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Microfiltration of Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzates Using Dead End Filtration to Separate Lignin

Oct 31, 2012

Bhavin Bhayani

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...

Hydrogen Production Through a Modified Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycle in Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid

Oct 31, 2012

Kevin Caple

Hydrogen Production through a Modified Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycle in Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid Kevin Caple and Alexandre Yokochi One of the most pressing issues of the new millennium is the development of clean, simple, and renewable energy sources. Of the various process...

Generating Complex Biological Traits through Combinatorial and Multigenome Expansion of the Sampling Space

Oct 30, 2012

Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis

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 Processing with Diesel Fuel and Kerosene for APU Applications

Oct 30, 2012

Joachim Pasel

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...

Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Useful Products

Oct 30, 2012

Arun Agarwal

Utilization of captured CO 2 provides an advantageous alternative especially in locations where CO 2 sequestration in geologic media is not feasible. Making high value chemical products from CO 2 , although not sufficient to convert a significant portion of the GHG emissions, provides an...

Techno-Economic Analysis of a Biorefinery Utilizing Geothermal Energy for Biomass Drying and Auxilliary Power Generation

Oct 30, 2012

Jordan Tiarks

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...

High Efficiency Direct Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Liquid Fuel

Oct 30, 2012

Jingjie Wu

In this paper, we will discuss a design of an electrochemical cell for CO 2 reduction implementing a proton exchange membrane (PEM) by adding a liquid buffer layer between the membrane and the cathode electrode. This configuration enables production of liquid fuels from CO 2 on Sn gas diffusion...

Harnessing Applied Potential for Sunlight Driven CO2 Utilization

Oct 30, 2012

Benjamin R. Buckley

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...

Hydrogen Release Characterization and Simulation for Safe Design of Hydrogen Fueling Station

Oct 30, 2012

Jaedeuk Park

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...

Effect of Temperature and Oxidizing Medium On Tar Formation in Southern Pine Gasification

Oct 30, 2012

Narendra Sadhwani

Synthesis gas (a.k.a. syngas) can be used as a feedstock in industrial applications for electricity, chemical and hydrocarbons production. However, each application has stringent syngas cleanliness requirements to avoid operational complications. Consequently, gasification syngas cleanup has...

Kinetics of Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride with Water Vapor

Oct 30, 2012

Lin Yu

Hydrolysis of sodium borohydride is one route for solid state hydrogen storage and release. Compared with the aqueous phase reaction, the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride with water vapor gives a faster reaction for hydrogen production. Prior studies on the water vapor hydrolysis from our group...

Multi-Physics Modeling of Auto-Thermal Diesel Surrogate Reforming

Oct 30, 2012

Rajesh D. Parmar

Abundant supply and existing infrastructure makes diesel a favorable candidate for portable energy supply. Diesel generators are widely used in locations where there is no reliable electric grid, but they are noisy, have emission issues, and often have poor fuel efficiency in practical operations...

Torrefied Biomass As Coal Replacement Fuel: Market Acceptance Challenges Due to the Disruptive Technology

Oct 30, 2012

William Breneman

Torrefied woody biomass in pelletized or briquette form has been demonstrated to be a functional replacement for coal in powdered coal fired systems. This solid fuel has virtually no sulfur, mercury or other harmful metal contaminants, produces lower NOX emissions, and has the same or higher energy...

Adsorption Based Hydrogen Storage System; Multiscale Approach and Mathematical Model

Oct 30, 2012

Agnieszka Truszkowska

Adsorption Based Hydrogen Storage System; Multiscale Approach and Mathematical Model Agnieszka Truszkowska 1 , Christopher Loeb 1 and Goran Jovanovic 1 1 Oregon State University, Department of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA Emails: truszkoa@onid.orst...

Characterization of Products From High-Pressure Biomass Pyrolysis in an Entrained-Flow Reactor

Oct 30, 2012

Gautami Newalkar

A major advantage of biomass gasification is that any lignocellulosic material can be converted to syngas and subsequently to biofuels. There are techno-economic advantages of using high pressure in gasifying biomass. In a gasifier, pyrolysis and char gasification steps are known to proceed in...

Investigation of Phase Stability of Magnesium Alanate for Hydrogen Storage From First Principles

Oct 30, 2012

Dong-Hee Lim

Complex hydrides including alanates ([AlH 4 ] – ) have recently gained attention as alternative hydrogen storage materials. Many of these materials have been known to release hydrogen upon contact with water; however, the hydrolysis reactions are highly irreversible, a process known as “one-pass”...

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