The International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion Science:
Biomass & Municipal Solid Waste to RNG, Biofuels & Chemicals
September 10–12, 2024 | Westin Hotel, Itasca, IL
Conference Agenda
Monday, September 9, 2024 (U.S. Central Time Zone) (subject to change)
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| Noon – 6:00 PM | Exhibitor Set-up |
| 3:00 – 8:00 PM | Registration |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
Day 1: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (U.S. Central Time Zone) (subject to change)
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| 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration and Information Desk |
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Buffet Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:00 – 8:05 AM | Conference Welcome:
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| 8:05 – 8:15 AM | Opening Remarks:
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| PLENARY SESSION 1 | |
| 8:15 – 8:45 AM (Keynote Address) | Bioenergy Technologies Office’s Decarbonization Strategies
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| 8:45 – 8:50 AM | Chair Remarks |
| 8:50 – 9:10 AM | On-purpose Production of BioLPG from Multiple Feedstocks
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| 9:10 – 9:30 AM | Delivering Large Projects at Scale through Proper Due Diligence
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| 9:30 – 10:00 AM (Keynote Address) | Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass – Past, Present and Future, An European Perspective
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| 10:00 – 10:20 AM | BREAK |
| 10:20 – 10:40 AM | Scaling by Numbers. Rolling out of the BTG Bioliquids Pyrolysis Technology by a Highly Standardized and Modular Design
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| 10:40 – 11:00 AM | Advancing Pyrolysis Oil Production: A Catalytic Leap Towards Sustainable Bio-based Fuels and Chemicals
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| 11:00 – 11:50 AM | Panel Discussion: Large Scale Demonstrations and Commercial Plants for Advanced Biofuels
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| 11:50 AM – 2:00 PM | Poster Session 1 |
| 12:20 – 2:00 PM | Lunch |
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| GASIFICATION | TECHNO-ECONOMICS | |
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| 2:00 – 2:20 PM | Fundamental and Scientific Understanding of Biomass Properties for Gasification
| Hybrid Gasification-Synthesis Process with CO2 Recycling to Improve Synthetic Fuels Yield and Carbon Efficiency – Techno-Economic Assessment
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| 2:20 – 2:40 PM | Operational Considerations of an Integrated Syngas Production System using the SunGas System 1000 with Linde Hot Oxygen Technology
| Uncertainty Analysis and ML-based Reduced Order TEA Model Development: A Case Study on HTC of Pulp and Paper Sludge
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| 2:40 – 3:00 PM | Feeding Challenges in Gasification of Cellulosic and MSW Feedstocks
| Analysis of Total Biomass Resource Potential Across Canada
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| 3:00 – 3:20 PM | Entrained Flow Gasification of Suspension Fuels – A New Modeling Approach to Investigate Processes in Burner Near Field
| Biomass to Fuel with the Modular Distributed Biorefinery Model
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| 3:20 – 3:40 PM | BREAK | ||
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| Modeling | LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS & CARBON INTENSITY | |
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| 3:40 – 4:00 PM | Application of Data-Informed Simulation for Accelerating Biofuels and Alternative Feedstock Utilization
| Towards Reliable Biocarbon Sequestration: Developing Standardized Protocols for Assessing Biochar Stability
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| 4:00 – 4:20 PM | Investigating Chemical Looping Strategies for Converting Heterogeneous Waste into Valuable Commodity Chemicals
| Role of Biomass for Carbon Negative SAF
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| 4:20 – 4:40 PM | From Particles to Pilot Scale: Towards a Scalable Modeling Framework for Biomass Pyrolysis with Experimental Validation on Multiple Reactor Systems
| The Role of Bioenergy in Net-Zero Systems
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| 4:40 – 5:00 PM | CFP Regenerator Model Development
| Fabrication Considerations for Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) Plants
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| 5:00 – 6:40 PM | Poster Session 2 | ||
| 6:40 PM | Dinner on Your Own | ||
Day 2: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 (U.S. Central Time Zone) (subject to change)
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| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:00 – 8:10 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 8:10 – 8:25 AM | Don Klass Award Ceremony |
| PLENARY SESSION 2 | |
| 8:25 – 8:55 AM (Keynote Address) | From Concept to Commercial Reality-Challenges and Insights
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| 8:55 – 9:15 AM | Intensification of Thermochemical Processes Through Autothermal Operations
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| 9:15 – 9:35 AM | Scaling Up Reactive Catalytic Biomass Pyrolysis
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| 9:35 – 10:15 AM | Panel Discussion: Funding: Policy, Incentives, and Capital for Advanced Biofuels
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| 10:15 – 10:40 AM | BREAK |
| TOPICAL PLENARY 1 | |
| SAF and Marine Fuels | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 AM | Cool GTLSM for the Conversion of Biogas to Jet Fuel
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| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Woody Biomass via Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis and Hydrotreating
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| 11:20 – 11:40 AM | Upgrading of Sewage Sludge Derived Pyrolysis Oil to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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| 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Fractionating Wood and Miscanthus Fast Pyrolysis Oil for Conversion into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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| 12:00 – 12:20 PM | A Highly Efficient Conversion of Kraft Lignin to Middle Distillates by a Catalytic Hydro-pyrolysis/Hydrotreatment Approach
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| 12:20 – 1:30 PM | Lunch/Poster Session |
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| Pyrolysis I | Biomass, MSW, and Waste | |
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| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | Production of Low-carbon Marine Fuels from Pyrolysis-Hydrotreating Technologies
| Tandem Thermochemical and Biological Conversion of Mixed Plastic Waste for Remote Military Operations
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| 1:50 – 2:10 PM | Enhancing Biocrude Production from Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Preprocessed Corn Stover
| Two-Step Process for Thermochemical Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste and its Characterization
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| 2:10 – 2:30 PM | Tailored Biochar as Peat Substitute in Soilless Growth Media
| Tire Pyrolysis Oil Processing in a Refinery
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| 2:30 – 2:50 PM | Detailed Analysis of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Oil Aging Yields Insight into Potential for Fouling During Upgrading to Fuels
| Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Results of Fuels from Waste Streams and Biomass with the GREET Model
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| 2:50 – 3:10 PM | BREAK | ||
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| Pyrolysis II | HTL and Upgrading I | |
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| 3:10 – 3:30 PM | Opportunities and Challenges for Hydrotreating of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Oil to Fuels
| Co-processing Bio-crudes with Petroleum Gas Oil in Hydrocracking
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| 3:30 – 3:50 PM | Stabilized Pyrolysis Oil by Mild Hydrogenation: Status and Developments
| Innovations for the Future of Hydrothermal Liquefaction
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| 3:50 – 4:10 PM | Impact of Feedstock Preprocessing on Biomass Quality Attributes
| Upgrading Slow Pyrolysis Oil for Mixing with Heavy Fuel in Marine Transport
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| 4:10 – 4:30 PM | Thermochemical Recycling of Paper Sludge to Circular Mineral and Bio-based Pyrolysis Liquid
| Recent Advancements of a Solvent Liquefaction Pilot Plant
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| 5:30 – 6:00 PM | Transport to GTI Energy campus | ||
| 6:15 – 8:15 PM | Lab Tours (two tour groups/limited space available) | ||
| 6:30 – 9:00 PM | Conference Dinner | ||
Day 3: Thursday, September 12, 2024 (U.S. Central Time Zone) (subject to change)
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| 7:30 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks/Student Poster Challenge Award |
| PLENARY SESSION 3 | |
| 9:15 – 9:45 AM (Keynote Address) | Financing Commercial Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Projects with DOE Loan Programs Office
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| 9:45 – 10:05 AM | Global Gasification Developments for RNG and Advanced Fuels
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| 10:05 – 10:25 AM | Johnson Matthey’s Upgrading and Purification of Raw Synthesis Gas into Commodities and High Value Products in the Chemicals and Fuels Industry
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| 10:25 – 10:50 AM | BREAK |
| 10:50 – 11:10 AM | R-GAS Plus: An Integrated Biomass Gasification and Reverse Water Gas Shift Approach for Maximal Biofuel Yields
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| 11:10 – 11:30 AM | Wet-Air Oxidative Regeneration Process for Regenerating Poisoned Catalysts
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| 11:30 – 11:50 AM | IH2 – For Direct Conversion of Biomass to Drop in Fuels- 100t/day Plant Economics and Plans
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| 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM | Lunch |
| Gaseous Fuels: LPG, and RNG | HTL and Upgrading II | ||
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| 1:10 – 1:30 PM | Cool LPG – an innovative pathway to renewable LPG
| Co-processing Biocrudes from Lignocellulosic Biomass through Hydrocracking: The Importance of Biocrude Pre-treatment
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| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | Electrocatalysis of CO2 to Propane: A Green Chemistry Breakthrough
| Hydrotreatment of Wood Derived Biocrudes – Investigation of Possibilities and Challenges Related to Refinery Integration
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| 1:50 – 2:10 PM | Co-Production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Mixed Alcohols from Forest Biomass
| Drop-in Fuels from Manure and Straw HTL: A Scalable Strategy to Upgrade Raw Biocrudes with High Solid and Oxygen
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| 2:10 – 2:30 PM | Ethanol to LPG: The Journey to a Pilot Plant and Some of the Challenges, Miguel Sanchez Garcia, Futuria Fuels | Autothermal Hydrothermal Liquefaction
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| 2:30 – 2:50 PM | BREAK | ||
| Renewable chemicals and products | Pyrolysis III | ||
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| 2:50 – 3:10 PM | Integrated Process Development for The Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethylene Glycol
| Synergistic Effect of Catalyst and Inherent Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals (AAEMs) in Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Low-Grade Biomasses: The Bad Guys Doing a Good Job
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| 3:10 – 3:30 PM | Synergistic Upcycling of Waste Plastics and GHG CO2 to Produce Oleochemicals Using Non-Thermal Plasma
| Production of Battery-Grade Graphite from Fast- and Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Oils
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| 3:30 – 3:50 PM | From Fire-hazard Biomass to Fire-resistant Materials
| The Impact of Needles and Bark in Forest Residues on the Stability of Fast-Pyrolysis Bio-oils
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| 3:50 – 4:10 PM | High Yielding Conversion of Xylose to Furfural via Boronate Ester
| Catalysts for the Reformation of Biomass Pyrolysis Gas and Their Effect on Methanation
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| 4:10 – 4:30 PM | Ethylbenzene from Polystyrene Waste as Aromatic Additive for SAF
| Microwave-assisted Lignin Depolymerization to Phenolic Monomers
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| 4:30 – 4:50 PM | WRAP UP | ||
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