Preliminary Program subject to change
20018 Alternative Fuels I
OverviewThis session acts as a forum for researchers with novel ideas and discoveries in the field of alternative fuels. Topics of interests include: Alternate Fuels / Chemicals / New materials New process developments for Fuels Manufacture / Synthesis - Recently discovered reaction mechanisms - Innovative approaches of emission-control technologies and by-product utilizations - Novel computational and modeling methods Environmental policy and Barrels to Wheels economics Other related topics
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Wei-Yin Chen
Professor
University of Mississippi
Department of Chemical Engineering
Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
Phone Number: (662)915-5651
Fax Number: (662)915-7023
Email: cmchengs@olemiss.edu

CoChair

Prasanna V. Joshi
Senior Researcher
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering
4045 Scenic Hwy
Room #287
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone Number: 225-977-1134
Fax Number: 225-977-1138
Email: prasanna.v.joshi@exxonmobil.com
Esterification and Transesterification of Acid Oils for Biodiesel Production Using Heterogeneous Catalyst
Jorge Mario Marchetti and Alberto Felipe Errazu, Chemical Engineer Department, Planta Piloto de Ingenieria Quimica, Camino La Carrindanga Km.7, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Kinetic Characterization for Pretreatment of Timber Varieties and Switchgrass Using Diluted Acid Hydrolysis
Shu Chiang Yat and David R. Shonnard, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
Evaluation of Tall Oil as a Feedstock for the Production of Biodiesel
David E. Neaves1, Rafael Hernandez1, Todd French1 and Mark E. Zappi2, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm Circle President Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762, (2)University of Louisiana at Lafayette, College of Engineering, Lafayette, LA 70504
in-Situ Transesterification of Soybeans
Jaricus A. Whitlock1, Rafael Hernandez1, Todd French1, Bill B. Elmore1, Mark Bricka1 and Sandun Fernando2, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, Mississippi State University, MS 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Advances in Base-Catalyzed Transesterification of Soybean Oil Using Nanocrystalline Oxides
Eric J. Doskocil and Samuel Yoder, University of Missouri - Columbia, W2033 Lafferre Hall, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Columbia, MO 65211

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division