4. TMFB International Workshop Cluster of Excellence Tailor-Made ...

Invitation/Program
Technology Watch Day on Future Biofuels
and
4. TMFB International Workshop
Cluster of Excellence
Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass
May 24 th - 26 th , 2011
Hotel Novotel Aachen City

Biofuel Production
Session Chairman:
J. Büchs
RWTH Aachen University
Biomass and
Fuel Conversion
Session Chairman:
N. Peters
RWTH Aachen University
Technology Watch Day on Future Biofuels
Tuesday, May 24 th , 2011
International Research Centers
Focussing on Future Biofuels are
Presenting Their Research Approaches
and Current Results
Tuesday, May 24 th , 2011
09:00 - 11:00 Facility Tours / Personal Meetings
11:00 - 11:10 Welcome
S. Pischinger, Coordinator of TMFB
RWTH Aachen University
11:10 - 11:40 The Cluster of Excellence “Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass”
at RWTH Aachen University
S. Pischinger
RWTH Aachen University
11:40 - 12:20 “Algae as a Source of Biofuels and Bio-Based Chemicals”
E. Beach, M. Eckelman, P. Foley, L. Soh, J. Zimmerman, P. Anastas
Yale University
12:20 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 13:55 “The Challenges and Opportunities for the Catalytic Conversion of
Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels”
Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI)
A. Bell
University of California, Berkeley
13:55 - 14:35 “Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) - Competence, Knowledge and
Technology for a Sustainable Bioeconomy”
A. Weber
RWTH Aachen University, University of Bonn
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Forschungszentrum Jülich
14:35 - 15:15 “Chemicals from Biorenewables: New Catalysis Paradigms”
G. Kraus
NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC)
Iowa State University
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:25 Research Approaches Concerning Future Biofuels
DBFZ – Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum
M. Seiffert, F. Mueller-Langer
German Biomass Research Center
16:25 – 17:05 “On the Research on Lignocellulosic Biofuels in Shell”
H. Gosselink, J.-P. Lange, C. Schaverien
Shell Global Solutions International B.V.
17:05 - 17:45 “The Combustion Research Facility: Addressing New Fuels, New Engines,
New Challenges”
B. Carling
Sandia National Laboratory
17:45 - 18:25 “Surrogate Mixtures for Describing Real Fuel Combustion:
Challenges and Recent Progress”
F. Dryer
Princeton University
18:25 Snack and Poster Session

Fuel Design,
Property Modelling
and SCA
Session Chairman:
K. Leonhard
LTT
RWTH Aachen University
Reaction and Process
Engineering
For Biorenewables
Session Chairman:
A. Spieß
AVT-PT
RWTH Aachen University
Molecular
Transformations
Session Chairman:
W. Leitner
ITMC
RWTH Aachen University
4. TMFB International Workshop
Wednesday, May 25 th , 2011
Wednesday, May 25 th , 2011
09:00 - 09:15 Introduction
S. Pischinger, Coordinator of TMFB
RWTH Aachen University
09:15 - 09:45 “Selective Transformation Processes for Biomass”
W. Leitner
ITMC, RWTH Aachen University
W. Marquardt
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
09:45 - 10:15 “Reverse Engineering: Requirements and Performance of
Tailored Biofuels”
H. Pitsch
ITV, RWTH Aachen University
S. Pischinger
VKA, RWTH Aachen University
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15 “From Production to Combustion – An Example for the
Fuel Design Process”
J. Klankermayer
ITMC, RWTH Aachen University
M. Thewes, M. Muether
VKA, RWTH Aachen University
11:15 - 11:45 “Modeling of Thermodynamic and Kinetic Fuel Properties”
W. Kopp, K. Leonhard
LTT, RWTH Aachen University
R.X. Fernandes
SWL, RWTH Aachen University
11:45 - 12:15 “Supplementary Cluster Activities within TMFB”
R. Vossen, I. Leisten, I. Isenhardt
IMA-ZLW-IFU, RWTH Aachen University
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 13:45 “Pretreatment of Wood with Ionic Liquids for Optimized Sugar Yields
by Enzymatic Hydrolysis”
J. Viell, W. Marquardt, H. Wulfhorst, A. Spiess
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
13:45 - 14:15 “Structure and Diffusion of Furans and Other
Cellulose-Derived Compounds in Solvents via MD Simulation”
B. D. Rabideau, A. E. Ismail
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
14:15 - 14:45 “Product Concentration / Solvent Exchange via
Nanofiltration Membranes”
C. Abels, T. Melin, M. Wessling
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
14:45 - 15:15 “Flux Analysis Evaluation for the Production of Promising Fuel Candidates”
A. Voll, W. Marquardt,
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:15 “Sustainable Conversion of Carbohydrates to Chemicals.
Do We Appreciate the Mechanistic Implications?”
Istvan T. Horvath
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
City University of Hong Kong
16:15 - 16:45 “Selective Cleavage of Lignin Linkages - A Molecular Approach”
E. Zuidema, J. Johansson, J. Buendia, J. Mottweiler, C. Bolm
IOC, RWTH Aachen University
T. vom Stein, J. Klankermayer, W. Leitner
ITMC, RWTH Aachen University

Molecular
Transformations
Session Chairman:
W. Leitner
ITMC
RWTH Aachen University
Fuel Injection and
Combustion
Session Chairman:
H. Pitsch
ITV
RWTH Aachen University
4. TMFB International Workshop
Wednesday/Thursday, May 25 th /26 th , 2011
16:45 - 17:15 “Application of High-Throughput Screening Methods for the
Development of Improved Enzymes for Cellulose Degradation”
T. Schmidt, U. Commandeur, R. Fischer
MolBioTech, RWTH Aachen University
M. Kunze, J. Buechs
AVT, RWTH Aachen University
17:15 - 17:45 ”Organic-Acid Catalyzed Strategies for (Ligno)Cellulose Valorization”
T. vom Stein, P. Grande, H. Kayser, F. Sibilla, U. Commandeur, R. Fischer,
W. Leitner, P. Domínguez de María
ITMC, RWTH Aachen University
17:45 - 18:15 “Bi-Functional Catalysts for the Direct Transformation of Cellulose and Wood
in Platform Molecules”
K. Tajvidi, S. Zhou, J. Procelewska
Max-Planck-Institut, Muelheim
A. Ruppert
Technical University of Lodz
R. Palkovits
ITMC, RWTH Aachen University
19:30 Dinner at Elisenbrunnen Restaurant, Aachen
Thursday, May 26 th , 2011
09:30 - 10:15 Invited Speaker
10:15 - 10:45 “Investigation of Future Synthetic Biofuels for its Use in
Fuel Injection Systems"
S. Drumm, A. Fatemi, L. Leonhard, H. Murrenhoff
IFAS, RWTH Aachen University
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:45 “Experimental Investigation of the Fuel Influence on Mixture Formation
and Engine Performance of a GDI-Engine”
M. Thewes, M. Budde, S. Pischinger
VKA, RWTH Aachen University
D.-C. Karhoff, I. Buecker, W. Schröder
AIA, RWTH Aachen University
11:45 - 12:15 “On the Low Temperature Ignition of Ethanol: Experimental and
Kinetic Modelling Studies”
S. Vranckx, Y. Uygun, A. Heufer, C. Lee, H. Olivier , R.X. Fernandes
SWL, RWTH Aachen University
S. Medvedev, S. Khomik
Heterogeneous Combustion Laboratory, N.N. Semenov Inst. Chem. Phys.,
RAS Moscow, Russia
12:15 - 12:45 “Thermodynamical and Optical Diesel Engine Investigations in
TMFB Fuel Development“
M. Jakob, A. Janssen, S. Pischinger,
VKA, RWTH Aachen University
T. Huelser, G. Gruenefeld
LTFD, RWTH Aachen University
M. Reddemann, R. Kneer
WSA, RWTH Aachen University
12:45 - 13:00 Closing Remarks
S. Pischinger, Coordinator of TMFB
RWTH Aachen University
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 End of the Public Part of the Workshop
14:00 - 17:00 Meeting of “International Advisory Board”
and “Industrial Affiliates Programme”
17:00 End of Workshop

Registration is required until May 1 st , 2011 under:
exc@vka.rwth-aachen.de
www.fuelcenter.rwth-aachen.de
Conference venue:
Novotel Aachen
Peterstraße 66
52062 Aachen, Germany
www.novotel.com
Registration / Conference Venue / Contact
(A4/ E314) from Cologne:
A4 direction Aachen → Cross Aachen direction A544/ Exit Aachen Europaplatz
→ follow direction Aachen-Zentrum → straight on find the Peterstrasse
(A44/ E40) from Düsseldorf :
A44 direction Mönchengladbach → follow A44 direction Aachen/ Heerlen
→ Cross Aachen direction A544/ Exit Aachen-Europaplatz
→ follow the B1 direction Aachen-Zentrum → straight on find Peterstrasse
(A4/ E314) from Heerlen :
A4 direction Düsseldorf/ Köln → Exit Aachen-Centrum-Würselen
→ B57 Krefelder Strasse direction Aachen Zentrum → turn left into Monheimsallee
→ turn right into Peterstrasse
Contact:
Fuel Design Center Aachen
Prof. Stefan Pischinger
c/o Institute for Combustion Engines
RWTH Aachen University
Tel.: +49 241 80-95352
exc@vka.rwth-aachen.de
www.fuelcenter.rwth-aachen.de