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Maximize Enzymatic Saccharification and Minimize Sugar Degradation in SPORL Pretreatment of Douglas-Fir At a Low Temperature: A Kinetic Approach

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Maximize sugar yield and minimize inhibitor formation are often difficult to achieve simultaneously in pretreatment of lignocelluloses. The objective...

Synthesis of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers From Dimethoxymethane and Paraformaldehyde Catalyzed By Cation Exchange Resins

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Synthesis of oxygenated compounds as diesel fuel additives from coal-based C1 chemicals is of great importance to solve the large surplus of C1...

Evolution of Yield Stress During High-Solids Fed-Batch Enzymatic Liquefaction of Cellulose Measured Using a Non-Invasive Real-Time Rheometer

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass is a key step of biological routes for production of fuels and chemicals. Economic considerations for...

In-Situ Conversion of the FOG in Trap Grease Into Biodiesel

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Biodiesel is a type of alternative fuel made from oil-containing biomass and a variety of fats , oils , and greases (FOG). Biodiesel is a drop-in...

Evaluation of Ascorbic Acid and Acetic Acid As Catalysts in the Transesterfication of Virgin Soybean Oil

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Biologically derived acids such as ascorbic acid and acetic acid may be used to catalyze the production of biodiesel in a supercritical fluid solvent...

Mixing During High Consistency Enzymatic Hydrolysis - Influence of Raw Material, Viscosity and Particle Size Distribution

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
In order for commercial scale lignocellulosic bioethanol to be economically feasible , high solid operation throughout the whole process is regarded...

High-Titer and High-Yield n-Butanol Production From Lignocellulosic Biomass By Engineered Clostridium Tyrobutyricum

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
Fermentative n-butanol production by solventogenic clostridia usually suffers from low butanol titer , low butanol yield , and high substrate cost...

Conversion of Fusel Oil Alcohols to Alkyl Carbonates By Carbon Dioxide Fixation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
The development of suitable methods for the preparation of interesting CO 2 -containing compounds, like organic carbonates, is an alternative to...

A Parametric Study of Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Competitiveness in the United States Through 2050

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
We modeled and conducted a parametric analysis of the US light-duty vehicle park to examine the impact of natural gas vehicles as they compete with...

Feasibility Analysis of the Implementation of a CO2 to Synthetic Fuel Process in Offshore Oil Production Platform

Conference Presentation
AIChE Annual Meeting
November 8, 2013
The discovery of a new oil province known as pre-salt, located in the Brazilian coast, represents a new frontier in the world's oil production...

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