1. Solvent Effects in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals Open Access Author: Elliott, William Alexander Title: Solvent Effects in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals Graduate Program: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Solvent effectsAcid catalysisTransition state theoryBiomass conversionHeterogeneous catalysisHomogeneous catalysis File: Download WilliamElliott-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-ChairMichael John Janik, Committee MemberAndrew Zydney, Committee MemberAngela Lueking, Outside Member