Kinetic Modeling of Syngas Production From Bio-Oil Gasification Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Gasification of bio-oil is a desirable process to produce syngas as a renewable resource with no net greenhouse gas emissions. Bio-oil is a mixture...
Effect of Crystallinity and Degree of Polymerization On the Fast Pyrolysis Decomposition Products of Cellulose Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Fast pyrolysis has received significant attention as a possible pathway for converting biomass to transportation fuels and chemicals. Cellulose is...
Biofuels: Metrics and Challenges Archived Webinar Aug 22, 2012 Learn about the critical economic, environmental and social issues that will impact a biofuels project along with the technical programs that could enhance a particular project.
Influence of Blending Vegetable Oil Into HVGO on Hydrotreating/Mild Hydrocracking Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 4, 2012Research at CanmetENERGY is investigating the impacts and benefits of co-processing biomass derived feedstocks with petroleum feeds (including...
Simultaneous Biofuel and Electricity Generation Using CO2-Neutral Microbial Fuel Cell Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Limited availability and the environmental impacts from fossil fuels require that we find alternative energy sources that are renewable and safe. The...
The Development of An Advanced Biofuel Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012The Development of An Advanced Biofuel
Green Diesel Production - An Overview Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Currently, there are two renewable diesel fuels available: biodiesel and green diesel. The biodiesel or FAME is the transesterification of vegetable...
Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Biofuel Industry Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Biofuels have been criticized for leading to rise in food costs. Advanced biofuels steer clear of this controversy as they are produced mostly from...
Algae - The New Green Crude Archived Webinar Mar 1, 2012 Algae provides one solution to help the US reduce its dependence on foreign oil and create new green jobs. Barry Cohen and Will Thurmond will discuss both the technology and the commercial framework for the New Green Crude.
Effects of Reaction Conditions On the Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Miscanthus Dissolved In An Ionic Liquid Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Miscanthus, a perennial grass, is an attractive biofuel feedstock compared with corn and poplar due to its high energy yield per hectare and low...
The Role of Cellulose Accessibility On Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011So much research has been dedicated to understand the effects of various factors on enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses. It has been understood...
Inhibitory Effects of Lignocellulosic Degradation Compounds From Hydrolysate On Microbial Oil Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Inhibitory effects of lignocellulosic degradation compounds from hydrolysate on microbial oil production. Jijiao Zeng, Xiaochen Yu, Yubin Zheng,...
BIOCORE - On a Paradigm for the Design and Synthesis of Real-Life Biorefineries Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011As oil is a fast depleting resource (BP, 2010), much is expected by the production of biofuels as valid options to replace fossil-oil transportation...
Green and High Efficient Enzyme Hydrolysis Process for Sweet Sorghum Bagasse Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011In order to improve enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, several approaches including liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment, adding surfactant, magnetic...
Biodiesel Production by Transesterification Using Heterogeneous Base Catalyst and Effect of Co-Solvent Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Biodiesel production by Transestrification using heterogeneous base catalyst and effect of co-solvent Arun Kumar Gupta a , Goutam Deo b Department of...
Change of Structure of Corncob with Dilute Acid and Lime Pretreatment and a Potential Process for Xylose Co-Production of Cellulosic Ethanol Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Degree of polymerization (DP) of cellulose is considered an important factor to effect on the conversion of Lignocellulose. The higher DP of...
Bioconversion of Brown Seaweed Into Mixed Ketones Through the Carboxylate Platform Processing Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011The Carboxylate Platform, also known as the MixAlco TM process, is an acidogenic fermentation process using mixed culture inoculums, which offers...
Simultaneous Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) and Lipid Production by Activated Sludge Via Fermentation of Glucose Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011The use of activated sludge microflora to convert sugars, derived from the hydrolysis of lignocellulose biomass, into lipids for biofuel production...
Effect of Steam Explosion On Degradability and Accessiblity of Loblolly Pine In Bioethanol Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Abstract Among the various biomass pretreatment methods, steam explosion is one of the most widely used due to its cost-effective disruption of the...
Incremental Disassembling of Woody Biomass and Production of Biochemicals Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Woody biomass is a reliable renewable source of raw materials for energy and chemicals. Woody biomass is structurally composed of cellulose, lignin,...
Biofuels Manufacturing: From Feedstocks to Manufacturing and End-Product Quality Control Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 19, 2011Biofuels quality is related to the inherent of feedstock materials (RMs) and operating conditions used in their production. However to be used as...
The Production of Fuel Grade Butanol From Algal Carbohydrates Utilizing a Hybrid Biological and Chemical Process Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Butanol has the potential to become a superior renewable fuel, either as a mixture with petroleum derived gasoline or as a stand-alone, neat fuel...
Construction of Efficient Gram-Negative Biocatalysts for Lignocellulose Conversion Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Research within the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center aims to better understand the bottlenecks associated with bioconversion of lignocellulose...
The Role of Acidic Catalyst Support On the Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oils Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Catalytic conversion of bio-oil vapor has attracted considerable interest as a promising pathway for upgrading. In this work, the reaction of anisole...
Effect of Column Temperature On HPLC Separation of Acetic Acid and Levulinic Acid Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a routine method in the analysis of degradation products in the prehydrolysate or the hydrolysis...
Isoconversional Methods Applied to Kinetic Modeling Oxidative Alkaline Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Delignification (decrease of lignin content) has shown to be a valid method to significantly increase lignocellulosic feedstocks digestibility. This...
Study On the Pyrolysis Characteristics of Biomass Compositions In Medical Wastes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Study on the Pyrolysis Characteristics of Biomass Compositions in Medical Wastes DENG Na * , Wang Weiwei, ZHANG Yu-feng, MA Hong-ting （School of...
Catalytic Isomerization/Dehydration of Sugars On Functionalized CNT-Metal Oxide Hybrids At the Liquid-Liquid Interface of Water/Oil Emulsions Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The conversion of C5-C6 sugars into 2-furfural (FA) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) have been considered as key intermediate step in the production...
Which Fractionation Process Can Overcome Techno-Economic Hurdles of a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery? Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Lignocellulosics are considered as feed stock for transportation fuels and chemicals because they address two pressing global issues; climate change...
Triacylglycerol Production From Corn Stover Silage Using a Xylose-Fermenting Rhodococcus Opacus Strain Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Background: Biodiesel, monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids attached to short-chain alcohols derived from triacylglycerols (TAGs), can be...
Oxidation of Polyols Using Au-Pd and Au-Pt Alloy Supported Nanocrystals Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Oxidation of polyols using Au-Pd and Au-Pt alloy supported nanocrystals Peter Miedziak a , Gemma L. Brett a , Yulia Ryabenkova a , Nikolaos...
Realizing the Potential of Advanced Biofuels Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Advanced biofuels or drop-in fuels is the terminology used to refer to hydrocarbon fuels that are direct replacements or supplements for existing...
Co-Utilization of Methane In Steam-Biomass Gasification Using Concentrated Solar Energy Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Presented is a novel gasification application where biomass is steam-gasified and natural gas is steam-reformed simultaneously in a solar reactor...
Sub- and Supercritical Water Based Processes for Conversion of Algae Biomass to Fuels and Green Chemicals – A Review Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Sub- and Supercritical Water Based Processes for Conversion of Algae Biomass to Fuels and Green Chemicals – A Review Philip A. Marrone and Bryan V...
Improving Corn Stover Reactivity In Low Severity Pretreatment Through Deacetylation and Disc-Refining Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The current “state-of-art” dilute acid pretreatment to produce bio-ethanol from corn stover requires severe conditions to overcome biomass...
Supercritical CO2 Extraction for Algal Biodiesel Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011SC-CO2 is cleaner green technology for extraction of algal lipids/oils for algal biodiesel production. This work offers an optimized method for the...
Membrane Filtration of Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzates: Comparison of Crossflow and Dead-End Microfiltration Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Depleting oil reserves have encouraged the development of technologies to harness the natural resources to sustain the energy needs. Renewable...
Biological Conversion of Algefiber® (Seaweed Sludge) to Carboxylic Acids for Chemical Upgrading to Higher Alcohols Liquid Biofuel Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Concern about biofuel production from renewable resources has increased globally. Among different approaches to produce biofuels, the MixAlco ™...
Poly(oxymethylene) Dimethyl Ethers As Components of Tailored Diesel Fuel - Properties, Synthesis and Purification Concepts Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Poly(oxymethylene) Dimethyl Ethers as components of tailored diesel fuel - properties, synthesis and purification concepts Jakob Burger 1* , Markus...
Heterogeneous Catalysts in the Dehydration of Fructose to HMF Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Several crucial steps in the upgrading of biomass-derived raw materials involve acid catalyzed reactions, such as the hydrolysis of cellulose or the...
Lignin Depolymerization and Deoxygenation In Ionic Liquids Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Lignin, an amorphous aromatic biopolymer that comprises up to 30% of plant matter, was dissolved and depolymerized in ionic liquids under acidic...
Ab-Initio Study of Glycerol Dehydration Mechanisms with Explicit Solvent Treatment Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Glycerol produced as a waste product in biodiesel production has interesting potential as a low-cost biomass-derived feedstock for chemical...
A Model-Assisted Tool for the Characterization of Char In Biomass Pyrolysis and Biomass Catalytic Pyrolysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Coke formation appears as a reason for catalyst deactivation and results in undesirable product selectivity in biomass pyrolysis. However, there is...
Integration of a Membrane Based Extraction Process Into a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011In the future, it is anticipated that multi-product biorefineries will be used to convert lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals, in which,...
Feedstock Mixture Effects On Sugar Monomer Recovery Following Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Feedstock Mixture Effects on Sugar Monomer Recovery Following Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis Michael Brodeur-Campbell 1 , Jordan...
Pyrolytic Pathways to Advanced Biofuels Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Pyrolysis is the thermal conversion of carbonaceous materials in the absence of molecular oxygen to liquids, solids and gases. In the most general...
Study of Culture Strategies of Microalgae In a Continuous Photobioreactor System for Biofuel Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011The development of new biomass sources for alternative fuels has become a subject of increasing importance as the nation strives to resolve the...
Alkaline Deacylation of Corn Stover to Reduce Toxicity of Prehydrolyzates and Improve Enzymatic Hydrolysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Hydrolysates from dilute acid pretreatment of biomass contain various biomass degradation products which are inhibitory to enzymes and toxic to...
Reducing Process Complexity for Cellulosic Ethanol Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Much of the process complexity and high capital costs associate with cellulosic ethanol (dilute acid hydrolysis as a pretreatment and enzymatic...
Synthesis of Green Diesel Fuel From Fatty Acid Feedstocks Via Electrochemical Hofer-Moest Decarboxylation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Production of biodiesel by esterification or transesterification of long-chain fatty acids is a well known process, but the fuel product has...
Development of a Compact Fischer Tropsch Reactor Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Fischer Tropsch (FT) synthesis is a polymerization process where a CH X species is added to a growing aliphatic chain. There are several models of...
Acetic Acid Removal From the Hydrolysate Using Reactive Extraction In a Membrane Extractor/Reactor Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass requires pretreatment of the biomass to hydrolyze hemicellulose, separate lignin and reduce...
Conversion of Cellobiose Into Glucose At near-Neutral pH Using a Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Strong acids under severe reaction conditions are known to rapidly hydrolyze cellulose with moderate selectivity towards glucose; however, enzymes in...
Comparison of Chemical and Biological Delignification of Cardboard Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Some processes aimed to biofuels production, use lignocellulosic wastes as feedstocks for fermentative conversion. If this is the case, pretreatment...
The Role of Oxygen In the Stability of Biomass Pyrolysis Oils Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011One of the major challenges in the conversion of biomass pyrolysis to high value products and fuels is the poor stability of the oils. Biomass...
Biomimicry of the Fungal Consolidation of Biomass Pretreatment with Saccharification Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Efficient breakdown of ligno-cellulosic material prior to fermentation for bio-fuel production is a key step in optimizing bio-fuel production...
Evaluation of Membrane Separations Opportunities within Lignocellulosic Biorefining Processes: Tailoring Membrane Properties Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Evaluation of Membrane Separations Opportunities within Lignocellulosic Biorefining Processes: Tailoring Membrane Properties Jennifer Leberknight,...
An Integrated Lipid-Based Platform for “Drop-In” Fuel Biorefinery Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011A major challenge in developing biorefinery is that the availability of biomass often limits the scale of the plant thus the feasibility of an...
Cellulose Extraction From Rice Hulls Using Ionic Liquids Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Over one fifth of calories consumed by humanity are from rice. Consequently, vast quantities of rice hulls are disposed of as waste, since the hull...
Energy Optimization of Hydrogen Production From Biomass Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Energy optimization of Hydrogen production from biomass Mariano Martín a,b , Ignacio E. Grossmann b [1] mariano.m3@usal.es ; grossmann@cmu.edu a...
Role of Enzyme Blend Composition, Biomass Particle Size and Solids Loading On Pretreated Biomass Saccharification Efficiency Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011One of the limitations of screening enzyme combinations using microplate based assays (Gao et al. 2010, Bioresour Technol 101, 8:2770) is that these...
Observing and Modeling Cellulosic Substrate Depolymerization by Commercial Enzyme Cocktails Using Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Understanding and modeling the depolymerization mechanisms of cellulosic and lignocellulosic substrates by cellulase cocktails is a critical step...
Experimental and Modeling Study of a Two-Stage Pilot Scale High Solid Anaerobic Digester System Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Corresponding author: Shulin Chen. Tel: 509-335-3743; Fax: 509-335-2722 E-mail: chens@wsu.edu An increasing attention has been paid to anaerobic...
Impact of Lignin Extraction and Cellulose III Conversion On the Enzymatic Digestibility of Corn Stover Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The benefits of delignification on plant cell wall digestibility by hydrolytic enzymes are well described in the literature. The presence of lignin...
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis Via Biomass Derived Synthesis Gas Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Due to the recent surge in energy costs and uncertainties in fuel prices, there is significant interest in seeking alternative sources of energy...
Separate Processing of Hemicellulose and Cellulose to Optimize Ethanol Production From Corn Stover Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Separate processing of hemicellulose and cellulose to optimize ethanol production from corn stover Alexandre Chapeaux, Nancy Dowe, Daniel J. Schell...
A Novel Method to Harvest Microalgae Via Fungal Pelletization Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Microalgae harvest contributes a large portion of cost for microalgae-to-biofuels production. Most current harvest technologies including chemical...
Biojet Production From Hydrocracking of Vegetable Oil Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The development of fuels from alternative and renewable sources to replace commercial petroleum products has been a subject of increasing research in...
Comparative Reaction Kinetics of Acid Hydrolysis of Plant Biomass and Algae Biomass Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The current vision of biomass (e.g. plant, algae) conversion technologies is focused on developing the reactive intermediates platform for biofuels...
Effect of Storage Method and Duration On the Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic Biomass Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Lignocellulosic biorefineries require an efficient system of biomass storage between harvesting and processing. This study reports the effect of...
Synthesis of Bifunctional Catalyst for Aqueous Phase Reforming of Biomass Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011This study reports the synthesis of novel bifunctional catalytic material and its utilization in catalytic aqueous phase reforming of biomass to...
Critical Conditions for High Efficiency Flocculation of Freshwater Algae with Ferric Chloride Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Algae have recently received much attention due to their potential as a source of clean biofuel. One of the key economic hurdles in the production of...
Direct Coupled Catalytic Upgrading of Multi-Stage Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Vapors Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011A two-stage pyrolysis was conducted in this work. The purpose of the multiple stages is to provide a segregated product evolution in which the vapor...
Hydrogen Production Via Fermentation of Avicel and Corn Stover In a Sequencing Batch Reactor Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011When produced from waste lignocellulosic materials, hydrogen is one of the most promising options for a long-term, net-zero emission energy carrier...
Technoeconomic Analysis of Biomass Gasification System Utilizing Geothermal Energy for Processing Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The use of biomass as a source of energy has been studied extensively inrecent years, and special attention has been paid to biomass gasification. In...
Catalytic Study On Lignin Degradation and Conversion Into Biofuels Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Catalytic study on lignin degradation and conversion into biofuels Wei Mu and Yulin Deng School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and IPST at...
Milking Lipids From Green Alga: Feasibility of Using Biocompatible Solvents to Extract Lipids From Living Cells Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011A key hurdle in realizing commercial-scale production of biodiesel from cultured algae is efficient harvesting/dewatering of algal cells. In order to...
Power Dissipation In Microwave-Enhanced In-Situ Transesterification of Algal Biomass Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The main objective of this study was to investigate the power controlled effect on microwave-accelerated simultaneous extraction and...
Effect of Pressure and Heating Rate On Biomass Devolatilization and Gasification Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011The goal of present study is to characterize the effect of pressure and heating rate on the devolatilization behavior of different biomass species...
Flow and Transport Properties In High-Solids Biomass Slurries Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Economic biochemical conversion of cellulose to sugars necessitates minimal addition of water to biomass slurries during conversion, resulting in...