2016 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biomass Characterization, Pretreatment, and Fractionation

This session focuses on the characterization, pretreatment and fractionation of plant-based biomass for biorefinery.

Chair

Pan, X., UW-Madison

Co-Chair

Zhu, J., USDA Forest Products Laboratory

Presentations

08:30 AM

(276a) Tuning Ionic Liquids for Low Cost: Applications in Lignocellulose Deconstruction

08:55 AM

(276b) Investigation of Lignin Streams Generated during Ionic Liquid Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass

09:20 AM

(276c) Swelling and Dissolution of Cellulosic Fibers: Effect of Crystallinity and Fiber Diameter

10:35 AM

(276f) Towards a New Paradigm in the Ionic Liquid Pretreatment for the Production of Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Technoeconomic Insights