Preliminary Program subject to change
T4004 Reactor Engineering for Biomass Feedstocks
OverviewEmphasis on fundamental reactor engineering for the conversion of biomass to combustible gases, "biocrude" and "biodiesel" oils, bioethanol, and biocarbons. Favor papers demonstrating the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17), Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E) (23)

Chair

Michael J. Antal
Coral Industries Distinguished Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
POST 109
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone Number: 808-956-7267
Fax Number: 808-956-2336
Email: mantal@hawaii.edu

CoChair

Kazuhiro Mochidzuki
Associate Professor
Univ. of Tokyo
1-8 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku
Chiba, 263-0022
Japan
Phone Number: 43-251-4327
Fax Number: 43-251-1231
Email: mochi@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp

CoChair

Yukihiko Matsumura
Associate professor
Hiroshima University
1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi
Hiroshima, 739-8527
Japan
Phone Number: 81-82-424-7561
Email: matumura@mec.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

* Membership Number 0000163746
Mixing and Scale-up of Stirred Tank Reactors Using Cfd Simulations
John R. Hannon, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, Charles E. Wyman, Chemical and Enviornmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside, College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507 and Lee R. Lynd, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755
Production of Sugars from Cellulose in Subcritical and Supercritical Water Using a Non-Isothermal Reactor
Taiying Zhang1, Victor G. J. Rodgers2 and Gary A. Aurand1, (1)Chemical and Biochemical engineering, The University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Bioengineering, The University of California, Riverside, The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, Bourns Hall, Room A242, Riverside, CA 92521
Hydrothermolysis of Agricultural Waste
Tsuyoshi Sakaki1, Noriyuki Yamada1, Satoshi Kumagai1, Ryosuke Uehara2 and Minoru Genta2, (1)Biomass technology research center, AIST, Shuku-machi 807-1, Tosu, 841-0052, Japan, (2)Environment plant engineering, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD., Wadasaki-cho 1-1-1, Kobe, 652-8585, Japan
Production of Biochemicals from Rice Husk Using a Membrane Reactor under Hydrothermal Condition
Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Univ. of Tokyo, 1-8 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-0022, Japan and Akiyoshi Sakoda, Institute of Industrial Science, Unviersity of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, TOKYO, 153-8505, Japan
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Reactor Development for Partial-Oxidative and Catalytic Gasification of Biomass in Supercritical Water
Takuya Yoshida and Yukihiko Matsumura, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
Ammonia Formation Rates in Biomass Pyrolysis
Mark J. Prins1, R. Bastiaans1, J. A. van Oijen1, L. P. H. de Goey1, D. Bosma2 and W. de Jong2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, 5600MB, Netherlands, (2)Energy Technology, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, Delft, Netherlands
Optimization of Flash Carbonization(Tm) Conditions for Charcoal Production from Sunflower Shells
Michael J. Antal, Teppei Nunoura and Samuel Wade, HNEI, University of Hawaii, POST 109, 1680 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries