2014 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Reaction Kinetics and Transport Fundamentals for Biomass Conversion

This session will emphasize understanding reaction kinetics and transport processes and their effects on the performance of biomass conversion processes. Both modeling and experimental studies are sought, with preference for contributions that develop new fundamental insights.

Chair

Todd A. Lloyd, Mascoma Corporation

Co-Chair

Jonathan Stickel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Presentations

03:15 PM

(738a) Experimental Investigation of Transport Processes and Fouling in Biofuel Process Streams
Anuradha Mukherjee

03:36 PM

(738b) A Comprehensive Mechanistic Kinetic Model for Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Switchgrass Cellulose to Glucose, 5-HMF and Levulinic Acid
Lishi Yan, Bin Yang

03:57 PM

(738c) Efficient Cellulose Hydrolysis in Acidified Molten Salt Hydrate Reaction Media
Weihua Deng, George Tsilomelekis, Vladimiros Nikolakis

04:18 PM

(738d) Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics of Maleic Acid for Altering the Selectivity of Glucose Dehydration and Degradation
Nathan S. Mosier, Ximing Zhang

04:39 PM

(738e) 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Derived Humins: Growth Rates and Elucidation of Their Molecular Structure
Michael Orella, George Tsilomelekis, Vladimiros Nikolakis

05:00 PM

(738f) Kinetic Modeling of High-Pressure Biomass Gasification Using CO2 and H2O
Gautami M. Newalkar, Kristiina Iisa, Carsten Sievers, Pradeep K. Agrawal