Conference Presentations - 2012 AIChE Annual Meeting

Microfiltration of lignocellulosic hydrolyzates using dead end filtration to separate lignin and other inhibitors B. Bhayani, B.V. Ramarao Department of paper & Bioprocess engineering, SUNY ESF In the production of biofuels from lignocellulosics, the biomass is first extracted using dilute...

There are many complex phenotypes/strains that are desirable for practical applications in the context of Cell or Metabolic Engineering . One example is when one desires to endow a platform organism with a biosynthetic or catabolic pathway that another organism may possess. Such a pathway may...

Fuel cell systems constitute a clean and efficient alternative to fuel combustion for generating power for stationary, mobile and portable applications. The aviation industry is intensively pursuing the concept of using fuel cell systems on board aircraft. This would make it possible to undertake...

A techno-economic study of a biorefinery based on biomass gasification is conducted using Aspen Plus and corresponding economic analysis tools for three different scenarios. In the first scenario, a 2,000 metric tonne per day biorefinery is modeled utilizing corn stover as the feedstock. The...

Hydrogen is a prominent fuel for a renewable and environment-friendly energy carrier. It can simultaneously reduce a country's reliance on foreign oil and considerably reduce greenhouse gases. Significant advances have been made in the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel and a fuel for power...

Escalating CO 2 emissions due to increasing fossil fuel consumption is generally acknowledged as one of the major contributors to global warming. Therefore, the development of methods for reducing the amount of CO 2 released is a major challenge with significant societal consequences. Pressures on...