Preliminary Program subject to change
17004 Topics in Energy from Forest Bioproducts: Economics, Life Cycle Analysis, and Improved Thermal Processes
OverviewOverview: A variety of forest bioproducts topics will be considered, including the engineering and economics of biomass energy systems, lifecycle analysis of forest bioproducts and biofuels, and improvements in processes that utilize energy from biomass for power generation and process heat.
Primary SponsorForest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17)

Chair

Kenneth Nichols
Weyerhaeuser Technology Center
32901 Weyerhaeuser Way S
Federal Way, WA 98063
Phone Number: 253-924-6688
Email: ken.nichols@weyerhaeuser.com

CoChair

Bandaru V. Ramarao
Professor / Associate Director
Empire State Paper Research Institute
State University of New York
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2278
Phone Number: 315-470-6513
Fax Number: 315-470-6945
Email: bvramara@syr.edu
Renewable Fuels Combustion Technologies
Robert S. Morrow, Amy Malko and Tom Giaier, Detroit Stoker Company, 1510 E. First Street, Monroe, MI 48161
Biomass Gasification in a Stoker Gasifier
Kevin Whitty, Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE), Chem. Eng. Dept., University of Utah, 50 South Central Campus Drive, Room 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, Eric G. Eddings, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 So. Central Campus Drive, 3290 MEB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9203 and Robert S. Morrow, Detroit Stoker Company, Monroe, MI 48161
Biorefinopttm. A Practical Tool for Process Design and Economic Analysis of Integrated Biorefineries
W. J. Frederick and Steven Lien, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332
Experience with Ash Modifiers to Control Pluggage of Biomass Furnaces and Heat Transfer Surfaces
David J. Krygsveld, Entropy Associates Inc., 266 Millar Avenue, Miramichi, NB E1V 3B6, Canada
Economic Analysis of Optimal Biomass Utilization in An Integrated Biorefinery
Norman E. Sammons Jr.1, Wei Yuan1, Susilpa Bommareddy1, Mario R. Eden1, Burak Aksoy2 and Harry T. Cullinan2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5127, (2)Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, 242 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849

Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division