Environmental control perspective for ethanol production from biomass
This report presents the results of a study identifying the environmental control technology issues associated with the expanded production of anhydrous ethanol from biomass. It provides an analysis of the environmental control aspects of biomass production and its subsequent conversion to ethanol and a perspective on associated environmental legislation. Two potential crops were selected as representative feedstocks to focus on the generic problems associated with an expanded ethanol production program. The primary feedstock evaluated was corn, and the secondary crop considered was sugar beets. Corn and sugar beets were chosen as representative starch and sugar crops, respectively, because they can be produced in large quantities and are grown in many regions of the contiguous United States. Minimum consideration was given to agricultural and food processing wastes because of their limited availability and poor handling characteristics for transportation. Cellulosic resources were not considered because the required conversion is not commercially available in the near term. (176 refs., 10 figs., 34 tabs.)
- Research Organization:
- Aerospace Corp., Germantown, MD (USA). Eastern Technical Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-79EV10015
- OSTI ID:
- 5255722
- Report Number(s):
- ATR-80(7848-01)-1; ON: DE88005729
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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