Preliminary Program subject to change
T4006 Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Feedstock-Based Processes and Products
OverviewEmphasis on cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for producing value-added fuels, chemicals, and/or materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant-derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, or plant-based industrial processing wastes.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E) (23)

Chair

Mary Ann Curran
Chemical Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone Number: (513)569-7782
Fax Number: (513)569-7111
Email: curran.maryann@epa.gov

CoChair

David R. Shonnard
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone Number: 906-487-3468
Fax Number: 906-487-3213
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu
Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Biorefinery: Corn Grain, Corn Stover and Switchgrass
Seungdo Kim, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, Room 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Room 3247 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, Mark Laser, Dartmouth College, Cummings 8000, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 and Lee R. Lynd, Thayer School of Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755
Considering Advanced Biorefineries in Context
Mark Laser1, Shahab Sokhansanj2, David Bransby3, R. Lance Martin1, Haiming Jin1, Lee R. Lynd1, Eric D. Larson4 and Bruce E. Dale5, (1)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, (3)Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, (4)Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, 26 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 80446, (5)Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Room 3247 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
Life Cycle Analysis of Polyols from Soy Oil or Castor Oil
Richard K. Helling, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI 48674
Optimal Biorefinery Resource Utilization by Combining Process and Economic Modeling
Norman E. Sammons Jr.1, Mario R. Eden1, Burak Aksoy2 and Harry T. Cullinan2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5127, (2)Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, 242 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849
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Impacts on Soil of Large-Scale Crop Residue Harvest for Biofuel Production
John M. Baker, Soil & Water Management Unit, USDA-ARS, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108 and Wallace W. Wilhelm, Soil & Water Conservation Research Unit, USDA-ARS, 117 Keim hall, Lincoln, NE 68583
Techno-Economic Analysis of Lignocellulose to Fuel Ethanol Biorefinery
Hua-Jiang Huang1, Shri Ramaswamy1, Al-Dajani Waleed1, Ulrike Tschirner1 and Richard A. Cairncross2, (1)Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, (2)Chemical & Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Comparative Study of Biofuels Vs Petroleum Fuels Using Input-Output Hybrid Life-Cycle Assessment
Anil Baral, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 and Bhavik R. Bakshi, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State Unversity, Columbus, OH 43210

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries