661 Energy Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions


Description:
Identification of, and solutions to, challenges associated with improving the energy sustainability of chemical processes. This includes process design and operational improvements that result in reduced energy consumption and/or better use of energy produced in the process.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Energy


Chair:
William M. Barrett
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 W Martin Luther King Dr, MS-445
Cincinnati, OH
45268
Fax Number: 513-569-7471
Email: barrett.williamm@epa.gov

Co-chairs:
Vikas Khanna
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Civil and Environmental Engineering
949 Benedum Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
15261
Email: khannav@pitt.edu

Emre Gençer
Purdue University
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University, IN
Email: egencer@mit.edu


Papers:
Renewable Energy Assessment and Its Integration in Angola
Horcel Menga, University of South Africa; Cornelius Mduduzi Masuku, University of South Africa
Thermo-Economic Optimization of Mechanical Vapor Recompression System for Shale Gas Produced Water Treatment
Elmira Mohammadi Shamlou, University of Pittsburgh; Radisav Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Vikas Khanna, University of Pittsburgh
Low Temperature Pyrolysis of Discarded Plastics
Stefaan J. R. Simons, Brunel University London; Darem Ahmad, Brunel University London; Hussam Jouhara, Brunel
Pelletization of Spent Coffee Grounds
Angélica Vargas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Juan Carlos Serrato, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Air Pollution Control: Pyrolysis Based on Waste to Energy Plant
Nour Khawatmi, American University of Sharjah (AUS)
Insight into the Viscosity Enhancement Ability of Ca(NO3)2 in Molten Nitrate Salts
Haiou Ni, East China University of Science and Technology; Jie Wu, East China University of Science and Technology; Ze Sun, East China University of Science and Technology; Gui-Min Lu, East China University of Science and Technology; Jianguo Yu, East China University of Science and Technology
Measuring Energy Security from a Comprehensive Assessment of Risk in Fuel Supply Chains
Richard C. Darton, University of Oxford; Colin J. Axon, Brunel University London
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