Approach • Determine the cost and availability of the three candidate biomass feedstocks. • Design a process scheme for the production of hydrogen. • Determine optimal hydrogen production through the testing of various simulation cases. • Analyze research and simulation results to determine technical and economic feasibility. • Determine the commercialization barriers to the production of hydro...

The priority dispute between Raymond Damadian and Paul Lauterbur over the 'invention' of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has attracted the attention of social and natural scientists for more than 30 years. In this paper, I have used this priority dispute to analyze the complex socio-epistemic processes through which a claim for an invention is made and strengthened. I argue that a tension exis...

Many innovations do not originate from large companies, but are initiated by a subset of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) known as techno-starters. These techno-starters are often located in the vicinity of universities and established by students, recent graduates and/or former employees (including PhDs) of those universities, who try to turn their academic knowledge into a viable busin...

The optimal operation of modern power systems aims at achieving the increased demand requirements regarding economic and technical aspects. Another concern is preserving emissions within environmental limitations. In this regard, paper finding scheduling generation units that are able to meet load based on a multi-objective flow framework. proposed framework, objective functions, economical, co...

The MixAlco process is a patented biomass conversion technology used to produce valuable chemicals. basis of this design relies on the use fermentation, where acidophiles utilize their own enzymatic pathways convert variety biomass, such as organic wastes, into carboxylic acid salts. Unlike previous designs in which carboxylate salts are processed further hydrocarbon fuels, proposed simulates o...

Lignocellulosic ethanol is expected to be commercialised during the next decade as renewable energy for transport. Competiveness with first generation bioethanol and with gasoline is commonly considered in techno-economic analyses for commercial stage. Several existing reviews conclude about the high spread of current and projected production costs of lignocellulosic ethanol due to the signific...