Session: Production of Fungible Biofuels From Lignocellulose (2009 Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 3:15 PM

Cheekwood F (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

A growing need in biofuels technology is efficient production of fungible fuels from lignocellulosic biomass. Fungible fuels are compatible with the existing distribution infrastructure. They also have a higher energy density than ethanol and have other fuel properties more closely aligned with current petroleum-derived fuels. In this session, we review recent advances and the prognosis for bio-derived fungible fuels as a practical fuel for the future.

Sponsor:

Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division

Co-Sponsor(s):

Fuels and Petrochemicals Division (16), Petrochemicals & Derivatives (16b), Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16d), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Sustainable Biorefineries (23b)

Chair:

Peter van Walsum
Email: PvanWalsum@umche.maine.edu

Co-Chair:

Juben Chheda
Email: juben.chheda@shell.com

3:15 PM

(323a) Catalytic Production and Upgrading of Biomass Derived Monofunctional Hydrocarbons
Elif I. Gurbuz, Edward L. Kunkes, Dante A. Simonetti, Ryan M. West, Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz, Christian A. Gaertner and James A. Dumesic

3:40 PM

(323c) Gas- and Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid Over Ru Catalysts
George W. Huber, Hakan Olcay and Ye Xu

4:05 PM

(323d) Commercializing Pyrolysis Oil Into Motor Fuels Leveraging the Existing Refining Infrastructure
Thomas D. Foust, Robert Baldwin and Jim Frederick

4:30 PM

(323e) Thermal Pretreatment Options for Thermochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Wei Yan, Charles J. Coronella, Tapas Acharjee and Victor R. Vásquez

4:55 PM

(323f) Pyrolysis Investigations and Ash Melting Behaviour of Agricultural Residues Used as a Fuel in Small Furnace Installations
Martina Poppenwimmer and Harald Raupenstrauch

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