2019 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

Zhihua Jiang, AC-PABE

Co-Chair

Presentations

08:00 AM

(252a) Discrete Element Modeling of Granular Flow of Flexible Woody Biomass Particles
Yidong Xia, Zhengshou Lai, Tyler L. Westover, Jordan Klinger, Hai Huang, Qiushi Chen

08:25 AM

(252b) Solvent and Processing Conditions for Pretreatment and Dissolution of Cellulose
Paschalis Alexandridis, Marina Tsianou, Mohammad Ghasemi

08:50 AM

(252c) Effectiveness of Cotreatment during Fermentation on Various Feedstocks, Impact on Different Microbes, and Milling Energy Requirements
Sanchari Ghosh, Galen D. Moynihan, Mikayla L. Balch, Evert K. Holwerda, Lee R. Lynd, Brenden P. Epps

09:15 AM

(252d) Influence of Industrial Fractionation Methods on Lignin Structure
Andrew Tricker, Thomas T. Kwok, Michael Stellato, Nicholas S. Kruyer, Matthew J. Realff, Andy Bommarius, Carsten Sievers

09:40 AM

(252e) Molecular Reconstruction of Esterified Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Using Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry
Claudia X. Ramirez, Juan E. Torres, Enrique Mejia-Ospino, Diana Catalina Palacio Lozano, Mark P. Barrow, Rafael Cabanzo

10:05 AM

(252f) Catalytic Hydrothermal Treatment (CHT) of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Anuj Thakkar, Martino Bertosin, Dylan Rodene, Vinod Amar, Bharathkiran Maddipudi, Tylor Westover, Sandeep Kumar, Alberto Bertucco, Ram Gupta, Rajesh Shende, Katelyn Shell