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Since its establishment in 1976, NREL has successfully pursued new technologies to develop biomass as a viable and economical source of raw materials for chemicals & materials production. As a result, NREL has developed a significant capability in the DOE national laboratory system for directly addressing these challenges. NREL has carried out a continuing program of research directed at new chemical, thermal, and biological technologies for chemicals production from a wide range of biomass sources including sugars, synthesis gas, pyrolysis oils, oilseeds, waste greases and oils, wood, and herbaceous crops. Research emphasizes discovering, improving, and developing conversion technologies; employing novel separation technologies for products and biomass feedstocks; quantifying the quality and performance of biobased products; working closely with industry to encourage the development of potential commercial products; and improving renewable diesel technologies. Close interaction with other DOE and federal laboratories, other EERE offices, and industry is an essential component and factor for this work.
Frequently Requested Publications
Biobased-Products
- "Synthesis of Acid Addition Salt of Delta-aminolevulinic Acid from 5-Bromo Levulinic
Acid Esters," L. Moens, U. S. Patent 6,583,317 B1 (June 24, 2003)
- "Advanced Thermal Storage Fluids for Parabolic Trough Systems," L. Moens, D.L.
Rudnicki, D.M. Blake, and M.J. Hale, J. Solar Energy Eng. 2003, 125, 112 -116.
- "Clean Solvents - Alternative Media for Chemical reactions and Processing," Eds.
M. A. Abraham and L. Moens, ACS Symposium Series 819, Washington D.C., 2001.
- "Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids as New Solvents for Carbohydrate Chemistry: A New Tool
for the Processing of Biomass Feedstocks", L. Moens and N. Khan, in ACS Symposium
Series N. 818, 'Ionic Liquids: Industrial Applications for Green Chemistry', Washington,
DC, 2002.
- "Catalytic pyrolysis of nylon-6 to recover caprolactam," S. Czernik, C. Elam, R.J.
Evans, R.R. Meglen, L. Moens, and K. Tatsumoto, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 1998, 46, 51.
Renewable Diesel
The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
- Production of Biodiesels from Multiple Feedstocks and Properties of Biodiesels and
Biodiesel/Diesel Blends Final Report; Report 1 in a Series of 6, J. A. Kinast (March 2003) (PDF 1.1 MB)
- The Effect of Biodiesel Composition on Engine Emissions from a DDC Series 60 Diesel Engine
Final Report; Report 2 in a Series of 6, M.S. Graboski, R.L. McCormick, T.L. Alleman, and A.M. Herring (February 2003) (PDF 807 KB)
- NOx Solutions for Biodiesel Final Report; Report 6 in a Series of 6, R.L. McCormick,
J.R. Alvarez, and M.S. Graboski (February 2003) (PDF 609 KB)
- Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines (October 2004) (PDF 1.61 MB)
- Urban Waste Grease Resource Assessment, G. Wiltsee (November 1998) (PDF 472 KB) - 11/98
- A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from
Algae Close-Out Report, J. Sheehan, Terri Dunahay, J. Benemann, and P. Roessler (July 1998)
(PDF 3.7 MB)
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