|  | | Development of Commercially Transferable Thermochemical Conversion Technologies
Date Approved: 3/1/05
Amount: $630,000
Leads: Roger Ruan, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Engineering; Lanny Schmidt, Department of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science; David Kittelson, Department of Mechanical
Engineering; Kenneth Bickel, Department of Mechanical Engineering; and
Doug Tiffany, Department of Applied Economics
Description:
This proposal seeks support for systematic research on promising thermochemical biomass conversion processes and development of commercially transferable technologies for bio-energy and bio-products production. The proposed work consists of four major components that are essential to the development of the commercially feasible technologies for production of bio-energy and bio-products:
- Develop and optimize biomass conversion processes to produce bio-oil or bio-crude,
- Develop and optimize catalytic reforming processes to convert the bio-crude to high value and high quality products,
- Evaluate process efficiency and product quality, and
- Conduct techno-economic analysis and provide assessment of commercial feasibility of the technologies.
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