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David C. Dayton

Director, Biofuels

David Dayton, PhD, is a physical chemist with more than 20 years of experience as a researcher. His current research focuses on alternative fuels research, particularly synthesis gas conversion, cleanup, and conditioning, and experimental programs relating to biomass thermochemical conversion for biofuel production. As the biofuels director in RTI's Center for Energy Technology, Dr. Dayton manages projects involving biomass combustion, gasification, and pyrolysis. These R&D activities are focused on expanding integrated biorefinery technology development for biofuel production and developing strategic institutional plans to help guide future alternative fuels research and development. Previously, Dr. Dayton was a technical leader for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program's (DOE/OBP) Thermochemical Platform at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Education

PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BS, Chemistry, Dickinson College.

Publications

Direct Detection of Products from the Pyrolysis of 2-Phenethyl Phenyl Ether — Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Jarvis, M.W., Daily, J.W., Carstensen, H.H., Dean, A.M., Sharma, S., Dayton, D.C., et al. (Feb 2011)
The biorefinery
Himmel, M.E. (Ed.) (Jun 2008)
Fluidizable reforming catalyst development for conditioning biomass-derived syngas — Applied Catalysis A-General
Magrini-Bair, K.A., Czernik, S., French, R., Parent, Y.O., Chornet, E., Dayton, D.C., et al. (Feb 2007)
Evaluation of catalyst deactivation during catalytic steam reforming of biomass-derived syngas — Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Bain, R.L., Dayton, D.C., Carpenter, D.L., Czernik, S.R., Feik, C.J., French, R.J., et al. (Oct 2005)
Preliminary screening - Technical and economic assessment of synthesis gas to fuels and chemicals with emphasis on the potential for biomass-derived syngas
Spath, P.L., & Dayton, D.C. (Dec 2003)
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