Session: Reaction Kinetics and Transport Fundamentals for Biomass Conversion I (2012 Annual Meeting)

Description:

This session will emphasize understanding reaction kinetics and transport processes and their effects on the performance of biomass conversion processes. Both modeling and experimental studies are sought, with preference for contributions that develop new fundamental insights.

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:

Todd A. Lloyd
Senior Process Development Engineer
Mascoma Corporation
67 Etna Road; Suite 300
Lebanon, NH 03766
Email: tlloyd@mascoma.com

Co-Chair:

Jonathan J. Stickel
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Bioenergy Center
1617 Cole Blvd., MS 1608
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: 303-384-6867
Email: jonathan.stickel@nrel.gov

Papers:

519a

Advanced Computational Modeling of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Distribution in Algae Photobioreactors
Bo Kong, Iowa State University; R. Dennis Vigil, Iowa State University

519b

Mechanistic Modeling of the Enzymatic Saccharification of Cellulose-Iβ and Cellulose-III: Parameter Determination and Model Validation
Andrew J. Griggs, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Ambarish Nag, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; James J. Lischeske, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jonathan J. Stickel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Ashutosh Mittal, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Wei Wang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; David K. Johnson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

519c

A Pore-Hindered Diffusion and Reaction Model Can Help Explain the Importance of Pore Size Distribution in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass
Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Cornell University; Larry P. Walker, Cornell University

519d

Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Materials for the Production of Biogas
Ramalingam Subramaniam, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Stephen Dufreche, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Rakesh Bajpai, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Mark Zappi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

519e

Mass Transfer in High Solids Biomass Slurries
Samin Rezania, University of Louisville; Jonathan Michael D. Thomas, University of Louisville; Amlan Chakraborty, University of Louisville; R. Eric Berson, University of Louisville

519f

Determining Dispersion in High-Solids Biomass Slurries
James J. Lischeske, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Michael A. Sprague, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jonathan J. Stickel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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