Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 3:30 PM-6:00 PM
Room 250 C (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)

#498 - Reactor Engineering for Biomass Feedstocks (T4004)
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.
Chair:Michael J. Antal Jr.
Cochairs:Yukihiko Matsumura
Kazuhiro Mochidzuki
CoSponsor(s):Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Bioengineering (15c)
Forest Products Division (17)
Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)
3:30 PMA Free Energy Landscape Study Of The Reverse Hydrolysis Reactions Of Xylose In Acidic Aqueous Solutions
Haitao Dong, Mark Nimlos, Xianghong Qian
3:55 PMDesign of Hydrothermal Treatment Process to Convert Agriculture by-Products into Biofuel and Biochemicals
Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Akiyoshi Sakoda
4:20 PMAdvanced Biomass Gasification for the Production of Biopower, Fuels, and Chemicals
Mark A. Paisley
4:45 PMInfluence of Moisture Content of Woody Biomass on Heat Transfer with the Heterogeneous Chemical Reactions Caused in the Pyrolysis
Ken-ichiro Tanoue, Thaung Oo, Tatsuya Hinauchi, Tatsuo Nishimura, Miki Taniguchi, Ken-ichi Sasauchi
5:10 PMReactor Characteristics for the Suspended-Catalyst Scwg Process
Yukihiko Matsumura, Shotaro Hara, Shuhei Inoue, Tomoaki Minowa, Yoji Noda, Yoshihisa Shimizu
5:35 PMBiocarbon Production From Banagrass Using Flash Carbonization™ Process For Metallurgical Use
Takuya Yoshida, Russell Yost, Michael J. Antal Jr.

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