2010 Annual Meeting

Session: Sustainable Fuel From Renewable Resources

Transportation and other liquid fuels can be produced from renewable resources. The focus of this session is the production of fuels, in particular, process design associated with resource conversion into useful product.

Chair

Ralph W. Pike, Louisiana State University

Co-Chair

Toshikuni Yonemoto, Tohoku University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(248a) Region Specific Economic Modeling of Integrated Biorefining Using Process Simulation and Supply Chain Optimization
Sumesh Sukumara, Jeffrey Seay, Fazleena Badurdeen

08:55 AM

(248b) The Scope of Using Concentrated Solar Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels From Biomass
Dharik Mallapragada, W. Nicholas Delgass, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Rakesh Agrawal

09:20 AM

(248c) Comparison of Gasification/Synthesis Processes for Converting Wood Into Alcohols or Gasoline
Steven D. Phillips, Joan Tarud, Abhijit Dutta, Mary Biddy

09:45 AM

(248d) Alternative Energy through Optimization of Methane Formation by Anaerobic Digesters in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
Stephen M. Ritchie, Ryan Beam

10:10 AM

(248e) Optimization of Medium by Response Surface Methodology for Reducing Ethanol Production Cost
Ramalingam Subramaniam, Aderonke Adewusi, Cunwen Wang, Mark Zappi, Stephen Dufreche, Rakesh K. Bajpai

10:35 AM

(248f) Operating Cost Analysis of An Annexed Ethanol Distillery in a Rural, Landlocked African Country
Bamikole Amigun