Upgrading and Pretreatment of Douglas-Fir Forest Residue for Fermentable Sugar Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 6, 2013Forest harvest residues can be a cost-effective feedstock for a biorefinery , but the high lignin content of forest residues is a major barrier for...
Pyrolytic Biodiesel From Vacuum Pyrolysis of Plant Oil Asphalt Catalyzed By Sodium and Potassium Compounds Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 5, 2013Plant oil asphalt (POA) is the residue biomass generated in biodiesel and fatty acids (FAs) industry. POA is named after its characteristics as high-...
Producing Biochars With Consistent Properties From Forestry Residues: Using Spatial Variations of Reactor Temperature History to Choose Pyrolysis Conditions Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013One desirable quality of reactors used for the thermochemical conversion of biomass is that they be “feedstock-blind”: capable of producing...
Fractionation of Forest Residues of Douglas-Fir for Fermentable Sugar Production by SPORL Pretreatment Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 31, 2012Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ) forest residues were physically fractionated through sieving. The bark and wood were separated for large-sized...
Biobased Materials (Plant Proteins) As Alternatives for Suspected Carcinogens and Other Hazardous Chemicals in Large-Scale Manufacturing Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Biobased Materials (Plant Proteins) as Alternatives for Suspected Carcinogens and other Hazardous Chemicals in Large-Scale Manufacturing Processes
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...
Progress Toward Biological Pretreatment - Understanding Plant Cell Wall Degradation by Termite and White-Rot Fungi Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011In an effort developing more efficient and environmentally benign lignocellulosic biomass processing technologies, the authors’ laboratory has...
The Implications of Bioenergy Derived From Forests for Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2010Greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting systems consider bioenergy from forests as carbon neutral because, under international greenhouse gas accounting...
SBE Supplement: A Decade of Progress - Algae as a Bio-Feedstock November2014SBE Special SectionKimberly OgdenResearch on converting algae to fuel and other bioproducts is focused on the development of large-scale production methods and pushing the industry toward viable commercial operation.