Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries

Session 542 - Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Feedstock-Based Processes and Products
Emphasis on cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for producing value-added fuels, chemicals, and/or materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant-derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, or plant-based industrial processing wastes.
Chair: David R. Shonnard
CoChair: Carina M. Alles
CoSponsor(s): Bioengineering
Sustainable Engineering Forum
  Life Cycle Assessment of Tallow-Based Renewable Diesel Fuel
Hong Jin, Richard Nelson
  Life Cycle Assessment of the Pyrolysis of Corn Stover into Green Gasoline and Green Diesel
David D. Hsu, Richard L. Bain, Richard E. Marinangeli, D.C. Elliott, Scott Butner
  Life Cycle Analysis of Alternatives for Diesel: An Assessment of Inputs, Study Assumptions and Feedstock Type
Ken Koers, Tom N. Kalnes, David R. Shonnard
  Developing a Sustainable Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery
Robin E. Jenkins, Carina M. Alles, Susan M. Hennessey, Bruce M. Vrana, Jamie Ginn, Robert W. Sylvester, Julie Friend, Mark H. Emptage
  Analysis and Design of Integrated Industrial and Ecological Systems for a Greener Cellulosic Ethanol
Anil Baral, Bhavik R. Bakshi
  Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Transportation Fuel Feedstocks
Cynthia Folsom Murphy, David Allen, Robert Hebner, Michael Webber

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