Preliminary Program subject to change
09011 Poster - Advances in Environmental Technology
OverviewResearch advances with applications to the environment or to the solution of environmental problems are encouraged to submit. Examples could be, but are not limited to, reaction engineering, catalysis, transport processes, biotechnology, process systems engineeirng, treatment of pollutents in air, water and soils, life cycle assessment, site remediation, and industrial ecology.
Primary SponsorEnvironmental Division (09)

Chair

David R. Shonnard
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone Number: 906-487-3468
Fax Number: 906-487-3213
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu

CoChair

Nick D. Hutson
US EPA / NRMRL
109 TW Alexander Drive
H137-03
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone Number: 919 541-2968
Fax Number: 919 541-0554
Email: hutson.nick@epa.gov
Electrochemical Process for Oxidative Destruction of 4-Chlorophenol
Hao Zhang, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 765 Baldwin Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071 and George A. Sorial, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 765 Baldwin Hall, Mail Location 0071, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071
Heat and Mass Transfer in a Novel Copper Nanopowder/Silica Gel Bed
Tsair-Wang Chung1, Chia-Hsin Wu2 and Cheng-Yuan Wu2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan, (2)Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
Ozone-Enhanced Catalytic Oxidation of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate and Dimethyl Sulfide
Cathrine B. Almquist and Timothy James Bittel, Paper Science and Engineering, Miami University, 246 Gaskill Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
Evaluate the Bacterial Polysaccharide of Xanthan Gum for the Biosorption of Heavy Metals from the Aqueous Solution
Tsair-Wang Chung1, Mai-Tzu Chen2 and I-Ya Lin2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan, (2)Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
Removal of as(V) by Chemically Modified Granular Activated Carbon
lei Yang, chBE, National University of Singapore, 10 kent ridge, singapore, Singapore
Chemical Modification of Granular Activated Carbon for Enhancement of Arsenic Adsorption
lei Yang, chBE, National University of Singapore, 10 kent ridge, singapore, Singapore and j. Paul Chen, Env Sci Eng, National University of Singapore, 10 kent ridge, singapore, Singapore
Treatment of Waste Streams Containing Organic Compounds and Copper (II) Using Chelators
Worawan Kay Maketon, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011 and Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721
Sediment and Contaminant Release during Gas Ebullition
QZ Yuan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Gordon A. & Mary Cain Department of Chemical Enginerring, Louisiana State University, South Stadium Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, CS Willson, Civil & Architectural Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and Danny D. Reible, University of Texas, EWRE C1786, Austin, TX 78712
Comprehensive Distributed Parameter Model of an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (Uasb) Reactor
S. J. Mu1, Y. Zeng1, P. Wu1, S. J. Lou2, Serge R. Guiot2 and B. Tartakovsky2, (1)Institute of High Performance Computing, 1 Science Park Road, #01-01The Capricorn, Singapore, Singapore, (2)Biotechnology Research Institute, NRC, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montréal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada
The Multimedia Integrated Environmental Management System Software Development
Mi-Sug Kim1, JongHo Kim1, Hyun-Soo Park1, Yile-Sik Sun2, Hong-Seok Kim2, Honggon Kim3 and Jongheop Yi1, (1)Environmental Material and Process Lab., Institute of Chemical Process, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Korea Testing and Research Institute for Chemical Industry, Incheon, South Korea, (3)Reaction Media Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolkogdong, Seoul, South Korea
Development of Natural Zeolite Catalyst System to Simultaneous Reduction of Greenhouse Gas and Nitric Oxides from Nitric Acid Manufacturing Process
Min-Hye Seo and Soo-Tae Choo, Plant Engineering Center, Institution for Advanced Engineering, 633-2, Goan-ri, Baegam-myeon, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 449-863, Yongin, South Korea
Basin Scale Modeling of Multiple Tracer Breakthrough in Fractured Limestone
Rugkiat Perkins1, Greg J. Thoma1 and Ralph K. Davis2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 3202 Bell Engineering Center, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Environmental Applications of Photocatalytic Tio2 Films and Membranes
Hyeok Choi and Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 765 Baldwin Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071
Recent Advances in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Separation Techniques for Power Generation Point Sources
Henry W. Pennline, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Environmental Challenges and Processes for Early Research & Development – a Case Study
Christopher N. Nilsen1, Edward Nowak2, Kirk Sorgi1 and Xini Zhang1, (1)Global Chemical & Pharmaceutical Development, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., 1000 Rt. 202, Room S-213, Raritan, NJ 08869, (2)Global Environmental Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., 1000 Rt. 202, Room S-213, Raritan, NJ 08869
Analysis and Retrofit Design of Wastewater Treatment Facilities Using Process Simulation Tools
Demetri P. Petrides, INTELLIGEN, INC., 2326 Morse Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 and Charles Siletti, INTELLIGEN, INC., 700 Walton Ave., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Asm1-Based Modeling and Simulation of a Full-Scale Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification Plant
Chuang Wang, Yingzhi Zeng, Jing Lou and Ping Wu, Institute of High Performance Computing, 1 Science Park Road, #01-01 The Capricorn, Singapore Science Park II, Singapore, Singapore
Development of a New Dry Flue Gas Desulphurization Process Utilizing Calcium Silicate Hydrate in Waste Concrete
Iizuka Atsushi1, Yamasaki Akihiro2 and Yanagisawa Yukio1, (1)University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan, (2)National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 305-8560, Japan
Chemical Modification of Sargassum Sp. for Enhancement of Heavy Metal Biosorption
j. Paul Chen, Env Sci Eng, National University of Singapore, 10 kent ridge, singapore, Singapore and lei Yang, chBE, National University of Singapore, 10 kent ridge, singapore, Singapore
Low Temperature Stabilization of High Level Calcined Waste
Anirudha Marwaha, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Cyanobacterial Toxins: Treating the New Generation of Water Contaminants
Maria G. Antoniou, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 765 Baldwin Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071, Armah A. De la Cruz, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268 and Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 765 Baldwin Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071
Development of a New Recycling Process of Fine Aggregate from Waste Concrete Particles Using High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide Solution
Masakazu Nakagawa1, Atushi Iizuka2, Minoru Fujii3, Kazukiyo Kumagai1, Akihiro Yamasaki4, Kenji Hikino5, Koichi Aoki6 and Yukio Yanagisawa7, (1)The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, 1138656, Japan, (2)The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 1138656, Japan, (3)NIES, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan, (4)Institute for Environmental Management Technology, A.I.S.T, 16-1, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan, (5)THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., 3-9-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima-shi, 7390046, Japan, (6)KAJIMA CORPORATION, ShinjukuParkTower29F, 3-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1631029, Japan, (7)The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
Selective Catalytic Reduction of No with Methane or Ethanol over Silver-Alumina Catalysts in the Presence of High Concentrations of So2 and H2o
Xiaoyan She and Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA 02155
Heavy Metal Recovery from Molten Fly Ashes by Chlorination
Risehiro Nonaka, Katsuyasu Sugawara and Takuo Sugawara, Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University, 1-1 Tegata Gakuen-cho, Akita, 010-8502, Japan
Environmental Remediation of Cca Contaminated Wood Waste
JA Tim Broussard III, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, PO Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Kinetic Investigations of Propylene Epoxidation Using in Situ Generated H2o2 in CO2 Solvent Media
Deborah Boroughs, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Chem. Eng. Dept., Auburn, AL 36849, Qunlai Chen, University of Pittsburgh, 1249 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, Eric J. Beckman, University of Pittsburgh, 1248 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 and Christopher B. Roberts, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Chem. Eng. Dept., Auburn, AL 36849
A Tool for Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling Residues from Waste Incineration in Road Constructions – Eartool
Tapas K. Das, School of Engineering, Saint Martin's University, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA 98503 and Gurbakhash S. Bhander, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department of Manufacturing Eng. and Management (IPL), Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
Evaluation of the Solar Zn/Zno Thermochemical Cycle for Sustainable Hydrogen Generation
Christopher Perkins1, Jeremy Zartman2, Carl Bingham3, Allan Lewandowski4 and Alan W. Weimer2, (1)University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 8030900424, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309-0424, (3)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3303, (4)National Renewable Energy Lab, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3303
In-Situ Biorestoration of Sediments Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Lei Wang, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 611 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221, Rakesh Govind, Chemical Eng, University of Cincinnati, 611 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221 and Henry Tabak, U.S. EPA, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268
Magnetic Separation of Arsenic (V) from Water Using Coated Magentic Particles
Erdogan Ergican, Chemical Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, MS 170, Reno, NV 89557 and Hatice Gecol, University of Nevada Reno, MS 170, Reno, NV 89557
Biofriendly Lubricants from Renewable Resources
Sven Eichholz1, Marcel A. Liauw1, Corinna Brinkmann2, Bibiane Erlenkaemper2 and Adolf Eisentraeger2, (1)ITMC, RWTH Aachen, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, D-52056, Germany, (2)Institut fur Umwelthygiene, RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
Catalytic Hydrodechlorination over Pd Supported on Amorphous and Structured Carbon
Claudia Amorim1, Mark Keane1 and Patricia Patterson2, (1)Chemical engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)CAER, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506
Obtaining Activated Coal from Waste of Tanneries and Their Importance in the Removal of Chrome Hexavalente
Fredy Colpas Castillo, Mario Riccio Molinares and Giselle Fernandez, Departamento de Quimica, Universidad de Cartagena, Campus de Zaragocilla, Cartagena, Colombia
Characterization of Micellar Systems for Removal by Meuf of Refractory Organic from Contaminated Groundwater
M. Krivorot1, Yoram Oren1, Oren Regev2, Yeshayahu Talmon3 and Jack Gilron1, (1)Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben Gurion University, POB 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, (2)Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion University, POB 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, (3)Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000, Israel

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