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Biofuels (Energy)
Algal Biofuels: The Backstory
Arjun Gopalratnam
Increasing energy demand and dwindling energy resources have spurred interest in making transportation fuels from renewable sources such as microalgae.
Algal Biofuels: The Process
Al Darzins, Eric P. Knoshaug
The production of algal biofuels involves algae cultivation, biomass harvesting and dewatering, lipid extraction, and conversion to fuel.
Algal Biofuels: The Research
Kimberly Ogden, Kuan-Chen Cheng
The individual technical elements of the algae-to-biofuels process have already been demonstrated at the laboratory scale. Ongoing research seeks to refine the technology to enable scaleup to commercial production.
Development of a Commercially Viable Algae Biofuels Process
AIChE Webinar
May 8, 2013
Benjamin Saydah
This presentation will provide an overview of a process to produce algae bio-crude from algae grown in open ponds using non-potable water and non-arable soil.
From Wet Algae to Liquid Fuels
Mar 20, 2013
Phillip Savage
The presentation provides some general background on biofuels and on the use of algae as a biomass source for making liquid fuels. The presentation focuses on R&D efforts related to processing algae in its wet state, which eliminates an energy intensive drying step.
Biodiesel Production by Transesterification Using Heterogeneous Base Catalyst and Effect of Co-Solvent
Oct 19, 2011
Arun K. Gupta
Biodiesel production by Transestrification using heterogeneous base catalyst and effect of co-solvent Arun Kumar Gupta a , Goutam Deo b Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India E-mail: a guptaak@iitk.ac.in , b goutam@iitk.ac.in...
Biological Synthesis of Fuels and Chemicals
SBE Webinar
Jul 22, 2010
James Liao
Global energy and climate problems have stimulated increased efforts in synthesizing fuels and chemicals from renewable resources.
Biomass: Alternative Feedstocks for Fuels, Chemicals & Polymers
Metro NY Section Webinar
May 17, 2010
Howard Blum
This presentation provides a high-level review of the current trends in technology and markets for biomass feedstocks and the future outlook.
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.
Immobilized-Cells Hollow Fiber Membrane Reactor for Fermentation of Inhibitors in Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
Nov 1, 2012
Duong TT Nguyen
Production of bioethanol from agricultural and forest residues have been attracted considerable efforts as this lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable material and has the potential to serve as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel. Conversion process of lignocelluloses to bioethanol...
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...
Influence of Blending Vegetable Oil Into HVGO on Hydrotreating/Mild Hydrocracking Performance
Apr 4, 2012
Jinwen Chen
Research at CanmetENERGY is investigating the impacts and benefits of co-processing biomass derived feedstocks with petroleum feeds (including opportunity crudes such as bitumen and heavy oils). It is important to fully understand the co-processing of these two feeds because in many developed...
Biofuels: Metrics and Challenges
AIChE Webinar
Aug 22, 2012
John Carberry
Learn about the critical economic, environmental and social issues that will impact a biofuels project along with the technical programs that could enhance a particular project.
Algae - The New Green Crude
South Texas Section Webinar
Mar 1, 2012
Barry Cohen
Algae provides one solution to help the US reduce its dependence on foreign oil and create new green jobs. Barry Cohen and Will Thurmond will discuss both the technology and the commercial framework for the New Green Crude.
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