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Agent-Based Modeling Analysis of Biomass Feedstock Production System Dynamics and Resilience

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
An efficient and sustainable energy crop production system is essential for the success of the emerging biorefinery industry. However, there is...

Improving Corn Stover Reactivity In Low Severity Pretreatment Through Deacetylation and Disc-Refining

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
The current “state-of-art” dilute acid pretreatment to produce bio-ethanol from corn stover requires severe conditions to overcome biomass...

Triacylglycerol Production From Corn Stover Silage Using a Xylose-Fermenting Rhodococcus Opacus Strain

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Background: Biodiesel, monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids attached to short-chain alcohols derived from triacylglycerols (TAGs), can be...

Isoconversional Methods Applied to Kinetic Modeling Oxidative Alkaline Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Delignification (decrease of lignin content) has shown to be a valid method to significantly increase lignocellulosic feedstocks digestibility. This...

Modeling and Scale up of CO2-Water Pretreatment of Guayule Biomass

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
A carbon dioxide – water pretreatment process was developed for guayule biomass. The guayule biomass was mixed with water and then loaded to a...

Coupled Optimization and Simulation for Multi-Biomass Source-to-Biorefinery Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
As cost associated with fossil fuels rise due to various environmental, social, and economic factors, it has become prudent to examine the...

Effects of Total Inorganic Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations On Lipid Formation In Chlorella Vulgaris

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Effects of total inorganic carbon and nitrogen concentrations on lipid formation in Chlorella vulgaris Jinsoo Kim 1 , Joo-Youp Lee 1 , Kaniz F...

Poly(oxymethylene) Dimethyl Ethers As Components of Tailored Diesel Fuel - Properties, Synthesis and Purification Concepts

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Poly(oxymethylene) Dimethyl Ethers as components of tailored diesel fuel - properties, synthesis and purification concepts Jakob Burger 1* , Markus...

Milking Lipids From Green Alga: Feasibility of Using Biocompatible Solvents to Extract Lipids From Living Cells

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
A key hurdle in realizing commercial-scale production of biodiesel from cultured algae is efficient harvesting/dewatering of algal cells. In order to...

A Novel Method to Harvest Microalgae Via Fungal Pelletization

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Microalgae harvest contributes a large portion of cost for microalgae-to-biofuels production. Most current harvest technologies including chemical...

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