Preliminary Program subject to change
07A02 Transport Phenomena and Renewable Energy Systems
OverviewAbstracts may cover subjects dealing with either fundamental or applied aspects of alternate sources of energy such as hydrogen energy including fuel cells, solar energy including photovoltaic, biomass including bio-fuels, other natural energy sources including wind, tidal, geothermal power, etc.
Primary SponsorEnergy Transport Research (07a)

Chair

Virendra K. Mathur
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Kingsbury Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone Number: 603 862 1917
Fax Number: 603 862 3747
Email: vkm@cisunix.unh.edu

CoChair

Yangchuan Xing
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Missouri-Rolla
G41 Schrenk Hall
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone Number: 573-341-6772
Fax Number: 573-341-4377
Email: xingy@umr.edu
A Program for the Directed Evolution of Oxygen-Tolerant Hydrogenase Enzymes for Use in Photobiological Hydrogen Generation
Marcus E. Boyer1, James A. Stapleton1, Chia-wei Wang1 and James R. Swartz2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, MC 5025, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford, CA 94305-5025
Modeling and Optimization of Fluid-Wall Aerosol Reactors for Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
Christopher Perkins, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 8030900424, Paul Lichty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 8030900424, Carl Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3303 and Alan W. Weimer, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineerinig Drive, Boulder, CO 8030900424
An in Vitro Expression Method for the Production and Study of Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Marcus E. Boyer, James A. Stapleton, Chia-wei Wang and James R. Swartz, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 380 Roth Way, MC 5025, Stanford, CA 94305
Active Storage of Liquid Hydrogen
Alberto Posada, UCLA, Chemical Engineering Department, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1592 and Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis, UCLA Chemical Engineering Department, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1592
Comparative Thermogravimetry/Mass Spectrometry Study of Woody Residuals and an Herbaceous Biomass Crop Using Pca Techniques
Claudia J. Gómez1, Enric Velo2, Luis Puigjaner1, Erika Mészáros3 and Emma Jakab3, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - ETSEIB, Diagonal, 647, Barcelona, E-08028, Spain, (2)Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Av/Diagonal, 647, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, (3)Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Research, P.O. Box 17, Budapest, 1525 Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
An Integrated Mathematical Model of Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Reaction Kinetics for Fluidized Bed Gasification of Biomass
Lijun Wang, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 233, L.W. Chase Hall, East Campus, Lincoln, NE 68583, Curtis L. Weller, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 210, L.W. Chase Hall, East Campus, Lincoln, NE 68583 and Milford A. Hanna, Industrial Agricultural Products Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 211, L.W. Chase Hall, East Campus, Lincoln, NE 68583
An Economic and Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Conversion of Natural Gas to Liquid Fuels Using an Ion-Transport Membrane
Stuart W. Churchill1, Douglas Muth1, Eve Rodriguez2, Christopher Sales3 and William B. Retallick4, (1)University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 33rd Street, 311A Towne Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 220 So. 33rd St, .311A Towne Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 33rd Street, 311A Towne Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (4)W.B. Retallick Consultants, 1432 Johnny's Way, West Chester, PA 19342
Ionic Liquids Containing Ester Group as Potential Electrolytes
Hoon Sik Kim1, Je Seung Lee2, Nguyen Dinh Quan2, Hyunjoo Lee2, Sang Deuk Lee2 and Honggon Kim2, (1)Dept. of Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegidong, Dongdaemoongu, Seoul 130-701, South Korea, (2)Environment and Process Technology Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hawolgokdong 39-1, Seongbukgu, Seoul 139-791, South Korea

Energy and Transport Processes