Fuel Chemistry, you will receive all four preprint issues for
less than the single-issue cost to a non-member. By participating in divisional symposia,
you will be in touch with other active researchers in the forefront of energy and fuels
research. Discounted memberships are available for
students and non-ACS members can become affiliates for a modest fee.
Each of us should receive the preprints before the National Meetings if everything goes as
planned. We set up our schedule with a series of deadlines to see that each step is carried
out in time to see that your preprints arrive on time. The first step involves submission of
the manuscripts to your Symposia Chairs. Their job includes placing the manuscripts in
proper order, checking to see that the authors have followed the guidelines, including
penciling in an author's last name and a fraction like 1/6 indicating page 1 of 6 for the
manuscript on the upper left corner of each page. The manuscripts are placed in proper
order and forwarded to the Program Chair. The Chair assembles the manuscripts after
checking to see that guidelines have been followed. It takes about a week for each of
these steps since we are all volunteers and
have to work this into schedules which are already reasonably full. The Chair then
forwards them to a secretary who prepares the Table of Contents and Author Index. This
also takes at least a week. The assembled manuscripts and other materials are carefully
sequenced and shipped to our publisher. The publisher's turnaround time is about six
weeks. Our goal is to mail preprints about 4-5 weeks before the meeting.
Vote to Change Term of Office for Division Secretary and Treasurer
At the Executive Committee meeting in San Francisco, it was proposed that the terms of office for the Secretary and Treasurer be changed from two years to three years. Members of the Fuel Chemistry Division were informed of this in the Summer 1997 newsletter and were given the opportunity to vote on the ammendment at our last Business Meeting in Las Vegas on September 9, 1997. The vote was unanimous that we change the term of office from two
to three years, so the terms of office for both positions are now three years.
Fuel Division Member Benefits
The Division of Fuel Chemistry provides a forum for presentation and discussion of
fuels-related chemistry research and development. The Division is also concerned with
public policy issues related to energy and fuels, such as the environmental impacts of fuel
use and the evaluation of options for resource utilization (e.g., fuel, chemical or material).
Division programming has remained strong in the traditionally important areas of the
utilization of coal, natural gas, and alternative fuels and feedstocks. Programming is being
increased in areas associated with the environmental effects of fossil fuel use, energy and
fuel production from biomass and waste, bioprocessing of fuels, recent developments in
fuel cells and batteries, and the production of high-value materials and chemicals from
fuels.
Benefits
Meetings - Programming at national and regional meetings, co-sponsorship of an annual
symposium on Environmental Issues in Fuel Chemistry with the Petroleum and
Environmental Chemistry Divisions.
Publications - Fuel Chem News (sent prior to each national meeting), preprints of all
technical papers mailed prior to each National Meeting (four issues per year), Energy &
Fuels, home page on World Wide Web-http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/.
Awards - Henry H. Storch Award for distinguished contributions to fuel science or
engineering, R.A. Glenn Award for the best paper at a National meeting, Distinguished
Service Award for sustained and distinguished contributions to the field of fuel chemistry.
Discounts - Discount on ACS symposium series publications, discount on student
subscriptions to Energy & Fuels.
Fuel Chemistry Division Logo
We are still trying to find the right logo for our Division. It would go on all our stationary,
the newsletter, and would be used to set us apart from the other 33 divisions of the
Amercian Chemical Society. We have had some good suggestions in the past but none have
been adopted as the logo. It needs to be approved by the Executive Committee of the Fuel
Chemistry Division. The logo should represent what our Division means to us and the rest
of the scientific community. Even if someone is not a great artist, a rough sketch of what it
could look like would be all that is needed at this time. If someone contributes a logo that
ends up being the one we use, they will receive a free dinner for two at the restaurant of
their choice the next time they attend an ACS meeting. We will decide on a winner at the
next Executive Committee Meeting in Dallas. Please send all of your artisitic
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American Chemical Society
Division of Fuel Chemistry
1998 Executive Committee Members
Harold H. Schobert
Chair
Pennsylvania State University
Fuel Science Program
209 Academic Projects Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-6511, fax 814-865-3075
schobert@ems.psu.edu
Gerald P. Huffman
Past-Chair
Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction Science
University of Kentucky
533 S. Limestone St., Room 111
Lexington, KY 40506-0059
606-257-4027, fax 606-257-7215
cffls@pop.uky.edu
Kathleen A. Carrado
Chair-Elect
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue, CHM/200
Argonne, IL 60439
630-252-4121, fax 630-252-9288
kcarrado@anl.gov
Michael A. Serio
Program Secretary
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
87 Church Street, P. O. Box 380379
E. Hartford, CT 06138-0379
860-528-9806 (ext. 105), fax 860-528-0648
mserio@afr-olt.com
Larry L. Anderson
Secretary
Chem. & Fuels Engineering Dept./3290 MEB
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-5162, fax 801-581-5162
larry.anderson@m.cc.utah.edu
Phillip F. Britt
Treasurer
Chemistry Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PO Box 2008, MS-6197
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
615-690-8210, fax 615-576-5235
brittpf@ornl.gov
Karl S. Vorres
Director of Publications, Councilor
27 Windward Circle
Willowbrook, IL 60514-2227
630-325-0931
(Nov 11-April 15)
3432 North Applewood
Tucson, AZ 85712-5478
520-322-5256, ksvorres@flash.net
Donald F. McMillen
Councilor
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3493
415-859-4301, mcmillen@mplvax.sri.com
Anthony A. Lizzio
Newsletter Editor
Illinois State Geological Survey
615 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-4985, fax 217-333-8566
lizzio@geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu
Susan D. Brandes
Director of Advertising
CONSOL, Inc.
Research & Development
4000 Brownsville Road
Library, PA 15129
412-854-6568, fax 412-854-6613
Semih Eser
Membership
Pennsylvania State University
Fuel Science Program
209 Academic Projects Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
814-862-1392, fax 814-865-3075
seser@psu.edu
John T. Riley
Alternate Councilor
Center for Coal Science
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101
502-745-6020, fax 502-745-6293
John C. Crelling
Director of Preprint Subscriptions
Department of Geology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4324
618-453-7361, fax 618-453-7393
jcrelling@geo.siu.edu
Howard P. Stephens
Long Range Planning
Process Research Department 6212
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0709
505-844-9178, fax 505-845-9500
hpsteph@sandia.gov
Randall E. Winans
Director at Large (1996-1998)
Chemistry Division
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL 60439-4831
630-252-7479, fax 630-252-9288
rewinans@anl.gov
Irving Wender
Director at Large (1997-1999)
1261 Denniston Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1328
412-624-9644, fax 412-624-9639
Donald C. Cronauer (1998-2000)
Director at Large
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue, CHM/200
Argonne, IL 60439
630-252-4121, fax 630-252-9288
dccronauer@anl.gov
G. Alex Mills
Trustee
Cokesbury Village #48
726 Loveville Road
Hockessin DE 19707-1504
302-239-7050, fax 302-239-7050
103157.3716@compuserve.com
William H. Calkins
Trustee
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2213, fax 302-831-1048
Alan W. Scaroni
Trustee
Pennsylvania State University
C208 Coal Utilization Lab
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3264
aws1@psu.edu
Steven A. Benson
Industry Liason
EERC UND PO Box 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Mohammad Fatemi
Program Co-Chair, 1998
Amoco Corporation
2401 Fifth Avenue South
P. O. Box 401
Texas City, TX 77592-0401
409-943-2367, fax 409-943-2389
smfatemi@amoco.com
Parviz Rahimi
Program Co-Chair, 1998
National Center for Upgrading Technology
One Oil Patch Drive, Devon, Alberta,
Canada T0C 1E0
403-987-8708, fax 403-987-5349
rahimi@NRCan.gc.ca
James A. Franz
Program Chair, 1999
Dept. of Chemical Technology
Pacific Northwest Labs.
Box 999, MS #K2-10
Richland, WA 99352
509-375-2967, fax 509-375-2059
ja_franz@pnl.gov
Frank Huggins
Program Chair, 2000
533 S. Limestone St. Suite 111
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-4045, fax 606-257-7215
frank@funky.effls.uky.edu
Sarma Pisupati
Program Chair 2001
Pennsylvania State University
Fuel Science Program
209 Academic Projects Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0874, fax 814-863-7432