Conference Presentations - 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting

Algae are simple autotrophic organisms that produce complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules such as carbon dioxide using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions. These complex organics include a substantial amount of triacylglycerol which can be readily converted into...

A model-based process development methodology is described which uses a Quality by Design (QbD) approach to establish a manufacturing design space. A flowchart methodology is described that illustrates how to rationally step through process development, using fundamental and engineering models and...

Beer fermentations have traditionally been undertaken without the use of mechanical agitation with mixing being provided only by the CO2 evolved during the batch process. This approach has largely been maintained because of the belief in industry that rotating agitators would damage the yeast. In...

Conventional biological orbital shakers have substantial drawbacks that include low volumetric capacities, limited oxygen transfer capability and difficulty in mixing viscous liquid cultures. A novel mixing technology has been developed to overcome these limitations by applying low-frequency, 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...

An organic-inorganic hybrid composite of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots with conjugated polymer poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) was employed as an active layer for the bulk hetero- junction solar cell. CdSe quantum dots were synthesized by conventional hot injection method with...