tcbiomass 2024 Conference Proceedings
Below are the presentations and posters that authors gave GTI Energy permission to make available to the public. Please Note: Not all authors gave permission for their oral or poster presentations to be distributed so some presentations that were listed on the agenda and presented at the conference may not be part of this collection. The following presentations and posters were presented at the tcbiomass 2024 conference on September 10-12, 2024.
Keynote Address | Plenary 1 | Plenary 2 | Plenary 3 | Gasification | Pyrolysis 1 | Pyrolysis 2 | Pyrolysis 3 | Techno-economics | Modeling | Lifecycle Analysis & Carbon Intensity | Biomass, MSW and Waste | HTL and Upgrading 1 | HTL and Upgrading 2 | Gaseous Fuels: LPG & RNG | Renewable Chemicals & Products | Posters
Keynote Presentations
- Bionenergy Technologies Office Decarbonization Strategies
Reyhaneh Shenassa, Chief Engineer, Bioenergy Technologies Office - From Concept to Commercial Reality: Challenges and Insights
Vikrant Chopra, Technology Development Manager, LanzaJet - U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Financing
Kenneth Hill, Senior Contract Consultant, U.S. Loans Program Office
Plenary Session 1 Presentations
- On-purpose Production of BioLPG from Multiple Feedstocks
Keith Simons, Futuria Fuels - Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass – Past, Present and Future, A European Perspective
Anja Oasmaa, VTT - Scaling by Numbers. Rolling out of the BTG Bioliquids Pyrolysis Technology by a Highly Standardized and Modular Design
Gerhard Muggen, BTG Bioliquids - Advancing Pyrolysis Oil Production: A Catalytic Leap Towards Sustainable Bio-based Fuels and Chemicals
Joakim Autio, Valmet Technologies - Panel Discussion - Large Scale Demonstrations and Commercial Plants for Advanced Biofuels
- Moderator: Terry Marker, GTI Energy
- Panelist: Gerhard Muggen, BTG
- Panelist: Vikrant Chopra, LanzaJet
- Panelist: Robert Graham, Ensyn
- Panelist: Stephane Marie-Rose, Enerkem
Plenary Session 2 Presentations
- Intensification of Thermochemical Processes Through Autothermal Operations
Robert C. Brown, ISU - Scaling Up Reactive Catalytic Biomass Pyrolysis
David C. Dayton, RTI - Panel Discussion - Funding: Policy, Incentives, and Capital for Advanced Biofuels
- Moderator: Zia Abdullah, NREL
- Panelists: Mike McCurdy, ICF
- Cool GTLSM for the Conversion of Biogas to Jet Fuel
Soheil Hussain, GTI Energy - Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Woody Biomass via Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis and Hydrotreating
Michael Griffin, NREL - Upgrading of Sewage Sludge Derived Pyrolysis Oil to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Jens Hansen, Topsoe - A Highly Efficient Conversion of Kraft Lignin to Middle Distillates by a Catalytic Hydro-pyrolysis/Hydrotreatment Approach
Robbie Venderbosch, RUG
Plenary Session 3 Presentations
- Global Gasification Developments for RNG and Advanced Fuels
Berend Vreugdenhil, TNO - Johnson Matthey’s Upgrading and Purification of Raw Synthesis Gas into Commodities and High Value Products in the Chemicals and Fuels Industry
Andrew Palermo, Johnson Matthey - R-GAS Plus: An Integrated Biomass Gasification and Reverse Water Gas Shift Approach for Maximal Biofuel Yields
Zach El Zahab GTI Energy - Wet-Air Oxidative Regeneration Process for Regenerating Poisoned Catalysts
Colin Anson, Virent - IH2 – For Direct Conversion of Biomass to Drop in Fuels- 100t/day Plant Economics and Plans
Terry Marker, GTI Energy
Gasification Presentations
- Fundamental and Scientific Understanding of Biomass Properties for Gasification
Johan van Dyk, GTI Energy - Operational Considerations of an Integrated Syngas Production System using the SunGas System 1000 with Linde Hot Oxygen Technology
Bradley Damstedt, Linde - Feeding Challenges in Gasification of Cellulosic and MSW Feedstocks
Jayant Khambekar, Jenike-Johanson - Entrained Flow Gasification of Suspension Fuels – A New Modeling Approach to Investigate Processes in Burner Near Field
Manuel Haas, KIT
Pyrolysis 1 Presentations
- Enhancing Biocrude Production from Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Preprocessed Corn Stover
Melinda Barron, RTI - Tailored Biochar as Peat Substitute in Soilless Growth Media
Andrej Saner, Aarhus University
Pyrolysis 2 Presentations
- Opportunities and Challenges for Hydrotreating of Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Oil to Fuels
Kristiina Iisa, NREL - Stabilized Pyrolysis Oil by Mild Hydrogenation: Status and Developments
Robbie Venderbosch, BTG Biomass Technology Group BV - Impact of Feedstock Preprocessing on Biomass Quality Attributes
Tiasha Bhattacharjee, INL - Thermochemical Recycling of Paper Sludge to Circular Mineral and Bio-based Pyrolysis Liquid
Gijs Jansen, Alucha Works B.V.
Pyrolysis 3 Presentations
Techno-economics Presentations
- Hybrid Gasification-Synthesis Process with CO2 Recycling to Improve Synthetic Fuels Yield and Carbon Efficiency – Techno-Economic Assessment
Sanna Tuomi, VTT - Uncertainty Analysis and ML-based Reduced Order TEA Model Development: A Case Study on HTC of Pulp and Paper Sludge
Leslie Nguyen, NRCAN - Analysis of Total Biomass Resource Potential Across Canada
Leslie Nguyen, NRCAN - Biomass to Fuel with the Modular Distributed Biorefinery Model
Timothy Tawoda, Synsel
Modeling Presentations
- Application of Data-Informed Simulation for Accelerating Biofuels and Alternative Feedstock Utilization
Bryan Tomsula, CPFD Software - CFP Regenerator Model Development
James Parks III, ORNL
Lifecycle Analysis & Carbon Intensity Presentations
- Towards Reliable Biocarbon Sequestration: Developing Standardized Protocols for Assessing Biochar Stability
Leslie Nguyen NRCAN - Role of Biomass for Carbon Negative SAF
Brian Healy, Lifecycle Associates - The Role of Bioenergy in Net-Zero Systems
Derek Wissmiller, GTI Energy - Fabrication Considerations for Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) Plants
Scott Cooper, ZETON
Biomass, MSW and Waste Presentations
- Tandem Thermochemical and Biological Conversion of Mixed Plastic Waste for Remote Military Operations
David Shonnard, MTU - Two-Step Process for Thermochemical Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste and its Characterization
Simon Meilinger, TUM - Tire Pyrolysis Oil Processing in a Refinery
Olov Ohrman, Preen - Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Results of Fuels from Waste Streams and Biomass with the GREET Model
Longwen Ou, Argonne National Laboratory
HTL and Upgrading 1 Presentations
- Co-processing Bio-crudes with Petroleum Gas Oil in Hydrocracking
Huamin Wang, PNNL - Innovations for the Future of Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Uriah Kilgore, PNNL - Recent Advancements of a Solvent Liquefaction Pilot Plant
Lysle Whitmer, Iowa State
HTL and Upgrading 2 Presentations
- Co-processing Biocrudes from Lignocellulosic Biomass through Hydrocracking: The Importance of Biocrude Pre-treatment
Anton Alvarez-Majmutov, NRCAN - Hydrotreatment of Wood Derived Biocrudes – Investigation of Possibilities and Challenges Related to Refinery Integration
Magnus Stummann, Topsoe - Drop-in Fuels from Manure and Straw HTL: A Scalable Strategy to Upgrade Raw Biocrudes with High Solid and Oxygen
Leah Kristen Rai, AAU - Autothermal Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Habeeb Odebiyi, Iowa State
Gaseous Fuels: LPG & RNG Presentations
- Cool LPG – an innovative pathway to renewable LPG
Patrick Littlewood, GTI Energy - Co-Production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Mixed Alcohols from Forest Biomass
Li Wang, West Biofuels - Ethanol to LPG: The Journey to a Pilot Plant and Some of the Challenges
Miguel Sanchez Garcia, Futuria Fuels
Renewable Chemicals & Products Presentations
- Integrated Process Development for The Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethylene Glycol
Romolo Di Sabatino U of Twente - Synergistic Upcycling of Waste Plastics and GHG CO2 to Produce Oleochemicals Using Non-Thermal Plasma
Harish Radhakrishnan, Iowa State - High Yielding Conversion of Xylose to Furfural via Boronate Ester
Peter van der Wal, U of Twente - Ethylbenzene from Polystyrene Waste as Aromatic Additive for SAF
Hong Lu, University of Illinois
Posters
- Fast Pyrolysis Kinetics of Post-Consumer HDPE: Investigating the Effect of Vapor Residence Time (VRT) on Reaction Products
Saad Aftab, Iowa State University - In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Oils from Beech Wood with Calcium-based Catalysts
Moritz Bohme, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) - Unlocking the Potential of Algal Biomass: from Wastewater to drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuel via Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Tiago Costa, University of Illinois - Impacts of Biomass Feedstock Pre-processing on Heat and Mass Transfer During Pyrolysis Using X-ray Computed Tomography and Multiscale Modeling
Meagan Crowley, NREL - Input Power-Dependent Low-Temperature Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Propane, Methanol, and Butane over Iron-Doped Cobalt Catalyst
Berkay Ekinci, The Pennsylvania State University - Intensification of Mass Transfer in Gas-liquid Processes
Alexandra B. Jean, Iowa State University - Generating Biogenic Intermediates Compatible with the Diesel Fuel Infrastructure
Wesley Kraintz, West BioFuels LLC - Advanced BiCRS Process for H2 Production with High-Negative Carbon Efficiency – BioVac H2™
Dennis Leppin, GTI Energy - Oxygenated Carbon Nano Onion (CNO) Fabrication from Biomass for Ultra-high Strength Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composite
Moham Ed Abdur Razzaq, Iowa State University - Single Particle Reactor for Pyrolysis of Biomass Feedstocks
Reinhard Seiser, NREL - Increased Sugar Production from Continuous Autothermal Pyrolysis of Hemicellulose Extracted Willow
Sarah M. Tyree, Iowa State University
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