Cotton Engineering-Systems - Thursday Early Afternoon

Thursday, January 6, 2011: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Atrium - 602 (Atlanta Marriott Marquis)
1:30 PM
Evaluation of Select Blends of Cotton Byproducts In the Manufacture of Biodegradable Packaging Material
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS; Gavin McIntyre, Ecovative Design, LLC; Daniel Flagg, Ecovative Design, LLC; Eben Bayer, Ecovative Design, LLC
1:45 PM
Optimizing Esterification and Viscosity of Vegetable Oils From Four Sources
Tina P. Thomas, University of Georgia; Dick L. Auld, Texas Tech University & Texas AgriLife Research
2:15 PM
Economic Analysis of Gasification of Cotton Gin Trash for Power Production
Tommy Gilley, Texas A&M University; Shane Saucier, Texas A&M University; Saad Azeem, Texas A&M University; Russell McGee, Texas A&M University; Calvin Parnell, Jr., Texas A&M University
2:30 PM
Explosibility Testing of Cotton Gin Dust
Andrew Contreras, Texas A&M University; Francis Vanderlick, Texas A&M University; Calvin Parnell, Texas A&M University; Russell McGee, Texas A&M University
2:45 PM
Combined Empirical Model of Lint-Cleaner Effects on Fiber Quality
Yufeng Ge, Biological & Agricultural Engineering; J. A. Thomasson, Texas A&M University, Bio. & Ag. Engineering; Ed M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated
3:00 PM
Soil Compaction In Cotton Fields of Mid-South
Subodh S. Kulkarni, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Leo Espinoza, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service; Terry Griffin, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture