James Richard Gasson
stipendiat
Kjemisk institutt
Hjemmeside: http://www.vista.no/project/vis.html?tid=49699
Stilling: stipendiat
Telefon:
E-post: James.Gasson@kj.uib.no
Besøksadresse: Allégaten 41
Romnummer: 3068
In a nutshell
"Utilizing my chemistry background, I aim to predict product properties of bio-oils from biomass to establish a renewable and economical production of liquid bio-fuel and value-add bulk chemicals. For this, I use fast fingerprint analytics supported by statistics to decipher chemical reaction pathways and interlink these with key process parameters."
Journal papers (4)
"Kinetic study of intermediate species and their role in the degradation and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin in the Lignin-to-Liquid process",
J.R. Gasson, D. Forchheim, T. Sutter, U. Hornung, A. Kruse, T. Barth, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2012, submitted.
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"Extracting homologous series from mass spectrometry data by projection on predefined vectors",
J.E. Carlson, J.R. Gasson, T. Barth, I. Eide, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 2012, in press. (DOI: 10.1016/j.chemolab.2012.02.007)(pdf)
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"Developing solvolytic conversion of lignin to liquid (LtL) fuel components: Optimisation of quality and process factors",
M. Kleinert, J.R. Gasson, I. Eide, A.-M. Hilmen, T. Barth, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology 2011, 45, 3-12. (pdf)
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"Optimizing solvolysis conditions for integrated depolymerisation and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to produce liquid biofuel",
M. Kleinert, J.R. Gasson, T. Barth, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2009, 85, 108-117. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2008.09.019)(pdf)
Papers in conference proceedings (2)
"Lignin Solvolysis: Upscaling of the Lignin-to-Liquid Conversion Process towards technical applicability",
J.R. Gasson, M. Kleinert, T. Barth, D. Forchheim, E. Sahin, A. Kruse, I. Eide, In Proceedings of the 18th European Biomass Conference, Lyon 2010, 10-13, ISBN 978-88-89407-56-5. (DOI: 10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-PB1.3)
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"Developing solvolytic conversion of lignin to liquid fuel components (LtL): Optimisation of quality and pprocess economical factors",
T. Barth, M. Kleinert, J.R. Gasson, A.-M. Hilmen, In Proceedings of the 17th European Biomass Conference, Hamburg 2009, 1766-1769, ISBN 978-88-89407-57-3.
Thesis
"Exploring the Potential of the Lignin-to-Liquid Conversion Process for the Production of Motor Fuels and Chemicals",
J.R. Gasson, M.Sc. Thesis, Bergen, May 2009.
Conference presentations (7 oral and 7 visual)
"Thermochemical valorisation in a wood based biorefinery",
T. Barth, M. Kleinert, B. Holmelid, J.R. Gasson, Renewable Energy Research Conference, Trondheim, April 16 - 18, 2012. (Oral Presentation)
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"A Kinetic Study on Intermediate Species and their Role in the Degradation and Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin in the Lignin-to-Liquid Process",
D. Forchheim, J.R. Gasson, T. Sutter, T. Barth, A. Kruse, U. Hornung, Renewable Energy Research Conference, Trondheim, April 16 - 18, 2012. (Oral Presentation)
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"Extracting Homologous Series from Fingerprint Mass Spectra Data of Bio-Oils: A Complement to PCA",
J.R. Gasson, J.E. Carlson, T. Barth, I. Eide, Renewable Energy Research Conference, Trondheim, April 16 - 18, 2012. (Poster Presentation)
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"Extracting Homologous Series from Fingerprint Mass Spectrometry Data of Bio-Oils: A Complement to PCA",
J.R. Gasson, J.E. Carlson, I. Eide, T. Barth, Joint Conference of German Mass Spectrometry Society and Polish Mass Spectrometry Society, Poznan, March 4 - 7, 2012. (Poster Presentation)
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"Production of phenols and fuel components from residual lignin: A state of the art report on the LtL concept",
J.R. Gasson, T. Barth, B. Holmelid, L. Liguori, I. Eide, 242nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Denver, CO, August 28 - September 1, 2011. (Oral Presentation)
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"Comparison of two Lignin Liquefaction Approaches for the Production of Phenols in Aqueous Media",
B. Holmelid, D. Forchheim, A. Kruse, T. Barth, J.R. Gasson, 19th European Biomass Conference, Berlin, June 6 - 10, 2010. (Poster Presentation)
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"Mass Spectrometry Approaches to Analysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion supported by modern Data Analysis",
J.R. Gasson, T. Barth, M. Kleinert, I. Eide, 3rd Nordic Wood Biofinery Conference, Stockholm, March 22 - 24, 2011. (Poster Presentation)
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"Identification of homologous series of organic compounds in bio-oils from lignocellulose",
I. Eide, G. Neverdal, J.R. Gasson, T. Barth, K. Zahlsen, 3rd Nordic Wood Biofinery Conference, Stockholm, March 22 - 24, 2011. (Oral Presentation)
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"Deciphering Complex Bio-Oil Mass Spectra with the Help of Chemometrics",
J.R. Gasson, J.E. Carlson, I. Eide, T. Barth, 44th Annual Convention of the German Society for Mass Spectrometry, Dortmund, February 27 - March 2, 2011. (Poster Presentation)
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"Characterisation of Bio-oils using Advanced Analytical Techniques and Data Analysis",
J.R. Gasson, M. Kleinert, T. Barth, I. Eide, Renewable Energy Research Conference, Trondheim, June 7 - 8, 2010. (Poster Presentation)
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"Lignin Solvolysis: Upscaling of the Lignin-to-Liquid Conversion Process towards technical applicability",
J.R. Gasson, M. Kleinert, T. Barth, D. Forchheim, E. Sahin, A. Kruse, I. Eide, 18th European Biomass Conference, Lyon, May 3 - 7, 2010. (Plenary Presentation)
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"Developing solvolytic conversion of lignin to liquid (LtL) fuel components: Optimisation of quality and process factors",
M. Kleinert, J.R. Gasson, A.-M. Hilmen, T. Barth, 2nd Nordic Wood Biofinery Conference, Helsinki, September 2 - 4, 2009. (Poster Presentation)
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"Developing solvolytic conversion of lignin to liquid (LtL) fuel components: Optimisation of quality and process economical factors",
T. Barth, M. Kleinert, J.R. Gasson, A.-M. Hilmen, 17th European Biomass Conference, Hamburg, June 29 - July 3, 2009. (Oral Presentation)
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"Determining the best reaction conditions for yields and composition of "oil" from lignin in a new solvolytic pyrolysis technique",
J.R. Gasson, M. Kleinert, T. Barth, 18th International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Lanzarote, May 18 - 23, 2008. (Oral Presentation)
Statoil's VISTA Project No. 6455
The main objective of the project is to identify critical parameters in solvolytic conversion of lignin and other refractory biopolymers with regard to efficient, simultaneous depolymerisation and hydrodeoxygenation, using formic acid as a hydrogenation agent.
This knowledge will be used to simplify the production process and improve the product quality. Thus, the presently unknown reaction mechanisms must be explored, and based on the mechanistical understanding the process can be improved in terms of efficiency and product quality. Improved analytical protocols are also needed for reliable product quality evaluation and process optimisation.
The project contains two integrated work packages on organic synthesis/process optimisation and development of analytical protocols for quality evaluation.