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T4003 Separation of Processing Streams Derived from Renewable Feedstocks
OverviewExplore advances in separations technologies for deriving value from renewable feedstock processing streams. Favor papers demonstrating sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Separations Division (02), Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E) (23)

Chair

Nathan Mosier
Assistant Professor
LORRE / Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University
500 Central Drive, Potter Building
W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone Number: 765 494 7022
Fax Number: 765 494 7023
Email: mosiern@purdue.edu

CoChair

Leland M. Vane
CPB, NRMRL
US EPA
26- W Martin Luther King Drive, MS 443
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone Number: 513-569-7799
Fax Number: 513-569-7677
Email: vane.leland@epa.gov
Biosep: a New Ethanol Recovery Technology for Small Scale Rural Production of Ethanol from Biomass
Yu (Ivy) Huang, Membrane Technology & Research, Inc., 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and Leland M. Vane, U.S. EPA, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, M/S443, Cincinnati, OH 45268
Concentration of Proteins from Switchgrass and Distiller's Grains Using Ultrafiltration during Biomass Refining
Bryan Bals, Ming Woei Lau, Venkatesh Balan and Bruce E. Dale, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, 3246 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Nanofiltration & Separation of Hydrolyzates from Sugar Maple Wood
Bandaru V. Ramarao, Christopher D. Wood, Thomas E. Amidon, Sergei Lavrykov and Ramesh Singh, Empire State Paper Research Institute, State University of New York, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210-2278
Cost Effective High Value-Added Chemical Extraction from Lignin with Gas Expanded Liquids
Laura C. Draucker1, Jason P. Hallett2, Christopher L. Kitchens3, David Bush4, Arthur J. Ragauskas5, Charles A. Eckert4 and Charles Liotta6, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive,, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (4)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (5)School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500 10th St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620, (6)Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Tech, 315 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363
Break
Fractionation of Hot-Water Wood Extracts
Shijie Liu, Bandaru V. Ramarao, Thomas E. Amidon and Christopher D. Wood, Paper Science and Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210
Solids Handling for Biorefinery Integration Using Process Engineering Simulators
Fernan Mateos-Salvador1, Jhuma Sadhukhan1, Jose A. Caballero2 and Grant M. Campbell1, (1)School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, PO BOX 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, United Kingdom, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n, Alicante, 03690, Spain
Fuel-Grade Ethanol Using New Technologies
Harjot S. Bhullar, Gee Lyn Echaluse, Nimoal Sun, Khe Dinh, Ula Odeh, Michael Jennings and Claire Komives, Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq., San Jose, CA 95192-0082

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries