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Biomass Feedstock Engineering - Densification and Moisture Management
Date Approved: 8/26/04
Amount: $39,917 (2004), $36,583 (2005), $12,825 (2006)
Lead: R. Vance Morey, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Contact Person: R. Vance Morey, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Benefits and Deliverables:
The researchers work will further the development and evaluation of strategies for handling biomass materials, including field drying versus artificial drying, pelleting versus handling in bale form, and energy relationships for various alternatives.
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Laboratory-scale Study on Hydrogen in a Fermentative Bioreactor Semi-continuously Fed by Swine Manure
Date Approved: 1/20/05
Amount: $39,832
Lead: Jun Zhu, Southern Research and Outreach Center (Waseca)
Contact Person: Jun Zhu, Southern Research and Outreach Center
Benefits and Deliverables:
- A progress report will be submitted every six months on the work completed by that time and a final report will be submitted upon the completion of the project.
- As the project moves along, information related to the findings in this project will be made known in different format such as seminars and printed materials.
- The technology developed and tested in this study will be transferred to related companies to seek potential production of biohydrogen at industrial scale.
- Results from this project will also be published in peer-review journals, and other publication outlets as well.
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Developing and Evaluating an On-Farm Hydrogen Fueling Station
Date Approved: 6/6/06
Amount: $160,000
Leads: Philip R. Goodrich - Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Jun Zhu - Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, William Lazarus - Department of Applied Economics, Dennis Haubenschild - Haubenschild Farms, Rolf Nordstrom - Great Plains Institute |
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