Overview
Personal Profile
Daniel J. Schell currently leads a multidisciplinary team of engineers and pilot plant technicians. Schell has more than 30 years of research experience in bio-based conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and has extensive expertise in integrated biomass conversion operations at the bench and pilot scale. He also manages numerous projects for industrial clients investigating various aspects of lignocellulosic biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals.
Research Interests
Integrated biomass processing
High solids biomass conversion
Fermentation process development
Separation processes
Techno-economic analysis
Measurement uncertainty
Pilot plant operation and process scale up
Professional Experience
Senior Research Supervisor, NLR, 2005–2013
Senior Biochemical Engineer, NLR, 1997–2005
Staff Engineer, NLR, 1988–1997
Associate Scientist, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1980–1988
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Engineering and Technology Management, Colorado School of Mines
Master, Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor, Engineering Physics, Colorado School of Mines
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Achieving High Hydrogen Productivities of 20 L/L-Day via Microbial Electrolysis of Corn Stover Fermentation Products
Schell, D., Satinover, S. & Borole, A., 2020, In: Applied Energy. 259, 13 p., 114126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access30 Scopus Citations -
Scale Up of Malonic Acid Fermentation Process: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-16-612
Schell, D., 2018, 21 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Accounting for All Sugars Produced during Integrated Production of Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Schell, D., Farmer, N., Nelson, R., Jennings, E. & Chapeaux, A., 2016, In: Bioresource Technology. 205, p. 153-158 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access20 Scopus Citations -
Assessing Pretreatment Reactor Scaling Through Empirical Analysis
Lischeske, J. J., Crawford, N. C., Kuhn, E., Nagle, N. J., Schell, D. J., Tucker, M. P., McMillan, J. D. & Wolfrum, E. J., 2016, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels. 9, 1, 13 p., 213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Scopus Citations -
Effect of Fed-Batch vs. Continuous Mode of Operation on Microbial Fuel Cell Performance Treating Biorefinery Wastewater
Schell, D., Pannell, T., Goud, R. & Borole, A., 15 Dec 2016, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 116, p. 85-94 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access56 Scopus Citations