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Cellulosic biomass represents an abundant renewable resource for the production of bio-based products and biofuels. 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a critical and versatile intermediate for converting biomass to liquid alkanes and many other value-added products. However, cost effective conversion...

The objective of this study is to develop and demonstrate a viable economical pathway to produce renewable transportation fuels from cellulosic biomass such as wood chips, forest wastes, and agriculture residues.

Coal combustion is a single largest known anthropogenic source for mercury (Hg) emission. Recently, US EPA has proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in order to regulate emissions of Hg and other pollutants. Many Hg control technologies have been developed, such as activated carbon...

Due primarily to high cyclic capacity and high absorption rates compared to other methods, aqueous amine based CO 2 capture has gained great interest for application to post-combustion CO 2 capture. While aqueous amines have a long history for acid gas removal, challenges remain for the commercial...

Hemicellulose is currently a by-product currently under-utilized in the papermaking industry and represents the largest polysaccharides fraction wasted in most cellulosic ethanol pilot and demonstration plants around the world. It is a hetero-carbohydrate polymer, with β-xylose as the major...

The chemical absorption of CO 2 in solvents is considered as one of the mature process options for reducing CO 2 emissions in power plants. Solvents with fast mass transfer rates and high CO 2 carrying capacity are therefore desired and continue to be explored to reduce equipment size and its...

Providing nearly 400 enzyme products ranging from food and beverages to household cleaning and biofuels, Genencor has been a world leader in industrial biotechnology and a pioneer in enzyme innovation. Now a part of DuPont, DuPont Industrial Biosciences provides enzyme products for biomass...

CO 2 - Ionic Liquids synergies: Reactive capture and conversion of CO 2 to chemicals Valerie Eta a , Pasi Virtanen a , Ikenna Anugwom a , Päivi Mäki-Arvela a , Jyri-Pekka Mikkola a,b a Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Process Chemistry Centre, Åbo Akademi University,...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of polyesters synthesized by many kinds of bacteria as intracellular carbon and energy storage compounds. PHAs have similar physical properties as currently used plastics,, but they can be degraded completely into water and carbon dioxide by natural...

Deep saline aquifers provide unbeatable capacities for long term CO 2 storage, provided CO 2 does not leak. Upon CO 2 injection the pressure in the aquifer increases and induces stresses in the caprock. If CO 2 is injected at the temperature different from the ambient temperature in the aquifer,...