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SYARAHAN UMUM PROFESOR PELAWAT INSTITUT SEL FUEL SELFUEL UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA I N S T I T U T S E L F U E L The National University of Malaysia ‘The Futuristic Source of Renewable Energy’ oleh PROF. DR. GHASEM NAJAFPOUR 19 Julai 2012 (Khamis) 9.30 Pagi Bilik Senat, Aras 5 Bangunan Canselori Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran SEMUA DI JEMPUT HADIR Abstract Today world is suffering from energy shortage and Crisis. Is energy the world major concern? As the world energy consumptions are in an increasing trend the price for energy increases. Since fossil fuel is depleted and has many disadvantages such as air pollution; alternative energy is required. Crude oil was partially replaced by natural gas and light distillates. Demands for clean sources of energy and renewable energies such as fuel cell, hydro power, wind and solar energies are increasing. What are the benefits of using renewable energy? In fact in a short statement one can say we need to preserve our environment by the use of renewable energy. Agricultural wastes are the resources of biofuels; the technology may work with corn, sugarcane, palm and soya bean wastes which are converted to biohydrogen and bioethanol. As fuel consumption for transpor- tation rises; use of ethanol as clean fuel vs MTBE as poisoning agent has high priority for preservation of safe and clean environment. World has approximately 800 million running vehicles while world population is 6.6 billion. Our future vehicles must be designed for flexible-fuel and compatible biofuels bioethanol and biodiesel. In fact biodiesel is esterified fatty acids. Brazil is an example and frontier country in production and application of biofuels in their vehicles. Conversion of Palm solid lignocellulosic wastes to ethanol may goes under various processes; the aim of complicated process is to deliver clean fuel such as ethanol. Use of advanced technologies in bioprocesses is vital to make process economically feasible. Application of membrane reactor for cutting off the down stream process is very important to cut down the price of biofuel. Biomass as feedstock is used in biomass gasification. The gaseous product is known as syngas which is used in fermentation process. From CO bioconversion H2 and ethanol are produced. H2 as clean fuel is generated by photosynthetic microorganisms; further use of H2 and CO in synthol process by use of biocatalyst such as Clostridium ljungdahlii ethanol is easily generated at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature. Biography Professor Ghasem D. Najafpour, Chemical Engineer and Biotechnologist, B.Sc., Medical Technology University of Isfahan, Iran (1972), M.Sc., Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma, USA (1977) and Ph.D., Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas, USA (1983). He served as assistant professor at University of Mazandran, Iran (1983-1989). Visiting Professor at University of Waterloo Canada and University of Arkansas, USA (1990-1991). He also spent his sabbatical leave at University of Arkansas, USA (1992-1993). There, he has expanded his scientific research activities on single cell protein (SCP), Microbial fuel cells, renewable energy and synthetic fuels. He served as associate professor at University of Mazandaran, Iran, (1994-1998) and Universiti of Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (1998 – 2005). Since 2005, he was qualified and appointed as professor in Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. He is serving as “Editor in Chief of World Applied Sciences Journal”, Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment since 2008, also Editor in Chief of Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment since 2006. He is Editor of Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Academic Journals, since 2007. He is an active member of many international institutes, editor and reviewers of a number of international journals and many scientific societies. Often he is invited to many international conferences as keynote speakers. In past years, he has supervised more than 138 master and 12 Ph.D. students. He has published more than 290 papers in international journals and has written 6 books in the field of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. In year 2007, he has published his book with Elsevier entitled "Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology". He won number of awards for research achievements and winner of gold medal for the Invention/Innovation sponsored by Ministry of Science, Technology Malaysia, 2004. His researches for formulation of transparent soap and natural biodegradable liquid detergent from palm oil’s fatty acids, was patented with SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia (2003). Currently, he is supervising number of PhD scholars and conducting top research projects on biodiesel biohydrogen, biofuel, bioethanol, enzyme technology, renewable energy, catalytic processes, biological treatment processes.
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SYARAHAN UMUMPROFESOR PELAWATINSTITUT SEL FUEL
S E L F U E LUNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
I N S T I T U T S E L F U E L
The National Universityof Malaysia
‘The Futuristic Source of Renewable Energy’
oleh
PROF. DR. GHASEM NAJAFPOUR
19 Julai 2012 (Khamis)9.30 Pagi
Bilik Senat, Aras 5Bangunan Canselori
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
SEMUA DI JEMPUT HADIR
Abstract
Today world is suffering from energy shortage and Crisis. Is energy the world major concern? As the world energy consumptions are in an increasing trend the price for energy increases. Since fossil fuel is depleted and has many disadvantages such as air pollution; alternative energy is required. Crude oil was partially replaced by natural gas and light distillates. Demands for clean sources of energy and renewable energies such as fuel cell, hydro power, wind and solar energies are increasing.What are the benefits of using renewable energy? In fact in a short statement one can say we need to preserve our environment by the use of renewable energy. Agricultural wastes are the resources of biofuels; the technology may work with corn, sugarcane, palm and soya bean wastes which are converted to biohydrogen and bioethanol. As fuel consumption for transpor-tation rises; use of ethanol as clean fuel vs MTBE as poisoning agent has high priority for preservation of safe and clean environment. World has approximately 800 million running vehicles while world population is 6.6 billion. Our future vehicles must be designed for flexible-fuel and compatible biofuels bioethanol and biodiesel. In fact biodiesel is esterified fatty acids. Brazil is an example and frontier country in production and application of biofuels in their vehicles. Conversion of Palm solid lignocellulosic wastes to ethanol may goes under various processes; the aim of complicated process is to deliver clean fuel such as ethanol. Use of advanced technologies in bioprocesses is vital to make process economically feasible. Application of membrane reactor for cutting off the down stream process is very important to cut down the price of biofuel. Biomass as feedstock is used in biomass gasification. The gaseous product is known as syngas which is used in fermentation process. From CO bioconversion H2 and ethanol are produced. H2 as clean fuel is generated by photosynthetic microorganisms; further use of H2 and CO in synthol process by use of biocatalyst such as Clostridium ljungdahlii ethanol is easily generated at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature.
Biography
Professor Ghasem D. Najafpour, Chemical Engineer and Biotechnologist, B.Sc., Medical Technology University of Isfahan, Iran (1972), M.Sc., Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma, USA (1977) and Ph.D., Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas, USA (1983). He served as assistant professor at University of Mazandran, Iran (1983-1989). Visiting Professor at University of Waterloo Canada and University of Arkansas, USA (1990-1991). He also spent his sabbatical leave at University of Arkansas, USA (1992-1993). There, he has expanded his scientific research activities on single cell protein (SCP), Microbial fuel cells, renewable energy and synthetic fuels. He served as associate professor at University of Mazandaran, Iran, (1994-1998) and Universiti of Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (1998 – 2005). Since 2005, he was qualified and appointed as professor in Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. He is serving as “Editor in Chief of World Applied Sciences Journal”, Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment since 2008, also Editor in Chief of Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment since 2006. He is Editor of Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Academic Journals, since 2007. He is an active member of many international institutes, editor and reviewers of a number of international journals and many scientific societies. Often he is invited to many international conferences as keynote speakers. In past years, he has supervised more than 138 master and 12 Ph.D. students. He has published more than 290 papers in international journals and has written 6 books in the field of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. In year 2007, he has published his book with Elsevier entitled "Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology". He won number of awards for research achievements and winner of gold medal for the Invention/Innovation sponsored by Ministry of Science, Technology Malaysia, 2004. His researches for formulation of transparent soap and natural biodegradable liquid detergent from palm oil’s fatty acids, was patented with SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia (2003). Currently, he is supervising number of PhD scholars and conducting top research projects on biodiesel biohydrogen, biofuel, bioethanol, enzyme technology, renewable energy, catalytic processes, biological treatment processes.
