Preliminary Program subject to change
15C19 Developments in Biobased Alternative Fuels
OverviewPapers are sought that address research and development toward the sustainable use of bio-based alternative fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to: (1) R&D devoted to the development of innovative processes for the production of ethanol or biodiesel; (2) The application of core chemical engineering principles to pilot- or larger-scale ethanol or biodiesel production; and (3) Production of other bio-based alternative fuels such as microbial hydrogen production, etc.
Primary SponsorBioengineering (15c)
Co-Sponsor(s)Environmental Division (See also Topical 1) (09), Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)

Chair

Brian Duff
Biochemical Process Engineer/Project Manager
Project Development Division
BBI
390 Union Boulevard
Suite 200
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone Number: (303) 526-5655
Fax Number: 303-526-7776
Email: bduff@bbibiofuels.com

CoChair

Marcus Rajchel
Lead Process Engineer
Clarke-Rajchel Engineering
12803 W. 84th Place
Arvada, CO 80005
Phone Number: 303-915-3610
Email: Marcus.Rajchel@forerunnercorp.com
Ethanol as Transportation Fuel - Production Technology Developments
Charles D. Tereck, KATZEN International, Inc., 2300 Wall Street, Suite K, Cincinnati, OH 45212
Microbial Conditioning of Corn Stover to Increase Ethanol Yield
Naresh Budhavaram1, Aarti Gidh2, Swetha Mahalaxmi2, Dr. Clint W. Williford2 and Alfred Mikell3, (1)Chemical Engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677, (2)Chemical engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677, (3)Biological Engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677
Gaseous Biofuels Production from Sweet Sorghum and Olive Pulp
Gerasimos Lyberatos, Georgia Antonopoulou, Eleni Koutrouli, Haralambos Kalfas, Hariklia Gavala and Ioannis Skiadas, Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 1 Karatheodory st., Panepistimioupoli, Patras, Greece
Engineering of Cellular Systems for Bioethanol Production Using Global Transcription Machinery Engineering
Hal S. Alper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 56-422, Cambridge, MA 02139, Gerald Fink, Whitehead Institute, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142 and Gregory N. Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, 66-264 MIT 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Supercritical Fluids
Kripa K. Rao1, Sasidhar Varanasi2, Constance A. Schall2 and Dong Shik Kim2, (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, 2805 Bancroft Street, 3048 Nitschke Hall, Toledo, OH 43606, (2)Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, 2805 Bancroft Street, 3048 Nitschke Hall, Toledo, OH 43606
Pervaporation Membranes Highly Selective for Solvents Produced by Fermentation
Atsawin Thongsukmak, Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Membrane Seperations, 161 Warren st, Newark, NJ 07102 and Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Membrane Seperations, 161 Warren st, Newark, NJ 07102-1982
A Novel Lipase Immobilization Technique Using Homopolymer Tethers of Amino Acids
Karl Schilke and Christine J. Kelly, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 103 Gleeson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331

Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division