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Thermochemical Biorefineries I


Description:
This session deals with the conversion of biomass (especially cellulosic materials) to biofuels using thermochemical processes.

Sponsor:
Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Sustainable Biorefineries (23b)


Chair:
Craig Brown
Sr. Engineering Specialist
Catchlight Energy LLC, A Chevron / Weyerhaeuser Joint Venture
1785 Weyerhaeuser Rd
Vanceboro, NC 28586-7606
Phone Number: 252-633-7578
Email: craig.brown@catchlightenergy.com

Co-Chair:
Jim Frederick

Papers:
Fast Pyrolysis for the Production of Bio-Oil From Biomass
Alan H. Zacher, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; D.C. Elliott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
High Temperature Steam Gasification of Algae and Switchgrass in a Transport Tube Reactor
R. Bryan Woodruff, University of Colorado at Boulder; Paul Lichty, University of Colorado; Carl Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Alan W. Weimer, University of Colorado
Detailed Tar Analysis and Char Imaging From White Oak Pyrolysis in a Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor
Mark W. Jarvis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Mark R. Nimlos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; John W. Daily, University of Colorado at Boulder
Effect of Particle Size On Tar Formation in a Bench-Scale Gasifier Using Woody Biomass
Katherine R. Gaston, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Mark W. Jarvis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Mark Nimlos, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Kristin Smith, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rational Design of Tar Reforming Catalysts
Kim Magrini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Whitney Jablonski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Matthew M. Yung, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Yves Parent, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Visualization of Combustion of Solid Fuel Particles in a Drop Tube Furnace
Fengming Huang, Auburn University; Steve R. Duke, Auburn University
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