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  1. Biomass: Alternative Feedstocks for Fuels, Chemicals & Polymers

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | May 17, 2010
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Howard Blum Biomass by its definition is a renewable energy source, derived from plants and organisms that can be converted into fuel for energy, chemicals and polymers. Although fossil fuels do come from very ancient biomass sour ...
  2. Gasification: Opportunities and Challenges

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | Apr 21, 2010
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Dr. Shuncheng Ji Gasification of solid feedstocks, such as coal and petroleum coke, is an efficient process to produce synthesis gas for use in combustion turbines and as a feedstock for chemical and fertilizer plants. Syngas can ...
  3. Burgeoning Prospects for Waste-to-Energy in the United States

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | Mar 10, 2010
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Ted Michaels Marco Castaldi With heightened national interest in developing renewable energy sources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, communities are again looking at waste-to-energy as a critical tool to manage their solid ...
  4. An Integrated Waste Management System for a Sustainable Society

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | Feb 24, 2010
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Brian Bahor, QEP Marco Castaldi What are the hallmarks of an effective integrated was.te management system? How do we best create one for a sustainable society? This webinar provides an overview of the sustainable attributes of an ...
  5. Energy Efficiency, Smart Grids, and Chemical Engineering

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | Jan 13, 2010
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Thomas Edgar Energy efficiency is beginning to receive increased attention as a way to reduce the use of fossil fuels and the resulting production of greenhouse gases. Sometimes coined as “negawatts” (vs. megawatts), increased ene ...
  6. Biomass Energy Systems for Steam, Power, and Fuel Production

    Webinar | AIChE Academy | Nov 6, 2009
    Site Term  AIChE Academy Thomas McGowan Biomass is a renewable fuel that can be used to produce energy and reduce operating costs. For the CEP, it can also be used to produce chemicals. An added benefit is that use of biomass for fuel is considered carbon ...

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