The tcbiomass2009 proceedings have been posted on our website.  If you have not visited the updated site, you may access it here: http://www.gastechnology.org/tcbiomass/Pages/2009-presentations.aspx

We have a summary of the conference and several photos taken during the conference, along with oral presentations, panel presentations and poster presentations.

Gasification I

http://www.gastechnology.org/tcbiomass/tcb2009/04_tcb2009_Gasification_I...

• Technoeconomics of the Production of Mixed Alcohols via High-Temperature Gasification — Abhijit Dutta
• Tar Reforming and Ammonia Decomposition Enabling Technology for Thermochemical Biomass Conversion — John Bøgild Hansen
• Fluidised-Bed Gasification of Biomass for Syngas Applications–Comparison of Gasification Process Alternatives — Esa Kurkela
• Biomass to Liquids—The Backbone of UPM–Kymmene's Biofuel Initiative — Pekka Jokela
• Comparison of Tar Content and Composition in Steam Gasification and Pressurized Air Gasification of Wood — Isabella Aigner

Gasification II

http://www.gastechnology.org/tcbiomass/tcb2009/05_tcb2009_Gasification_I...

• The Development of a Gas Cleanup Process–Lessons Learned — Pekka Simell
• Robust Glass-Ceramics Catalysts for Decomposing Tars Produced in Fluid-Bed Biomass Gasification — Larry Felix
• Biomass Gasification Tar Cracking Technology Development — David Dayton
• OLGA–Flexible Tar Removal for High-Efficient Production of Clean Heat and Power as Well as Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals — Robin Zwart
• Spatially Resolved Measurements of Gas Composition in a Pressurised Black Liquor Gasifier — Rikard Gebart
• Review of Chemrec's BL Gasification Plant Operations and Plans — Ingvar Landälv

Gasification Panel Discussion

http://www.gastechnology.org/tcbiomass/tcb2009/06_tcb2009_GasificationPa...

• Biomass Gasification — Richard Bain
• A Commercial Development Perspective on Biomass Gasification — Craig Brown
• 2009 International Conference on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Science — Andras Horvath
• Large-scale CFB and BFB Gasification from Power & Heat to Syngas Applications — Esa Kurkela
• Biomass Gasification — Bram van der Drift

 Posters

Gasification

• Evaluation of Hydrogen Production via Indirect Biomass Gasification — Richard Bain
• Direct Contact Molten Metal Biomass Gasification — Keith J. Bourne
• Dual Fluidized-Bed Gasification of Biomass for the Production of Power and Liquid Fuels — Dr. Robert Cattolica
• Best Practices in Data Handling Security and Advanced Temperature Measurement Methodology Utilizing Foundation Fieldbus — Jacek Chmielewski
• Thermal Modeling and Simulation of an Integrated Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Biomass Gasification System — C. Ozgur Colpan
• Estimate and Removal of Contaminants in Product Gas from a Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasifier — Hong Cui
• Generic Modeling of Biorefinery Business Concept for Investment in Gasification of Wood Biomass with Syngas-to-Liquids — Mark Dietenberger
• Detailed Kinetic Modeling to Predict Syngas Composition from Biomass Gasification in a PBFB Reactor — Paul  Evans
• Rentech’s Synthetic Fuels Production Facility — Michael Fatigati
• Biomass Gasification for Power Boilers — Reyhaneh Shenassa
• Selection and Performance of Materials for Biomass Gasifiers — James R. Keiser
• Biomass to Electricity and More...by Gasification and OLGA Gas Purification — Jan Willem Könemann
• Waste-to-Energy Applications Based on CFB Gasification — Esa Kurkela
• Thermodynamic Analysis and Kinetics Model of H2S Sorption Using Different Sorbents — Xiangmei Meng
• Thermodynamics of Autothermal Wood Gasification — Tim Schulzke
• The Effect of Biomass Feedstock Type and Process Parameters on Achieving the Total Carbon Conversion in the Large-Scale Fluidized-Bed Gasification of Biomass — Antero Moilanen
• Proposal of Semi-Empirical Kinetic Model of Steam Gasification Valid for Various Biomass Chars Between 750 and 900°C — Capucine Dupont
• Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Utilizing Slurry of Coal in Liquid Biofuels — Anand Prakash
• Thermodynamic Driving Forces for Post-Gasification Carbon Deposition — Philip A. Marrone
• Synthetic Diesel Production From Southern California Biomass Waste Streams — Arun SK Raju
• New On-Line Analysis Methods for Gasification Processes — Pekka Simell
• Guaranteed Gas Cleaning Technologies — Jayeshkumar Shah
• Gasification of Biomass–Reducing Fossil Fuel Use for Heat and Power — Dejan Sparica
• Gas Cleaning Systems for Syngas and Bio-Oil Production — Lysle Whitmer

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