Sustainable Biofuels Development Center

Reardon, Kenneth F.¹ 

[1] Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

关键词: Biofuels;    lignocellulosic biomass;    algae;    catalysts;    pretreatment;    combustion;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1256883
RP-ID  :  DOE/FG/08ER64622 CSU-A
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1256883

学科分类：燃料技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The mission of the Sustainable Bioenergy Development Center (SBDC) is to enhance the capability of America???s bioenergy industry to produce transportation fuels and chemical feedstocks on a large scale, with significant energy yields, at competitive cost, through sustainable production techniques. Research within the SBDC is organized in five areas: (1) Development of Sustainable Crops and Agricultural Strategies, (2) Improvement of Biomass Processing Technologies, (3) Biofuel Characterization and Engine Adaptation, (4) Production of Byproducts for Sustainable Biorefining, and (5) Sustainability Assessment, including evaluation of the ecosystem/climate change implication of center research and evaluation of the policy implications of widespread production and utilization of bioenergy. The overall goal of this project is to develop new sustainable bioenergy-related technologies. To achieve that goal, three specific activities were supported with DOE funds: bioenergy-related research initiation projects, bioenergy research and education via support of undergraduate and graduate students, and Research Support Activities (equipment purchases, travel to attend bioenergy conferences, and seminars). Numerous research findings in diverse fields related to bioenergy were produced from these activities and are summarized in this report.