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Title: Determining the cost of producing ethanol from corn starch and lignocellulosic feedstocks

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1216371· OSTI ID:1216371
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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report describes the comparison of the processes, each producing 25 million annual gallons of fuel ethanol. This paper attempts to compare the two processes as mature technologies, which requires assuming that the technology improvements needed to make the lignocellulosic process commercializable are achieved, and enough plants have been built to make the design well-understood.

Research Organization:
EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
OSTI ID:
1216371
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-580-28893; 2089
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English