Preliminary Program subject to change
TB009 Engineering And Analysis Of Biomass Conversion Technologies
OverviewThis session will have papers describing conversion of cellulose to bio-fuels
Primary SponsorTopical B: Energy Processes (TB)
Co-Sponsor(s)Energy Conversion (07f), Emerging Technology (07p), Biotechnology (07q), Bioengineering (15c)

Chair

JAMES C. HILL
University Professor & Chair
CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
3155 SWEENEY
Ames, IA 50010
Phone Number: 515-294-4959
Email: jchill@iastate.edu

CoChair

Thomas D. Foust
Technology Manager, Biomass Technology Program
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401-3393
Phone Number: 303-384-7755
Email: thomas_foust@nrel.gov
Flow Pattern Simulation in a High Solids Cellulose-to-Ethanol Bioreactor Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Thomas R. Hanley and Byung-Hwan Um, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 149 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849
Application of Plate Exchangers in Bio-Ethanol Plant
Mark Muncy, Heat Exchangers and Decanters Parts and Service, Alfa Laval, 11200 Arbor Wood Drive, Louisville, KY 40299
The Production of Hydrogen from Partial Oxidation of Biomass in Subcritical and Supercritical Water - a Thermodynamic Equilibrium Analysis
Shyh-Ming Chern, Chemical Engineering Department, I-Shou University, 1, Sec. 1, ShyeCheng Rd., Dashu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Energy and Cost Requirement to Produce Rice Husk Briquette Using Different Screws and Heating Systems
Md.Abdul Momin and Murshed Alam, Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Economical Evaluation and Japanese Research and Development Status of Cellulose-Based Biomass Utilization System
Akira Yabe1, Kinya Sakanishi2, Tomoaki Minowa3, Shinji Fujimoto3 and Masanori Kuroda4, (1)National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-2-2 Hiro-Suehiro, Kure, 737-0197, Japan, (2)Biomass Technology Research Center (BTRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Chugoku Center, Kure, Japan, (3)Biomass Technology Research Center, National institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-2-2 Hiro-Suehiro, Kure, 737-0197, Japan, (4)Biomass Technology Research Center, AIST CHUGOKU, Hiroshima, XXXXXX, Japan
Production of Synthesis Gas by Biomass Gasification
James T. Cobb Jr., Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, 141 Deerfield Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Topical B: Energy Processes