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Technical ReportEthanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass, and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and SunflowerCategory: - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThis report explores the net energy balance of ethanol production from corn, switchgrass and wood biomass, along with biodiesel production from soybeans and sunflower.... More» Author: David Pimentel and Tad Patzek - submitted on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 23:32. Bioenergy and Watershed Restoration in the Mountainous regions of the West: What are the Environmental/Community Issues?Category: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe mountainous regions of the interior west experience an elevated risk to fire danger. Current forest conditions of continuous canopy coverage, deep tree crowns, and large quantities of dead and dry branches and trees provide prime conditions for large fires. The recent outbreak of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) has also served to kill large stands of pine trees throughou... More» Author: R. L. Graham and D. D. Huff - submitted on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 22:48. Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual SupplyCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportBiomass currently supplies 3 percent of the total energy consumption in the United States, making it the largest source of domestic renewable energy. More than 50 percent of this biomass comes from wood residues and pulping liquors generated by the forest products industry.... More» Author: Robert D. Perlack - submitted on Sun, 12/02/2007 - 17:44. Maximum Yield of Liquid Fuels from Biomass Based on StoichiometryCategory: - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe overall chemical stoichiometry in the conversion of corn stover, switch grass, wood, corn stover lignin, C6 sugar, C6 polysaccharide, C5 sugar, and C5 polysaccharide to ethanol, butanol, hexane, and benzene is explained. The theoretical amount of fuel that can be made from these biomass sources and how much water is required for each reaction is determined.... More» Author: John Jechura - submitted on Sat, 12/01/2007 - 01:42. Biofuel Boundaries: Estimating the Medium-Term Supply Potential of Domestic BiofuelsCategory: Biomass - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe total physical supply potential of biofuel feedstock from domestic municipal solid waste, forestry residues, crops residues and dedicated energy crops grown on existing cropland are estimated using optimistic assumptions about the promises of near-term conversion technologies.... More» Author: Andrew Jones - submitted on Sat, 12/01/2007 - 01:15. A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy's Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from AlgaeCategory: Advanced Photosynthetics - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe U.S. Department of Energy initiated The Aquatic Species Program (ASP) in 1978 as a direct response to the energy crisis of the early 1970's. The research program focused primarily on the use of aquatic plants as potential sources of hydrogen and biodiesel. In 1995 funding for the program was redirected towards research in bioethanol, and the ASP was terminated.... More» Author: John Sheehan - submitted on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 22:03. Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap and Program Plan 2007Category: Carbon Sequestration - Documnet Type: Technical ReportThe Department of Energy (DOE) holds a conservative, yet realistic, attitude that traditional fossil fuel consumption will continue until the resource is either fully exploited or no longer economically viable.... More» Author: Sean Plasynski, Dawn Deel - submitted on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 21:50. Creating Markets for Green Biofuels: Measuring and improving environmental performanceCategory: Policy Incentives - Documnet Type: Technical ReportConsumers often assume that the production and use of biofuels is "green" or "environmentally friendly". Biofuels are even touted as being solutions to environmental degradation and climate change. However at present, neither government officials nor consumers have any way of knowing whether using any particular biofuel is good, indifferent, or bad for the environment.... More» Author: Brian T. Turner, Richard J. Plevin, Michael O'Hare, Alexander E. Farrell - submitted on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 21:40.  |
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