by Doug Rivers, Ph.D. Biomass to Liquid Fuels: The History Serious development to convert lignocellulosic biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals began in the U.S. following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo that left the U.S….
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Feedstocks for Lignocellulosic Biofuel Production
Many different feedstocks are used in the production of biofuels. Lignocellulosic biofuels are those produced by feedstocks that contain lignocellulosic biomass, composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. These will normally be non-foods materials that are…
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Cellulosic Ethanol Experts
Cellulosic ethanol is a biofuel produced from the fibrous cellulose and hemicellulose fractions of herbaceous (switchgrass, corn stover, miscanthus) or woody biomass, as opposed to a plant’s seeds or fruit, and the cellulosic ethanol expert…
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Agricultural Waste Expert
Farming is one of the largest industries in the world and generates significant amounts of agricultural waste. This waste has been targeted as a prime feedstock for the production of energy, fuel, and chemicals. It…
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Biomass Supply Chain Expert – Agriculture
What is an agricultural biomass supply chain expert? Simply put, it is a person that understands the dozens of issues that will affect the production of the tens of thousands of tons of feedstock that…
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Cellulosic Agricultural Residue
Cellulosic agricultural residue is a broad term used to discuss cellulose based residues left after the harvest of a primary agricultural crop. These include everything that we would traditionally think of, such as corn stover,…
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Feedstocks: Agricultural
Agricultural Feedstocks for the renewable energy industry include starch and sugar crops (e.g., corn, sorghum), grass crops (e.g., switch grass, miscanthus), oil crops (e.g., soybean, sunflowers), and crop residues (e.g., corn stover, corn cobs, nut…
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Biomass Conversion Agitation
Biomass Conversion Agitation. This PowerPoint by Lee Enterprises Expert, Greg Benz, discussed wet conversion (rather than pyrolysis) of cellulosic materials that can be hydrolyzed into sugars and then converted into biofuels. It talks about the…
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Agricultural Biomass
The is a PowerPoint about Agricultural Biomass, by Lee Enterprises Consulting expert, Glenn Farris, named by European Institutional Investors Services as one of the 5 most influential people in renewable energy in North America. Glenn…
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