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Corresponding author: Shulin Chen. Tel: 509-335-3743; Fax: 509-335-2722 E-mail: chens@wsu.edu An increasing attention has been paid to anaerobic digestion (AD) for converting the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) to renewable energy and reducing environmental impact. Since OFMSW is...

An efficient and sustainable energy crop production system is essential for the success of the emerging biorefinery industry. However, there is currently a significant lack of understanding regarding the development and dynamics of the biomass feedstock market upstream of the biorefinery, which is...

The benefits of delignification on plant cell wall digestibility by hydrolytic enzymes are well described in the literature. The presence of lignin increases non-productive binding of cellulases, resulting in enzyme inhibition and decrease in the sugar yields. Moreover, lignin acts as an anti-...

A new class of zirconia supported metal oxide catalysts has demonstrated the ability to convert low quality bio-oils, high in FFA, to biodiesel. Operating at mild to moderate reaction conditions, 195°C and 300psi, these catalysts can perform simultaneous esterification and transesterification...

A clean and efficient way to overcome the limited supply of fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect is the production of hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water through the semiconductor/water junction of a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell, where energy collection and water electrolysis are combined...

The goal of present study is to characterize the effect of pressure and heating rate on the devolatilization behavior of different biomass species. Three biomass species (southern Pine, corn stover, and switchgrass) were studied. A combination of two complementary gasification devices are utilized...

Algae have recently received much attention due to their potential as a source of clean biofuel. One of the key economic hurdles in the production of biofuel from algal feedstocks continues to be the harvesting process. Flocculation shows great potential for lowering the economic hurdle by...

Traditional sandwich cell battery chemistries are used in a flow cell where a pump circulates fluid between electrodes through a permeable membrane. The energy densities of these batteries are many fold higher than flow batteries where one or more reagent is stored in the electrolyte. Side-by-side...

A two-step solar thermochemical cycle for splitting CO 2 and mixtures of CO 2 and H 2 O with Zn/ZnO redox reactions is considered, encompassing: 1) the thermolysis of ZnO with concentrated solar radiation as the heat source; and 2) the non-solar, reduction of CO 2 to CO or mixtures of CO 2 and H 2...

Carbochemicals such as furfural and HMF are very useful as intermediates in the production of various chemicals and polymers that have numerous food, fuel and medical applications. These carbochemicals can be obtained from sugar degradation upon hydrothermal treatment of biomass substrates such as...