PAPERS

Published and in press….

1. D. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki and S. Northrup, High-temperature Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Cellobiose and Maltose, AIChE J., 61(8), 2562-2570 (2015).
2. J. D. Murillo, G. L. Norris and J. J. Biernacki, The Southern Grassroots Biofuels Project: A Participatory Study of Conservationists and Stakeholders from Two Upper Cumberland Counties, Sociology Spectrum, 35(4), 349-371 (2015).
3. B. Agee, D. Schwartling, and J. J. Biernacki, Wolff-Kishner reduction Reactions Using a Solar Irradiation Heat Source and a Green Solvent System, Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 7(4), 283-392 (2014).
4. J. D. Murillo, E. A. Ware and J. J. Biernacki, Characterization of Milling Effects on the Physical and Chemical Nature of Herbaceous Biomass with Comparison of Fast Pyrolysis Product Distribution using Py-GC/MS, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol., 108, 234-247 (2014).
5. J. J. Biernacki, N. R. Mogulla, J. Bollig and M. Bijou, Kinetics of Carbon Combustion from Fly Ash, Fuel, 89, 1077-1086 (2010)
6. P. Kannan, J. J. Biernacki and D. Visco, Fast Pyrolysis Kinetics of Expanded Polystyrene Foam, AIChE J., 56(6), 1569-1577 (2009).

PRESENTATIONS

1. M. Adenson, J. J. Biernacki, M. D. Kelley and O. Elkelany (November, 2016) Extracting Kinetic Parameters from TGA Datasets – Ensuring Optimal Outcomes for Cellulose Pyrolysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 14, 2016.
2. A. S. Mohammad, J. J. Biernacki and S. Northrup (November, 2016) Molecular-scale Modeling of Whole Biomass Pyrolysis – Morphological Changes, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13, 2016.
3. A. Zolghadr and J. J. Biernacki (November, 2016) Impact of Carrier Gas and temperature on Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Using a New Microsphere microreactor Approach, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 15, 2016.
4. A. Zolghadr, C. Templeton and J. J. Biernacki (November, 2016) A Novel single Microsphere-microreactor Approach – Modeling and Experimental for Study of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis, AICHE Annual Meeting, November 18, 2016.
5. J. J. Biernacki (April 2014). Biomass Pyrolysis: A cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy, presented at the New Mexico State University, NM.
6. A. S. Mohammad, J. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki and S. Northrup, Transport of Pyrolysis Fragments in Cellulose – A Molecular Dynamics Study, AIChE Annual Meeting, November, 2014.
7. J. D. Murillo, G. Lachelle Norris, C. Pat Bagley, J. J. Biernacki (November 2013), Local Attitudes and Awareness of Biomass Pyrolysis: A Participatory Study of Conservationists and Stakeholders from Two Upper Cumberland Counties, AIChE Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA.
8. J. J. Biernacki (March 2013). Biomass Pyrolysis: A cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy, presented at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
9. J. J. Biernacki (Summer 2013). Biomass Pyrolysis: A cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy, p resented at the Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
10. Murillo, J. M., Biernacki, J. J., Northrup, S. N. (2012, November). High-temperature molecular dynamics simulations of carbohydrates. presented at the AIChE National Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
11. J. J. Biernacki (November 2012). Biomass Pyrolysis: A cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy, presented at the University of Akron, Akron, OH.
12. J. D. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki and C. P. Bagley (November 2012). Producing biomass for biofuels and the effects on agricultural communities in Middle Tennessee, presented to Natural Resources Conservation Representatives at the USDA/NRCS Service Area 3, Office, Cookeville, TN.
13. J. D. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki and C. P. Bagley (December 2012). Biofuels: Changing our Agro-Economy, presented at the Scott County Soil Conservation Award Dinner, Oneida, TN.
14. J. D. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki and C. P. Bagley (December 2012).  Biofuels: Changing our Agro-Economy, presented at the Putnam County Soil Conservation Award Dinner, Cookeville, TN.
15. Murillo, J. M., Biernacki, J. J., Bagley, C. P. (2011, November). Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Herbaceous Feedstock for Pyrolysis. presented at the AIChE National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
16. Murillo, J. M., Biernacki, J. J., Bagley, C. P. (2010, November). Comparative pyrolysis kinetics for one legume and two grass hays. presented at the AIChE National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.