Conference Presentations - 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting

Inorganic compounds are known to be problematic in the thermochemical conversion of biomass to syngas and ultimately hydrocarbon fuels. The elements Si, K, Ca, Na, S, P, Cl, Mg, Fe and Al are particularly problematic and are known to influence reaction pathways, contribute to fouling and corrosion...

Coupling industrial carbon mineralisation and ocean alkalinity enhancement Introduction The ocean carbonate system has the potential to store ~10 2 - 10 3 billions of tonnes of CO 2 as a stable bicarbonate solution. Some propose that this system can be manipulated by the addition of oxide and...

Large scale CO 2 Capture and Storage has been considered to be one of the most promising ways of mitigating anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, but energy penalty, high economic costs and possible environmental impacts are important barriers for its deployment. One of the effective solutions is to...

Scale-up of batch manufacturing operations in the pharmaceutical industry often presents technical challenges and various risks. In this work, a case study describing the use of a discrete element method (DEM) model to study a batch blending process is described. This model was developed to (1)...

Experimental and predicted kinetics of glucose, the monomer of cellulose, provides quantitative and qualitative insights into the pyrolysis of cellulose. This finding is somewhat surprising, as the monomer does not have the β-1,4-glycosidic linkage between rings that is characteristic of cellulose...

A biobased composite composed of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate)-co-(β-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) matrix and natural reinforcing fibers has a potential closed-loop life cycle as their constituents can potentially produce their own feedstock carbon upon anaerobic degradation to produce more polymer. These...