On Demand Conference Presentations

The Effects of Solvent On Glucose Conversion to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

Nov 2, 2012
Xianghong Qian
Cellulosic biomass represents an abundant renewable resource for the production of bio-based products and biofuels. 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a critical and versatile intermediate for converting biomass to liquid alkanes and many other value-added products. However, cost effective conversion...

Upgrading of Biomass-Derived Liquid to Clean Fuels

Nov 2, 2012
Siauw H. Ng
The objective of this study is to develop and demonstrate a viable economical pathway to produce renewable transportation fuels from cellulosic biomass such as wood chips, forest wastes, and agriculture residues.

Accellerase® Trio: Advances in Cellulosic Enzymes for Commercial Biorefineries

Nov 1, 2012
Vinod Srinivasan
Providing nearly 400 enzyme products ranging from food and beverages to household cleaning and biofuels, Genencor has been a world leader in industrial biotechnology and a pioneer in enzyme innovation. Now a part of DuPont, DuPont Industrial Biosciences provides enzyme products for biomass...

Innovative Hydrocavitation Technology Process to Create Composite Fuels

Apr 4, 2012
Harold N. Knickle
Goal of the Project The primary goal of the project is the creation of composite fuels for combustion processes containing biomass, coal, coal residues, crude oil processing residues, and other combustible material for effective firing in power plants The principal technological approach is...

Future Fuels and Chemicals: Grand Challenges and Opportunities

Apr 2, 2012
To insure a Sustainable Future, CO 2 emissions must be reduced despite strong future growth in demand. “Easy oil” from conventional production will be less abundant, though coal and natural gas, as well as unconventional hydrocarbon reserves will remain in strong supply for decades to come. Carbon...

Optimal Charge Rates for a Lithium Ion Cell

Oct 19, 2011
Saeed Khaleghi Rahimian
Optimal Charge Rates for a Lithium Ion Cell Saeed Khaleghi Rahimian, Sean Rayman, Ralph E. White Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC29208, USA Abstract The optimum charge rate for a lithium ion cell at each cycle is determined to maximize the useful life...

Investigation On Electrode Reaction Mechanism for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Oct 19, 2011
Xiaofeng Xie
Investigation on Electrode Reaction Mechanism for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery XIE Xiaofeng 1 , YANG Chun 1 , WANG Jinhai 1 , Shang Yuming 1 , WANG Shubo 1 , MAO Zongqiang 1 MATHUR V. K 2 1. Institute ofNuclear andNew EnergyTechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China 2.Department of...

An Anaerobic Bacterial Treatment of Corn Stover to Prepare a Biorefining Feedstock

Oct 19, 2011
James MacLellan
Anaerobic Bacterial Treatment of Corn Stover to Prepare a Biorefining Feedstock James MacLellan, Zhengbo Yue, Robert Kraemer, Wei Liao* Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48823 Abstract The objective of this study is to apply an...

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