Bioenergy

Providing Energy to a Growing World: Bio-Gasoline and High-Efficiency Engines

SBE Webinar

Jun 9, 2011

Mark Holtzapple

Dr. Holtzapple describes the challenges of providing energy to a growing world. To address energy needs, he shows how the MixAlco process converts waste biomass into bio-gasoline.

Biomass/Bioenergy Patent Landscape: Past, Present & Future

Metro NY Section Webinar

May 17, 2010

Barry Schindler

Barry J. Schindler, Esq., of Greenberg Traurig LLP's Patent Prosecution Group, addresses Intellectual Properties Issues for chemical engineers engaged in the business of biomass.

Inventing the Biofuel Future – We Can Have Biomass for Fuel and Eat it Too

SBE Webinar

Oct 22, 2009

Bruce Dale

Surrounded by a world filled with the fruits of innovation and invention, pessimists generally forget or ignore the role these forces are likely to play in the developing biofuel industry.

Designing Efficient Metabolic Networks for Biofuels Production

SBE Webinar

Jun 25, 2009

Friedrich Srienc

Biotechnological processes depend to a large extent on the productivity of the organisms used.

Bioconversion of Brown Seaweed Into Mixed Ketones Through the Carboxylate Platform Processing

Oct 19, 2011

Xin Chen

The Carboxylate Platform, also known as the MixAlco TM process, is an acidogenic fermentation process using mixed culture inoculums, which offers several advantages compared to conventional bioprocessing, such as: non-sterile fermentation, the use of inexpensive tanks, adaptability to a wide...

A Novel Reactive Distillation Approach for Producing 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone From Glycerol

Oct 19, 2011

Dennis J. Miller

Glycerol is a viable renewable feedstock that has emerged as a consequence of triglyceride conversion to biodiesel. In addition to glycerol conversion to commodity chemicals such as propylene glycol and epichlorohydrin, formation of higher-value specialty chemical products such as 1,3-...

Biofuels Manufacturing: From Feedstocks to Manufacturing and End-Product Quality Control

Oct 19, 2011

Jose Menezes

Biofuels quality is related to the inherent of feedstock materials (RMs) and operating conditions used in their production. However to be used as fuel in engines biofuels must meet certain specifications regulated by ASTM or EN standards regardless of the manufacturing processes and / or the type...

Effects of Ammonia Substitution On Stability Limits and Emissions of Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames

Oct 19, 2011

Dong Hyun Um

The potential of partial ammonia (NH 3 ) substitution to improve the safety of hydrogen (H 2 ) use was evaluated, using premixed NH 3 /H 2 /air flames at normal temperature and pressure generated on a tube type burner. The effects of NH 3 substitution on the stability limits and nitrogen oxide (NO...

Effects of Reaction Conditions On the Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Miscanthus Dissolved In An Ionic Liquid

Oct 19, 2011

Sean J. Dee

Miscanthus, a perennial grass, is an attractive biofuel feedstock compared with corn and poplar due to its high energy yield per hectare and low agricultural inputs such as water and soil nutrients. Recent studies have shown the three primary components of miscanthus, cellulose, hemicellulose, and...

Green and High Efficient Enzyme Hydrolysis Process for Sweet Sorghum Bagasse

Oct 19, 2011

Xinshu Zhuang

In order to improve enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, several approaches including liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment, adding surfactant, magnetic stirring and fed-batch hydrolysis were investigated, in which Sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) was chosen as the feedstock. The experiment results showed...

Inhibitory Effects of Lignocellulosic Degradation Compounds From Hydrolysate On Microbial Oil Production

Oct 19, 2011

Jijiao Zeng

Inhibitory effects of lignocellulosic degradation compounds from hydrolysate on microbial oil production. Jijiao Zeng, Xiaochen Yu, Yubin Zheng, Shulin Chen* Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6120, USA *Corresponding author. Tel: +1...

A Model-Assisted Tool for the Characterization of Char In Biomass Pyrolysis and Biomass Catalytic Pyrolysis

Oct 18, 2011

Shoucheng Du

Coke formation appears as a reason for catalyst deactivation and results in undesirable product selectivity in biomass pyrolysis. However, there is no effective way to separate coke and char in the majority of current approaches, which prevents studying coke formation and therefore the real reason...

Integration of a Membrane Based Extraction Process Into a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery

Oct 18, 2011

Ranil Wickramasinghe

In the future, it is anticipated that multi-product biorefineries will be used to convert lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals, in which, it may be possible to use membrane-based separations to recover fuels and various products and to improve energy efficiency. To biochemically convert...

Realizing the Potential of Advanced Biofuels

Oct 18, 2011

Thomas Foust

Advanced biofuels or drop-in fuels is the terminology used to refer to hydrocarbon fuels that are direct replacements or supplements for existing gasoline, diesel and jet fuels currently refined from conventional petroleum feedstocks. Drop-in fuels from biomass will need to meet all of the refinery...

Study of Culture Strategies of Microalgae In a Continuous Photobioreactor System for Biofuel Production

Oct 18, 2011

Haiying Tang

The development of new biomass sources for alternative fuels has become a subject of increasing importance as the nation strives to resolve the economic and strategic impacts of limited fossil fuel resources on our national security, environment, and global climate. Algae are among the most...

Co-Utilization of Methane In Steam-Biomass Gasification Using Concentrated Solar Energy

Oct 18, 2011

Aaron W. Palumbo

Presented is a novel gasification application where biomass is steam-gasified and natural gas is steam-reformed simultaneously in a solar reactor. Solar-driven gasification is a proven technology, and can augment the biofuel industry as a domestic fuel source. Gasification performed in an...

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