Session: Reactor Engineering for Biomass Feedstocks (2012 Annual Meeting)

Description:

Emphasis 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.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

ICE 2012: Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A), ICE2012: BioFuels (T4F), Topical B: 2nd Annual World Congress on Sustainable Engineering (TB)

Chair:

Michael J. Antal
Distinguished Professor
University of Hawaii
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
1680 East-West Road, POST 112C
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone Number: 808-956-7267
Fax Number: 808-956-2336
Email: mantal@hawaii.edu

Co-chairs:

Yukihiko Matsumura
Professor
Hiroshima University
Division of Energy and Environmental Engineering
1-4-1 Kagamiyama
Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527
Fax Number: 81-82-422-7193
Email: mat@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Kazuhiro Mochidzuki
Associate Professor
Univ. of Tokyo
IIS
4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153-8505
Fax Number: 81-3-5452-6826
Email: mochi@iis.u-tokyo.acjp

Papers:

167a

Design and Operation of Bioethanol Production Process for Small-Scale Biorefinery
Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Univ. of Tokyo; Shin-ichi Kobayashi, Univ. of Tokyo; Akiyoshi Sakoda, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; Tran Phuoc Nhat Uyen, HCMUT; Vu Le Van Khanh, HCMUT; Nguyen Dinh Quan, HCMUT; Le Thi Kim Phung, CHMUT; Phan Dinh Tuan, Hochiminh City Univ. of Tech.

167b

Effects of Pellet Feed and Air Supply Rates On the Combustion Behavior of Spruce Pellets in a Grid-Type Stove
Bawadi Abdullah, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS; Yoshimitsu Uemura, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS; Noridah Osman, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS; Takami Kai, Kagoshima University; Hirokazu Takanashi, Kagoshima University; Yukio Teraoka, Kagoshima University

167c

Is Elevated Pressure Required to Achieve a High Fixed-Carbon Yield of Charcoal From Biomass?
Liang Wang, SINTEF Energy Research; Oyvind Skreiberg, SINTEF Energy Research; Morten Gronli, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Michael J. Antal, University of Hawaii

167d

Understanding the Reaction Network and Kinetics of the Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae
Peter J. Valdez, University of Michigan; Phillip E. Savage, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

167e

Inhibition of Catalyst Poisoning in Supercritical Water Gasification of Sewage Sludge: Technical Study On Reactor Design
Osamu Sawai, The University of Tokyo; Teppei Nunoura, The University of Tokyo; Kazuo Yamamoto, The University of Tokyo

167f

Effect of Acid and Alkali On Supercritical Water Gasification of Glucose
Yukihiko Matsumura, Hiroshima University; Hokuto Takai, Hiroshima University; Chutinan Promdej, Hiroshima University

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