Executive Summary

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1.

Task 1 - Reaction Studies

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1.1

Introduction

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1.2

Accomplishments, Results, and Discussion

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1.2.1

Laboratory Setup

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1.2.2

Molybdenum Based Catalyst Research

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1.2.3

Transition Metal Oxide Catalyst Research

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1.2.4

Reaction Engineering

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1.3

Conclusions and Recommendations

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1.4

Future Plans

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1.5

Appendices for Task 1

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1.5.1

Chevrel Synthesis (Approach 2)

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1.5.2

High-Temperature Vapor Phase Synthesis (Approach 3)

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1.6

References for Task 1

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2.

Task 2.  Process Synthesis and Evaluation

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2.1

Introduction

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2.2

Accomplishments, Results, and Discussion

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2.2.1

Target Blends

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2.2.2

Base Case Designs

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2.2.3

Scale Up

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2.2.4

Optimization

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2.2.5

Energy Park

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2.3

Conclusions and Recommendations

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2.4

Future Plans

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2.5

Appendix 1 for Task 2

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2.6

References for Task 2

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