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ISAF XIV—international Symposium on Alcohol Fuels

November 12-15, 2002, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Thailand

"The Role of Alcohol Fuels in Meeting the Energy, Environmental and Economic

Needs of the 21st Century"

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

1:00-9:00 PM Registration Desk Open, Grand Ballroom Foyer3:00-6:30 PM Pre-Conference Tour. Meet at the Grand Ballroom

6:30-7:30 PM ISAF XIV briefing for speakers

Wednesday, November 13, 2002

7:30-8:30 AM Registration Desk Open, Grand Ballroom Foyer

Plenary Session, Grand Ballroom

9:00 AM Arrival of H.R.H. Princess

9:05 Official Greeting of H.R.H. Princess

Presentation of conference materials

Dr. Pairash Thajchayapong, Director, National Science and Technology Development AgencyWelcome and Introductions

Dr. Claes Pilo, Chair ofthe ISAF International Organizing Committee

H.E. Pinij Jarusombat, Thailand Ministry of Science & Technology

9:10-9:20 Opening SpeechH.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

9:20-9:25 Slide multi-vision" Green Energy for Sustainable Global Society"

9:25 Plenary Panel Session—Moderators: Per Carstedt and Mike Jackson

"Envisioning the Future for Alcohol Fuels"

Brazil: Alfred Szwarc

China: Kuirun Pan

Japan: Suichi KajitaniEurope: Olle Hadell

Thailand: Paritud BhandhubanyongUSA: Joseph M. Norbeck

10:30 Presentation of the ISAF XIV Awards for Sponsors by H.R.H Princess

10:40 H.R.H. Princess visits conference exhibition

12:00 VIP guests lunch with H.R.H. Princess, at Thai Thai Restaurant

1:30 H.R.H. Princess returns to Bangkok

Wednesday, November 13, 2002

^^^M Sustainable Alcohol Fyel Markets

Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderators: Maxwell Shauck & Phulporn Saengbangpla

1 '30-1 55 For a Sustainable International Fuel Ethanol Market

Sergio C Inndade, SE2T International, Ltd., USA/Bur/il

1 55-2 20 Ethanol Market Potential and Price Sensitivity within Cane Resource Portfolios

Francis Johnson, Stockholm Environment Institulo, Sweden

2.20-2:45 How Much is a Barrel of Fuel Ethanol Worth?

Luiz Carlos Carvalho, UNICA, Brazil

2 45-3i0 Feasibility and Market Potential of Black Liquor Gasification with Methanol/DME

Production as Renewable C02 Neutral Motor Fuels

Tomas Ekbom, Nykomb Synergetics AB, Sweden

3.10-3:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:30-3:55 ETBE: A European Choice to Address Bio-Fuels Ambition

Walter Mirabella, Lyondell Europe Inc, Italy3:55-4:20 E-Diesel: A U.S. Experience on the Development and Commercialization of

Ethanoi-Basecl Engineered Fuels

Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corporation, USA

4:20-4:45 The Role of Trading Companies in the Development of a Sustainable Ethanol Fuel

Market

Roger Haybittle, COIMEX

Environmental and Economic Impacts (Part 1)Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderators: Sergio Trindade & Supat Wangwongwattana

4:45-5:10 Bioethanol and ETBE Versus Other Btofuefs for Transportation in Europe:An Ecological ComparisonGuido Reinhardt, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Germany

5:10-5:35 Methanol: The Current Status of Environmental Health Issues

J. Michael Davis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA

5:35-6:00 Transport Fuel Comsumption and its Global Environmental Impact: The Case of

Sugar Cane Ethanol in Rio de Janeiro

Suzana K. Ribeiro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

6:00-6:25 Economic, Environmental and Energy Life Cycle Assessments of Natural Gas Based

Automotive Fuels in Chongqing, China

Jin Xu, Chongqing, China

6:30 p.m. Meet in Grand Ballroom Foyer for transport to Thai Village Restaurant

7 00-7.15 Dinner Talk " Biofuels Program in Asia: Legislative and Policy Making Perspective"

Honorable MP, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, Vice Chairman, House Standing Committee on

Energy House of Parliament, Thailand

7.15-8:30 Welcoming Reception, Thai Village Restaurant

Government Roles and StrategiesLocation: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: Kuirun Pan & Nattapon Nattasomboon

1:10-1.30 Lunch Talk:"

Government Roles and Policies in the Promotion of Ethanol Fuel"

H.E. Pinij Jarusombat. Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology1.30-1.55 Liquid Biofueis for Europe: Which Ones Fit Best?

Guido Reinhardt, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Germany

1.55-2.20 Indian Experiences with the Use of Ethanol Gasoline and Ethanol Diesel Blends

R.K. Malhotra, Indian Oil Corporation, Ltd., India

2:20-2:45 California's Progress Toward an Ethanol Fuel Production IndustryThomas MacDonald, California Energy Commission, USA

2:45-3:10 Biofueis and their Role in the Strengthening of Non-food Grain Demand: A New

Horizon for the Expansion of Agricultural Frontiers

Jose Nilton de Souza Vieira, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brazil

3:10-3:30 Coffee Break: Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:30-3:55 Five-Year Plan for Development of Fuel Methanol and Methanol Vehicles in Shared

Province

Peng Zhigui, Shanxl, China

3:55-4:20 Building an Ethanol FacilityMike Bryan, BBI International, USA

4:20-4:45 A Strategy for Alternative Fuels in Sweden

OlleHadell, Swedish National Road Administration, Sweden

4:45-5:10 Strategies to Reduce Petroleum Dependence: A Status Report on California's AB 2076

Initiatives and the Role of Renewable Alcohol Fuel

Mike Jackson, AD Little, USA

Fye! Technologies (Part 1)Location: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: Mike Jackson & Sawaeng Boonyasuwat

5:10-5:35 Two-step Steam Pretreatment of Softwood for Ethanol Production

Johanna S&derstrom, Lund University, Sweden

5:35-6:00 Hydrogen Energy from Bioethanol Reforming: Effect of Cerla on Coke Reduction

Supaporn Therdthianwong, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thailand

6:00-6:25 A High-Quality Diesel Fuel Blend, Partly Based on Renewable Raw Materials

Johan M. Berg, Agrofuel AB, Sweden

6:30 p.m. Meet in Grand Ballroom Foyer fortransport to Thai Village Restaurant

7:00-7.15 Dinner Talk " Biofueis Program In Asia: Legislative and Policy Making Perspective"

Honorable MP, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, Vice Chairman, House Standing Committee on Energy

House of Parliament, Thailand

7:15-8:30 Welcoming Reception, Thai Village Restaurant

Thursday, November 14, 2002

7:30-noon Registration Desk Open

WtKKKM Environmental and Economic Impacts (Part 2)Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderators: Per Carstedt & Birasak Varasundharosoth

8:30-8:55 The Effect of Ethanol-Biended Fuel on the Emissions of Motorcycles in Thailand

Manwipa Kuson, Pollution Control Department, Thailand

8:55-9:20 Energy, Environment and Economic Life Cycle Assessment of Cassava-Ethanol

Used as Automotive Fuel in Guangxi Province, China

Zhiyuan Hu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

9:20-9:45 Effect of Ethanol Blended Gasoline on Performance and Emission of Current

Motorcycles in Thailand

Somnuek Jaroonjitsathian, PTT, Thailand

9:45-10:10 Gross Pollution from Alternative Transport Fuels in India

Alex Henham, University of Surrey, UK

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:30-10:55 The US Fuel Ethanol Industry from 1980 to 2002: Lessons for Other Markets

Pearse Lyon, Alltech Inc., USA

10:55-11:20 Worldwide Fuel Quality TrendsLisa Kiuru, International Fuel Quality Center, Singapore

11:20-11:45 Large Bio-ethanol Project from Sweet Sorghum in China and ItalyJan Lindstedt, BioAlcohol Fuel Foundation, Sweden

11:45-12:10 A Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Ethanol Us® as an Automotive Fuel

John L. Sullivan, Ford Motor Company, USA

12:10-12:35 E-Diesel: An Immediate & Practical Air Quality and Energy Security Solution

Alan Rae, AAE Technologies, Inc., UK

12:35-2:00 Lunch at Garden Coffee Shop, basement of the hotel

12:35-2:00 IOC Meeting and Luncheon, Secretariat working room

^^M Fuel Technologies (Part 2)Location: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: BiSICruickshank & Teerapatr Srinorakutara

8:30-8:55 Method of Reducing the Vapour Pressure of Gasolines Containing up to 20% byVolume of Ethanol

Igor Golubkov, Swedish Biofueis AB, Sweden

8:55-9:20 Alternative Nutritional Source for Bloethanol Production by Zymotnonas mobilis

Damrongdech Maneewatthana, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thailand

9:20-9:45 Application of Methanol Fuel in Shanxi Province

Ziqiang Zhu, Shanxi Jiaxin Energy & Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., China

9:45-10:10 pH-Auxostat with Automatic Controlling System for Continuous Ethanol Production

by Zymomonas mobilis

Sudarut Tripetchkul, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thailand

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break: Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:30-10:55 Diesel/Ethanoi Blend Fleet Test in Brazilian Ethanol/Sugar Mills—2001 UpdateAlfred Szwarc, UNICA, Brazil

10:55-11:20 Renewable Alternative Fuel from Sweet SorghumPornthap Thanonkeo, Khon Kaen Univeristy, Thailand

11:20-11:45 Gas-phase Homogeneous Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

De-Hua He, Tsinghua University, China

11:45-12:10 Ethanol Fermentation in ICR Column and Partial Vacuum Fermentation,Using Saccharomyees cemvisiae

Ghasem Najafpour, Universiti Sains Malaysia12:10-12:35 An Integrated Approach to Production, Transportation and Utilization of

Remote Natural Gas

Sullivan Marsden, Stanford University, USA

12:35-2:00 Lunch at Garden Coffee Shop, basement of the hotel

12:35-2:00 IOC Meeting and Luncheon, Secretariat working room

Thursday, November 14, 2002

W^^M Vehicle Technologies (Part 1)Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderators: Roberta Nichols & Somchai Chanchaona

2:00-2:25 Method Probling and Dynamic Location of Governmental Behaviors in Performing Fuel

Zhang Xuedong, The Fuel Methanol and Methanol Vehicle Office, China

2:25-2:45 The Evaluation of Diesef/EthanoS Fuel Blends for Diesel Vehicles in the Thailand:

Performance and Emissions Studies

Dennis Schuetzle, Ford Motor Company, USA

2:45-3:10 The Utilization of the Latent Heat of Vaporization of Methanol

Zhongyang Jiang, Datong Yungang Motor Corporation, China

3:10-3:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:30-3:55 Development Project of Ultra Low Emission DME Heavy-Duty Trucks

Yoshio Sato, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory, Japan3:55-4:20 Evaluation of Anti-wear Properties of Fuels by the Ball-on Three Disk Method

DirkDrees, Falex Tribology, Belgium4:20-4:45 A Business Case for Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicles

Blair Heffelfinger, Methanex Corporation, Canada

4:45-5:10 Study of Using Ethanol in Direct Injection Gasoline EngineChinda Charoenphonphanich, KMITL, Thailand

5:10-5:35 A New Combustion System for Diesel Engine Fueled with Dimethyl Ether

Jun Song, Shanghai Jiao University, China

Fuel Technologies (Part 3)Location: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: Byung-Chun Choi & Nongluck Pankurddee

2:00-2:25 Effect of Cassava Varieties on Ethanol Production

Teerapatr Srinorakutara, TISTR, Thailand

2:25-2:45 Garbage and BiosoSids to Ethanol: A Clean Garbage Solution

Douglas Elliott, Masada OxyNoi, USA

2:45-3:10 Strategies for Optimizing a Methanol Reformer for Fuel Cell Vehicles

Lars Pettersson, Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden

3:10-3:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:30-3:55 Studies on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Wei Xing, Changchun Institute ofApplied Chemistry, China

3:55-4:20 Experimental Research of Ethanol Fermentation from Rice Straws and Bagasse

Pongsri Siwarasak, Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Thailand

4:20-4:45 Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Hydroyzates to Fuel Ethanol: Batch, Fed-batch or

Continuous Mode of Operation?Mohammad Taherzadeh, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Friday, November 15, 2002

Vehicle Technologies (Part 2)Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderator: David J. Cala-Hederich & Pongwit Siribodhi

B'30-8.55 Study of Performance and Exhaust Emission of a Compression Ignition Diesel

Engine Fueled with Bio-diesohoS

Zhang Wugao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

8:55-9.20 Combustion and Emissions of Gasoline/Ethanol Blends in a Multi-cylinder SI Engine

Somchai Chanchaona, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thailand

9:20-9:45 Techniques of Using Ethanol in Dl Diesel Engines: A Comparative StudyG. Nagarajan, Anna University, India

9:45-10:10 NKK DfVSE Diesel Vehicle Development and Fleet Test in JapanHiromasa Hayashi, NKK Corporation, Japan

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:30-10:55 From Concept to Reality: A Small Air Quality Sampling Aircraft Powered by Ethanol

Maxwell Shauck, Baylor University, USA

10:55-11:20 Comparison of Emissions and Fuel Economy Characteristics of Conventional, E-15

and Cetane Improver in a Heavy Diesel EngineE. Robert Fanick, Southwest Research Institute, USA

11:20-11:45 Ethanol & Fuel Cells: Converging Paths of OpportunityJeff Oestmann, Cargill Ethanol, USA

11:45-12:10 Fuel Ethanol in Asia: The ChallengesCal Hodge, A2nd Opinion Inc., USA

12:10-1:45 Lunch at Garden Coffee Shop (basement of the hotel)12:10-1:45 IOC Meeting and Luncheon, Secretariat working room

Fuel Technologies (Part 4)Location: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: Alfred Szwarc & Oranut Phowchirtda

8:30-8:55 Relevance of Multi-Feed Technology for Ethanoi Production for Tropical Countries

Pramod Chaudhari, Praj Industries, Ltd., India

8:55-9:20 Microemulsion of Diesel and Ethanol: A Preliminary StudyBoonyarach Kitiyanan, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

9:20-9:45 The Effect of Lowering of Alcohol Content in Gasoline-Alcohol Mixtures on

Corrosivlty of the Resultant Fuel

Jacques Van Heerden, Sasol Oil Pte Limited, South Africa

9:45-10:10 Molecular Selve Dehydration Technology for Fuel Ethanol Production

JosefModi, Vogelbusch GmbH, Austria

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:30-10:55 Oxygenate Fuel Synthesis from Olefin and Syngas over Support Cobalt CatalystXianqing Qiu, Tsinghua University, China

10:55-11:20 Reducing Energy Cost in Ethanoi ProductionRikard Krook, Alfa Laval, Thailand

11:20-11:45 Performance and Emissions Characteristics of High-Speed Direct Injection Diesel

Engine with Soybean Bio-Diesel Fuel

Byung-Chul Choi, Chonnam National University, Korea

11:45-12:10 The Effect of Lowering of Alcohol Content in Gasoline-Alcohol Mixtures on Water

Retention PropertiesJacques Van Heerden, Sasol Oil Pte Limited, South Africa

12:10-1:45 Lunch at Garden Coffee Shop (basement of the hotel)12:10-1:45 IOC Meeting and Luncheon, Secretariat working room

Friday, November 15, 2002

^^M Vehicle Technologies (Part 3)Location: Grand Ballroom A

Moderators: Grazia Zanin & Samai Jai In

1:45-2:10 Dimethyl Ether (DME) Spray Characteristics in Common-Rail High Pressure InjectionEquipment

Choongsik S. Bae, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea2:10-2:35 Auto-Ignition and Combustion Analysis of DME Air Homogeneous Charge

Compression Ignition Engine by Chemiluminescence Measurement and

Numerical Calculation

Yudai Yamasaki, K&io University, Japan2:35-3:00 Injection and Combustion of Dimethyl Ether Fueled Diesel Engine

Xinqi Qiao, Shanghai Jiao University, China

3:00-3:20 Coffee Break, Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:20-3:45 Fundamental Research of DME Diesel Engine Operated with a Common Rail

Injection SystemShuichi Kajittani, Ibaraki University, Japan

3:45-4:10 Experimental Investigation on Oxygenated Fuel Additives for Diesel EngineGuangde Zhang, Shanghai Jiao University, China

4:10-4:35 Development of a City Bus Fueled with DME

Naoki Yanagisawa, Isuzu Advanced Engineering Center, Japan4:35-5:00 Experimental Investigation on the Dimethyl Ether Fueled ZS195 Diesel Engine

Qing-fu Yang, Taiyuan University of Technology, China

5:00-5:25 The Formation of N2D and Other Unregulated intermediates in the CatalyticPurification of the DME Combustion Exhaust Gas

Osamu Fujita, Hokkaido University, Japan

5:30-7:30 Closing Remarks and Farewell Party, Lost Horizon Pool, in front of the hotel

7:30-8:30 IOC Wrap up meeting and conference summary, Secretariat working room

Fuel Technologies (Part 5)Location: Grand Ballroom B

Moderators: Per Carstedt & Paritud Bhandhubanyong

1 ;45-2:10 The Development of Diesei/Ethanol (Diesohoi) Fuel Blends for Diesel Vehicles:

Fuel Formulation and PropertiesKeith Corkwell, Lubrizol Corporation, USA

2:10-2:35 A Pilot Plant for Ethanol from Wood WasteGunnar Fransson, Etek Etanolteknik AB, Sweden

2:35-3:00 TISTR's Strategy on Raw Material and Process Investigation for Ethanol Production

Nongluck Pankurddee, TISTR, Thailand

3:00-3:20 Coffee Break: Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:20-3:45 Synergies Between Ethanol and TAME as Gasoline OxygenatesJacques Van Heerden, Sasol Oil Pte Limited, South Africa

3:45-4:10 E-Diesel in Europe: A New Available Fuel TechnologyUrban Lofvenberg, Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry, Sweden

4:10-4:35 Ethanol Production from Coconut Water: Study on Fermentation Kinetics

Oranut Phowchinda, King Mongkut's Institue of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

4:35-5:00 The influence of Cr, 2n, and Co Additives on the Performance of

Skeletal Copper Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis and Related Reactions

M.S. Wainwright, University of New South Wales, Australia

5:00-5:25 Clean Fuels Development in Asia: What Challenges?CK Chang, Executive Director, Asian Clean Fuels Association, Singapore

5:30-7:30 Closing Remarks and Farewell Party, Lost Horizon Pool, in front of the hotel

7:30-8:30 IOC Wrap up meeting and conference summary, Secretariat working room