Project Fact Sheets
There are numerous facets to biomass research. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office 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 Bioenergy Technologies Office's project portfolio.
For a listing and summaries of major fact sheets and publications, see our Publications Listing page.
Research and Development Projects
- Feedstocks
- Biochemical Platform Technology
- Thermochemical Platform Technology
- Integrated Biorefineries
- Biobased Products
- Congressionally Directed Projects
Feedstock Research Projects
- Active
- Complete
Biochemical Platform Research Projects
- Active
- Complete
- Biological Fractionation Fundamentals
- Biomass Structure
- Biomass Surface Characterization
- Chemical Processing Fundamentals
- Development of Improved Ethanol Fermentation Microorganisms
- Development of New Sugar Hydrolysis Enzymes: Genencor International
- Development of New Sugar Hydrolysis Enzymes: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.
- Emerging Pretreatment Options
- Enzymatic Biomass Conversion Process Integration
- Enzyme-Mediated Pretreatment
- Fundamental Study on Kinetics and Transport Phenomena in Low-Water, Dilute-Acid Total Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Biomass
- Fundamentals of Biomass Hydrolysis at Low pH
- Pretreatment of Applications for Corn Dry Mills
Thermochemical Platform Research Projects
- Active
- Advancement of High-Temperature Black Liquor Gasification Technology
- Biomass Gas Clean-Up Using a Therminator
- Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification of Wet Biomass Feedstocks
- Causticizing for Black Liquor Gasifiers
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fuel and Chemical Production at Pulp Mills
- Direct Causticization for Black Liquor Gasification
- Evaluation of Membrane Systems for Biomass Gasifiers
- Feed Processing, Handling, and Gasification
- Evaluation of Sulfur in Syngas
- Fuel Chemistry and Bed Performance in a Black Liquor Steam Reformer
- Gasification of Biorefinery Residues
- Mixed Alcohols Production From Syngas
- New Catalysts for In-Process Elimination of Tars
- Pressurized Entrained-Flow Draft Black Liquor Gasification
- Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading
- Refractory for Black Liquor Gasifiers
- Syngas Clean-Up and Conditioning
- Thermochemical Conversion Analysis
- Thermochemical Conversion of Corn Stover
- Trace Metal Scavenging From Biomass Syngas Using Novel Sorbents
- Complete
- Catalytic Cleanup Conditioning Fundamentals
- Evaluation of RVS-1 Sorbent for Removal of Sulfur from Black Liquor Gasification
- Fundamentals of Biomass Gasification
- Gasification of Wet Biomass
- Materials Evaluation for Black Liquor and Biomass Gasifiers
- Pulsed Black Liquor Reformer Materials Evaluation
- Syngas Particulate Cleanup
- Thermochemical Process Modeling and Optimization
Integrated Biorefineries
- Recovery Act - Active
- ADM Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Algenol Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Amyris Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- API Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Bluefire Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Clear Fuels Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Elevance Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Enerkem Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Haldor Topsoe Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- ICM Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- INEOS Bio Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Logos Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Myriant Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- REII Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Sapphire Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Solazyme Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- UOP Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- ZeaChem Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Active
- Complete
- Making Industrial Biorefining Happen
- Integrated Corn-Based Biorefinery
- Advancing Biorefining of Distiller's Grain and Corn Stover Blends
- Big Island Demonstration Project - Black Liquor
- Collection, Commercial Processing, and Utilization of Corn Stover
- Enhancement of Co-Products From Bioconversion of Municipal Solid Waste
- A New Biorefinery Platform Intermediate
- A Second-Generation Dry Mill Biorefinery
- Separation of Corn Fiber and Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals: Pilot-Scale Operation
- GTI Recovery Act Biorefinery Project
- Verenium Biofuels Corporation Demonstration Scale Biorefinery
- Inactive
- Range Fuels Commercial Scale Biorefinery
- Flambeau River Biofuels LLC Demonstration Scale Biorefinery
- NewPage Corp. Demonstration Scale Biorefinery
- Lignol Innovations, Inc Demonstration Scale Biorefinery
Biobased Products
- Active
- Catalytic Upgrading of Glycerol to Propylene Glycol
- Chemicals from Oilseeds
- Engineering Thermotolerant Biocatalysts for Biomass Conversion to Products
- Fungal Genomics
- New Sustainable Chemistry for Adhesives, Elastomers, and Foams
- Opportunity Analysis for Bio-Based Products
- Platform Chemicals from an Oilseed Biorefinery
- Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymers
- Separative Bioreactor
- Top Value-Added Chemicals from Biomass: Sugar, Syngas, and Lignin Pathways
- Value-Added Products From Hemicellulose Utilization in Dry Mill Ethanol Plants
- Complete
- Arabinose Yeast Cooperative Research and Development
- Biocatalyst Development for Chemicals
- Evaluation of Performance and Emission Benefits of Renewable Diesel Transportation Fuel
- Functionalized Vegetable Oils for Use as Polymer Building Blocks
- Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading for Products
- Wood Adhesives from Bark-Derived Phenols
Congressionally Directed Projects
- Active
- Agricultural Mixed Waste Biorefinery Using Thermal Conversion Process
- Biomass-Derived Hydrogen from a Thermally Ballasted Gasifier
- Energy from Biomass Research and Technology Transfer Program
- Gasification-Based Fuel Conversion and Electricity Production in the Forest Products Industry
- Gasification Research Center
- Hybrid Poplar Research
- Indiana Corn Dry Mill
- Integration of Succinic Acid Production in a Dry Mill Ethanol Facility
- Iowa Switchgrass Project
- Kentucky Rural Energy Supply Program
- Micro-Modular Biopower System for Cooling, Heating, and Power
- Mississippi Ethanol Gasification Project
- Native Flora Utilization
- North Central Texas Dairy Waste Control Pilot Project
- On-Farm Small-Scale Waste Energy Demonstration
- Southeast Alaska Wood Residue Biorefinery
- Complete