Tag: William Jones
Humboldt Research Awards support professors’ collaborations in Germany
Two University faculty members—William Jones of the Department of Chemistry and Xi-Cheng Zhang of the Institute of Optics—have received prestigious Humboldt Research Awards.
Jones receives Royal Society of Chemistry award
University of Rochester chemistry researcher for honored for discovering new methods for converting hydrocarbons into chemicals found in useful, everyday products.
Study raises hopes for cleaner gas alternative
“What we’ve been able to do is demonstrate that in a laboratory we can take ethanol and combine it to make butanol,” Dr. William Jones, a professor at the University of Rochester and study co-author, said. “It’s a step toward a more valuable fuel.”
New ethanol provides more energy, less harm to engines as gasoline alternative
According to a new research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the new method has produced butanol, a product from ethanol that has no detrimental effects to engines.
More efficient way of converting ethanol leads to better alternative fuel
A research team led by chemistry professor William Jones has developed a series of reactions that results in the selective conversion of ethanol to butanol, without producing unwanted byproducts.