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Evaluation of Organic Rankine Cycle Geothermal Power Plant and Considerations

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 19, 2011
The objective of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plant to generate electricity from low flow rates...

Fermentation of Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
October 16, 2011
Many fermentation processes have been used to convert biomass to various fuels. Syngas, which is a mixture of CO, CO 2 , and H 2 , is one process...

Direct Monitoring of Oil Production in Individual Microalgae in Situ by Raman Spectroscopy

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
Microalgae, producing oils that can be converted into biodiesel, are one of the promising candidates for the next generation of viable fuel to help...

Solar Thermal H2O Splitting Via Cobalt Ferrite Based Thermochemical Cycles

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
Spinel ferrites of the form MxFe3-xO4, where M generally represents Ni, Zn, Co, Mn, Fe or other transition metals, have been shown to be capable of...

Enrichment of Low Carbon Dioxide Through Membrane-Based Gas Absorption Technology for Microalgae Cultivation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
Traditionally, microalgae are cultivated in closed systems or open ponds, which are aerated or exposed to air to allow microalgae to capture CO2 from...

Establishment of a Bioenergy-Focused Microalgal Strain Collection Using Rapid, High-Throughput Methodologies

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
As concerns over U.S. energy security and global warming increase, the need to develop alternative and renewable sources of energy is more important...

Electrical Characterization of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Active Layer for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 10, 2009
An organic-inorganic hybrid composite of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots with conjugated polymer poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) was...

Physical and Nutrient Stresses for Stimulating Algal Biofuel Production: Quantitative Control of Fermentation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are phototrophs that have important advantages over land-based crops as potential feedstocks for energy production. They...

Dynamic Model of a Solar Thermal Transport Tube Reactor for Control Purposes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 11, 2009
A solar thermal reactor receives concentrated solar irradiation and uses this energy to thermally convert biomass into synthesis gas (H2, CO and CO2...

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