Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Jeffrey S Cross

Publications

• Research Article
  Dissolution Model of Ball Milled Rice Straw Particles in 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl Imidazolium Acetate at Elevated Temperature
  Author(s): Hlaing Hlaing Myint, Winarto Kurniawan, Hirofumi Hinode, Ni Ni Sein, Chris Salim and Jeffrey S CrossHlaing Hlaing Myint, Winarto Kurniawan, Hirofumi Hinode, Ni Ni Sein, Chris Salim and Jeffrey S Cross
  
  In Asia, rice straw residue left in fields after harvest is often burned which causes air pollution or anaerobically digested in the rice patty moist soil to yield methane a greenhouse gas. Effective and efficient process strategies are needed to convert straw into fuels and feedstock’s which do not harm the environment. As a result, this study was undertaken to liquefy Japanese rice straw (RS) an abundant agricultural residue into a liquid after pre-treatment by ball-milling at various temperatures and develop a bioprocess model. Specifically, RS was ball milled into 75-100 μm size particles at temperatures of 60°C, 25°C, and -196°C (cryogenically) and dissolved by heating in 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate [Emim][OAc] at different temperatures between 120° 140° and 160°C to understand the interactions between.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000260

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