1. PAPERNOL Recycle Paper to Ethanol UT-Chattanooga Jim Henry 2007

2. PAPERNOL Recycle Paper to Ethanol UT-Chattanooga Jim Henry 2007

3. UT-Chattanooga 2007 Aquila Hughley Blake Nida Jennifer Johnson Jimmy Grant PAPERNOL The Team

4. Economics Environmental Issues Ethical Issues Social Issues Political Issues Contemporary Issues Multi-scale processing Design Aspects

5. Economics Environmental Issues Ethical Issues Social Issues Political Issues Contemporary Issues Multi-scale processing Design Aspects “Softer” issues (my term)

6. 1.Multi-scale processing 2.Contemporary Issues 3.Political Issues 4.Social Issues 5.Ethical Issues 6.Environmental Issues 7.Economics 8.Student Responses This Presentation

7. 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 CO 2 release Expand Orange Grove Centers 8. Student Words Results

8. 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

9. Multi-scale Contemporary Issues Political Issues Social Issues Ethical Issues Environmental Issues Economics 8. Student Survey Results

10. Multi-scale Contemporary Issues Political Issues Social Issues Ethical Issues Environmental Issues Economics 8. Student Survey Results BeforeAfter 3.254 4 33.5 3.254 4 4

11. BeforeAfter 3.254 4 33.5 3.254 4 4 Multi-scale Contemporary Issues Political Issues Social Issues Ethical Issues Environmental Issues Economics 8. Student Survey Results

12. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process

13. Bales of Waste Paper + Water

14. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Preprocess the Waste Paper?

15. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Sterilization necessary?

16. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Intermediate storage (Deciding on Batch vs. Continuous)

17. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Enzyme or Acid for Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Sugars

18. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Centrifugation

19. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Fermentation

20. 1. The (Multi-Scale) Process Distillation

21. 2. Contemporary Issues Ethanol for Fuel Replacement Corn or Switchgrass Feedstock (Pimentel’s arguments) Food Prices Ethanol Transportation

22. 3. Political Issues Imported oil Subsidies for crops

23. 4. Social Issues Orange Grove Centers Chattanooga’s public paper recycling facility employs over 100 developmentally disabled citizens

24. 4. Social Issues Orange Grove Centers Chattanooga’s public paper recycling facility employs over 100 developmentally disabled citizens James Scooter Travis

25. 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 AND design the process to be operated by developmentally disabled citizens

26. 5. Ethical Issues Pollution Farming Employment displacement

27. 6. Environmental Issues Carbon footprint Landfill demand reduced Captured CO 2 for sales

28. 7. Economics Capital Investment: $3,000,000 Annual Operating: 600,000 Annual Revenue: 1,200,000 Annual Profit: 600,000 Return on Investment: 20%

29. BeforeAfter 3.254 4 33.5 3.254 4 4 Multi-scale Contemporary Issues Political Issues Social Issues Ethical Issues Environmental Issues Economics 8. Student Survey Results

30. PAPERNOL successfully promoted student awareness of “softer,” non-technical aspects in engineering design Conclusion