2015 AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings

Session: Biochemical Conversion Processes in Forest/Plant Biomass Biorefineries

This session deals with the biochemical conversions of plant-based biomass to liquid fuel and chemicals.

Chair

Xiao Zhang, Bioproducts Science Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University

Co-Chair

Bo Hu, University of Minnesota

Presentations

03:15 PM

(386a) A New Method to Extract High Purity Lignin from Woody Biomass
Carlos Alvarez-Vasco, Xiao Zhang

03:36 PM

(386b) Technical Feasibility Evaluation of Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Conversion Technology for Renewable Jet Fuel
Scott Geleynse, Xiao Zhang, Michael Wolcott, Manuel Garcia-Perez

03:57 PM

(386c) Dilute Alkali Treatment Followed By Mechanical Refining to Enhance Sugar Conversion
Junyeong Park, Xiaowen Chen, Melvin Tucker, Hasan Jameel, Sunkyu Park

04:18 PM

(386d) Investigation of Dissolved Lignin in Autohydrolysis Liquor
Robert Narron, Kelsey Boes, Yufei Chen, Nelson R. Vinueza, Sunkyu Park

04:39 PM

(386e) Process Modeling of a Distributed Sugar Depot Approach to Biomass Conversion
Mond Guo, Xiao Zhang, Michael Wolcott, Jinwu Wang

05:00 PM

(386f) Simultaneous Conversion of All Cell Wall Components By Oleaginous Fungus without Chemi-Physical Pretreatment
Shangxian Xie, Xing Qin, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Su Sun, Luis H. Reyes, Susie Dai, Scott Sattler, Katy Kao, Bin Yang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Joshua Yuan

05:21 PM

(386g) Mixing Effects on the Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Mediated Glucose Fermentation to Bioethanol
Ashwin Gaikwad