This preliminary program is subject to change.

Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Feedstock-Based Processes and Products


Description:
Emphasis on cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for producing value-added fuels, chemicals, and/or materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant-derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, or plant-based industrial processing wastes.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
Bioengineering (15c), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Robin Jenkins
DuPont Engineering Research and Technology (DuET)
Engineering Evaluations & Sustainability
DuPont Building D5101
Wilmington, DE 19898
Phone Number: 302-774-2264
Email: robin.e.jenkins@usa.dupont.com

Co-Chair:
Raymond L. Smith
US EPA
National Risk Management Research Lab
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Phone Number: (513)569-7161
Fax Number: (513)569-7111
Email: Smith.Raymond@epa.gov


Papers:
A Wiki-Based Platform for Technoeconomic Analysis of Lignocellulosic Ethanol Biorefineries
Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / Joint BioEnergy Institute; Blake Simmons, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Harvey Blanch, University of California, Berkeley
Life Cycle Cost of Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Lignin-Land Application
Ghasideh Pourhashem, Drexel University; Sabrina Spatari, Drexel University
Camelina-Derived Jet Fuel and Diesel: Sustainable Advanced Biofuels
David R. Shonnard, Michigan Technological University; Jiqing Fan Sr., Michigan Technological University; Larry Williams, Targeted Growth, Inc; T.N. Kalnes, UOP LLC
Optimization of Water Consumption in Bioethanol Plants
Mariano Martin, Carnegie Mellon University; Elvis Ahmetovic, University of Tuzla; Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University
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