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Title: Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Fully Integrated Commercial Process for Converting Woody Biomass into Clean Biomass Diesel Fuel

Abstract

The economic recovery of petroleum, like other fossil fuels, is limited. Although the current price of oil has dramatically dropped due to increased production and new production methods, it is not expected to remain low for an extended period of time as demand increases. While new methods of obtaining these fossil energy reserves are constantly being invented and introduced, the cost of production generally continues to increase. New sources of energy such as fracking and oil shale or oil sands recovery can produce enormous amounts of energy, but at a severe cost. The current estimate on energy return for energy invested for oil shale for instance is just barely over 1, meaning that for every barrel of energy produced by oil shale there was nearly a barrel of energy invested to recover it. Furthermore, these new technologies are often constantly under attack for environmental concerns (especially given the poor ratio of energy conversion), while conventional oil is regarded as dangerous due to lack of domestic supply and susceptibility to foreign intervention that compromises overall national security. Alternatives to a petroleum-based supply of fuel are a potential route to address these issues, although they must also be economically feasible. The fuelsmore » industry is forced to consider these issues in addition to federal mandates intended to gradually diversify our fuel sources.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Southern Research, Durham, NC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Southern Research, Durham, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1335128
Report Number(s):
DE-FG36-08GO18043
9192821054
DOE Contract Number:  
FG36-08GO18043
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; Syngas; biorefinery; syngas cleanup; Fischer-Tropsch

Citation Formats

Lucero, Andrew, Gale, Tom, and Woolcock, Patrick. Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Fully Integrated Commercial Process for Converting Woody Biomass into Clean Biomass Diesel Fuel. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Lucero, Andrew, Gale, Tom, & Woolcock, Patrick. Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Fully Integrated Commercial Process for Converting Woody Biomass into Clean Biomass Diesel Fuel. United States.
Lucero, Andrew, Gale, Tom, and Woolcock, Patrick. 2016. "Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Fully Integrated Commercial Process for Converting Woody Biomass into Clean Biomass Diesel Fuel". United States.
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title = {Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Fully Integrated Commercial Process for Converting Woody Biomass into Clean Biomass Diesel Fuel},
author = {Lucero, Andrew and Gale, Tom and Woolcock, Patrick},
abstractNote = {The economic recovery of petroleum, like other fossil fuels, is limited. Although the current price of oil has dramatically dropped due to increased production and new production methods, it is not expected to remain low for an extended period of time as demand increases. While new methods of obtaining these fossil energy reserves are constantly being invented and introduced, the cost of production generally continues to increase. New sources of energy such as fracking and oil shale or oil sands recovery can produce enormous amounts of energy, but at a severe cost. The current estimate on energy return for energy invested for oil shale for instance is just barely over 1, meaning that for every barrel of energy produced by oil shale there was nearly a barrel of energy invested to recover it. Furthermore, these new technologies are often constantly under attack for environmental concerns (especially given the poor ratio of energy conversion), while conventional oil is regarded as dangerous due to lack of domestic supply and susceptibility to foreign intervention that compromises overall national security. Alternatives to a petroleum-based supply of fuel are a potential route to address these issues, although they must also be economically feasible. The fuels industry is forced to consider these issues in addition to federal mandates intended to gradually diversify our fuel sources.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1335128}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
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