Preliminary Program subject to change
T2003 Advances in Gasification Research
OverviewNew measurements, simulations, and design considerations relating to conversion of fossil and renewable fuels in gasification systems.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: New Frontiers in Energy Research (T2)

Chair

Kevin Whitty
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone Number: 801-585-9388
Fax Number: 801-585-9291
Email: kevin.whitty@utah.edu

CoChair

Thomas Fletcher
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Brigham Young University
350 CB
Provo, UT 84602
Phone Number: 801-422-6236
Email: tom_fletcher@byu.edu
Biomass Gasification In Supercritical Water
Phillip E. Savage, Fernando L. P. Resende and Gregory J. DiLeo, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, H.H. Dow Building, 2300, Hayward St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
CO2 Enhanced Gasification Of Biomass Fuel
Marco J. Castaldi, Earth & Environmental Engineering (HKSM), Columbia Univeristy, 500 West 120th street, 926 Mudd Building, New York, NY 10027 and Heidi Butterman, Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia Univeristy, 500 West 120th street, 926 Mudd Building, New York, NY 10027
Soot Formation Pathways From A Coal Tar Surrogate Under Coal Gasification Conditions
Randy Shurtz1, Thomas H. Fletcher1, Mark S. Solum2 and Ronald J. Pugmire3, (1)Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 350 CB, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Chemistry, University of Utah, 210 Park Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 210 Park Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Investigation of Coal Char-Slag Transition at High Temperature
Suhui Li, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 S Central Campus Drive, Rm 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and Kevin Whitty, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Stable Surface Oxides On Young Chars Derived From Coals
Wei-Yin Chen1, Guang Shi2 and Shaolong Wan2, (1)chemical engineering, University of Mississippi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Mississippi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677
A Review of Coal Devolatilization with Very Slow Heating Rate
Hongzhi R. Zhang, Eric G. Eddings and Adel. F. Sarofim, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 So. Central Campus Drive, 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9203

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