Preliminary Program subject to change
T4010 Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries Poster Session
OverviewThis session will feature posters associated with the Sustainable Engineering Forum and the Sustainable Biorefineries Topical Conference. Submissions are encouraged describing both basic and applied research on topics related to sustainable biorefining, including but not limited to: production of bioenergy and biofuels, production of bio-based chemicals and materials, pre-treatement and conversion of renewable resources, value-added conversion of waste streams, economic studies, and process modeling.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)

Chair

Katherine A. Taconi
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama in Huntsville
130 Engineering Building
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone Number: 2568243595
Email: taconik@email.uah.edu

CoChair

Christopher Perkins
Research Associate
University of Colorado
1111 Engineering Drive
Boulder, CO 8030900424
Phone Number: 303-492-6582
Email: christopher.perkins@colorado.edu
A Novel Spouted Bed Bioreactor for Solid State Fermentation of Value Added Chemicals and Enzymes
Patrick Bennett, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineeing, Ohio state university, 125A Koffolt Lab, 140 West 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and Shang-Tian Yang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
A Sustainable Synthesis of Betain Amphoteric Surfactant Though Alpha-Chloro-Fatty Acid
Ze-yun Wang1, Xue-yi Hu2, Yun Fang2 and Shu-fen Zhang1, (1)Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China, (2)School of Chemical and Material Engineering,Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
Cell Wall Deconstruction Of Corn Stalks As A Function Of Hot Water Pretreatment And Enzyme Hydrolysis
Michael Ladisch1, Meijuan Zeng2, Debra Sherman3, Chiang-ping Huang3, Nathan Mosier4 and Wilfred Vermerris5, (1)Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (2)Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (3)Life Science Microscopy Facility, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (4)Agricultural and Biological Engineering & Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (5)Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, P.O. box 110500, Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
Bioconversion Of Paper Mill Sludge To Ethanol
Li Kang, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 212 Ross Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 and Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Soybean Hulls
Deisy Corredor1, Donghai Wang1, Xiuzhi Sun2, Juan Salazar3 and Keith Hohn3, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Grain Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
Life Cycle Analysis of Biomass Pelleting Technology
Sudhagar Mani, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, Driftmier Engineering Center, Athens, GA 30602
Cellulosic Ethanol From Afex Treated Oil Seed Cakes And Hulls For Bio-Diesel Processing
Venkatesh Balan, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Leonardo D. Sousa, Chad A. Rogers and Bruce E. Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527, Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Properties and Characterization of Cl-/ZrO2-Fe2O3 for Biomass Liquefaction
Zhiping Le1, Lizhi Hong1, Fei Yu2, Shaobo Deng2, Roger Ruan2, Hong Zhang1 and Zhaoping Chen1, (1)Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Road, Qianhu, Nanchang 330031, China, (2)Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108
Cello-Oligosaccharides: A Reaction Intermediate To Understand The Cellulase Reaction Mechanism
Rajesh Gupta and Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Ion Exchange Process For The Recovery Of Ionic Liquids
Noureen Faizee, Kripa Rao, Anantharam P Dadi, Sasidhar Varanasi and Constance A. Schall, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, 2801 W,Bancroft, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606
Effect Of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment On Fermentation
Kripa Rao, Ananth Dadi, Constance Schall and Sasidhar Varanasi, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606
Reaction Kinetics of the Hydrothermal Treatment of Lignin
Bo Zhang, BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Suite 140, St. Paul, MN 55108, Hua-Jiang Huang, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108 and Shri Ramaswamy, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108
Planning A Sustainable Supply Network for Feedstock to A Typical Biorefinery
Young Kim1, Choamun Yun1, Sunwon Park1 and L. T. Fan2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1005 Durland Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Biodiesel from Coconut Oil- an Experience in Tonga
Randy S. Lewis, Allyson Frankman, Jacob Jones and W. Vincent Wilding, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 350 Clyde Building, Provo, UT 84602
Reduction in Tar Yield by Temperature Profiles of Gas and Solid Phases during Pyrolysis of Wastes Under Countercurrent Flow
Yoshikage Ohmukai, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8501, Japan, Isao Hasegawa, Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan and Kazuhiro Mae, Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Soshikanyagi-apartment 404, 20-24 Mibutakahi-cyo, Nakakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Transport Phenomena with the Heterogeneous Chemical Reactions Caused in the Pyrolysis of Biomass Particles
Tatsuya Hinauchi1, Ken-ichiro Tanoue1, Tatsuo Nishimura1, Miki Taniguchi2 and Ken-ichi Sasauchi2, (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, 592-8331, Japan
Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Materials
Gang Huang1, Hossein Toghiani2, Charles U. Pittman Jr.1 and W. Todd French3, (1)Chemistry, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 9595, MS State, MS 39762, (2)Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm Circle President Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762, (3)Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762

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