AIChE Pittsburgh Local Section Event
Converting Wood Chips to Diesel Fuel
by
Joe Pezze, Environmental Consultant
Bravo's Restaurant
211 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
6:00 to 8:30 pm
Details
A company in northwest Pennsylvania is proposing the construction of a biomass to synthetic fuel plant in Crawford County, PA. The plant is designed to produce 6 to 8 million gallons per year of synthetic diesel fuel using a patented Proton Power Incorporated (PPI) process that produces hydrogen from wood chips or other cellulosic biomass. The core technology, referred to as Cellulose to Hydrogen Power (CHyP) is ideal for the production of power or for the use of producing synthetic fuels as either renewable diesel or aviation fuel. In this process, the plant will primarily produce diesel fuel. The by-products generated from the process will be biochar, which can be used as a soil supplement, wood vinegar, graphene and waste water. Mr. Pezze will discuss the permitting process and the attractiveness of this process including potential uses for the bi-products.
Our Speaker
Joe Pezze, QEP (Qualified Environmental Professional) is a Principal Owner of the Hillcrest Group, LLC a small environmental consulting company located in SW PA. Hillcrest has been helping clients on environmental permitting and compliance issues since 2002 in PA and other states.
Joe was an enviromental engineer and manager at PA DEP's SW regional office from 1975 to 2002. Since 2002 he has been an adjunct professor at Duquesne University while managing his own environmental consulting group. He has a BS in Metallurgical Engineering and an MS in Engineering and Public Health both from the Univ. of Pittsburgh.
AGENDA
6:00 - 6:30pm - Registration
6:30 - 7:30pm - Family Style Dinner
7:30 - 8:30pm Technical Presentation
Please pre-register and pre-pay for this event
by February 8, 2019 so we know how many
attendees to expect for dinner.
We need an accurate headcount for the dinner so our
registration will close Friday Evening February 8th.