Preliminary Program subject to change
17003 Isolation and Purification of Chemicals from Renewable Feedstocks
OverviewResearch and development of innovative processes to obtain intermediate chemicals (alcohols, hemicelluloses, levulinic acid, pyrolysis oil, lignin, etc.) from rewewable feedstock materials and their purification and conversion into diverse commercially viable products.
Primary SponsorForest Products Division (17)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

Chair

Adriaan van Heiningen
Ober Chair of Chemical Engineering
University of Maine
5737 Jenness Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5737

Phone Number: 207-581-2278
Fax Number: 207-581-2323
Email: avanheiningen@umche.maine.edu

CoChair

Ranil Wickramasinghe
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1370
Phone Number: 970-491-5276
Fax Number: 970-491-7369
Email: wickram@engr.colostate.edu
Kinetics of the Dissolution of Hemicellulose from Softwood under Alkaline Conditions
Hans Theliander, Div. of Forest Products and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-41296, Sweden, Harald Brelid, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-41296, Sweden and Alexandra Wigell, Södra Cell R&D, Mörum, Sweden
Extraction of Hemicellulose from Mixed Southern Hardwood Using Hot Water Extraction
Adriaan Van Heiningen, Mehmet Sefik Tunc and Kimberley MacEwan, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, 5737 Jenness Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5737
Process Considerations When Selecting Black Liquor Gasifiers
William J. Frederick1, Scott Sinquefield1, Kristiina Iisa1 and Christopher Young2, (1)IPST at Georgia Tech, 500 10th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 500 10th street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620
A Novel Process for Separation of Lignin from Kraft Black Liquor
Hans Theliander1, Fredrik Öhman1, Peter Axegård2 and Per Tomani2, (1)Div. of Forest Products and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-41296, Sweden, (2)STFI-Packforsk, P.O. Box 5604, Stockholm, SE-11486, Sweden
New Value-Added Sustainable Green/Biobased Materials from the Byproducts of Corn Ethanol Industries: Challenges and Opportunities
Liquefaction of Pulverized Ligneous Biomass Powder in Hot Compressed Water by Using Microwave Heating
Nobuhiko Okada1, Nobusuke Kobayashi2, Jun Kobayashi3, Guilin Piao4, Shigenobu Hatano2, Yoshinori Itaya2 and Shigekatsu Mori5, (1)Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku Furo-cho, Nagoya, Japan, (2)Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan, (3)Center for Cooperative Research in Advanced Science and Technology, Nagoya University, Furo-cho Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan, (4)Nagoya Urban Industries Promotion Corporation, Nagoya, 466-8603, Japan, (5)Center for Cooperative Research in Advanced Science and Technology, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan

Forest Products Division