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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Session 1: Opening Session & Keynote 

Session Chair: Matthew Tunnicliffe, FPInnovations

Keynote: David Buchanan, President, Voith North America

Session 2: State of the Industry

Session Chair: Heather Jennings, Probiotic Solution

Session 3: New Technology Showcase

Session Chair:

• How Static Optics FTIR Allows a Revolution in Recovery Boiler Control–real Time, Continuous Measurement of Critical Inputs and Outputs  ‐ Jonathon Speed, Keit Spectrometers
• Steam and Energy Controls Coordination Requirements for a Reliable Plant Power Island Operation ‐ Benoit Janvier, Enero Solutions

Energy, Recovery and Recaust Sub‐Committee Meetings

Energy Subcommittee

Lime Kilns & Recaust Subcommittee

Recovery & Power Boilers Subcommittee

Water Treatment Subcommittee

Session 4:  Bleach Plant Benchmarking and Optimization

Session Chair: Dan Nicholson, Solenis

• Using Bleaching Stage Modelsfor Benchmarking Softwood ECF Bleach Plants ‐ Brian N. Brogdon, Future Bridge Consulting Services, LLC
• You Have Several Bleaching Stages, Why Don’t You Use Them? ‐ James Goldman, BTG
• Bleach Plant Benchmarking and the Sequence Kappa Factor Flaw  ‐ Tom Mullen, Process Innovations, LLC

Session 5: Pump and Pipe Reliability

Session Chair: Meg Murphy INFab LLC/O'Neal Inc

• Modeling Considerations for Stock Flow Using Pipe‐Flo ‐ Naomi Ballenger, Jacobs
• Stop Swapping Your Pumps ‐ Jay Shellogg, Strategic Maintenance Reliability
• Under Pressure ‐ Pump Underperformance From System Changes ‐ Naomi Ballenger, Jacobs
• Fouling Cleaning and Prevention to Increase Production Uptime in Crucial Pipelines by Using Environmentally Friendly ZPD Ultrasonic Technology ‐ Beda Arponen, Altum Technologies

  Tuesday, November 1, 2022

IBBC Session 1: Keynote

Session Chair: Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia

Keynote: Thomas Meth, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder, Enviva

Session 6: Corrosion Control for Aggressive Environmental

Session Chair: Victor Padilla, FPInnovations

• Relining of a Chlorine Dioxide Storage Tank–A Case History - Jeff Eisenman, Maverick Applied Science, Inc.
• Stop Industrial Circuit Board Corrosion - Bobby Williams, Force 5 products, LLC
• Effect of Surface Modification on Corrosion Control of Type 409 Stainless Steel on Slow Strain Rate Testing in Simulated Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processing Environments - E. Asare, J.R. Kish, McMaster University

Session 7:  Efficient Washing and Black Liquor Management
Session Chair:  Mathias Lindström, International Paper

• DD-washer performance optimization using latest measurement technology - Riku Kopra, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Fiber Laboratory
• Understand Chemi-washer Washing Operation to Enhance Efficiency and Reduce Cost - Michael Wang, Solenis
• Successful Field Testing of Black Liquor Reverse Osmosis Modules - Brent Keller, Via Separations
• Silicone Applications in Pulp and Paper - Lingrong Gu, Wacker Chemie AG

IBBC Session 2: Bioenergy Research from DOE National Labs (Invited Session)
Session Chair: Jaya Shankar Tumuluru

• The Role of Long-Term Storage to Reduce Risk of Feedstock Loss and Facilitate Recalcitrance Reduction – Lynn Wendt, Idaho National Laboratory
• Performance of Candidate Containment Materials for Bio-Oil Production and Storage – James R. Keiser, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Attaining Sustainable Production of Energy from Agricultural Biomass Feedstocks - Shyam K. Nair, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Session 8: Plant Design

Session Chair:

• Factors affecting deposit formation in foul condensate stripping systems - Torsten Meyer, University of Toronto
• Black Liquor Evaporators Upgrade–How Many Effects? - James Cantrell, Jacobs Engineering
• Developing a Detailed Simulation Model for Complete Mass, Energy and Chemical Balancing of an Integrated Pulp and Paper Mill - Michael Erbes, Enginomix LLC

Session 9: Lime Kiln Operation & Hardware

Session Chair:

• Improving Lime Recovery Kiln Operation using CFD Modeling - Glenn Hanson, Metso Outotec
• Rotary Kiln Monitoring with Shell Temperature Visualization and Process Analytics - Lee Rippon, University of British Columbia
• Dynamic CFD Modelling of Calcination in a Rotary Lime Kiln with an External Dryer - Jarod Ryan, University of Toronto
• Innovative Refractory Solutions for Lime Sludge Rotary Kilns to Achieve Sustainable Energy Savings – Harald Merker, Refratechnik Cement GmbH

Session 10: Making Packaging Compatible with Paper Recycling

Moderator: Carl Houtman, USDA, Forest Products Lab

Panelists:

Session 11: Landfill Management

Session Chair: Dan Curry, TRC

• Potentials of using Landfill Wastes for Paper-Egg-Tray Production in Nigeria -
  Kehinde Amoo, University of Ibadan
• A True Green Cover for Industrial Waste Landfills - Rutuparna Joshi, Watershed Geosynthetics

2023 PEERS Technical Program Planning Meeting

Lunch & Exhibit Open

Biorefinery Committee

IBBC Session 3: Innovative Bioproducts and Biopolymers from Biomass
Session Chair: Zachary Bacon, Valmet

• Bio-based solutions for the replacement of single-use plastics in packaging applications – Stephane Lariviere, FPInnovations
• Production of polyhydroxybuyrate (PHB) from industrial hemp waste pretreated with a chemical-free hydrothermal process – Deepak Kumar, SUNY ESF
• Bioderived Chemical Extraction from Spruce Needles – Adding Value to Forest Logging Residues – Atanu Kumar Das, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• LigniOx lignins ‐ A Sustainable Alternative to Oil‐based Dispersants ‐ Jouko
  Vyörykkä, Dow

Session 12: Fixed Equipment Materials and Reliability

Session Chair: Margaret Gorog International Papers

• Demonstration of Duplex Stainless Steel in Bleach Tower Environments–A Multi-mill Study - Matthew Tunnicliffe, Victor Padilla, FPInnovations
• Advantages of Lean Duplex Stainless Steels in the Pulp and Paper Industry - Mikko Palosaari, Outokumpu Stainless OY
• Fixed Equipment Mechanical Integrity - Margaret Gorog, International Paper

Session 13: Online Analysis & Energy Recovery

Session Chair: Thanh Trung, Fitnir Analyzer Inc

• Maximizing Recovery Boiler Availability with an Online Ash Analyzer and Ash Balance Advisor - Matti Selkala, Valmet Automations, Inc.
• Reliable and Fast Method to Measure Carryover in Kraft Recovery Boilers - Heikki Lappalainen, Andritz Oy
• Feasibility Study of Using Waste Heat Recovery System for Power Generation from Flue Gasses of Recovery Boiler - Seyed Javad Amirfakhri, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Session 14: Lime Kiln Chemistry

Session Chair: Wei Ren – FPInnovations

• How do Mud Balls form in Lime Kilns? - John Hinton-Barber
• Green Liquor Clarification Improvement Utilizing Existing Tank and Vessel in Mills - Robert Carlstrom, Valmet Paper AB
• How On-line Static Optics FTIR Can Replace Titration for Recausticizing Control - Examples From the Field - Jonathon Speed, Keit Spectrometers

1:30PM - 3:00PM

(Co-Sponsored by Fiber Recycling and Environmental /Sustainability
Committees)

Session 15: Upcycling and Environmental Sustainability

Session Chair: Marty Daniel, Thiele Kaolin Company

• The Future State of Packaging Papers for the Circular Economy - Scott McNutt, Nextep Partners
• Transforming Pulper Ropes into a Valuable Resource - Ed Donovan, UNTHA America
• Recycling Paper-Plastic Laminate Coffee Cups Using a Single-Disk Refiner: Energy Requirements and Recovered Fiber Quality - Michael Bilek, University of British Columbia

Session 16: Oxygen Stages and Liquor Oxidation

Session Chair: Ashok Ghosh, Westrock

• Oxygen Delignification Model Using Vanska, van Heiningen Equation - Tom Mullen, Process Innovations, LLC
• Modelling of real oxygen delignification processes - Jari Käyhkö, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
• White & Black Liquor Oxidation System - Jon Foan, NORAM Engineering

IBBC Session 4: Biomass Pretreatment Methods

Session Chair: Shyam K Nair, Los Alamos National Lab

• Bioproducts Development by Phosphorylation of Lignocellulosic Materials – David Myja, Innofibre
• Intensified Continuous Biomass Treatment By Twin Screw Extrusion – John Barber, Clextral
• Swift Kraft Lignin Depolymerisation under Hydrothermal Conditions – Anders Ahlbom, Chalmers University of Technology
• Use of a Static Optics FTIR Spectrometer for On-line and Real Time Measurement and Differentiation of Sugars, Acids and Lignin Production in Biorefinery Processes – Jonathan Speed, Keit Spectrometers

3:30PM - 5:00PM

(Co-Sponsored by Corrosion & Materials Engineering and Energy, Recovery, Lime Kiln & Recaust Committees)

Session 17: Recovery Boiler Corrosion and Reliability

Session Chair: : Paul Ceravolo , Andtiz Pulp & Paper

• Possibilities to Extend Uninterrupted Operations Periods of Kraft Recovery Boilers - Hamilton Brandao, ANDRITZ Oy
• Investigating the Causes of Severe Economizer Tube Thinning in an SSL Boiler - Torsten Meyer, University of Toronto
• Cracking of Straight Co-extruded Composite Wall Tubes in Black Liquor Recovery Boilers - Johanna Tuiremo, Andritz Oy

Session 18: Lime Kiln Panel Discussion (Maintenance of Coolers)

Session Co-Chairs: Glenn Hanson, Metso Outotec and J. Peter Gorog, Houghton Cascade Holdings, LLC

Panelists:

• Proper Kiln Alignment for Sustainable/Reliable Performance – Andrew Knouse, Metso
• Comparison of Known Coolers for Lime Kilns in the Pulp and Paper Industry, The Differences in Operation Economy and Main Maintenance Tasks – Palle Hansen, Valmet
• Maintenance and operation of LMDs and Cyclones - Melissa Reddinger, Andritz

Session 19: Development in Bleaching

Session Chair: Tom Mullen, Process Innovations, LLC

• Chlorine Dioxide Generator Liquor Composition Control Using FITNIR Online-Benefits and Process Improvements - Jared Saintsing, Evergreen Packaging, Pactiv Evergreen
• Practical Brightening for Low-pH Kraft Pulp Through In Situ Creation Of Peracetic Acid From Peracetate - Howard Kaplan, Kaplan Consulting, LLC
• Some Preliminary Results on Oxygen Addition to D-Stage Bleaching (D/O) - Raymond C. Francis, SUNY ESF
• Z-ECF and Z-TCF of Softwood Kraft Pulp Bleaching - Alexis Metais, Xylem

Session 20: Recycling I

Session Chair: Marty Daniel, Thiele Kaolin Company

• Poly Aluminum Chloride in Surface Sizing Application for Fluting Packing Grades - Osama Waleed, Arab Paper Manufacturing Company
• Making Packaging Compatible with Paper Recycling - Richard Venditti, NCSU
• Hydrapulper Consistency Control ‐ Nick Stabler, Pneu‐Logic Co.

Session 21: Optimizing Mill Water Resources

Session Chair: Heather Jennings, Probiotic Solutions

• Paper Mill Water Reduction and Reuse: Reviewing Fresh Water Reduction and Process Water Recycling Initiatives – Joseph Brown, Republic Paperboard, LLC
• Containerboard Mill Net‐Zero Water Use ‐ Lisa Bauer‐Lotto, Green Bay Packaging
• Utilizing Sound Bioaugmentation Techniques as a strategy to Mill Wastewater Treatment Optimization ‐ Mark Stae, Solenis LLC

IBBC Poster Session

• Quality of Pinus sp. Pellets with Kraft Lignin and Starch Addition – Solange Aeaujo,
  Instituto Superior de Agronomia
  
  

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

IBBC Session 5: Biomass Conversion & Densification

Session Chair: Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, USDA‐ARS

• The Current State of Predicting the Performance of Biomass Pyrolysis Process using Machine Learning Tools – Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia
• The Effects of Hot Water Extraction and Recovered Lignin Addition on Fuel Pellet Properties – Autumn Elniski, SUNY-ESF
• Briquette Produced with Torrefied Agroforestry Biomass to Generate Energy – Solange Araújo, Instituto Superior de Agronomia
• Sandwich Belt High Angle Conveyors Lifting the Value of Biomass – Amy Duncan,
  Dos Santos International, LLC

Session 22: Black Liquor Properties & Combustion

Session Chair: : Pasi Miikkulainen – Andritz

• Evaluating the Effect of Recovery Boiler Operation on Dregs Behavior Using Multivariate Data Analysis - Elizabeth Maggs, University of Toronto
• Development of an Online Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Analyzer for the Determination of Kraft Black Liquor Properties - Matthew Tomkins, FPInnovations
• Black Liquor % Solids- What do we really know? - John Porter, Fitnir Analyzer Inc

Session 23: Recycling II

Session Chair: Cesar Basilio, Thiele Kaolin Company

• How to Detect Dirt and Shives in Pulp Slurries - David Zerr, Pulmac
• Improve Deinking Flotation from the Fundamental Research - Kaiwu Huang, Virginia Tech
• Improved Deinking Flotation of Water-Based Ink – Roe-Hoan Yoon, Virginia Tech

Session 24: Panel Discussion on Pine Chemicals and Process Safety Measurement

Session Chair: Daniel Nicholson, Solenis

Panelists:

IBBC Session 6: Biomass Conversion Pathways

Session Chair: Deepak Kumar, SUNY‐ESF

• Syngas Upgrading Flexibility using Hot Oxygen Technology – Brad Damstedt,
  Linde
• Imperata Cylindrica; A New Bioethanol Potential with Hydrolysis of β-1,4 Glycosidic Binding and Fractional Distillation As A Futuristic Green Energy – Ai Samrotul Hasanah, Women in Science
• Optimization of Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester (FAEE) Yield of Biodiesel produced from Sunflower Oil and Palm Oil Using Rhizopus Oryzae as Whole-cell Biocatalyst – Samuel Okon-Edem, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd.

Session 25:  Solving Problems for Better Optimization

Session Chair:  Franklin Zambrano, Solenis

• Comparison of White Liquor Measurement Gauge Studies-Titration versus Benchtop Near-Infrared Analyzers - Michael Aguilar, WestRock
• De-Resinators and Yield Improvement - Why is it so Hard - Delos Boardman, Retired
• Minimizing Energy Consumption in LC Refining - Luis Gonzalez, Valmet

Session 26: Impact of Chemistry on Boiler Operation

Session Chair: Jack Porter, Fitnir Analyzer Inc

• Black Liquor Spraying Orientation Determination in Kraft Recovery Boiler - Heikki Lappalainen, Andritz Oy
• Evaluation of Soap Recovery Efficiency from Black Liquor–Analytical Tools - Joseph Bohannon, Ingevity
• Reduction Rate Control - Travis Conner, Valmet