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 (23)

Chair

Michael J. Antal Jr.
Hnei
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 109
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone Number: 808-956-7267
Fax Number: 808-956-2336
Email: mantal@hawaii.edu

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: mat@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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.acjp

* Membership Number 0090031817
A Free Energy Landscape Study Of The Reverse Hydrolysis Reactions Of Xylose In Acidic Aqueous Solutions
Haitao Dong1, Mark Nimlos2 and Xianghong Qian1, (1)Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Mechanical Engineering, 1374 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401
Design of Hydrothermal Treatment Process to Convert Agriculture by-Products into Biofuel and Biochemicals
Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Univ. of Tokyo, 1-8 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-0022, Japan and Akiyoshi Sakoda, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
Advanced Biomass Gasification for the Production of Biopower, Fuels, and Chemicals
Mark A. Paisley, Taylor Biomass Energy, 2720 Bristol Road, Columbus, OH 43221
Influence of Moisture Content of Woody Biomass on Heat Transfer with the Heterogeneous Chemical Reactions Caused in the Pyrolysis
Ken-ichiro Tanoue1, Thaung Oo1, Tatsuya Hinauchi1, Tatsuo Nishimura1, Miki Taniguchi2 and Ken-ichi Sasauchi3, (1)Tokiwadai 2-16-1, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of mechanical engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, 755-8611, Japan, (2)Chugai Ro Co.ltd, Sakai, Japan, (3)Chugai Ro Co.ltd, Sakai, 592-8331, Japan
Reactor Characteristics for the Suspended-Catalyst Scwg Process
Yukihiko Matsumura, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan, Shotaro Hara, Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima-shi, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan, Shuhei Inoue, Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiayama, Higashi-hiroshima, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan, Tomoaki Minowa, Biomass Technology Research Center, National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-2-2 Hiro-Suehiro, Kure, 737-0197, Japan, Yoji Noda, Toyo Koatsu Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan and Yoshihisa Shimizu, The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Hiroshima, Japan
Biocarbon Production From Banagrass Using Flash Carbonization™ Process For Metallurgical Use
Takuya Yoshida, HNEI, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Road, POST 109, Holunolu, HI 96822, Russell Yost, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3190 Maile Way, St. John 102, Honolulu, HI 96822 and Michael J. Antal Jr., Hnei, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East-West Road, POST 109, Honolulu, HI 96822

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries