6 Thermal Processes for Waste Utilization

Monday, March 14, 2011: 8:00 AM
Comiskey (Hyatt Regency Chicago)
Description:
This session includes all thermal processes such as combustion, gasification, pyrolysis (fast and slow). The processes include those that produce electricity directly, syngas, pyrolysis oils or other valuable products such as ethanol.

Sponsor:
Topical 9: Waste & Biomass Valorization
Co-Sponsor(s):
Environmental Division (09), Transport and Energy Processes (07)

Chair:
Marco J. Castaldi
Email: mcastaldi@che.ccny.cuny.edu

Co-Chair:
Ange Nzihou
Email: Ange.Nzihou@enstimac.fr

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on CD.


8:00 AM
(6a) Upgrading Low BTU Fuels to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Performance In IC Engines
Natali Y. Ganfer and Marco J. Castaldi

8:20 AM
(6b) A Technoeconomic Analysis of Biodegradable Polymers Production From CO2 and Waste Plastics
Michael Hartmann, Maoqi Feng, Thomas Andrews and Eloy Flores III

8:40 AM
(6c) Modeling of Medium Constituents for Optimized Production of Lipase From Niger Seed Oil Cake (Guizotia abyssinica) Using Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms
Sarat Babu Imandi and Hanumantha Rao Garapati
File available
9:00 AM
(6d) Influence of Acids and Alkalis on Cellulose Pyrolysis Pathways and Kinetics
Salim M. Shaik, Reginald B.H. Tan and Paul Nicholas Sharratt
File available
9:20 AM
(6e) Organosolv Revisited – Biomass Valorization with New Perspectives
Michael Schrems, Philipp Vejdovszky, Martin Zeilinger, Sonja Bednarik, Emmerich Haimer, Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau and Antje Potthast
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