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The Implications of Bioenergy Derived From Forests for Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 9, 2010
Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting systems consider bioenergy from forests as carbon neutral because, under international greenhouse gas accounting...

Sustainably Produced Sugars From Biomass: The Key to Commercialization

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 9, 2010
Novozymes has launched the first commercially viable product for conversion of complex biomass to fermentable sugars. Continued enzyme improvement...

Renewable Petrochemicals From Biomass by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 9, 2010
Lignocellulosic biomass has tremendous potential as a feedstock to make renewable fuels and petrochemicals from biomass. The current impediment to...

Conversion of Inexpensive Oils Into Biodiesel Using ZnO Nanoparticle Catalyst

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
Biodiesel is a mixture of fatty acid esters which can be produced from vegetable oils or animal fats with methanol. Recently, many researchers focus...

Optimization of a Pilot Plant for Production of Biodiesel From Jatropha Curcas L. Oil

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
An optimized process on pilot plant scale was carried out for the production of biodiesel from Mexican jatropha curcas L. oil. Initial studies were...

Fischer Tropsch Synthesis Via Biomass Derived Synthesis Gas

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Due to the recent surge in energy costs and uncertainties in fuel prices, there is significant interest in seeking alternative sources of energy...

Improving the Sustainability of Biofuels Through Modification of the Biomass Production Subsystem: Application to Corn and Lignocellulosic Ethanol

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel reserves and climate change, energy independence, and depletion of ecosystem goods and services have driven the...

Comparison of Chemical and Biological Delignification of Cardboard

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 18, 2011
Some processes aimed to biofuels production, use lignocellulosic wastes as feedstocks for fermentative conversion. If this is the case, pretreatment...

Rule of Thumb for Reactor Design and Process Condition for Biodiesel Production

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
The rule of thumb for reactor design and process condition for biodiesel production is introduced. The important aspect includes type of feedstock...

Wood Pellets Self-Heating During Storage

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 17, 2011
Accidental fires in wood pellets silos happen frequently in the last five years. Experiments were carried out in this work at temperature range of...

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