International Congress on Energy 2011
Topical Conference at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 16-21 October 2011
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VOLUME 1
Fermentation Cost Improvement Through Propagation Advances for a Commercially Relevant Biomass-to- Ethanol Process...... 1 Kate Brandon Sutton, B. Emme, L. Jones, S. McHatton, C. Kang, C. Corbett, L. Putnam, M. Torry-Smith
Combined Computational and Experimental Investigations of Processive Cellulases for Engineering Activity Improvements ...... 2 Gregg T. Beckham, Larry Taylor, Michael F. Crowley, William S. Adney, Michael E. Himmel
Exploration of Significant Enzyme Activities Required for the Deconstruction of Ionic-Liquid Pretreated Biomass...... 3 Christopher J. Barr, Jeffery Mertens, Constance Schall
Inhibition of Enzymatic Hydrolysis by Soluble Sugars on Model Cellulose Thin Film Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance...... 4 Hsin-Fen Li, Ravinder Garlapalli, Michael D. Flythe, Sue E. Nokes, Stephen E. Rankin, Barbara L. Knutson
Selection and Characterization of Acid-Stable Cellulases Against Pretreated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch From a Colombian Extreme Environment...... 6 Luis Miguel Medina, Luisa Cabezas, Isabella Bahamon, Laura Palma, Andrés González, Silvia Restrepo
Effect of AFEX Pretreatment Degradation Products On Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Microbial Fermentation by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) ...... 8 Xiaoyu Tang, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Shishir Chundawat, Mingjie Jin, Lau Ming, James Humpula, Nirmal Uppugundla, Kevin Chambliss, Ramin Vismeh, A. Daniel Jones, Zeyi Xiao, Bruce Dale, Venkatesh Balan
Modelling Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Microcrystalline Cellulose Using Computational Fluid Dynamics ...... 9 Josebus M. Van Zyl, Thomas M. Harms, Eugéne Van Rensburg, Willem H. Van Zyl, Lee R. Lynd
Mechanistic Modeling of Fast Pyrolysis of Cellulose to Predict Bio-Oil Composition ...... 12 Vinu Ravikrishnan, Linda J. Broadbelt
Mixed Rare Earth Oxides (REOs) for Desulfurization and Tar Removal From Gasifier Effluents ...... 13 Rui Li, Joseph Bridges, Weishi Kong, Kerry M. Dooley
Multi-Scale Study On the Pyrolysis of Sustainable Biomass Feedstock...... 14 Jessica D. Murillo, Joseph J. Biernacki, C. Pat Bagley
Catalytic Cracking of Oak Pyrolytic Vapors Via Bench-Scale In-Situ Fixed-Bed Catalysis...... 15 David J. Mihalcik, Akwasi A. Boateng, Charles A. Mullen, Neil Goldberg
A Dual-Stage Laminar Entrained Flow Reactor (LEFR) and Plug Flow Reactor (PFR) System for Studying Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification...... 16 Mark W. Jarvis, Calvin Mukarakate, David Robichaud, Mark Nimlos
Reforming of Residual Tars and Oils From Biomass Gasification...... 17 Lyman Frost, Elango Elangovan, J. Hartvigsen
Low Temperature Gasification of Impregnated Biomass Feedstock...... 18 Foster Agblevor, Ofei Mante, Allen Aradi, Tze-Chi Jao
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by p-Type Copper Oxide Photocathodes Made Via Scalable Processes...... 19 Chia-Ying Chiang, Kosi Aroh, Nicholas Franson, Sheryl Ehrman
Photocatalytic Reaction of Glycerol and Glycerol Degradation Products Using Metal-Loaded Titanium Dioxide ...... 20 Dorothy W. Skaf, Kevin C. Brodwater
H2 Generation From Aqueous Methanol Electrolysis Using Hybrid Electrocatalysts Based Electrodes ...... 21 Srihari K. Maganti, David J. Dixon, Jan A. Puszynski, Rajesh V. Shende
HycycleS: Materials and Components for Hydrogen Production by Sulphur Based Thermochemical Cycles - Summary of Key Results From the European Collaborative Project ...... 22 Rachael H. Elder, Martin Roeb
Nuclear Wind Hydrogen Systems for Variable Electricity and Hydrogen Production...... 23 Charles W. Forsberg, Geoffrey Haratyk
Hydrogen Separation From a Gas Mixture with a Polymer Membrane ...... 31 Gernot Voitic, Gerd Rabenstein, Viktor Hacker
Solubility of CO2 and H2 In PDMS and PEGDME At 25 – 120 Oc...... 32 Matthew B. Miller, David Luebke, Robert M. Enick
Deliquescence Behavior of Sodium Borohydride and Steam...... 33 Hong Liu, Ping Li, Michael A. Matthews, Karl Johnson
Molecular Reaction Pathways of Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation: Experimental and DFT Elucidations...... 41 Ahmad Al-Kukhun, Hyun Tae Hwang, Arvind Varma
High and Rapid Hydrogen Release From Thermolysis of Ammonia Borane near PEM Fuel Cell Operating Temperatures...... 42 Hyun Tae Hwang, Ahmad Al-Kukhun, Arvind Varma
Kinetics of Tetra-n-Butylammonium Bromide + Hydrogen Semi-Clathrate Hydrate Formation ...... 43 Alondra Torres Trueba, Maaike C. Kroon, Cor Peters
Transport Properties for Ionic Liquids Used In Next Generation High Capacity Batteries...... 44 Vyran George
Graphitic Material with Engineered Graphene Units for High-Power Li Ion Battery Electrodes...... 45 Cary M. Hayner, Xin Zhao, Mayfair C. Kung, Harold H. Kung
Evaluation of Ni-Mo Oxide (Ni-MoOx) Electrocatalyst for Li-Air Battery...... 46 Jamie Gomez, Egwu E. Kalu, Ruben Nelson, Mark H. Weatherspoon, Jim P. Zheng
Carbon Impact On Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance ...... 49 Galen Suppes, Michael J. Gordon, Ramsey Hilton, Benjamin John Roweburrough
Modelling Acid Gas Reactions In Air Products Sour Compression Process ...... 50 Frank Petrocelli, Vince White, Jeremy Immer
The Effect of Compression and Intercooling On the Composition of a Pulverized Coal Oxycombution Flue Gas...... 52 Stephen J. Gerdemann, Casey Carney, John Clark, Sivaram Harendra, Thomas Ochs, Danylo Oryshchyn
A Novel High Pressure Oxyfuel Process with Staged Combustion...... 53 Krish R. Krishnamurthy, Hanno Tautz
High Temperature Oxygen Production ...... 59 Michael K. Opoku, Jan A. Puszynski
Design, Construction and Operation of a Pilot Scale Integrated Pollutant Removal (IPR) Process for Oxy- Combustion ...... 60 Stephen J. Gerdemann, Danylo Oryshchyn
Multi-Physics Computational Simulation of Drilling Ultra-Deep Wells...... 61 Jeremiah N. Mpagazehe, C. Fred Higgs III
Modeling the Mechanics of Drilling Bit ...... 62 Jeen-Shang Lin, Yaneng Zhou, Isaac K. Gamwo, Aslam M. Kabir, Jamie L. Brown
Design of High Pressure/High Temperature Drilling Fluids...... 63 Apurva Samudra, Nick Sahinidis
Deepwater Drilling Regulations In the Gulf of Mexico...... 64 Ian Sutton
Incorporation of AquaporinZ Via Binary-Lipid Langmuir Monolayers...... 76 Guo Fei Sun, Hu Zhou, Yi Li, Kandiah Jeyaseelan, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Tai-Shung Chung
Planar Biomimetic Aquaporin-Incorporated Triblock Copolymer Membranes On Porous Solid Supports...... 77 Phuoc H. H. Duong, Tai-Shung Chung, Kandiah Jeyaseelan, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Minghui Hong
Ultrafast Water Permeation of Biomimetic Membranes Embedded with Aquaporin for Water Reuse and Desalination...... 78 Honglei Wang, Tai-Shung Chung, Yen Wah Tong, Zaichun Chen, Minghui Hong, Kandiah Jeyaseelan, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam
Forward Osmosis: Potential Use In Desalination and Water Reuse ...... 79 Ali Altaee
Influence of Sublayer Structure On Concentration Polarization and Membrane Performance In FO Processes ...... 101 Jincai Su, Rui Chin Ong, Bradley J. Helmer, Tai-Shung Chung
Optimization of a Louisiana Native Algal Co-Culture for Biofuel Production...... 103 Rong Bai, Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing, Michael G. Benton, Kelly A. Rusch
Controls of Microalgal Biomass and Lipid Production In Municipal Wastewater-Fed Bioreactors ...... 104 Belinda S. M. Sturm, Val H. Smith, Marie-Odile Fortier, Edward Peltier, Frank Jerry Denoyelles
Effects of Total Inorganic Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations On Lipid Formation In Chlorella Vulgaris ...... 105 Jinsoo Kim, Joo-Youp Lee, Kaniz F. Siddiqui
Medium Optimization for Enhanced Lipid Production by Chlorella Protothecoides UTEX25 ...... 107 Kuan-Chen Cheng, Ming Ren, Kimberly Ogden
Single-Cell Growth Kinetics of Algae, Chlorela Vulgaris...... 108 Alim Dewan, Jihye Kim, Swastika S. Bithi, Marci Kerls, Siva A. Vanapalli, M. Nazmul Karim
Modeling and Optimization of Algae Based Biodiesel Production ...... 110 Soumya Yadala, Selen Cremaschi
Ionic Liquids: A Potential Role In the Sulfur Family of Thermochemical Cycles...... 112 Nick Auyeung, Victoria Johnson, Malachi D. Bunn, Alexandre F. T. Yokochi
Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Compositions for the Iodine-HI-Water System of the Sulfur-Iodine Cycle At Elevated Temperatures and Pressures...... 114 Adam S. Klett, Mark C. Thies, David A. Bruce
Multiple Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycles for H2 Generation Using Sol-Gel Derived Ferrites In A Packed Bed Reactor...... 115 Rahul Bhosale, Rajesh Shende, Jan Puszynski
Nickel Ferrites In the Hercynite Water Splitting Cycle...... 117 Christopher Lawrence Muhich, Alan W Weimber, Charles B. Musgrave
Thermochemical Hydrogen Production by Alkali Metal Oxides...... 118 Hiroki Miyaoka, Takayuki Ichikawa, Yoshitsugu Kojima
Preliminary Cost Estimation of Nuclear Hydrogen Production Plant Coupled with Sulfur-Iodine Cycle...... 128 Jong-Ho Kim, Tae-Heun Lee, Ki-Young Lee, Yong-Wan Kim, Kyeong-Jin Yang
Lignin Unlocking Process Led by Termites for Efficient Carbohydrate Utilization ...... 134 Jing Ke, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Shulin Chen
Understanding the Impact of Lignin On Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Substrate ...... 135 Xuejun Pan, Qiang Yang
High Solid Loading Hydrolyzate-Tolerant Strains of Scheffersomyces (Pichia) Stipitis Exhibiting Reduced Diauxic Lag and Higher Ethanol Productivity...... 136 Patricia J. Slininger, Venkatesh Balan, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Bruce E. Dale, Michael A. Cotta
Fermentation of Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol...... 137 Chang Chen, Christopher Hoeger, Randy S. Lewis, Julianne H. Grose
Microbial Oils As Biodiesel Feedstock From Hydrolyzate of Switchgrass ...... 138 Guochang Zhang, W. Todd French, Rafael Hernandez
Microbial Utilization of Hydrothermally Treated Algae Biomass Aqueous Co-Product...... 139 Michael C. Nelson, Henry Y. Wang, Xiaoxia Lin
Moderate Biomass Pretreatment and Its Application In Processing of Plant Biomass Expressing Cell Wall Degrading (CWD) Enzymes ...... 140 Dongcheng Zhang, Amy L. Vanfossen, Ryan Pagano, Jeremy Schley Johnson
Sustainability of Biomass Crop Production...... 141 Shijie Liu
Determining and Addressing Feedstock Variability for Thermochemical Biomass Conversion...... 142 Jessica L. Olstad, Kim Magrini, Richard Boardman, Garold L. Gresham
Variability of Switchgrass, a Dedicated Bioenergy Crop...... 143 Paul B. Filson, Nicole Labbé, Samuel W. Jackson, Elena Doukhanina, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Joon-Hyun Park
Anaerobic Bacterial Treatment of Corn Stover to Prepare a Biorefining Feedstock...... 144 James Maclellan
Pellets From Pretreated Biomass...... 146 M. Toufiq Reza, Charles J Coronella, Joan G Lynam, Victor R. Vasquez
Change of the Structure of Sweet Sorghum Bagasse After Solid-Fermentation...... 147 Jihong Li, Shizhong Li, Zhipei Yan, Qing Li, Liangcai Peng
Global Climate Change-the Sustainability Challenge...... 148 Frank Princiotta
Converting Carbon Dioxide and Water Into Hydrocarbons with Solar Engergy and Nanostructured Metal Surfaces...... 149 Mengyan Shen, Cong Wang, Haibin Huo, Haizhou Ren, Michael Johnson
Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 with Ionic Liquids In a Microfluidic Reactor...... 150 Michael R. Thorson, Devin T. Whipple, Paul J. A. Kenis
Status and Challenges to Implement Large-Scale Energy Storage Into the Grid...... 152 John Lemmon
Investigations On Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Using Treated Waste Water As Energy Source ...... 153 Huajun Yuan, Maghana Cherukuri, Sohail Murad
Optimizing Energy Consumption In Gas Oil Separation Plant Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology ...... 154 Bandar Jubran Alqahtani, Mahmoud Bahy Nour Eldin
Investigating Fundamental Electrochemical Processes In a Li-O2 Battery ...... 155 Bryan McCloskey
Lifetime Investigations of Bi-Functional Air Cathodes Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)...... 156 Stephan Weinberger, Katja Fràhlich, Franz Bernd Wede, Damijan Movrin, Viktor Hacker
Secondary Manganese Dioxide Electrodes for Grid-Scale Batteries...... 157 Joshua Gallaway, Nilesh Ingale, Michael Nyce, Yasumasa Ito, Lev Sviridov, Abhinav Gaikwad, Steven Lever, Ali Firouzi, Sanjoy Banerjee, Daniel Steingart
Graphene Supported Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Electrodes In Rechargeable Lithium-Air Batteries...... 159 Kapila Wadumesthrige, Steven Salley, K. Y. Simon Ng
Kinetics of MnO2 Using a Rotating Disk Electrode ...... 160 Abhinav Gaikwad, Joshua Gallaway, Dan Steingart
Rules of Thumb for Reactor Design and Process Conditions for Thermochemical Treatment of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood Waste...... 161 Lieve M. Helsen, Frederic Cuypers
Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification: Engineering Rules of Thumb...... 164 Michael J. Antal
Rule of Thumb for Design of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass In Bubbling Fluid Bed Reactor ...... 165 Foster Agblevor, Ofei Mante
Rule of Thumb for Reactor Design and Process Conditions for Supercritical Water Gasification of Wet Biomass...... 166 Yukihiko Matsumura
Rule of Thumb for Reactor Design and Process Condition for Biodiesel Production...... 167 Masato Kouzu
Rule of Thumb for Design and Analysis of Biomass Utilization System...... 172 Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Akiyoshi Sakoda
Natural Gas As a Clean Energy Source ...... N/A N/A
Making Coal Clean...... N/A Ned Leonard
Carbon Capture and Sequestration At the National Energy Technology Laboratory ...... 173 John Litynski
Clean Nuclear Energy...... N/A Dennis Koehl
The Federal Government's Role In Implementing Clean Energy Technologies...... N/A Henry Kelly
The Future of Fuels and Alternative Feedstocks - Recognizing Hype vs. Practical Limitations...... 174 William Banholzer
Importance of Human Capital: Why Major in Chemical Engineering? ...... 175 John Anderson
The Future for Emerging Energy Technologies...... 176 Anthony Cugini
Chemical Product Life Cycle Management and Enterprise Environmental Stewardship ...... 177 Monty Alger
Towards Sustainable Manufacturing: An Approach Evaluating Energy Reduction Techniques for System Improvement...... 178 Tamer O. Girgis, Yinlun Huang
Optimal Synthesis of Fuel Gas Networks for Energy Sustainability...... 179 M. M. Faruque Hasan, Iftekar A. Karimi
Nationwide Energy Supply Chain Analysis for Transportation Fuels...... 182 Josephine A. Elia, Richard C. Baliban, Christodoulos A. Floudas
Development of An Integrated CO2 Capture, Transportation and Storage Infrastructure for the UK and North Sea Using An Optimisation Framework ...... 184 Paolo Prada, N. V. S. N. Murthy Konda, Nilay Shah
Energy Balances for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol...... 186 Kyriacos Zygourakis, Venetia Rigou
High Photon Flux Photoelectrochemical Reactor: Modelling and Operation...... 187 Klaus Hellgardt, C.-K. Ong, G. Kelsall, S. Dennison
Flocculation Kinetics of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate and Its Response to Addition of Various Polymers and Salts ...... 188 Bhavin Bhayani, Bandaru V. Ramarao
Correlating Blending of Pulps of Different Qualities ...... 189 A. K. Ray, Jogi Ganesh Dattatreya, Nishikant Bhardwaj
Identification and Quantification of Sugar and Oil From Arkansas-Native Algae ...... 205 Ching-Shuan Lau, Blake Johnson, Heather Sandefur, Marty Matlock, Tom Costello, Danielle Julie Carrier
Mechanistic Insights Into Cellulose III Formation and Its Depolymerization...... 206 Shishir Ps Chundawat, Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Giovanni Bellesia, Nirmal Uppugundla, Dahai Gao, Paul Langan, Venkatesh Balan, Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran, Bruce Dale
Analysis of Heat Transfer Fouling Characteristics During Evaporation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Process Streams...... 207 Raghu N. Gurram, Patrick C. Gilcrease, Todd Menkhaus
Characterization, Evaluation, and Fouling Analysis of Reverse Osmosis Membranes for Concentrating Sugars In a Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysate ...... 208 Amitkumar Gautam, Todd Menkhaus, Patrick C. Gilcrease, Jason C. Hower
Evaluation and Optimization of Biofuel Production Fromsunflower Hulls Using Central Composite Design Analysis...... 209 Srinivas Reddy Kamireddy, Christopher Schaefer, Yun Ji
Fermentablity of Organosolv Prehydrolysate From Loblolly Pine and Sweetgum ...... 210 Mi Li, Maobing Tu, Dongxu Cao
Development of Ionic Liquid-Based Consolidated Bioprocessing (i-CBP) for Bioethanol Production ...... 211 Nobuiro Ishida, Satoshi Katahira, Wataru Tokuhara, Yoshiyuki Noritake, Noriho Kamiya, Kazunori Nakashima, Chiaki Ogino, Akihiko Kondo
Lipid Production From Lignocellulosic Materials Via Filamentous Fungi...... 212 Jianguo Zhang, Bo Hu
Characterization of a Forest Products Waste Effluent for Production of Fermentable Sugars and Co-Products During Hydrolysis ...... 223 Jifei Liu, David Shonnard, Stephanie Groves, Susan T. Bagley
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Spin Coated Regenerated Cellulose Thin Films Studied with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance...... 224 Halley Bernet, Gary Brodeur, John Telotte, John Collier, Subramanian Ramakrishnan
Separation and Purification of Lignocellulosic Wood Hydrolyzates by Polymer Flocculation and Scale up Studies ...... 225 Rakesh Yasarla, Bandaru V. Ramarao
Statistical Modeling of Coating Colour Formulation with a Low Cost Blend of Starch-styrene Butadiene Latex Binder...... 226 Amiya K. Ray, Nitin Moon, Narayan Chandra Mishra
Reactive Extraction (In Situ Transesterification) of Jatropha Curcas L. for Methyl Ester Production...... 243 Farizul H. Kasim, Adam P. Harvey
Steam Explosion Pulping of Indian Nonwood Fibres...... 259 Amiya Kumar Ray, Jacques J. Garceau, Bahuslav V. Kokta, Felix Carrasco
Effect of Recycling on Optical Properties of Bleached Bagasse Paper Blended with Radiata Pine Wood Pulp and Retention Aids...... 283 Shishir Sinha, Parmod Gupta
Modeling of Lactic Acid Production From Lignocellulosic Residues Using a Hybrid Cybernetic Approach...... 284 Philipp Adler, Hyun-Seob Song, Marzena Gerdom, Doraiswami Ramkrishna, Benno Kunz
A Novel Method to Harvest Microalgae Via Fungal Pelletization...... 286 Jianguo Zhang, Bo Hu
Critical Conditions for High Efficiency Flocculation of Freshwater Algae with Ferric Chloride ...... 287 Nicholas B. Wyatt, Lindsey Gloe, Patrick V. Brady, John C. Hewson, Anne M. Grillet, Matthew G. Hankins, Phil Pohl
Milking Lipids From Green Alga: Feasibility of Using Biocompatible Solvents to Extract Lipids From Living Cells...... 288 Ryan Coiner, Belinda S. M. Sturm
Hydrothermal Carbonization: An Innovative New Process for the Extraction of Algal Oil...... 290 Kenneth Valentas, S. M. Heilmann
Pyrolytic Fractionation of Algal Feedstocks...... 292 Balakrishna Maddi, Sridhar Viamajala, Sasidhar Varanasi
Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Approaches for Converting Wet Algal Biomass to Biofuels ...... 293 Phillip E. Savage, Peter Valdez, Robert Levine, Tanawan Pinnarat, Qingqing Guan, Peigao Duan
Gasification of Orange Residue Chars In CO2...... 294 Astrid Altamar, Suélen Amorim, Valquiria Balvedi, Regina F. P. M. Moreira, Humberto J. José
A Numerical Study On Bio-Oil Gasification Using A Multicomponent Approach...... 305 Lei Zhang, Song-Charng Kong
Realistic Impurity Generation Via Coal Gasification ...... 306 Robert R. Mota
Comparison of 1D Modeling Methods for Entrained Coal Gasification...... 307 Moon-Kyeong Hwang
Rigourous Modeling of An Entrained Flow Gasifier Considering a Heuristic Recirculation Model and a Detailed Energy Balance ...... 309 Job Kasule, Richard Turton, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Stephen E. Zitney
Process Design and Validation of Operation In a Coal-to-Methanol Gasification Plant Using Probabilistic Methodologies ...... 311 Raul E. Ayala, Judeth B. Corry
Depolymerization and Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Switchgrass Lignin with Formic Acid As a Hydrogen Source...... 313 Weiyin Xu, Stephen J. Miller, Pradeep K. Agrawal, Christopher W. Jones
Anisole and Guaiacol Deoxygenation Over Pt/Sn On Monolith Catalyst Supports ...... 314 Miguel Angel Gonzalez Borja, Daniel E. Resasco
High Pressure Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Hydro-Pyrolysis Vapor Lignin Model Compounds...... 315 Sara L. Yohe, W. Nicholas Delgass, Fabio H. Ribeiro, Rakesh Agrawal
Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation and Hydrodeoxygenation of Bio-Oil Model Compounds Under Mild Temperature and Pressure...... 316 Zhenglong Li, Christopher M. Saffron, James E. Jackson, Dennis J. Miller
Upgrading of Short Oxygenates From Pyrolysis Oil Via Condensation Reactions for the Refining of Biofuels...... 318 Anirudhan Gangadharan, Daniel E. Resasco, Richard Mallinson
Kinetic Model for Hydrodeoxygenation Reaction of M-Cresol On Alumina-Supported Pt Catalyst ...... 319 Phuong T. Do, Andrew J. Foster, Jingguang G. Chen, Raul F. Lobo
Pyrolysis Vapors Upgrading Using Metal Oxides...... 321 Ayman Karim, Donghai Mei, Vanessa Lebarbier, Changjun Liu, Yong Wang
Hydrogen-Bromine Flow Battery for Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage...... 323 Trung V. Nguyen, Haley Kreutzer
High Energy Density Lithium Flow Battery Design...... 328 Galen Suppes, Michael J. Gordon, Michael G. Heidlage, David Guinta
Component and Performance Analysis of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Experimental and Modeling Studies...... 329 Emin Caglan Kumbur, Chris R. Dennison, Kevin W. Knehr, Ertan Agar
Energy Efficiency of Battery Systems with Forced Convection Between Electrodes ...... 330 Sun Ung Kim, Charles W. Monroe
Gas Evolution In a Flow-Assisted Zinc-Nickel Oxide Battery ...... 332 Yasumasa Ito, Michael Nyce, Robert Plevilech, Martin Klein, Daniel Steingart, Sanjoy Banerjee
Evaluation of Alternative Fuels to Replace Coal In Cement Manufacturing...... 334 Steve R. Duke, Anton Schindler, Don Stafford
Kinetics Study of Calcium Carbonate Decomposition At High CO2 Environment ...... 335 Yong-Hua Duan, Jian Zhang, Delong Xu, Hui Li, Le-Le Yang, Xiao Fan, Wen-Bin Yang, Yongxiang Ren, Yong Min
Application of Ionic Liquids In the Aluminum Electrorefining...... 336 Zheng Yong, Lu Xingmei, Zhang Suojiang
Novel Zeolite Membranes for Energy-Efficient Air Dehumidification and Conditioning...... 338 Rong Xing, Yuxiang Rao, Wei Liu
An Osmotic Membrane Dehumidifier...... 339 Arthur S. Kesten, Jack N. Blechner
Ethanol/Water Biomass Feedstock Separation Through Inorganic A-Type Zeolite Membrane on Thin Porous Ni Sheet Support...... 343 Yuxiang Rao, Rong Xing, Wei Liu
A Novel SHF Process for Conversion of AFEX-CS to Ethanol Featuring High Ethanol Productivity, Enzyme Recycling, and Yeast Cells Reuse...... 344 Ming Jie Jin, Christa Gunawan, Nirmal Uppugundla, Shishir Chundawat, Bruce Dale, Venkatesh Balan
Concentration of a Solids-Free Lignocellulose Hydrolysate for Very High Gravity Fermentation: Inhibition Effects...... 345 Steven J. Schneiderman, Todd J. Menkhaus, Patrick C. Gilcrease
Separate Processing of Hemicellulose and Cellulose to Optimize Ethanol Production From Corn Stover...... 346 Alexandre Chapeaux, Nancy Dowe, Daniel J. Schell
Ethanol and Furfural Production From Corn Stover Using Hybrid Fractionation Process with Zinc Chloride and Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) ...... 347 Chang Geun Yoo, Tae Hyun Kim, Monlin Kuo
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis Via Biomass Derived Synthesis Gas...... 348 Syed Ali Gardezi, Babu Joseph, John T. Wolan
Integrations of Biosurfactant Production Into Advanced Biorefineries ...... 349 William Colonna, Mustafa E. Marti, Michelle Pynn, Gabriel Reznik, Kevin Jarrell, Buddhi Lamsal, Charles E. Glatz
300 Year High Level Nuclear Waste ...... 350 John L. Lyons, Edward J. Lahoda, Yasir Arafat, Fausto Franceschini
Removal of Carbon-14 From Irradiated Graphite for Waste Volume Reduction and Bulk Graphite Recycle: Thermal Treatment...... 358 Tara E. Smith, Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Shilo M. McCrory
Solar Grade Silicon Production In Fluidized Bed Reactor...... 360 Juan Du, Soham Dutta, B. Erik Ydstie
Solar Thermochemical Production of Solar-Grade Silicon: Thermodynamic and Economic Analyses ...... 361 Ronald Michalsky, Peter Pfromm, Bryon Parman, Vincent Amanor-Boadu
The Horizontal Ribbon Growth of Solar Silicon Crystals: Process Analysis, Stability, and Control ...... 363 Parthiv Daggolu, Andrew Yeckel, Carl Bleil, Jeffrey J. Derby
The Impurities Removal In Polysilicon...... 364 Guoqiang Huang, Qiuling Shi
Highly Active Oxide Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction...... 366 Elijah Thimsen, Adriana Paracchino, Vincent Laporte, Kevin Sivula, Michael Graetzel
Mechanistic Modeling of Simultaneous Enzymatic Saccharification of Cellulose and Xylan Using Continuous Distribution Kinetics ...... 367 Ambarish Nag, Andrew J. Griggs, Jonathan J. Stickel, Michael A. Sprague, James J. Lischeske
Kinetic Modeling of Cellulose Hydrolysis with First Order Inactivation of Adsorbed Cellulases...... 368 Zhuoliang Ye, R. Eric Berson
Observing and Modeling Cellulosic Substrate Depolymerization by Commercial Enzyme Cocktails Using Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy...... 369 Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Jose M. Moran-Mirabal, Larry P. Walker
Effects of Mixing Quality On the Kinetics of Biomass Liquefaction ...... 370 David M. Lavenson, Emilio J. Tozzi, Tina Jeoh, Michael J. McCarthy, Robert L. Powell
Coupled Fluid-Dynamics and Population-Balance Kinetic Models for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass...... 371 Michael A. Sprague, Jonathan Stickel, Andrew Griggs
Flow and Transport Properties In High-Solids Biomass Slurries...... 372 James J. Lischeske, Jonathan J. Stickel
Solar Thermal Production of Hydrogen Using Alumina Supported Ferrites: Thermodynamic Evaluation and On- Sun Validation ...... 373 Paul Lichty, Xinhua Liang, Carl Bingham, Alan W. Weimer
Comparison of On-Board Hydrogen Production From Several Non-Fossil Fuel Feedstocks ...... 374 Wenhua H. Zhu, Ying Zhu, Bruce J. Tatarchuk
Energy Optimization of Hydrogen Production From Biomass...... 375 Mariano Martín, Ignacio E. Grossmann
Steam Reforming of Ethanol-Phenol Mixture As a Model for Biomass Tar...... 378 Gabriella Garbarino, Guido Busca
Synthesis of Ru Nanoparticles Supported Over Carbon Film by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Hydrolysis of NaBH4...... 382 Rohan Fernandes, Nainesh Patel, Antonio Miotello, Dushyant Kothari
Hydrogen Release During Experimental Solid Sodium Borohydride Tablet Hydrolysis Reactions ...... 383 Yih-Hang Chen Sr.
Legal Implications and Drivers in Sustainable Energy...... 384 Mary Ellen Ternes
Coal Gasification by Conventional Versus Calcium Looping Process – A Life Cycle Energy, Global Warming, Land Use and Water Assessment...... 385 Berrin Kursun, Shwetha Ramkumar, Bhavik R. Bakshi, L. S. Fan
Novel Solvent Selection and Solvent Recycling for CO2 Capture In Pulverized Coal Plant...... 388 Juan M. Salazar, Kevin G. Joback, Urmila Diwekar, Abhoyjit Bhown
New Fischer-Tropsch-Ready Syngas Preparation Strategies From Coal and Natural Gas Using Solid Oxide Fuel Cells...... 389 Thomas A. Adams II, Paul Barton
Tri-Reforming of Methane and CO2: A Novel Concept for Catalytic Production of Solid Waste Syngas with Desired H2/CO Ratios for Liquid Biofuels ...... 390 Devin M. Walker, John T. Wolan, John N. Kuhn, Philip Saraneeyavongse
Effects of Biomass Contaminants (N and Cl species) On Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ...... 391 Fan Shi, Adefemi Egbebi, Ward A. Burgess
Thermal Processing Techniques to Improve Metal Sulfide Mixed Alcohol Catalyst Performance...... 392 Jesse E. Hensley, Kellen Costelow, Whitney Jablonski, Jason Thibodeaux, Matt Yung
Supercritical Adiabatic Reactor for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis...... 406 Ed Durham, Mario Richard Eden, Christopher Roberts
Methane Conversion towards Liquid Fuel Production Over Promoted Mo/MFI Catalyst: Effect of Zinc, Tungstan, Galuim ...... 407 Sachchit Majhi, Pravakar Mohanty, K. K. Pant
Thermal Decomposition and Cobalt Species Transformation of Carbon Nanotubes Supported Cobalt Catalyst and the Effect On Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis...... 408 Zhenhua Li, Suli Bai, Chengdu Huang, Jing Lv, Jinyu Han
Pyrolysis Vs. Gasification: Effect of Oxygen In Reaction Atmosphere On Biochar Properties...... 412 Catherine E. Brewer, Robert C. Brown
Pretreatment of Loblolly Pine for Fast Pyrolysis Via Torrefaction...... 413 Jiajia Meng
Characterization of Biochar, the by-Product of Energy Production From Biomass Via Thermochemical Processes...... 415 Ellen M. Knapp, Justinus A. Satrio
Pyrolysis of Cellulose with the Use of Ionic Liquid for Efficient Production of Levoglucosenone ...... 417 Shinji Kudo, Zhenwei Zhou, Koyo Norinaga, Jun-Ichiro Hayashi
Modeling of the Formation and Reaction Properties of Biomass ...... 418 Karsten Müller, Olga Lobanova, Liudmila Mokrushina, Wolfgang Arlt
Effect of Pressure and Heating Rate On Biomass Devolatilization and Gasification ...... 420 Pradeep K. Agrawal, Kristiina IIsa
Technoeconomic Analysis of Biomass Gasification System Utilizing Geothermal Energy for Processing ...... 421 Sudhanya Banerjee, Yanan Zhang, Song-Charng Kong, Robert C. Brown, Brian Anderson
Biodegradation of Hardwood Lignocellulosics by the Western Poplar Clearwing Borer, Paranthrene Robiniae (Hy. Edwards)...... 422 Jing Ke, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Shulin Chen
Improved Ethanol Production Through Anaerobic Thermophilic Co-Culture From Various Carbohydrates ...... 423 Lei Xu, Ulrike Tschirner
Thermostable Cellulases and Xylanases ...... 428 Aditya Bhalla, Venkat Kunreddy, Sudhir Kumar, Kenneth Bischoff, Lew P. Christopher, Stephen R. Hughes, Rajesh K. Sani
Ionic Liquid Pretreatment of Wood Biomass Leading to Enhanced Enzymatic Delignification ...... 429 Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Tsutomu Ono, Hiroshi Kanzaki, Kenji Okada
The Evaluation of Inhibition of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Following Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Herbaceous, Softwood and Hardwood ...... 430 Mahdieh Aghazadeh, G. Peter Van Walsum
Role of Enzyme Blend Composition, Biomass Particle Size and Solids Loading On Pretreated Biomass Saccharification Efficiency ...... 432 Shishir Ps Chundawat, Nirmal Uppugundla, Mary Lipton, Margaret Magyar, Dahai Gao, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce Dale
A New Generation of Zirconia Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts for Converting Low Grade Renewable Feedstocks to Biodiesel...... 433 Manhoe Kim, Craig Dimaggio, Shuli Yan, Steven Salley, K. Y. Simon Ng
Preparation of Mesoporous Silica-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Biofuel Upgrade ...... 434 Ling Fei, Joshua Hill, Qianglu Lin, Yun Xu, Shuguang Deng, Hongmei Luo
Biojet Production From Hydrocracking of Vegetable Oil...... 435 Huali Wang, Shuli Yan, Manhoe Kim, Steven Salley, Simon K. Y. Ng
Power Controlled Study of Microwave-Accelerated In-Situ Transesterification of Algal Biomass ...... 436 Prafulla Dinkarrao Patil, Harvind Reddy, Tapaswi Muppaneni, Aravind Mannarswamy, Tanner Schuab, Peter Lammers, Nirmala Khandan, Shuguang Deng
Value Added Products From Lignocellulose Based Biochar...... 437 Roland Feiner, Nikolaus Schwaiger, Susanne Lux, Matthaeus Siebenhofer
Novel Reactor Design for Conversion of Waste Oils to Biodiesel ...... 439 Richard A. Cairncross, Colin J. Stacy, Brittany N. Preston
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass Into Carboxylic Acids Via APPO Process ...... 440 Hongfei Lin
Investigation of CuO-Based Oxygen Carriers As CLOU Materials for Solid Fuels...... 441 Mehdi Arjmand, Henrik Leion, Abdul-Majeed Azad, Tobias Mattisson, Anders Lyngfelt
Oxygen Uptake and Release Kinetics of Cu/Cu2O/CuO On Al2O3 and ZrO2-SiO2 As Materials for Chemical Looping Combustion...... 443 Björn Brandt, Philipp Gruene, Frank Rosowski, Bob Farrauto, Marco J. Castaldi
Investigation of Cobalt Ferrite and Nickel Ferrite for Chemical Looping Hydrogen Production...... 445 Victoria J. Aston, Anthony H. McDaniel, Brian W. Evanko, Jonathan R. Scheffe, Mark D. Allendorf, Alan W. Weimer
Evaluation of Iron Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical Looping Dry Reforming...... 446 Saurabh Bhavsar, Michelle Najera, Gàtz Veser
The Effect of Fly Ash From Different Coal Sources On the Reactivity of An Iron-Based Oxygen Carrier for Chemical Looping Combustion...... 447 Aurora M. Rubel, Yi Zhang, James K. Neathery, Kunlei Liu
Investigation of Oxygen Diffusivity within Oxygen Carrier In Chemical Looping Process...... 451 Siwei Luo, Zhenchao Sun, Fanxing Li, Deepak Sridhar, Liang Zeng, Liang-Shih Fan
The Status of Chemical Looping Processes Developed At the Ohio State University ...... 452 Deepak Sridhar
Liquid Fuel Production Using Solar-Thermal Energy: Process Development and Technoeconomic Evaluation ...... 462 Jiyong Kim, Terry A. Johnson, James E. Miller, Ellen B. Stechel, Christos Maravelias
Solar Thermochemical Recycling of CO2 Using ALD Deposited CoFe2O4 On Alumina Supports...... 464 Paul Lichty, Xinhua Liang, Carl Bingham, Alan W. Weimer
Computational Modeling and On-Sun Model Validation for a Multiple Tube Solar Reactor with Reflective Cavity Walls...... 465 Janna Martinek, Carl Bingham, Alan W. Weimer
Design and Optimization of Solar Thermal Systems...... 466 Amin Ghobeity, Corey J Noone, Enrique Lizarraga-Garcia, Alexander Mitsos
Techno-Economical Analysis of Solar Thermochemical Ammonia Production At near Atmospheric Pressure...... 468 Ronald Michalsky, Peter Pfromm, Bryon Parman, Vincent Amanor-Boadu
A Sulfur-Sulfur Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycle for Thermal-to-Chemical Energy Conversion ...... 470 Nick Auyeung, Malachi D. Bunn, Alexandre F. T. Yokochi
Multi-Period Optimisation Design of Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Processes ...... 471 Niall Mac Dowell, Nilay Shah
Optimal Design of Integrated Power Generation and CO2 Capture Systems ...... 473 Yingru Zhao, Niall Mac Dowell, Nouri J. Samsatli, Nilay Shah
Synthesis of Optimal Adsorptive Carbon Capture Processes ...... 474 Youngjung Chang, Alison Cozad, Hosoo Kim, Andrew Lee, Panagiotis Vouzis, N. V. S. N. Murthy Konda, A. J. Simon, Nick Sahinidis, David C. Miller
Integrated Design and Dynamic Operation of Solvent-Based PCC Processes ...... 475 Rajab Khalilpour, Ali Abbas
A Methodology for Risk Assessment of CO2 Sequestration Based On Surrogate Models of Detailed Simulations...... 477 Yan Zhang, Nick Sahinidis
The Application of a Model Predictive Control-Based Approach to CO2 Capture Processes: Towards Operational Cost Minimisation ...... 478 Alicia Arce, Niall Mac Dowell, Nilay Shah, Lourdes F. Vega
Ultra-Thin Ptfe-Nanowires As Durable Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction ...... 480 Zhiyong Zhang, Wenzhen Li, Meijun Li, Zili Wu
Non-Pt Cathode Catalysts for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells...... 481 Le Xin, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhichao Wang, Wenzhen Li
A New Approach for Quantification of Morphology-Property Linkages In Fuel Cell Materials: A Case Study for PEM Fuel Cells ...... 482 Emin Caglan Kumbur, Eric A. Wargo, Ahmet Cecen, Anne Hanna, Surya R. Kalidindi
Determination of Electroosmotic Drag and Proton Conduction Mechanism In Proton Exchange Membranes for Use In Low Temperature PEMFCs...... 483 Brian P. Setzler, Aurore Dabonot, Thomas F. Fuller
Development of Novel Electrocatalyst Support In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells for Automotive Applications...... 485 Sehkyu Park, Yuyan Shao, Haiying Wan, Vilayanur Viswanathan, Jun Liu, Yong Wang
A Two-Phase Two-Dimensional Steady State Model of a Cylindrical PEM Fuel Cell Cathode ...... 486 Debangsu Bhattacharyya, M. Srinivasarao, Brian Bullecks, Raghunathan Rengasamy
Improvement of the PEMFC Performance Under Low Humidification Condition by Using the Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Double Micro Porous Layer In a Cathode Gas Diffusion Layer...... 487 Jeong Hwan Chun, Dong Hyun Jo, Sung Hyun Kim
Life Cycle Assessment of Advanced Regional Biomass Processing Depots Integrated with Sustainable Cellulosic Feedstock Landscapes...... 489 Pragnya L. Eranki, Bryan Bals, Seungdo Kim, Bruce E. Dale
Lifecycle Assessment and Policy: Implications of the Renewable Fuel Standard for Upper-Midwest Energy Supply...... 491 Michael J. Brodeur-Campbell, Jordan Klinger, Kathleen Halvorsen, David Shonnard
Optimal Design and Operations of Cellulosic Biofuel Supply Chains Under Uncertainty ...... 494 Fengqi You, Belinda Wang
Pennycress-Derived Jet Fuel and Diesel LCA: Sustainable Advanced Biofuels ...... 497 Jiqing Fan, David Shonnard, Tom N. Kalnes, Peter Johnsen
Effect of Biomass Feedstock On the Sustainability Metrics of Fischer-Tropsch Fuels ...... 498 Ignasi Palou-Rivera, M. Q. Wang
An Integrated Framework for Design of Sustainable Chemical Process Based On Life Cycle Assessment...... 499 Masahiko Hirao, Yasunori Kikuchi
Process Optimization towards Sustainability Using Modified Particle Swarm Algorithm for a Multitude of Objectives ...... 500 Mazdak Shokrian, Karen High
Distillation Design In Recovering Butanol Produced From Extractive Fermentation Processes ...... 503 Yihui Tom Xu
Value Maximization of C4 Stream in Petrochemicals Production: Introductions to C4AC and Ole-SIV...... 504 Nicholas J. Kim
Development of Inherent Safety Performance Index for Sustainable Study on the Preliminary Process Design...... 523 Namjin Jang, Ik Hyun Kim, En Sup Yoon
Simulation Study of Different Alternatives for Isoamyl Butyrate Production by Using Aspen Plus® ...... 531 Jairo A. Duran, Karen A. Cañon-Rubio, Julio C. Vargas, Ivan D. Gil, Gerardo Rodriguez
Simulation and Economics of Biodiesel Production From Microbial Lipids...... 536 Ramalingam Subramaniam, Stephen Dufreche, Mark Zappi, Rakesh Bajpai
Experimental and Modeling Study of a Two-Stage Pilot Scale High Solid Anaerobic Digester System...... 537 Liang Yu, Usama Zaher, Quanbao Zhao, Jingwei Ma, Shulin Chen
Comparative Reaction Kinetics of Acid Hydrolysis of Plant Biomass and Algae Biomass ...... 538 Lishi Yan, Bin Yang
Using D-Optimal Design to Obtain Kinetic Parameters for Pretreatment of Lignocellulose...... 539 Rocio Sierra, Rafael Sarmiento, Jonathan Jaimes
Effects of RTD On the Performance of NREL High-Solid Continuous Pretreatment Reactor ...... 540 Suan Shi, Y. Y. Lee, Richard T. Elander, Nick J. Nagle
Kinetics Study of Furfural Production From Cellulosic Biomass...... 541 Taiying Zhang, Qing Qing, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman
Binary Diffusion Coefficients of Biomass-Based Carbochemicals In Subcritical Water Using Chromatographic Peak Broadening Technique ...... 542 Keerthi Srinivas, Jerry W. King
Application of Ultrasound with Various Pretreatments to Improve Biological Hydrogen Production From Food Waste...... 543 Elsayed Elbeshbishy
Hydrogen Production Via Fermentation of Avicel and Corn Stover In a Sequencing Batch Reactor...... 544 Lauren R. Magnusson, Mohagheghi Ali, Thammannagowda Shivegowda, Melvin Tucker, Maness, Pin-Ching
Biological Hydrogen Production From Municipal Solid Waste...... 545 Suvarna Talluri, Mohan Raj Subramanian, Lew P. Christopher
Optimization of Photosynthetic Hydrogen Yield From Platinized Photosystem I Complexes...... 546 Rosemary K. Le, Ifeyinwa J. Iwuchukwu, Ernest A. Iwuchukwu, Barry D. Bruce, Rupy S. Sawhney, Paul D. Frymier
Synthesis of Bifunctional Catalyst for Aqueous Phase Reforming of Biomass ...... 547 Richa Tungal, Rajesh Shende, Carlos Landaverde Alvarado, Kenneth M. Benjamin
Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane Using Co-B Nanoparticles Embedded In Mesoporous Silica Particles: a Very Efficient Catalyst for Hydrogen Production...... 548 Nainesh Patel, Rupali Dholam, Renuka Jaiswal, Namdeo B. Lihitkar, Rohan Fernandes, Antonio Miotello, Dushyant C. Kothari
Improving the Sustainability of Biofuels Through Modification of the Biomass Production Subsystem: Application to Corn and Lignocellulosic Ethanol...... 549 Robert A. Urban, Bhavik R. Bakshi
Agent-Based Modeling Analysis of Biomass Feedstock Production System Dynamics and Resilience...... 551 Yogendra Shastri, Luis Rodriguez, Alan Hansen, K. C. Ting
Effect of Storage Method and Duration On the Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic Biomass ...... 553 Arun Athmanathan, Nathan S. Mosier
Wood Pellets Self-Heating During Storage...... 554 Wendi Guo, Xiaotao Bi, Jim C. Lim, Shahab Sokhansanj
Coupled Optimization and Simulation for Multi-Biomass Source-to-Biorefinery Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis...... 561 William Faulkner, Joseph Amundson, Fazleena Badurdeen, Jeffrey Seay
Improving the Quality of Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) As Feedstock for Biorefineries ...... 562 Maria Nydia Ruiz-Felix, Justin M. Yeash, Justinus A. Satrio
Nuclear Beyond Base Load Electricity: Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels...... 564 Charles W. Forsberg
Reflections From a Wilson Award Winner ...... 584 William F. Holcomb
Asset Revitalization for Cleaned-up Department of Energy Sites ...... 585 Sharon Robinson
Chemical Engineering in Nuclear Separations ...... 586 Terry A. Todd
Catalytic Study On Lignin Degradation and Conversion Into Biofuels...... 587 Yulin Deng, Wei Mu
Characterization of High Quality Lignin Isolated From Ionic Liquid Pretreated Biomass: Residual Lignin V/s Re- Precipitated Lignin...... 588 Thehazhnan (Thihal) K. Ponnaiyan, Anantharam P. Dadi, Sasidhar Varanasi
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pulp Dissolved In N Methyl Morpholine Oxide (NMMO) and Ionic Liquids...... 589 Subramanian Ramakrishnan, John Collier, Gary Brodeur, Elizabeth Yau, John Telotte
KINETICS of ACID Hydrolysis of Sagarcane Bagasse ...... 590 Sachin Kumar, Surendra Pal Singh, Indra Mani Mishra, Dilip Kumar Adhikari
Kinetics of Pre-Hydrolysis and Kraft Pulping of Wood Chips ...... 602 Bandaru V. Ramarao
Development and Validation of a Model for Cellulase Diffusion, Adsorption and Reaction In Wood Particle...... 603 Difeng Gao, Manuel Garcia-Perez, Shulin Chen
Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Based Robust Ligno-Cellulosic Sugar Platform ...... 604 Anantharam P. Dadi, Guneet Kumar, Marcus Stacy, Praveen Paripati
Thermochemical Conversion of Coal and Biomass to Liquid and Gaseous Fuels...... 605 Venkata Abhijit Bhagavatula, Naresh Shah, Gerald Huffman
Conversion of Algal and Duckweed Biomass to Liquid Fuels Through Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis...... 608 Alejandrina Campanella, Michael P. Harold
The Influence of Nickel Phosphide On the Fractional Catalytic Pyrolysis of Hybrid Poplar Wood...... 609 Foster Agblevor, S. Ted Oyama, Ofei Mante, Ron McClung
Direct Coupled Catalytic Upgrading of Multi-Stage Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Vapors...... 610 Shaolong Wan, Trung Pham, Taiwo Omotoso, Sarah Zhang, Lance Lobban, Daniel Resasco, Richard Mallinson
Recovery of Large Amount of Levoglucosan Produced by the Fast Pyrolysis of Acid Infused Biomass From the Reactor...... 613 Najeeb Kuzhiyil, Dustin Dalluge, Robert Brown
High Pressure Fast-Pyrolysis and Fast-Hydropyrolysis for Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels ...... 614 Vinod Kumar Venkatakrishnan, Andrew D. Smeltz, Sergey V. Semikolenov, Fabio H. Ribeiro, W. Nicholas Delgass, Rakesh Agrawal
Reaction-Transport Model for the Pyrolysis of Shrinking Cellulose Particles ...... 615 Yenhan Lin, Joungmo Cho, George W. Huber, Jeffrey M. Davis
Studying Effects of Inorganic Salts On Biomass Pyrolysis Using a Captive Sample Reactor ...... 616 Calvin Mukarakate, David Robichaud, Bryon S. Donohoe, Mark W. Jarvis, Kristiina IIsa, Mark R. Nimlos
Sustainability Evaluation of LNG Processing Technologies...... 617 Preeti Gangadharan, Anand Zanwar, Helen Lou
Modeling and Optimization of Natural Gas Liquefaction Process for Reducing Energy Consumption ...... 618 Jeongwoo Jeon, Kiwook Song, Chul-Jin Lee, Youngsub Lim, Chonghun Han
Ethylene Oxide Production without CO2 As Byproduct: Is the Homogeneous H2O2-Based Catalytic Process Practically Viable?...... 619 Madhav Ghanta, Hyun Jin Lee, Daryle Busch, Darryl Fahey, Bala Subramaniam
Use of Lifecycle Tools to Optimize Sustainable Energy Campuses ...... 620 Earl R. Beaver
Cost Minimization Model for Heat Recovery for Hydrogen Production From Biomass Steam Gasification ...... 621 Abrar Inayat, Murni M. Ahmad, Mohamed I. A. Mutalib, Suzana Yusup
Completing the Cycle: Capturing Gaseous Waste Carbon As Fuel/Chemicals ...... 622 Michael A. Schultz, Derek W. Griffin
Chemical Looping Combustion Development and Perspectives...... 623 Florent Guillou, Thierry Gauthier, Hine Stainton, Sébastien Rifflart
Design of a Chemical-Looping Combustion System Using Solids and Gaseous Fuels ...... 624 Suman K. Hajra, Thomas J. O'Brien
Gasification and Combustion of Biomass In Chemical Looping Combustion Over A Ni Based Oxygen Carrier...... 625 Mohammad R. Quddus, Mohammad M. Hossain, Hugo I. De Lasa
Application of the Law of Additive Reaction Times to the Analysis of Oxidation Kinetics In the Air Reactor of a Chemical Looping Combustion System ...... 627 Asad H. Sahir, Joann S. Lighty, Hong Yong Sohn
Comparison of Bench-Scale Fixed-Bed Units for Chemical-Looping Combustion ...... 628 Zhiquan Zhou, Monica Navarro, George M. Bollas
Calcium Looping Process (CLP) for High Purity Hydrogen Production From Coal: Results From Sub-Pilot Scale Carbonator Testing ...... 631 Nihar Phalak, Shwetha Ramkumar, Niranjani Deshpande, Yao Wang, William Wang, L.-S. Fan
Thermodynamic Analyses of Solar Thermochemical CO2 Capture Via Calcination/Carbonation Cycle ...... 633 Leanne Matthews, Wojciech Lipinski
CO2 Reduction and Syngas Production From CO2 and H2O Over Zn Particles In a Packed-Bed Reactor ...... 634 Anastasia Stamatiou, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Aldo Steinfeld
Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis of a Semi-Transparent Reacting Particle Under Non-Uniform High- Flux Irradiation ...... 635 Pirmin P. Ebner, Wojciech Lipinski
Analysis of Heat Transfer In a Solar Thermochemical Partial-Redox Reactor with Heat Recovery...... 636 Justin L. Lapp, Wojciech Lipinski
Solar Thermal Power Plant Simulation ...... 637 Mohammad Abutayeh, D. Yogi Goswami, Elias K. Stefanakos
An Experimental and Thermodynamic Investigation On the Effect of Metal Oxide Dopants On Ceria-Based Solar Thermochemical Cycles ...... 647 Jonathan Scheffe, Michael Welte, Alwin Frei, Aldo Steinfeld
High Temperature Electrolysis of CO2 for Fuel Production Using Concentrated Solar Energy ...... 649 Yury Alioshin, Avner Rothschild, Jacob Karni
Impact of Lignin Extraction and Cellulose III Conversion On the Enzymatic Digestibility of Corn Stover ...... 651 Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Shishir Chundawat, Nirmal Uppugundla, Bruce Dale, Venkatesh Balan
The Effects of Cationic Polyelectrolyte On the Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover ...... 652 Shaowen Ji, Ilsoon Lee
Novel Lignocellulosic Biomass Pretreatment Using a Modified Taylor-Couette Mixer for Biofuels and Biomaterials...... 653 Wei Wang, Ilsoon Lee
Modeling and Scale up of CO2-Water Pretreatment of Guayule Biomass...... 654 Ehsan Moharreri, J Richard Elliott
Progress Toward Biological Pretreatment - Understanding Plant Cell Wall Degradation by Termite and White- Rot Fungi ...... 655 Shulin Chen, Jing Ke, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Jijiao Zeng
Design Challenges and Modeling for An Efficient Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank for Autonomous Systems ...... 656 Richard O. Stroman, Michael W. Schuette
Out-Gassing Study and Species Measurement for Cryogenic Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Storage Vessels ...... 665 Joseph W. Reiter, Rajeshuni Ramesham, Alexander W. Raymond
Removal of Heat From a Hydrogen Storage Media by a Novel Microscale-Based Heat Exchanger...... 666 Christopher Loeb, Agnieszka Truszkowska, Bruce Hardy, Richard Chahine, Goran N. Jovanovic
Mitigating Strategies for Reactive Solids-Based Hydrogen Storage Systems...... 667 Joseph W. Pratt, Joseph G. Cordaro, Daniel E. Dedrick, Michael P. Kanouff, Yehia F. Khalil
Can a Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank BLEVE? ...... 668 Subramanya Nayak, Sergio Garcia, Victor Carreto, Sam Mannan
Metabolic Flux Analysis of Escherichia Coli MG1655 Under Octanoic Acid Stress...... 670 Yanfen Fu, Jong M. Yoon, Liam A. Royce, Maria Rodriguez-Moya, Ramon Gonzalez, Laura Jarboe, Jacqueline V. Shanks
Metabolic Engineering of Rhizopus Oryzae for Enhanced Production of Fumaric Acid From Sugars ...... 671 Baohua Zhang, Shang-Tian Yang
Styrene Biosynthesis from Glucose by Engineered E. Coli...... 672 Rebekah McKenna, David R. Nielsen
Enhanced Xylitol Production Through Simultaneous Co-Consumption of Cellobiose and Xylose by An Engineereed Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strain...... 683 Eun Joong Oh, Suk-Jin Ha, Soo Rin Kim, Jonathan M. Galazka, Jamie H. D. Cate, Yong-Su Jin
α-Olefin Biosynthesis In the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus Sp. PCC7002...... 684 Daniel Mendez-Perez, Matthew B. Begemann, Brian F. Pfleger
Building a Better Biofuel Production Platform: Engineering Metabolic Control Techniques to Control the Photosynthetic Cyanobacterium Synechocystis Sp. PCC 6803 ...... 685 Stevan Albers, Christie A. M. Peebles
Removal of Rhodamine B Dye with Fe/Mn Co-Doped Titania Nanotubes...... 687 Manohar Palla, Daniel H. Chen, Rakesh Sadu, R. Asapu, George W. Spencer
High Temperature Corrosion of Commercial Alloys At Various SO2/HCl Ratios ...... 688 Timothy Sharobem
On Improvement of Solvent Quality In a Natural Gas Sweetening Plant ...... 689 Binay K. Dutta
Efficient Production of High Purity Phenolic Glycol Ethers...... 692 Max Tirtowidjojo, Edward Daugs
Evaluation of Dry Strength Additives from Natural Resources of Indian Origin ...... 693 A. K. Ray, Uttam Kumar Ghosh, Sweta Gupta, Ravish Rajrana
One-Step Alkoxylation of Acetic Anhydride to Synthesize Diacetates of Ortho-Diols in High Yield Using a Novel Catalyst ...... 713 Jia Liu, Yun Fang, Wei Tang
Cooperative Effect of H+ and Solid Acids In the Process of Converting Acidic Oils Into FAME...... 719 Shuli Yan, Like Yang, Manhoe Kim, Craig Dimaggio, Siddharth Mohan, Huali Wang, Steven Salley, Simon Ng
Improving the Synthetic Activity of Candida Antarctica Lipase B In E. Coli Via Mutagenesis...... 720 Kerri A. Cushing, Steven W. Peretti
Calorimetric and Sorption Study of Solid and Liquid Getters for CO2 Capture Applications...... 721 Andre Levchenko, Remi Andre, Pierre Le Parlour
Characterization and Testing of Catalyst for Removal of Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide From Biomass Gasification Gas...... 722 Pushpak N. Bhandari, Ajay Kumar, Raymond Huhnke
Green Ethanol Production From Soybean Lignocellulosic Biomass ...... 723 Stephanie Jung
VOLUME 2
Seawater Floating Photobioreactor for Microalgae Growth In Wastewater ...... 724 Brian McConnell, Ihab Farag
Bioconversion of Laminaria Japonica Using De-Alginate Process As a Pretreatment Strategy...... 732 Kyeong Keun Oh, Choi Won Il, Chang Geun Yoo, Tae Hyun Kim, Hyun Jin Ryu
The Effect of Chlorine On a Rh/γAl2O3 Catalyst for Reforming Landfill Gas to Syngas...... 733 McKenzie P. Kohn, Marco J. Castaldi, Bob Farrauto
Application of Caffeine for Higher Anaerobic Digestion Stability ...... 735 Mi Yan, Bo Hu
Conversion of Triacylglycerides to Free Fatty Acids: Application to Algal Systems ...... 743 Amber L. Bosley, Joshua Wissinger, Constance Schall
Determining the Role of Algal Biopolymers In Hydrolysis of Triacylglycerides to Free Fatty Acids ...... 744 Joshua Wissinger, Amber L. Bosley, Constance Schall
Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Cellulose by Microalgae Schizochytrium Limacinum for Lipid Production ...... 745 Yubin Zheng, Xiaochen Yu, Jijiao Zeng, Zhanyou Chi, Shulin Chen
Potential of Water Hyacinth for Biomass Refining ...... 747 Lealon Martin, Henry Bungay, Joel L. Plawsky
Life Cycle Assessment of Pyrolysis-Based Biofuels From Diverse Biomass Feedstocks ...... 748 Matt Mihalek, Jiqing Fan, Gaurav Bhardwaj, David Shonnard, T. N. Kalnes, Robert Handler
Alternative Source of Cellulosic Biofuel In Malaysia: An Initial Assessment of Rice Straw...... 749 Shuhaida Harun, Bruce Dale, Venkatesh Balan, Mohammad Sobri Takriff, Jamaliah Jahim, Osman Hassan
A Novel Biochemical Platform for Fuels and Chemicals Production Through Sugar Aldonates As the Reactive Intermediates: Process Optimization ...... 750 Weihua Wu, Takao Kasuga, Amanda Hildebrand, Zhiliang Fan
A Novel Sequential Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technique to Simultaneous Extract Bio-Oil and Value-Added Polysaccharide From Algae...... 751 Chao Miao, Moumita Chakraborty, Shulin Chen
A Systematic Framework for Optimisation of Bioprocess Operation Under Uncertainty: A Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production Case Study...... 752 Ricardo Morales-Rodriguez, Miguel Mauricio-Iglesias, Anne S. Meyer, Krist V. Gernaey, Gürkan Sin
Process Optimization of Furfural Production From Cellulosic Biomass with Simultaneous Solvent Extraction...... 755 Taiying Zhang, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman
Engineering Sustainable Polymers Through Biology...... 756 Santanu Kundu, Atul S. Bhangale, Peter M. Johnson, Richard A. Gross, Kathryn L. Beers
Industrial-Scale Mixing of High Solids Biomass Slurries ...... 757 David C. Russ, Jonathan M. D. Thomas, Q. Sean Miller, R. Eric Berson
Characterization of Lipids Extracted From Enhanced Municipal Wastewater Via Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Propane ...... 758 Scott D. Crymble, Darrell L. Sparks Jr., Andro Mondala, Rafael Hernandez, Todd French
Modulation of Lignin Deposition/Composition Via Phytic Acid Mutation In Barley Straw Improves Sugar Release and Ethanol Production...... 759 Jing Ke, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Shulin Chen
Maleic Acid Catalyzed Conversion of Hemicellulose to Furfural...... 760 Eurick Kim, Shuo Liu, Mahdi Abu-Omar, Nathan S. Mosier
Adsorbents for the Selective Adsorption of HMF From DMSO...... 761 Nafiseh Rajabbeigi, Rajive Ranjan, Michael Tsapatsis
Co-Fermentation of Cellobiose and Galactose by An Engineered Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Strain...... 762 Suk-Jin Ha, Qiaosi Wei, Soo Rin Kim, Jonathan M. Galazka, Jamie H. D. Cate, Yong-Su Jin
The Effects of Pressure and Water-to-Carbon Ratio Upon the Supercritical Water Reformation of a Crude Glycerin Solution for Hydrogen Production ...... 763 Aaron C. Gonzales, Jared S. Bouquet, Ryan E. Tschannen, Sunggyu Lee
Growth of Humins During Acid-Catalyzed Carbohydrate Conversion...... 775 Sushil K. R. Patil, Carl R. F. Lund
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Lipid Droplet Formation and Lipolysis In Fission Yeast for Biodiesel Production ...... 777 Paul Dalhaimer
Enhanced Biocrude Production by Activated and Anaerobic Digester Sludges Via Cultivation In Sugar-Fed Aerobic Bioreactors...... 778 Andro H. Mondala, Patrisha J. Pham, Rafael Hernandez, Todd French, Linda McFarland, Magan Green, Jimmie Cain, John Johnson, William Holmes
Fermentation Optimization of Cellobiose Dehydrogenase Catalyzed Production of Cellobionate for Fuels and Chemicals Production ...... 779 Amanda Hildebrand, Zhiliang Fan, Weihua Wu, Takao Kasuga
A Computational Approach to Design and Evaluate Reaction Pathways: Application to 1-Butanol Production From Pyruvate ...... 780 Di Wu, Qin Wang, Rajeev Assary, Linda J. Broadbelt, Goran Krilov
AHP Pretreatment, High Solid Loading Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Switchgrass for Ethanol Production ...... 781 Tongjun Liu, David Hodge
Comparison Between MixAlco and Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation...... 782 Daniela Quintero, Rocio Sierra, Dayana Ruiz
Generation Behavior of Heat-Stable Salt In Novel Chemical Solvent for CO2 Capture Process From Blast-Furnace Gas...... 783 Shin Yamamoto, Takayuki Higashii, Shingo Kazama
Effect of Furfural On Xylose Fermentation Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) ...... 785 Chia-Ling Wu, Nathan S. Mosier, Jin-Hee Kim, Jiri Adamec, Nancy W. Y. Ho, Miroslav Sedlak
Differential Analysis of Lipids In Xylose Fermenting S. Cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) and Its Ethanol Resistant Variant S. Cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST)-ER ...... 786 Jin-Hee Kim, Jiri Adamec, Nathan S. Mosier, Nancy W. Y. Ho, Miroslav Sedlak
Dissolution of Cellulose...... 787 Akash Narani, Paschalis Alexandridis
Syngas Production Using Biodiesel Derived Crude Glycerol ...... 788 Luke Silvey, Susan Williams
Developing Process Simulation and Optimization Models for Region Specific Sustainable Biorefining...... 789 Sumesh Sukumara, Jeffrey Seay
Characterization and Scale-up of Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment ...... 790 Daniel L. Williams, David Hodge
Efficient Fermentation of Pretreated Napiergrass to Ethanol Using Metabolically Engineered Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ...... 791 Toru Onishi, Noriko Yasutani, Emiko Tominaga, Akitaka Kanagawa
Cellulose Recrystallization Studies In Ionic-Liquid (IL) Treated Lignocellulosic Biomass ...... 792 Indira Samayam, B. Leif Hanson, Paul Langan, Christopher J. Barr, Constance Schall
Improved Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover by Photonanocatalyst-Aided (MSPNA) Ammonia Pretreatment...... 793 Chang Geun Yoo, Chao Wang, Chenxu Yu, Buddhi Lamsal, Tae Hyun Kim
Evaluation Kenaf As a Renewable Source for Green Chemicals and Fuels ...... 794 Srinivas Reddy Kamireddy, Yun Ji
Production of Value-Added Products From Lignin by Oxidative Cracking with Aqueous Ammonia and Hydrogen Peroxide ...... 795 Chang Geun Yoo, Tae Hyun Kim
What Biomass-Degrading Organisms Can Teach Us about Pretreatment...... 796 Phillip J. Brumm, David A. Mead
Exploration of Significant Cellulase and Hemicellulase Activities Required for the Deconstruction of Ionic-Liquid Pretreated Biomass...... 797 Christopher J. Barr, Jeffery Mertens, Constance Schall
Characterization of Fast Pyrolysis Products From Michigan Based Feedstocks Using GC/MS...... 798 Jordan Klinger, David Shonnard, Brian Feldhauser
Effect of Plant Expressed Cell Wall Degrading (CWD) Enzymes On Biomass Hydrolysis...... 799 Ryan Pagano, Amy L. Vanfossen, Dongcheng Zhang, Jeremy Schley Johnson
Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Hydropyrolysis Hydroconversion (IH2) Process for Diverse Biomass Feedstocks...... 800 Edwin A. Maleche, David Shonnard, Terry Marker
Visualization of Alternative Liquid Fuel Combustion In a Drop Tube Furnace ...... 802 Vignesh Venkatasubramanian, Jingran Duan, Stephen A. Giles, Fengming Huang, Steve R. Duke
Bioengineering a System for the Direct Production of Biological Hydrocarbons for Biofuels...... 803 Mark T. Brown, Geng Ding, Wenmin Qin, Jennifer Chmielowski, Adarsh Jose, Marna Nelson, Basil J. Nikolau, Jacqueline V. Shanks, Lindsey Wallace, Sarah Hoddick, Gordon Wolfe, Edna Justiniano, Govind Nadathur
Sustainability Assessment and Root Cause Analysis of Poly-Generation Systems ...... 804 Abhishek V. Jayswal, Anand Zanwar, Kailiang Zheng, Preeti Gangadharan, Helen Lou
Development of a Pilot-Scale Bioethnaol Production Process for Regional Biomass Utilization In Vietnam ...... 805 Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Shin-Ichi Kobayashi, Akiyoshi Sakoda, Man Le Xuan, Uyen Tran Phuoc Nhat, Phung Le Thi Kim, Tuan Phan Dhin
A Forest Feedstock Supply Chain Analysis for Northern Michigan ...... 806 Robert M. Handler, David R. Shonnard, Raymond O. Miller, Donna M. Lacourt, David W. Watkins, H. Christopher Peterson, Robert E. Froese, Daniel E. Keathley, Ajit Srivastava, Dalia Abbas, Kristen M. Schmitt, Karen Potter-Witter
13C -Based Metabolic Flux Analysis of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Under Octanoic Acid Inhibition ...... 808 Ting Wei Tee, Jong M. Yoon, Laura Jarboe, Jacqueline V. Shanks
Added Methane In Steam-Biomass Gasification Using Concentrated Solar Energy ...... 809 Aaron W. Palumbo, Erica L. Jorgensen, Alan W. Weimer
Thermophlic Cellulase-Producing Bacteria From Yellowstone National Park ...... 810 Vasudeo Zambare, Archana Zambare, Lew P. Christopher
Front-End Recovery of Protein From Wet Biomass and Effect On Pretreatments of Partially Deproteinized Fiber ...... 811 Buddhi Lamsal, Chang Geun Yoo, Tae Hyun Kim
Catalytic Gasification, with An Eye towards Practicality and Scale-up ...... 812 Katherine R. Gaston, Singfoong Cheah, Mark Jarvis
Oil Recovery System From Rolling-Mill Process by Wet Scrubbing ...... 813 Tomoko Watanabe, Tetsu Yamagishi, Toru Matsui
A Novel Use for Waste Algal Biomass After Lipid Extraction...... 817 Casie Lynn Kittler, Susan Williams, Belinda S. M. Sturm
Excess Molar Volume and Energy Content of Biodiesel/Diesel Blends...... 818 Andrew M. Duncan, Aaron M. Scurto, Susan M. Stagg-Williams
Novel Catalyst Use In Glycerin Dehydration Chemistry ...... 819 Wesley A. Whipple, Jeffrey Seay
Eastern Gamagrass, a Promising Feedstock for Bioethanol Production ...... 820 Xumeng Ge, Jianfeng Xu
Bioprocessing of Switchgrass to Ethanol Utilizing Thermostable Cellulases ...... 821 Lew P. Christopher, Vasudeo Zambare, Archana Zambare, Kasiviswanath Muthukumarappan
Gas Fermentation of Industrial Waste Gases to Fuel and Chemicals ...... 822 Derek W. Griffin, Michael A. Schultz
The Development and Commercialization of a Biodiesel Process Using Supercritical Fluid Methods...... 823 Marc Privitera
The Cultivation of Algae and Its Conversion to Biodiesel ...... 824 Spencer T. Glantz, Jasmin Imran Alsous, Daniel Choi, Warren D. Seider, Stuart W. Churchill
New Catalytic Technology for Converting Heavy Oils Derived From Alberta Oil Sands Into Petrochemical Feedstock ...... 828 Duke Du Plessis, Katherine Wilson, Michel Berghmans, Chris Foy, Vasily Simanzhenkov
Fusel Oil Separation Process...... 853 Natalia R. Montoya, Fernando P. Cordoba, Carlos A. Trujillo, Iván D. Gil, Gerardo Rodriguez
Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Switchgrass by Thermotolerant Kluyveromyces Marxianus IMB3: Effect of Enzyme Loading, Temperature and Operating Mode...... 859 Naveen Pessani, Hasan K. Atiyeh, Mark R. Wilkins, Danielle Bellmer, Ibrahim M. Banat
Study of Culture Strategies of Microalgae In a Continuous Photobioreactor System for Biofuel Production ...... 860 Haiying Tang, Meng Chen, Nadia Abunasser, Simon K. Y. Ng, Steven Salley
Supercritical CO2 Extraction for Algal Biodiesel Production ...... 861 Prafulla Dinkarrao Patil, Harvind Reddy, Tapaswy Muppaneni, Tanner Schaub, Peter Cooke, Peter Lammers, Shuguang Deng
High Density Cultivation of a Heat-Resistant Microalga Chlorella Sorokiniana for Biodiesel Production ...... 862 Tingting Li, Yubin Zheng, Shulin Chen
Sub- and Supercritical Water Based Processes for Conversion of Algae Biomass to Fuels and Green Chemicals – A Review...... 864 Philip A. Marrone, Bryan V. Yeh
Direct Biodiesel Production From Mucor Circinelloides Fungi...... 866 Cristiano E. R. Reis, Bo Hu, Jianguo Zhang
The Production of Fuel Grade Butanol From Algal Carbohydrates Utilizing a Hybrid Biological and Chemical Process ...... 867 Thomas M. Potts, Michael Ackerson, Jamie A. Hestekin
Algal Genotyping for Biofuel Production ...... 868 Alice C. Jernigan, Christa N. Hestekin
Hot Water Extraction with pH Control and Subsequent Kraft Pulping of Pine Wood Chips...... 869 Allen J. Smith, Gopal Krishnagopalan, Harry T. Cullinan
Which Fractionation Process Can Overcome Techno-Economic Hurdles of a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery? ...... 870 Adriaan Van Heiningen, Mikhail Iakovlev, Minna Yamamoto, Evagelos Sklavounos, Kristian Melin, Tom Granstrom
Cellobiose Hydrolysis Using Acid-Functionalized Nanoparticles ...... 875 Leidy Peña, Brenton R. Ware, Myles Ikenberry, Keith L. Hohn, Daniel L. Boyle, X. Susan Sun, Donghai Wang
Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Xylose Oligomers Fractionated by Centrifugal Partition Chromatography ...... 880 Ching-Shuan Lau, Kris Bunnell, Edgar Clausen, Danielle Julie Carrier
Comparison of Ultrasound-Assisted Alkaline Pretreatments for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Jatropha Curcas Fruit Hulls ...... 881 Duong Tt. Nguyen
Cellulose Extraction From Rice Hulls Using Ionic Liquids...... 882 Joan G. Lynam, Charles J. Coronella
The Role of Oxygen In the Stability of Biomass Pyrolysis Oils...... 883 Foster Agblevor, Ofei Mante
Direct Production of Molecules In the Fuel Range by Selective Tailoring of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis ...... 884 Piotr Gawecki, Fabio Ribeiro, W. Nicholas Delgass, Rakesh Agrawal, Andrew Smeltz, Matthew R. Hurt, David J. Borton II, Nelson R. Vinueza, Hilkka I. Kenttamaa, Nicholas J. Nugent, William E. Anderson
Torrefaction of Switchgrass As a Pretreatment for Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oil ...... 885 Trung Pham, Brandon Smith, Lance Lobban, Richard Mallinson, Daniel Resasco
The Influence of Non-Condesible Gas Recycling On the Yield of Fractional Catalytic Pyrolysis Products...... 889 Foster Agblevor, Ofei Mante, S. Ted Oyama, Ron McClung
A Model-Assisted Tool for the Characterization of Char In Biomass Pyrolysis and Biomass Catalytic Pyrolysis...... 890 Shoucheng Du, Julia Valla, George M. Bollas
Formation of Liquid and Solid Products of Liquid Phase Pyrolysis ...... 892 Nikolaus Schwaiger, Roland Feiner, Kerstin Zahel, Angela Pieber, Verena Witek, Peter Pucher, Hartmuth Schràttner, Edgar Ahn, Matthäus Siebenhofer
Pyrolysis of Marine Biomass in a Fixed-Bed Reactor ...... 894 Kyung A. Jung, Seong-Rin Lim, Jong Moon Park
Study On the Pyrolysis Characteristics of Biomass Compositions In Medical Wastes ...... 895 Na Deng, Weiwei Wang, Yufeng Zhang, Hongting Ma
Tie-Simplex Based Simulation of Complex Compositional Displacements: Gibbs Free Energy Minimization...... 905 Alireza Iranshahr, Denis Voskov, Hamdi Tchelepi
A Modification to the Application of Orthogonal Collocation Method for Petroleum Reservoir Production ...... 914 Mohammad Ranjbaran, Alireza Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Alireza Shariati
Improving Gas Condensate Reservoir Productivity...... 927 Adel Elsharkawy
Role of Discrete Fracture Network In Tight Gas Reservoirs ...... 928 Swapnil V. Thakur, Milind Deo, John McLennan
Morphology and Growth of Fractures In Unconventional Reservoirs ...... 929 Nan Zhao, John McLennan, Milind D. Deo
Gas Production Modeling From a Complex 3-D Description of Marine Gas Hydrate Sand Reservoir...... 934 Manohar Gaddipati, Brian Anderson
Bulk Production of Generator Parent 72se At the Los Alamos IPF Using a NaBr Target ...... 935 Beau Ballard, Donald E. Wycoff, John W. Lenz, Silvia S. Jurisson, Eva R. Birnbaum, Kevin D. John, Cathy S. Cutler, F. Meiring Nortier, Wayne A. Taylor, Michael E. Fassbender
Development of Zr-89 PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Imaging...... 936 Jason S. Lewis
Flowsheet Alternative for Chemical Processing of Savannah River Site High Level Radioactive Waste to Minimize Hydrogen Generation...... 937 Dan P. Lambert, Bradley R. Pickenheim, Michael E. Stone, J. David Newell, David R. Best
Automated Systems for Processing of Cyclotron Irradiated Solid Targets...... 1026 Suzanne E. Lapi, Evelyn Madrid, Thomas Voller, Paul Carey, Maiko Kume, Deborah Sultan, Michael Welch
Fabrication of Molybdenum-100 Coatings for the Production of Commercial Quantities of Technetium-99m Via the Mo-100(p,2n) Reaction On Low Energy Cyclotrons...... 1028 Kenneth R. Buckley
Production and Application of PET Nuclide 52Fe At Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer for Radiolabeling of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Obtain PET/MRI Probe ...... 1030 Dmitri G. Medvedev, Leonard F. Mausner, David Schlyer
Temperature Distribution In Activated Carbon Bed During Adsorption of Nitrogen (Model Gas for Hydrogen); Experiment & Mathematical Model...... 1031 Agnieszka Truszkowska, Christopher Loeb, Richard Chahine, Bruce Hardy, Goran Jovanovic
Optimization of Adsorbent Tanks for Hydrogen Storage for Automotive Applications ...... 1033 Stephen L. Garrison, David A. Tamburello, Matthew R. Kesterson, Claudio Corgnale, Bruce Hardy
Molecular Simulation of Hydrogen Adsorption In Porous Material Made up with Silsesquioxane Units and Metal Catalytic Sites...... 1034 Nethika S. Suraweera, Michael E. Peretich, Joshua Abbott, Craig E. Barnes, David J. Keffer
Density Functional Theory Study of the Effect of 3d and 4d Transition Metals On NaMgH3 Complex Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage Applications...... 1035 Fernando A. Soto, Daniela S. Mainardi
A Computational Study of Steam Hydrolysis of NaBH4 ...... 1054 Ping Li, Karl Johnson, Michael A. Matthews
New Design for Advanced Zero Emission Power Plant Concept ...... 1055 Wei Chen, Louis Winnubst, Arian Nijmeijer
Tunable Reversible Ionic Liquids for CO2 Capture...... 1056 Elizabeth J. Biddinger, Amy Rohan, Jackson Switzer, Swetha Sivaswamy, Kyle Flack, Manish Talreja, Manjusha Verma, Pamela Pollet, Charles L. Liotta, Charles A. Eckert
Membrane Carbon Capture and the Critical Role of Process System Engineering...... 1057 Rajab Khalilpour, Ali Abbas
A-Priori Estimation of Reactive Amino Acid Based Ionic Liquids for CO2 Absorption...... 1059 Johannes Voelkl, Karsten Müller, Liudmila Mokrushina, Wolfgang Arlt
Hydrothermal Fabrication of Ordered SnO2 Nanorod Arrays by Liquid Phase Conversion Process for Dye- Sensitized Solar Cells ...... 1060 Umang V. Desai, Di Gao
Mesoporous TiO2 Beads From a Facile One-Step Template-Less, Surfactant-Free Hydrothermal Process and Derived TiO2 Bead/Xerogel Composites for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells ...... 1061 Wei-Yung Cheng, Juti Rani Deka, Yi-Chun Chiang, Antoine Rogeau, Shih-Yuan Lu
Anode Assembly and Templating Strategies for Improving Efficiency and Versatility of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells...... 1062 Pisist Kumnorkaew, Mark A. Snyder, James F. Gilchrist
Photoanode Area Dependent Efficiency and Recombination In Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ...... 1063 Venkat Kalyan Vendra, Jason Absher, Samuel Ellis, Thad Druffel, Delaina A. Amos, Mahendra K. Sunkara
Rapid Deposition of Titania Nanoparticles for Dye Solar Cells...... 1064 Rocco Panella, B. Erik Ydstie, Dennis C. Prieve
Self-Consistent Field Modeling of Microstructure Formation In Fluorinated "Block" Ionic Liquids for Photovoltaic Cells ...... 1065 John B. McLaughlin, Sitaraman Krishnan, Lin Wu, Lalitha V. N. R. Ganapatibhotla, Xinli Jia, Dipankar Roy, Jianping Zheng
Highly Catalytic Pt Nano-Particles As An Alternative to Pt Films At the Counter Electrodes of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells...... 1066 Somik Mukherjee, Balavinayagam Ramalingam, Lauren Griggs, Steven Hamm, Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Shramik Sengupta
Development of Sustainable Cellulosic Biofuels by Great Lakes Bioenergy ...... 1067 Timothy J. Donohue
Sustainable Production of Industrial Chemicals Using Microbial Biocatalysts: 1,4-Butanediol ...... 1068 Stephen Van Dien
Realizing the Potential of Advanced Biofuels...... 1070 Thomas Foust
Pyrolytic Pathways to Advanced Biofuels...... 1073 R. C. Brown
DuPont Innovations In Support of a Sustainable BioRefinery ...... N/A Michael C. Grady
The Capture of Carbon Dioxide by Ionic Liquid...... 1074 Suojiang Zhang, Jianmin Zhang
Structure and Thermochemistry of Phase-Changing Aminosilicone-Based CO2-Capture Absorbents...... 1075 Benjamin R. Wood, Tiffany E. Westendorf, Sarah E. Genovese, Robert J. Perry, Michael J. O'Brien, Matthew L. Meketa, Thomas Perry, Ravi-Kumar Vipperla, Robert M. Enick, Lei Hong
Phase-Changing Absorbents for CO2 Capture...... 1076 Sarah Genovese, Robert J. Perry, Michael O'Brien, Benjamin R. Wood, Tiffany Westendorf, Ravi-Kumar Vipperla
Extension of Reversible Carbon Dioxide Binding by Frustrated Lewis Pairs to Other Phosphine and Amine Bases ...... 1077 Robert L. Thompson, Sheila Hedges, Damodaran Krishnan
Low-Cost CO2 Capture Using Enzyme Catalysis ...... 1079 Luan Nguyen, James Lalonde
Research On Enzyme-Catalyzed Sequential Reduction of Carbon Dioxide...... 1080 Wenfang Liu, Yanhui Hou, Benxiang Hou, Zhiping Zhao
Production of Biodiesel Fuel From Tall Oil Fatty Acids...... 1081 Jamie A. Hestekin, Robert Babcock, Thomas M. Potts, Kris White
Combinational Multifeedstock Biorefining ...... 1082 Marc Privitera
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Small-Angle Neutron Analysis of Native and Deuterium Enriched Biomass for the Detailed Analysis of Lignocellulosic Breakdown...... 1083 Marcus Foston, Art Ragauskas, Sai V. Pingali, Volker S. Urban, Hugh O'Neill, Barbara R. Evans
Thermophlic Lypolytic Bacteria From Yellowstone National Park with Potential for Biodiesel Production...... 1084 Lew P. Christopher, Vasudeo Zambare, Archana Zambare
A New Generation of Zirconia Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts for Esterification of Free Acid Feedstocks...... 1085 Manhoe Kim, Craig Dimaggio, Shuli Yan, Steven Salley, K. Y. Simon Ng
Visualization and Temperature Analysis of Alternative Fuel Particle Combustion In a Drop Tube Furnace ...... 1086 Jingran Duan, Vignesh Venkatasubramanian, Brandon Norris, Steve R. Duke, Anton Schindler
Conversion of Waste Vegetable Oil to Biodiesel ...... 1087 Ashley Allen, Farrah Steeley
Fractionating Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by Urea Inclusion Process and Its Impact On the Cloud Point...... 1088 Junli Liu, Bernie Tao
State-of-the-Art Techniques and Challenges in Characterization of New Hydrogen Storage Materials...... 1089 Andre Levchenko
A New Metal-Decorated Carbon Catalyst for Dehydrogenation of Complex Hydride Hydrogen Storage Materials...... 1090 Sean S.-Y. Lin, Jun Yang, Harold H. Kung
A Future Energy Supply Based on Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC)...... 1091 Daniel Teichmann, Wolfgang Arlt, Peter Wasserscheid
Accelerated Thermal Decomposition of Ammonia Borane by Carbon Dioxide...... 1094 Junshe Zhang, Yu Zhao, Daniel L. Akins, Jae W. Lee
Hydrogen Production From Deliquescence of Ammonia Borane...... 1095 Chang-Chen Chou, Cheng-Hong Liu, Bing-Hung Chen, Duu-Jong Lee
Kinetics of Self-Hydrolysis of Concentrated Sodium Borohydride Solutions At High Temperatures ...... 1096 Rajasree Retnamma, Lin Yu, Carmen M. Rangel, Karl Johnson, Michael A. Matthews
Effect of Transition Metal Catalyst On Lignin Oxidation During Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment ...... 1104 Zhenglun Li, David Hodge
Conversion of Cellobiose Into Glucose At near-Neutral pH Using a Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst...... 1105 Po-Wen Chung, Oz Gazit, Alexandre Charmot, Alexander Katz
Tin-Containing Beta Zeolite Catalyst for the Isomerization of Glucose: Insights On the Mechanism and the Active Site...... 1106 Eranda Nikolla, Yuriy Roman, Manuel Moliner, Sonjong Hwang, Mark E. Davis
Heterogeneous Catalysts in the Dehydration of Fructose to HMF ...... 1107 Sylvia Reiche, Xiao Chen Zhao, Klaus Friedel, Matthew Aronson, Raoul Blume, Edward Kunkes, Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Malte Behrens, Dangsheng Su, Robert Davis, Robert Schlögl
The Role of Acidic Catalyst Support On the Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oils ...... 1108 Sunya Boonyasuwat, Daniel E. Resasco
Conversion of Furfural Over Supported Metal Catalysts ...... 1109 Surapas Sitthisa, Daniel E. Resasco
Kinetics of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction In the Liquid Phase...... 1110 Dhairya D. Mehta, M. Cem Akatay, Eric A. Stach, W. Nicholas Delgass, Fabio H. Ribeiro
Water-Gas Shift Catalysis On Supported Au and Pt Catalysts ...... 1111 Mayank Shekhar, Jorge Pazmino, Wen-Sheng Lee, M. Cem Akatay, Eric A. Stach, Jeffrey T. Miller, W. Nicholas Delgass, Fabio H. Ribeiro
Nanoarchitectured Ni-ZrO2 Catalysts for Hydrogen Production From Steam Reforming of Ethanol...... 1112 Shuirong Li, Chengxi Zhang, Ping Na, Jinyu Han, Xinbin Ma, Jinlong Gong
Mechanism for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction On Pt(111) and Catalyst Deactivation...... 1113 David W. Flaherty, Wen-Yueh Yu, Zachary Pozun, Graeme Henkelman, C. Buddie Mullins
Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modeling of the Water Gas Shift Reaction Using Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Catalyst Systems ...... 1114 Johannes Hartmann, Alexander Buchele, Wolfgang Arlt, Sebastian Werner, Peter Wasserscheid
Renewable Hydrogen Generation by Steam Reforming of Acetic Acid Over Cu-Zn-Ni Catalyst Supported On Calcium Aluminate...... 1115 Madhumita Patel, K. K. Pant
Colloidal Synthesis and Characterization of Alumina-Supported Cu/Ni Core-Shell Nanoparticles In Water Gas- Shift Reaction...... 1116 Jiann-Horng Lin, Vadim Guliants
Modified Ferrites As Catalysts for High Temperature Water Gas Shift Reaction...... 1118 Krishna Reddy Gunugunuri, Rajesh Koirala, Panagiotis Smirniotis, Punit Boolchand
Innovative Separations Technologies for Nuclear Fuel Cycles ...... 1119 Nick R. Soelberg, Julia L. Tripp, Roald A. Wigeland
Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel ...... 1121 Candido Pereira, James L. Jerden, John F. Krebs, James L. Willit
Time Dependent Implementation of Argonne's Model for Universal Solvent Extraction ...... 1122 Kurt Frey, John F. Krebs
Chemical Activities and Non-Ideal Behavior for Organic Solvents In Treatment of Used Nuclear Fuel ...... 1130 Michael F. Gray, Peter R. Zalupski, Mikael Nilsson
Molecular Dynamics Solvent Extraction Modeling for Spent Nuclear Fuel Applications...... 1131 Brian John Gullekson
Safeguarding the Next Generation Reprocessing Plant-Solution Monitoring...... 1134 Allen J. Bakel, John F. Krebs, Candido Pereira
Considerations for Research, Development and Commercialization/Scale-up of Biomass Pretreatment Processes...... 1135 Dale Monceaux, Richard C. Agar, Charles E. Wyman
Improving Corn Stover Reactivity In Low Severity Pretreatment Through Deacetylation and Disc-Refining...... 1139 Xiaowen Chen, Joseph Shekiro, Mary Ann Franden, Min Zhang, Bonwook Koo, Sunkyu Park, Melvin Tucker
Reducing Process Complexity for Cellulosic Ethanol ...... 1140 L. O. Ingram
Co-Utilization of Methane In Steam-Biomass Gasification Using Concentrated Solar Energy...... 1142 Aaron W. Palumbo, Erica L. Jorgensen, Alan W. Weimer
Poly(oxymethylene) Dimethyl Ethers As Components of Tailored Diesel Fuel - Properties, Synthesis and Purification Concepts...... 1143 Jakob Burger, Markus Siegert, Eckhard Strofer, Michael Nilles, Hans Hasse
Synthesis of Green Diesel Fuel From Fatty Acid Feedstocks Via Electrochemical Hofer-Moest Decarboxylation...... 1145 Cody Wagner, Charles Coronella, Rainer Busch
Quantitative Comparison of Chemical and Biological Cardboard's Lignin Degradation...... 1146 Estefania Isaza, Rocio Sierra
Isoconversional Methods Applied to Kinetic Modeling Oxidative Alkaline Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse...... 1159 Rocio Sierra, Cuellar Gerardo, Simbaqueba Andres, Auza Nicolas, Copete Diego
Alkaline Deacylation of Corn Stover to Reduce Toxicity of Prehydrolyzates and Improve Enzymatic Hydrolysis...... 1160 Urvi D. Kothari, Y. Y. Lee
Deconstruction of Wheat Straw Lignin by Streptomyces Viridosporus As Insight Into Biological Degradation Mechanism ...... 1161 Jijiao Zeng, Deepak Singh, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Shulin Chen
A New Pretreatment and Processing System for Recalitrant Biomass ...... 1163 Benjamin E. Levie, Dwight E. Anderson, Johnway Gao, Alan D. Lovas
Economics of Pretreatment for Biological Processing...... 1171 Ling Tao, Andy Aden, Richard T. Elander
Lignin Depolymerization and Deoxygenation In Ionic Liquids ...... 1172 Blair J. Cox, Thong Q. Ngo, John G. Ekerdt
Preparation of Cellulose-Rich Materials From Cornstalks Using Biodegradable Ionic Liquids...... 1173 Xiaofeng Zhang
Preparation of Cellulose-Rich Materials From Cornstalks In Biodegradable Ionic Liquids...... 1174 Shan Li, Minli Zhu, Xingmei Lu, Zengxi Li, Suojiang Zhang
Preparation and Testing of Adsorbents for the Separation of Ionic Liquids From HMF ...... 1176 Yuxiang Rao, Alan Cooper, Heather Brown, Wei Liu
Isobutane/1-Butene Alkylation Catalyzed by Ionic Liquid-Superacid Coupled Catalysts ...... 1177 Xueqi Xing, Guoying Zhao, Suojiang Zhang, Peng Cui, Hailing Ren
Degradation of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Wastes Catalyzed by Mn-Containing Ionic Liquid ...... 1178 Qian Wang, Xingmei Lu, Xiangping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang, Chunshan Li, Zengxi Li, Xueyuan Zhou, Minli Zhu
Integration of a Membrane Based Extraction Process Into a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery...... 1179 David Grzenia, Dan Schell, S. Ranil Wickramasinghe
Modified AnoporeTM Hybrid Membranes for the Microfiltration of Cellulose Acid Hydrolysis Mixtures ...... 1180 Yong-Hong Zhao, Daniel F. Shantz
Polymer Enhanced Microfiltration of Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzates ...... 1184 Rakesh Yasarla, Bandaru V. Ramarao
Acetic Acid Removal From the Hydrolysate Using Reactive Extraction In a Membrane Extractor/Reactor ...... 1185 Rahul Patil, Glenn Lipscomb, Frederick F. Stewart
Evaluation of Membrane Separations Opportunities within Lignocellulosic Biorefining Processes: Tailoring Membrane Properties ...... 1186 Jennifer M. Leberknight, Amitkumar Gautam, Todd J. Menkhaus
Membrane Filtration of Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzates: Comparison of Crossflow and Dead-End Microfiltration ...... 1188 Bhavin Bhayani, Bandaru V. Ramarao
Effect of Column Temperature On HPLC Separation of Acetic Acid and Levulinic Acid ...... 1189 Rui Xie, Maobing Tu
Imidazole and Imidazole-Amine Hybrid Solvents for CO2 Capture ...... 1190 Jason E. Bara, Matthew S. Shannon
Towards Industrially Viable Non-Aqueous Amine Solvent Systems...... 1191 Jackson Switzer, Kyle Flack, Amy Rohan, Swetha Sivaswamy, Elizabeth Biddinger, Manish Talreja, Manjusha Verma, Pamela Pollet, Charles Eckert, Charles Liotta
CO2 Separation From Coal-Fired Power Plants by Regenerable Mg(OH)2 Solutions...... 1192 Hari Krishna Bharadwaj, Joo-Youp Lee, Xiang Zhou, Lei Cheng, Tim. C Keener
Amino Acid Solvents for CO2 Absorption ...... 1194 Le Li, Gary Rochelle
Study On the Capture of Carbon Dioxide with Porous Covalent Triazine-Based Frameworks...... 1197 Lu Bai, Xiangping Zhang, Guoying Zhao, Suojiang Zhang, Yi Nie, Haifeng Dong
Development of Nanoparticle Catalyst for the Trireforming of CO2-Rich Flue Gases ...... 1198 Juan Cruz, Jackie W. Seaman, Yishan Zhang, Tracy J. Benson
Material and Engineering Assessments of Electrochemical Processes for Carbon Capture Technology ...... 1199 Fritz Simeon, Michael C. Stern, Kristin Vicari, Howard Herzog, T. Alan Hatton
High Temperature CO2 and Sulfur Removal Using Carbonation-Calcination Reaction (CCR) Process: Results From Computer Simulations and Experiments ...... 1200 William Wang, Nihar Phalak, Shwetha Ramkumar, Niranjani Deshpande, Yao Wang, Robert Statnick, L.-S. Fan
Novel Electrochemical Process for Capture of CO2 From Power Plant Flue Gas ...... 1201 Saurav Datta, Yupo J. Lin, Michael P. Henry, Cynthia S. Millard, Jitendra Shah, Lisa Wesoloski, Rebecca L. Stiles, Jianwei Yuan, Robert W. Dorner, Wayne M. Carlson, Seth W. Snyder
Combating Surface Passivation In the Mineralization of Carbon Dioxide...... 1202 Edward J. Swanson, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park
Evaluation of Modified Feedstocks for Deconstrctionability ...... 1203 Seema Singh
Discovery and Characterization of Cellulolytic Enzymes From the Wood Wasp Symbiont Streptomyces Sp. ActE ...... 1204 Taichi E. Takasuka, Adam J Brook, Cameron R. Currie, Brian G. Fox
Dissecting the Cellulosome Enzyme Complex: Assembly and Function ...... 1205 Yannick J. Bomble, Mark Nimlos, Michael E. Himmel, Michael F. Crowley
Construction of Efficient Gram-Negative Biocatalysts for Lignocellulose Conversion...... 1206 David Keating, Michael Schwalbach, Jeffrey Gardner, Mary Tremaine, Patricia Kiley, Robert Landick
One-Step Production of Lactate and Isobutanol From Pretreated Biomass by Recombinant Cellulolytic Bacillus Subtilis ...... 1207 Xiaozhou Zhang, Chun You, Y.-H. Percival Zhang
Development of Alkene Biofuels ...... 1208 Harry R. Beller, Ee-Been Goh
Development of a Compact Fischer Tropsch Reactor...... 1209 Lyman Frost, Joseph Hartvigsen, Elango Elangovan
Pilot Test for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using a Fixed Bed Compact Heat Exchange Reactor ...... 1210 Zhijun Jia, Hani Gadalla, Steven J. Vallee, Burtron H. Davis, Dennis Sparks
Production of Middle Distillate Range Transportation Fuels Via Fischer Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Upgrading Under Supercritical Phase Conditions ...... 1216 Sihe Zhang, Rui Xu, Ed Durham, Christopher B. Roberts
Hose: Pressure-assisted Extraction of Bitumen from Oil Sands for High Yield and Environmetally Acceptable Byproducts ...... 1217 Xinyue Zhao, Zhixiong Cha, Chia-Jung Cheng, Andy Hong, Willem Duyvesteyn
Production of Synthetic Paraffin Kerosene by Hydrocracking Fischer-Tropsch Wax...... 1222 H. Nicholas Conkle, Grady M. Marcum, Eric W. Griesenbrock, William A. Jones, Robert W. Morris Jr., Heinz Robota, David K. Thomas
Conversion of Fischer-Tropsch Hydrocarbons Over H-ZSM-5 and Ga-ZSM-5 for the Production of Fuels...... 1231 Benjamin D. Harris, Johannes W. Schwank
High Throughput Experimentation As Efficient Tool for the Testing of Hydroprocessing Catalysts ...... 1232 Sascha Vukojevic, Josef Find
Oxidation of Polyols Using Au-Pd and Au-Pt Alloy Supported Nanocrystals...... 1234 Peter Miedziak, Gemma L. Brett, Yulia Ryabenkova, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Jose A. Lopez-Sanchez, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Albert F. Carley, Ram C. Tiruvalam, Andrew A. Herzing, Chris K. Kiely, David W. Knight, Stuart H. Taylor, Graham J. Hutchings
Selective Dehydration of Polyols to Commodity Chemicals ...... 1237 Michael Nolan, Brent H. Shanks
Ab-Initio Study of Glycerol Dehydration Mechanisms with Explicit Solvent Treatment...... 1238 Tim Courtney, Giannis Mpourmpakis, Jingguang G. Chen, Dion G. Vlachos, Stavros Caratzoulas
Synthesis, Physical Characterization and Hydrogen Generation by Methanol Dry Reforming Over Silica- Supported Size-Controlled Pd Nanoparticles...... 1239 Selma Hokenek, John N. Kuhn
Nickel-Based Autothermal Reforming Catalysts: Effect of Particle Size On Sulfur Tolerance...... 1240 Johannes W. Schwank, Joseph M. Mayne, Kevin Dahlberg, Thomas Westrich, Andrew Tadd
Effect of K and P On Rh Catalysts for Autothermal Reforming ...... 1242 Reetam Chakrabarti, Lanny Schmidt
Aqueous-Phase Reforming of n-BuOH Over Ceramic Oxide Based Catalysts...... 1243 Banasri Roy, Hannah Sullivan, Corey A. Leclerc
Deactivation of Noble-Metal Catalysts During Autothermal Reforming of Jet Fuel ...... 1247 Andrew R. Tadd
A Review of the Effect of Fuel Type and Sulfur Compound Variation on the Performance of Partial Oxidation Reforming Catalysts...... 1248 Galen B. Fisher, Johannes W. Schwank
Reduction of Neptunium In Synthetic High Level Liquid Waste ...... 1250 Shaowei Li, Mingfen Wen, Jing Chen, Jianchen Wang, Shan Jing
Stabilization of Hanford K-Basin Sludge by Dissolution of Uranium Metal with Carbonate / Peroxide Solution...... 1251 Stuart T. Arm, Chris J. Phillips, Paul Taylor, Carina J. Mitchell, Stephanie Bruffey
Heat Transfer Coefficient Evaluation and Coil Fouling of Defense Waste Processing Facility Slurry Mix Evaporator Slurries...... 1253 Michael E. Stone, J. R. Zamecnik
Assessment of Filter Conditioning During Cross-Flow Filtration of Simulated Tank Waste ...... 1255 Philip P. Schonewill, Richard C. Daniel, Rick W. Shimskey, Carolyn A. Burns, Justin M. Billing, Reid A. Peterson
An Integrated Lipid-Based Platform for "Drop-In" Fuel Biorefinery ...... 1256 Shulin Chen
Triacylglycerol Production From Corn Stover Silage Using a Xylose-Fermenting Rhodococcus Opacus Strain ...... 1257 Kazuhiko Kurosawa, Sandra J Wewetzer, Anthony J Sinskey
Fatty Acid Alkyl Ester Recovery From Intracellular Triacylglycerides (TAGs) – Development of a Single Step Reactive Extraction and Separation Process...... 1258 Sridhar Viamajala
Biological Conversion of Algefiber® (Seaweed Sludge) to Carboxylic Acids for Chemical Upgrading to Higher Alcohols Liquid Biofuel...... 1259 Sampath A. Karunarathne, M. Clayton Wheeler, G. Peter Van Walsum
Effect of Sodium Hydroxide On Biodiesel Production From Castor Oil Using Sub and Supercritical Ethanol...... 1270 Julie K. Rodríguez-Guerrero, Rubens Maciel Filho, Paulo T. V. Rosa
The Effect of Phase and Temperature On the Kinetics of Biodiesel Production and Microreactor Design...... 1271 Tricia A. W. Thomas, Frank Jones, Jordan Buecker, Eric Snider, Robert Dacus, Jennifer Lewis, Robert Mebane, Rob Bailey, James Hiestand
Production of Concentrated Monosaccharride Solutions From Biomass Using CO2-H2O Mixtures At Varying Temperatures...... 1278 Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Jefferson W. Tester, Larry P. Walker
Structural Characterization of AHP-Pretreated Biomass ...... 1279 Muyang Li, David Hodge
Pretreatment of Corn Stover for Bioethanol Production Using Low-Moisture Anhydrous Ammonia (LMAA); Ammoniation and Pretreatment...... 1280 Chang Geun Yoo, Nhuan-John Nghiem, Kevin B. Hicks, Tae Hyun Kim
Feedstock Mixture Effects On Sugar Monomer Recovery Following Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis...... 1281 Michael J. Brodeur-Campbell, Jordan Klinger, David Shonnard
Hydrolysate De-Acidification Using Resin-Wafer Electrodeionization ...... 1284 Yupo J. Lin, Saurav Datta, Michael Henry, Anthony Fracaro, Seth Snyder
Biomimicry of the Fungal Consolidation of Biomass Pretreatment with Saccharification ...... 1285 Justin T. Kaffenberger, Jonathan S Schilling
From Multi-Scale Methods to Virtual Process Engineering --- Efficient and Accurate Simulation of Multi-Phase Complex Systems...... 1286 Ge Wei
Point of Use Recyclable Bioreactor System for Bio-Agricultural Applications ...... 1287 Matthew A. Robinson, Henry Y. Wang
The Study of Ultrasonic Irradiation Facilitating Fat Hydrolysis Reaction ...... N/A Guangming Du
Autothermal Hydrogen Production From Isobutanol for Fuel Cells ...... 1288 Reetam Chakrabarti, Jacob S. Kruger, Lanny Schmidt
Sulfuric Acid Catalyzed Isobutane-Butene Alkylation Promoted with Ionic Liquids or Trifluoroethanol...... 1289 Hailing Ren, Guoying Zhao, Suojiang Zhang
Comparison of Different Process Routes From Coal with Energy and Exergy Analysis...... 1290 Yuehua Yao, Xiangping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang
Separation and Purification of Biobutanol During Bioconversion of Biomass ...... 1292 Hua-Jiang Huang, Shri Ramaswamy
Experimental and Theoretical Study of Lignin Extraction by Ionic Liquids From Straw...... 1293 Wen-Yan Ji, Hai-Jun Wang
Determination of Significant Cellulase and Hemicellulase Activities Required for the Deconstruction of Ionic- Liquid Pretreated Biomass...... 1294 Christopher J. Barr, Jeffery Mertens, Constance Schall
Catalytic Isomerization/Dehydration of Sugars On Functionalized CNT-Metal Oxide Hybrids At the Liquid- Liquid Interface of Water/Oil Emulsions ...... 1295 Jimmy A. Faria, Rattiya Saetang, Daniel E. Resasco
Separation and Purification of Value-Added Co-Products In Biorefinery...... 1296 Hua-Jiang Huang, Shri Ramaswamy
Cellulase Inhibition by Pretreatment-Released Biomass Degradation Products...... 1298 G. Peter Van Walsum, Mahdieh Aghazadeh
Recovery and Characterization of Plant Cell Wall Biopolymers After An Alkaline Pre-Extraction of Hardwoods...... 1299 Ryan J. Stoklosa, David Hodge
Activated Carbon Process for Simultaneous SOx/NOx Removal From Concentrated CO2 At Elevated Pressures...... 1301 Monica Zanfir, Minish Shah, Rahul Solunke
Simultaneously Increasing Profit and Reducing Emissions Through Process Optimization for Integrated Petrochemical Plants...... 1303 Jian Zhang, Qiang Xu
Reducing Spray Dryer Bend Choking While Increasing Feed Rate...... 1304 Bedanta Krishna Bhuyan
Thermodynamics Studies of Metal Oxides Conversion for CO2 Sequestration In Steel Industry ...... 1315 Hui Li, De-Long Xu, Xiao Fan, Yong-Hua Duan, Yong Min
Comparison of Amine-Based Absorbents for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture ...... 1316 Sumedh S. Warudkar, Kenneth R. Cox, Michael S. Wong, George J. Hirasaki
Study of CaO Carbonation for CO2 Capture Process ...... 1319 Lydie Rouchon, Loc Favergeon, Michle Pijolat
Multiphase Porous Medium Adsorption/Desorption Model for CO2 Capture Applications...... 1321 Denis Lukanin, Amit Halder, Ameya Joshi
Engineering Amine-Based Solid Adsorbents for Carbon Capture From Dilute CO2 Streams ...... 1323 Sunho Choi, McMahan L. Gray, Taku Watanabe, David Sholl, Christopher W. Jones
Development and Evaluation of a Novel Hot Carbonate Absorption Process with Crystallization-Enabled High Pressure Stripping for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture ...... 1324 Yongqi Lu, Xinhuai Ye, Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Andrew Jones
Kinetics of CO2 Absorption Into Aqueous Potassium Carbonate Solution Promoted by Carbonic Anhydrase Enzyme...... 1325 Xinhuai Ye, Yongqi Lu, Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Andrew Jones
Direct Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Drop-In Hydrocarbon Fuel...... 1326 Xuejun Pan, Li Shuai
A Method for Rapid Screening of Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass Intermediates...... 1327 David K. Johnson
A Novel Reactive Distillation Approach for Producing 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone From Glycerol...... 1328 Xi Hong, Omar McGiveron, Carl T. Lira, Dennis J. Miller
Catalytic Oxidative Dehydration of Butanol Isomers: 1-Butanol, 2-Butanol and Isobutanol...... 1336 Ivan C. Lee
Effects of Reaction Conditions On the Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Miscanthus Dissolved In An Ionic Liquid...... 1337 Sean J. Dee, Alexis T. Bell
Secondary Thermochemical Xylo-Oligomer Hydrolysis of High-Solids Dilute-Acid Pretreatment Slurries ...... 1338 Erik M. Kuhn, Joseph Shekiro, Nick J. Nagle, Richard T. Elander
Physical Properties and Rheological Characteristics of Deasphalted Oil Produced From a Solvent Deasphalting Process ...... 1339 Jung Moo Lee, Ji Won Hwang, Sang Chul Shin, Hyun Wook Jung, Ki Bong Lee
Asphaltene Instability Measured by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering ...... 1340 Michael P. Hoepfner, Claudio Vilas Boas Favero, H. Scott Fogler
Modeling of Asphaltene Deposition In a Vertical Tubing...... 1342 Dmitry Eskin, John Ratulowski, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Simon Andersen
Phase Behavior of Asphaltenes + Organic Diluents...... 1344 Kasra Nikooyeh, John M. Shaw
Study of Asphaltene Precipitation From Brazilian Petroleum...... 1347 Mara T. Fukunaga, Eduardo T. Iamazaki, Felipe M. R. Cardoso, Watson Loh, Paulo T. V. Rosa
Characterization of Asphaltenes In Stock-Tank Oil and Prediction of Its Phase Behavior At Reservoir Conditions ...... 1348 Francisco M. Vargas, Senthilmurugan Balasubramanian, Sameer Punnapala, Alfredo Halique, Sama Al Hallaq, Salama Al Marzouqi, Sara Al Hashmi, Ismail Alkhatib
Biofuels Manufacturing: From Feedstocks to Manufacturing and End-Product Quality Control ...... 1349 Francisca Folque, Tiago Robalo, Joao Machado, Jose Menezes, Pedro Felizardo
Inhibitory Effects of Lignocellulosic Degradation Compounds From Hydrolysate On Microbial Oil Production ...... 1350 Jijiao Zeng, Xiaochen Yu, Yubin Zheng, Shulin Chen
Viscosity of Biodiesel As a Function of Temperature, Pressure and Composition ...... 1353 Andrew M. Duncan, Aaron M. Scurto, Susan M. Stagg-Williams
Microbial Oil Production by Oleaginous Fungi and Yeasts Using the Hydrolysate From the Dilute Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment of Wheat Straw ...... 1354 Xiaochen Yu, Jijiao Zeng, Yubin Zheng, Shulin Chen
BIOCORE - On a Paradigm for the Design and Synthesis of Real-Life Biorefineries...... 1356 Aikaterini D. Mountraki, Athanassios Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos A. Pyrgakis, Bouchra Benjelloun Mlayah, Antonis C. Kokossis
Purification of Lignocellulosic Hydrolyzates by Nonionic Polymer Flocculation and Scale up Studies ...... 1357 Rakesh Yasarla, Ramarao Bandaru
Revitalizing the Forest Bioproducts Industry: Steps Required to Overcome Innovation Fatigue ...... 1358 Jeff Lindsay, Cheryl Perkins, Mukund Karanjikar
Removal and Recovery of Dye from Paper Machine Efffluents ...... 1359 A. K. Ray, Sweta Gupta, Tushar Udgata, Pabitra Kumar Mohanty, Sujoy Chattopadhyay
Influence of Calendering Parameters on Coating Layers of Agri- Residue Base Paper Formed by Different Coating Processes ...... 1378 Sanjay Tyagi, A. K Ray, R. M. Mathur
Methanol Dehydration to Dimethyl Ether In An Autothermal Millisecond Residence Time Reactor...... 1391 Hui Sun, Lanny D. Schmidt
Pd-Ni Electrocatalysts for Efficient Ethanol Oxidation Reaction In Alkaline Electrolyte ...... 1392 Le Xin, Zhiyong Zhang, Kai Sun, Wenzhen Li
Effects of Ammonia Substitution On Stability Limits and Emissions of Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames ...... 1393 Jaemoon Joo, Dong Hyun Um, Oh Chae Kwon
Low-Pressure Hydrogenolysis of Vapor-Phase Glycerol Over Heterogeneous Catalysts...... 1394 D. Evan Piephoff, Jeremy G. Immer, M. Jason Kelly, H. Henry Lamb
Understanding Pt-Re Catalysts Used for Aqueous Phase Reforming of Biomass...... 1395 Prashant Reuben Daggolu, Yong Wang, Zhehao Wei
Pulse and Temperature Programmed Reaction Study of Acetic Acid Conversion to Hydrocarbon On TiO2/ZSM-5 ...... 1396 Prashant Reuben Daggolu, Mark G. White
The Effects of Carbon-to-Oxygen Ratio Upon Supercritical Water Reformation for Hydrogen Production...... 1397 Jared S. Bouquet, Ryan E. Tschannen, Aaron C. Gonzales, Jason W. Picou, Sunggyu Lee
Development of New Redox Flow Battery Systems ...... 1406 Liyu Li, Wei Wang, Soowhan Kim, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Zimin Nie, Baowei Chen, Qingtao Luo, Feng Chen, Jun Liu, Jianzhi Hu, Gary Yang
Study On Preparation and Characterization of the Composite Bipolar Plate for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery ...... 1407 Xiao-Feng Xie, Wenpin Wang, Jin-Hai Wang, Shubo Wang, Yafei Lv, V. K Mathur
Investigation On Electrode Reaction Mechanism for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery...... 1411 Xiaofeng Xie, Chun Yang, Jinhai Wang, Yuming Shang, Shubo Wang, Zongqiang Mao, V. K Mathur
Active Species Concentration Effects On Performance for a Non-Aqueous All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery ...... 1417 Aaron A. Shinkle, Alice E. S. Sleightholme, Levi T. Thompson, Charles W. Monroe
Energy Storage and Generation From Thermopower Waves: Covalently Functionalized Thermal and Electrical Conduits...... 1419 Joel T. Abrahamson, Changsik Song, Jennifer H. Hu, Jared M. Forman, Sayalee G. Mahajan, Nitish Nair, Wonjoon Choi, Eun-Ji Lee, Michael S. Strano
Bioconversion of Brown Seaweed Into Mixed Ketones Through the Carboxylate Platform Processing ...... 1420 Xin Chen, Peter Van Walsum, M. Clayton Wheeler
Study On Thermo-Bio-Chemical Biorefinery: Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass After Hydrolysis Pre- Treatment ...... 1428 Rene Garrido, Nydia Ruiz-Felix, Justinus A. Satrio
Optimization of a Wild-Type Mesophilic Clostridium Species That Produces Butanol ...... 1430 Fengxue Xin, Sandhi Eko Bramono, Jianzhong He
Aging of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis-Oil and Process Strategies to Produce Stable Pyrolysis Oils...... 1431 Charles A. Mullen, Akwasi A. Boateng, David J. Mihalcik
Optimization and Characterization of the Different Fractions of Biocrude Oil (BCO) From Waste Biomass...... 1432 Laura-Ann S. L. Chin, Justinus A. Satrio
Catalytic Dehydration Platform Technology: Key Technology of Bio-Based Chemicals Derivatives...... 1434 Dinghua Yu
Integrated Wastewater Treatment Design for Biochemical Cellulosic Ethanol: Process Economics and Sustainability...... 1435 David Humbird, Eric Cd Tan, Thomas Steinwinder, Everett Gill, John Lukas, Danielle Sexton, Douglas Dudgeon
The Role of Cellulose Accessibility On Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses...... 1436 Junyong Zhu, Zhiguang Zhu, Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Yonghao Ni, Zibin He, Xiaolin Luo
Structural Studies On Recrystallized Ionic-Liquid (IL) Treated Lignocellulosic Biomass ...... 1437 Indira Samayam, B. Leif Hanson, Paul Langan, Christopher J. Barr, Constance Schall
Kinetics and Mechanism of Cellulase Hydrolysis of Nanocrystalline Cellulose...... 1438 Xiao Zhang, Xiaohui Ju
Incremental Disassembling of Woody Biomass and Production of Biochemicals...... 1439 Shijie Liu
Effect of Steam Explosion On Degradability and Accessiblity of Loblolly Pine In Bioethanol Applications ...... 1440 Yuzhi Kang, Sang Beom Kim, Prabuddha Bansal, Matthew Realff, Andreas S. Bommarius
Change of Structure of Corncob with Dilute Acid and Lime Pretreatment and a Potential Process for Xylose Co- Production of Cellulosic Ethanol ...... 1441 Jihong Li, Shizhong Li, Zhipei Yan, Qing Li, Liangcai Peng
Green and High Efficient Enzyme Hydrolysis Process for Sweet Sorghum Bagasse ...... 1442 Xinshu Zhuang, Wen Wang, Qiang Yu, Wei Qi, Qiong Wang, Xuesong Tan, Yu Zhang, Zhenhong Yuan
Lifetime and Efficiency Studies of Zinc/Bromine Electrochemical Energy Storage In Large Scale Renewable Energy Applications ...... 1443 Alex Bistrika, Eunice Naswali, Chianna Alexander, Hai-Yue Han, David Naviaux, Annette Von Jouanne, Ted Brekken, Alexandre Yokochi
Parametric Sensitivity of Reverse Electrodialysis for Electricity Production Using Salinity Gradient ...... 1445 Rahul Patil, Glenn Lipscomb
Energy Storage with Molten Metal Oxide ...... 1446 Sounak Roy, Ashay D. Javadekar, Abhimanyu Jayakumar, Douglas Buttrey, John Vohs, Raymond J. Gorte
Evaluation of Organic Rankine Cycle Geothermal Power Plant and Considerations ...... 1447 Kirtipal Barse, Michael D. Mann, William D. Gosnold, Hossein Salehfar
Biodiesel Production From Waste Cooking Palm Oil In a Continuous Reactive Distillation Column Catalyzed by Superacid Heteropoly Acid: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)...... 1448 Iman Noshadi, Richard Parnas, Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Alireza Zarei, Hadi Hezaveh, Sanaz Hesamedini, Samad Doostdar Somarin
Production of Green Diesel From Brown Grease Via Decarboxylation...... 1449 Elvan Sari, Craig Dimaggio, Manhoe Kim, Steven O. Salley, K. Y. Simon Ng
The Phase Behavior Effect On the Kinetics of Transesterification Reactions for Biodiesel Production...... 1451 Stephen N. Csernica, James T. Hsu
Kinetics of Biodiesel Production From Non-Edible Vegetable Oils...... 1452 A. Chadha, R. Ravi, G Ravikumar
Production of Green Jet Fuel From Edible and Non-Edible Oils ...... 1453 Harvind Kumar Reddy, Prafulla Patil, Tapaswy Muppaneni, Tanner Schuab, Peter Lammers, Nirmala Khandan, Shuguang Deng
Biodiesel Production by Transestrification Using Heterogeneous Base Catalyst and Effect of Co-Solvent ...... 1454 Arun K. Gupta, Goutam Deo
Coal-to-Biomethane Potential of Microbial Consortia Native to Coal Seam Formation Waters...... 1459 Samuel Papendick, Gene Tyson, Joan Esterle, Suzanne D. Golding, Victor Rudolph, Patrick C. Gilcrease
Renewable Fuel From Activated Sludge Using Fluidized-Bed Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Process...... 1460 Emmanuel D. Revellame, William Holmes, Rafael Hernandez, William T. French
Simultaneous Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) and Lipid Production by Activated Sludge Via Fermentation of Glucose...... 1461 Patrisha J. Pham, Rafael Hernandez, Hien Nguyen, Andro H. Mondala, W. Todd French
The Hydrolysis of Nylon6 In Ionic Liquid to Recycle Nylon Waste ...... 1462 Xiao-Li Xia, Hai-Jun Wang
Process Development for Efficient Utilization of Waste Plastic to Liquid Product for Rural Development In Nigeria: Gasification Option ...... 1463 Bamikole Amigun, Christie Onyia, Bamidele Ogbe Solomon
An Anaerobic Bacterial Treatment of Corn Stover to Prepare a Biorefining Feedstock ...... 1464 James Maclellan
Towards Developing Anaerobic Digestion Based Biorefinery – Research On Food Wastes As Feedstock ...... 1466 Shulin Chen, Liang Yu, Jingwei Ma, Craig Frear
Development and Testing of An Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based On a Carbon Foam Electrode Impregnated with Nickel Hydroxide ...... 1467 Wen Nee Yeo, Tony N. Rogers, Bahne C. Cornilsen
Effects of Annealing On Zr8Ni19X2 (X = Ni, Mg, Al, Sc, V, Mn, Co, Sn, La, Hf) for Ni/MH Battery Operation...... 1469 Jean Nei, Kwo Young, Simon K. Y. Ng, Steven O. Salley
Optimal Charge Rates for a Lithium Ion Cell ...... 1471 Saeed Khaleghi Rahimian, Sean Rayman, Ralph E. White
Basic Model of Secondary Zinc Air Batteries to Quantify Environmental Impacts...... 1480 Daniel Schràder, Ulrike Krewer
Novel O2/H2O-Selective Membrane for Metal/Air Batteries...... 1484 Wei Liu
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