Biomass Project Fact Sheets
There are numerous facets to biomass research. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biomass Program consists of a large array of related but discrete projects covering various aspects of biomass feedstock generation and conversion technologies. DOE national laboratories conduct some projects; universities or other outside research organizations carry out others. Project selection also varies over time, with some projects taking only a year and others continuing for several. The following fact sheets summarize these various internal, external, and joint projects that make up the DOE Biomass Research Program.
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Research and Development Project Fact Sheets
- Feedstocks
- Biochemical Platform Technology
- Thermochemical Platform Technology
- Integrated Biorefineries
- Biobased Products
- Congressionally Directed Projects
Feedstock Research Projects
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- Harvesting and Collection of Biomass (PDF 132 KB)
- Selective Harvest of Wheat Straw (PDF 150 KB)
- Biomass Bulk Processing and Storage (PDF 129 KB)
- Feedstock Supply Forecasts and Analysis (PDF 121 KB)
- Feedstock Supply System Logistics (PDF 132 KB)
Biochemical Platform Research Projects
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- Biochemical Platform Analysis (PDF 80 KB)
- Biochemical Platform Processing Integration (PDF 127 KB)
- Feedstock Sugar Interface (PDF 93 KB)
- Integration of Biomass Pretreatment Technologies With Enzymatic Digestion and Hydrolyzate Fermentation (PDF 82 KB)
- Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis (PDF 85 KB)
- Targeted Conversion Research (PDF 146 KB)
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- Biological Fractionation Fundamentals (PDF 137 KB)
- Biomass Structure (PDF 121 KB)
- Biomass Surface Characterization (PDF 124 KB)
- Chemical Processing Fundamentals (PDF 119 KB)
- Development of Improved Ethanol Fermentation Microorganisms (PDF 165 KB)
- Development of New Sugar Hydrolysis Enzymes: Genencor International (PDF 118 KB)
- Development of New Sugar Hydrolysis Enzymes: Novozymes Biotech, Inc. (PDF 130 KB)
- Emerging Pretreatment Options (PDF 105 KB)
- Enzymatic Biomass Conversion Process Integration (PDF 155 KB)
- Enzyme-Mediated Pretreatment (PDF 197 KB)
- Fundamental Study on Kinetics and Transport Phenomena in Low-Water, Dilute-Acid Total Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Biomass (PDF 284 KB)
- Fundamentals of Biomass Hydrolysis at Low pH (PDF 124 KB)
- Pretreatment of Applications for Corn Dry Mills (PDF 134 KB)
Thermochemical Platform Research Projects
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- Advancement of High-Temperature Black Liquor Gasification Technology (PDF 67 KB)
- Biomass Gas Clean-Up Using a Therminator (PDF 78 KB)
- Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Wet Biomass Feedstocks (PDF 67 KB)
- Causticizing for Black Liquor Gasifiers (PDF 67 KB)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fuel and Chemical Production at Pulp Mills (PDF 82 KB)
- Direct Causticization for Black Liquor Gasification (PDF 68 KB)
- Evaluation of Membrane Systems for Biomass Gasifiers (PDF 67 KB)
- Feed Processing, Handling, and Gasification (PDF 76 KB)
- Evaluation of Sulfur in Syngas (PDF 60 KB)
- Fuel Chemistry and Bed Performance in a Black Liquor Steam Reformer (PDF 80 KB)
- Gasification of Biorefinery Residues (PDF 60 KB)
- Mixed Alcohols Production From Syngas (PDF 67 KB)
- New Catalysts for In-Process Elimination of Tars (PDF 64 KB)
- Pressurized Entrained-Flow Draft Black Liquor Gasification (PDF 75 KB)
- Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading (PDF 68 KB)
- Refractory for Black Liquor Gasifiers (PDF 76 KB)
- Syngas Clean-Up and Conditioning (PDF 81 KB)
- Thermochemical Conversion Analysis (PDF 104 KB)
- Thermochemical Conversion of Corn Stover (PDF 69 KB)
- Trace Metal Scavenging From Biomass Syngas Using Novel Sorbents (PDF 61 KB)
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- Catalytic Cleanup Conditioning Fundamentals (PDF 121 KB)
- Evaluation of RVS-1 Sorbent for Removal of Sulfur from Black Liquor Gasification (PDF 140 KB)
- Fundamentals of Biomass Gasification (PDF 139 KB)
- Gasification of Wet Biomass (PDF 135 KB)
- Materials Evaluation for Black Liquor and Biomass Gasifiers (PDF 105 KB)
- Pulsed Black Liquor Reformer Materials Evaluation (PDF 142 KB)
- Syngas Particulate Cleanup (PDF 111 KB)
- Thermochemical Process Modeling and Optimization (PDF 116 KB)
Integrated Biorefinery Research Projects
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- Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass, LLC Cellulosic Biorefinery (PDF 11 KB)
- BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. Cellulosic Biorefinery (PDF 11 KB)
- Poet (formerly Broin Companies) Cellulosic Biorefinery (PDF 12 KB)
- NewPage Corp. Ten Percent Scale Biorefinery (PDF 11 KB)
- Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Ten Percent Scale Biorefinery (PDF 11 KB)
- Range Fuels (formerly Kergy Inc.) Cellulosic Biorefinery (PDF 20 KB)
- Making Industrial Biorefining Happen (PDF 93 KB)
- Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery (PDF 145 KB
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- Advancing Biorefining of Distiller's Grain and Corn Stover Blends (PDF 108 KB)
- Big Island Demonstration Project - Black Liquor (PDF 647 KB)
- Collection, Commercial Processing, and Utilization of Corn Stover (PDF 133 KB)
- Enhancement of Co-Products From Bioconversion of Municipal Solid Waste (PDF 133 KB)
- A New Biorefinery Platform Intermediate (PDF 77 KB)
- A Second-Generation Dry Mill Biorefinery (PDF 73 KB)
- Separation of Corn Fiber and Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals: Pilot-Scale Operation (PDF 84 KB)
Biobased Products Research Projects
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- Catalytic Upgrading of Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (PDF 170 KB)
- Chemicals from Oilseeds (PDF 97 KB)
- Engineering Thermotolerant Biocatalysts for Biomass Conversion to Products (PDF 126 KB)
- Fungal Genomics (PDF 68 KB)
- New Sustainable Chemistry for Adhesives, Elastomers, and Foams (PDF 95 KB)
- Opportunity Analysis for Bio-Based Products (PDF 68 KB)
- Platform Chemicals from an Oilseed Biorefinery (PDF 75 KB)
- Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymers (PDF 71 KB)
- Separative Bioreactor (PDF 113 KB)
- Top Value-Added Chemicals from Biomass: Sugar, Syngas, and Lignin Pathways (PDF 80 KB)
- Value-Added Products From Hemicellulose Utilization in Dry Mill Ethanol Plants (PDF 143 KB)
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- Arabinose Yeast Cooperative Research and Development (PDF 150 KB)
- Biocatalyst Development for Chemicals (PDF 155 KB)
- Evaluation of Performance and Emission Benefits of Renewable Diesel Transportation Fuel (PDF 133 KB)
- Functionalized Vegetable Oils for Use as Polymer Building Blocks (PDF 124 KB)
- Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading for Products (PDF 129 KB)
- Wood Adhesives from Bark-Derived Phenols (PDF 664 KB)
Congressionally Directed Projects
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- Agricultural Mixed Waste Biorefinery Using Thermal Conversion Process (PDF 249 KB)
- Biomass-Derived Hydrogen from a Thermally Ballasted Gasifier (PDF 96 KB)
- Energy from Biomass Research and Technology Transfer Program (PDF 153 KB)
- Gasification-Based Fuel Conversion and Electricity Production in the Forest Products Industry (PDF 68 KB)
- Gasification Research Center (PDF 88 KB)
- Hybrid Poplar Research (PDF 92 KB)
- Indiana Corn Dry Mill (PDF 72 KB)
- Integration of Succinic Acid Production in a Dry Mill Ethanol Facility (PDF 86 KB)
- Iowa Switchgrass Project (PDF 100 KB)
- Kentucky Rural Energy Supply Program (PDF 89 KB)
- Micro-Modular Biopower System for Cooling, Heating, and Power (PDF 87 KB)
- Mississippi Ethanol Gasification Project (PDF 81 KB)
- Native Flora Utilization (PDF 104 KB)
- North Central Texas Dairy Waste Control Pilot Project (PDF 87 KB)
- On-Farm Small-Scale Waste Energy Demonstration (PDF 97 KB)
- Southeast Alaska Wood Residue Biorefinery (PDF 66 KB)
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