2009

There is no doubt that crude oil will be depleted eventually. The concept of global warming is now well accepted. Given these twin constraints, it behooves us to find alternative fuels, especially liquid ones for transportation. Microalgae have the potential to both reduce increases in greenhouse...

To control the size and shape of crystals during batch crystallization, one must either have an accurate crystal growth and nucleation model or run a series of experiments to find the optimal operating conditions. Since the former is a very intricate and time-consuming task, especially for new...

A solar thermal reactor receives concentrated solar irradiation and uses this energy to thermally convert biomass into synthesis gas (H2, CO and CO2). The operation of this reactor is affected by the presence of clouds, which act as a disturbance for this process. When clouds are partially covering...

As concerns over U.S. energy security and global warming increase, the need to develop alternative and renewable sources of energy is more important than ever before. One promising renewable energy scenario involves the use of microalgae as feedstocks that convert solar radiation and CO2 into...

There has long been a debate concerning the most suitable impeller for aerobic submerged fermentation (and indeed, for gas liquid or 3-phase reactors in general). Much academic work evaluating agitator design with respect to flow pattern, power consumption in gassed and ungassed conditions, kLa,...

Adsorption technology such as pressure swing or temperature swing adsorption is widely used for purification and separation of gases (Ruthven et al., 1994). Adsorption is considered to be a competitive method for CO2 removal in comparison to other technologies, provided that highly selective...

In the surgical field, the mixing of two combined fluid streams is required to form fibrin glue, used as a tissue sealant or a hemostat. The sealant components, fibrinogen and thrombin, have different viscosities, respectively 150 and 1 cps at 37°C. The viscosity of fibrinogen depends on the...

Membrane affinity chromatography is seriously considered as a possible alternative to bead based chromatography. Membrane chromatography is not limited by diffusion as the majority of chromatographic resins and therefore it is particularly suited for purifying large bio-molecules such as high...

The title of this session is an expression of the interest on the part of companies and universities to work together to create business opportunity. Universities are becoming key sources of discovery and with recent changes in government funding (amount and process) academia will be playing an...

The pharmacokinetic profiles of monoclonal antibody charge variants are poorly understood because they differ only slightly from the “main” antibody species, are low in abundance, and extremely difficult to isolate in pure pools for intensive in vitro and in vivo studies. Because of this, the...