Miki Santosa

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Richland, WA 99352
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Biography

Daniel Miki Santosa is a chemical engineer from the University of Washington and has a broad research background and skillset. His career started with the development of an operational prototype separation system for capturing stranded landfill gases in a start-up natural gas company. Before that, he has a broad research experience at the University of Washington in both clinical research and bioengineering as an undergraduate student. His expertise includes process development of laboratory and engineering prototypes, reactor scale up, reaction engineering, techno-economic analysis and project management. Currently, he is the capability manager for bench-scale pyrolysis and hydrotreating systems for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals at the group.

Research Interests

Process development- fast pyrolysis and catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis products to fuels and chemicals.
Biomass feedstock characterization with empirical validation utilizing PNNL’s pyrolysis conversion process.
Techno-Economic-Analysis (TEA) for fuels and chemicals production from biomass

Education and Credentials

B.S., in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 2007 (with specialization in biotechnology)
P.E., Professional Engineer in Chemical Engineering, 2013
M.S., in Engineering Science, Washington State University, 2019.

PNNL Publications

2019

Collett J.R., J.M. Billing, P.A. Meyer, A.J. Schmidt, A.B. Remington, E. Hawley, and B.A. Hofstad, et al. 2019. "Renewable diesel via hydrothermal liquefaction of oleaginous yeast and residual lignin from bioconversion of corn stover." Applied Energy 233. PNNL-SA-133222. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.115
Gaspar D.J., S.D. Phillips, E. Polikarpov, K.O. Albrecht, S.B. Jones, A. George, and A. Landera, et al. 2019. "Measuring and Predicting the Vapor Pressure of Gasoline Containing Oxygenates." Fuel 243. PNNL-SA-131615. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.137

2018

Griffin M.B., K. Iisa, H. Wang, A. Dutta, K.A. Orton, R. French, and D.M. Santosa, et al. 2018. "Driving towards cost-competitive biofuels through catalytic fast pyrolysis by rethinking catalyst selection and reactor configuration." Energy & Environmental Science 11, no. 10:2904-2918. PNNL-SA-136791. doi:10.1039/C8EE01872C

2017

Carpenter D., T. Westover, D.T. Howe, S. Deutch, A. Starace, R. Emerson, and S. Hernandez, et al. 2017. "Catalytic Hydroprocessing of Fast Pyrolysis Oils: Impact of Biomass Feedstock on Process Efficiency." Biomass & Bioenergy 96. PNNL-SA-117747. doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.09.012
Elangovan E., D. Larsen, I. Bay, E. Mitchell, J. Hartvigsen, B. Millett, and J. Elwell, et al. 2017. "Electrochemical Upgrading of Bio-Oil." ECS Transactions 78, no. 1:3149-3158. PNNL-SA-125430. doi:10.1149/07801.3149ecst
Li Z., J. Choi, H. Wang, A.W. Lepore, R.M. Connatser, S. Lewis, and H. Meyer, et al. 2017. "Sulfur-Tolerant Molybdenum Carbide Catalysts Enabling Low-Temperature Stabilization of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil." Energy and Fuels 31, no. 9:9585-9594. PNNL-SA-128200. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01707

2016

Agblevor F., D.C. Elliott, D.M. Santosa, M.V. Olarte, S.D. Burton, M.S. Swita, and S. Beis, et al. 2016. "Red Mud Catalytic Pyrolysis of Pinyon Juniper and Single-Stage Hydotreatment of Oils." Energy and Fuels 30, no. 10:7947-7958. PNNL-SA-122742. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00925
Ramasamy K.K., M.J. Gray, H.M. Job, D.M. Santosa, X.S. Li, A. Devaraj, and A.J. Karkamkar, et al. 2016. "Role of Calcination Temperature on the Hydrotalcite Derived MgO-Al2O3 in Converting Ethanol to Butanol." Topics in Catalysis 59, no. 1:46-54. PNNL-SA-110874. doi:10.1007/s11244-015-0504-8

2015

Howe D.T., T. Westover, D. Carpenter, D.M. Santosa, R. Emerson, S. Deutch, and A. Starace, et al. 2015. "Field-to-Fuel Performance Testing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks: An Integrated Study of the Fast Pyrolysis/Hydrotreating Pathway." Energy and Fuels 29, no. 5:3188-3197. PNNL-SA-108317. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b00304

2014

Zacher A.H., D.C. Elliott, M.V. Olarte, D.M. Santosa, F. Preto, and K. Iisa. 2014. "Pyrolysis of Woody Residue Feedstocks: Upgrading of Bio-Oils from Mountain-Pine-Beetle-Killed Trees and Hog Fuel." Energy and Fuels 28, no. 12:7510-7516. PNNL-SA-104767. doi:10.1021/ef5017945
Zacher A.H., M.V. Olarte, D.M. Santosa, D.C. Elliott, and S.B. Jones. 2014. "A Review and Perspective of Recent Bio-Oil Hydrotreating Research." Green Chemistry 16, no. 2:885-896. PNNL-SA-96894. doi:10.1039/c3gc41782d

2013

Freeman C.J., S.B. Jones, A.B. Padmaperuma, D.M. Santosa, C. Valkenburg, and J. Shinn. 2013. Initial Assessment of U.S. Refineries for Purposes of Potential Bio-Based Oil Insertions. PNNL-22432. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Initial Assessment of U.S. Refineries for Purposes of Potential Bio-Based Oil Insertions

2012

Santosa D.M., A.H. Zacher, and D.E. Eakin. 2012. Fast Pyrolysis Conversion Tests of Forest Concepts' Crumbles. PNNL-21256. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fast Pyrolysis Conversion Tests of Forest Concepts' Crumbles.

2010

Jovanovic I., S.B. Jones, D.M. Santosa, Z. Dai, K.K. Ramasamy, and Y. Zhu. 2010. A survey of Opportunities for Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Hydrocarbon Compatible Fuels. PNNL-19704. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A survey of Opportunities for Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Hydrocarbon Compatible Fuels

2009

Elliott D.C., G.G. Neuenschwander, T.R. Hart, L.J. Rotness, A.H. Zacher, D.M. Santosa, and C. Valkenburt, et al. 2009. Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Lignin-Rich Biorefinery Residues and Algae Final Report. PNNL-18944. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Lignin-Rich Biorefinery Residues and Algae Final Report
Zacher A.H., J.E. Holladay, J.G. Frye, H.M. Brown, D.M. Santosa, and A.A. Oberg. 2009. Final Project Report Project 10749-4.2.2.1 2007-2009. PNNL-18407. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Final Project Report Project 10749-4.2.2.1 2007-2009