PAPERNOLRecycle Paper to Ethanol

UT-Chattanooga

Jim Henry

2007

PAPERNOLRecycle Paper to Ethanol

UT-Chattanooga

Jim Henry

2007

UT-Chattanooga

2007

Aquila HughleyBlake Nida

Jennifer JohnsonJimmy Grant

PAPERNOLThe Team

•Economics

•Environmental Issues

•Ethical Issues

•Social Issues

•Political Issues

•Contemporary Issues

•Multi-scale processing

Design Aspects

•Economics

•Environmental Issues

•Ethical Issues

•Social Issues

•Political Issues

•Contemporary Issues

•Multi-scale processing

Design Aspects

“Softer” issues

(my term)

1. Multi-scale processing2. Contemporary Issues3. Political Issues4. Social Issues5. Ethical Issues6. Environmental Issues7. Economics8. Student Responses

This Presentation

Benefits of Ethanol from Waste Paper•Reduce need for Petroleum Oil•Takes less energy to produce versus other types of Ethanol•Reduce the amount of wastes in landfills•Reduce CO2 release •Expand Orange Grove Centers

8. Student Words Results

Before the Papernol project, I had awareness of CONTEMPORARY issues in chemical engineering design.

4 -- Extremely True

3 -- Somewhat True

2 -- Not Much Not

1 -- True at all

8. Student Survey Results

Multi-scale

Contemporary Issues

Political Issues

Social Issues

Ethical Issues

Environmental Issues

Economics

8. Student Survey Results

Multi-scale

Contemporary Issues

Political Issues

Social Issues

Ethical Issues

Environmental Issues

Economics

8. Student Survey Results

Before After

3.25 4

3.25 4

3 3.5

3.25 4

3.25 4

3.25 4

Before After

3.25 4

3.25 4

3 3.5

3.25 4

3.25 4

3.25 4

Multi-scale

Contemporary Issues

Political Issues

Social Issues

Ethical Issues

Environmental Issues

Economics

8. Student Survey Results

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Bales of Waste Paper+ Water

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Preprocess the Waste Paper?

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Sterilization necessary?

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Intermediate storage(Deciding on Batch vs. Continuous)

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Enzyme or Acid for Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Sugars

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Centrifugation

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Fermentation

1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

Distillation

2. Contemporary Issues

•Ethanol for Fuel Replacement•Corn or Switchgrass Feedstock•(Pimentel’s arguments)•Food Prices•Ethanol Transportation

3. Political Issues

•Imported oil•Subsidies for crops

4. Social Issues

Orange Grove Centers•Chattanooga’s public paper recycling facility •employs over 100 developmentally disabled citizens

4. Social Issues

Orange Grove Centers•Chattanooga’s public paper recycling facility •employs over 100 developmentally disabled citizens

James Scooter Travis

4. Social Issues

Orange Grove Centers•Chattanooga’s public paper recycling facility •employs over 100 developmentally disabled citizens

Our charge is to mesh our process with that facility’s capacity ANDdesign the process to be operated by developmentally disabled citizens

5. Ethical Issues

•Pollution•Farming•Employment displacement

6. Environmental Issues

•Carbon footprint•Landfill demand reduced•Captured CO2 for sales

7. Economics

•Capital Investment: $3,000,000•Annual Operating: 600,000•Annual Revenue: 1,200,000•Annual Profit: 600,000•Return on Investment: 20%

Before After

3.25 4

3.25 4

3 3.5

3.25 4

3.25 4

3.25 4

Multi-scale

Contemporary Issues

Political Issues

Social Issues

Ethical Issues

Environmental Issues

Economics

8. Student Survey Results

PAPERNOL

successfully promoted

student awareness of “softer,”

non-technical aspects in engineering design

Conclusion