Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Glucan Biorenewables LLC, Madison, WI (United States)
- Glucan Biorenewables LLC, Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Biological Systems Engineering; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Center for Renewable Carbon
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Madison, WI (United States)
The production of renewable chemicals and biofuels must be cost- and performance- competitive with petroleum-derived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and society. We propose a biomass conversion strategy that maximizes the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (up to 80% of the biomass to useful products) into high-value products that can be commercialized, providing the opportunity for successful translation to an economically viable commercial process. Our fractionation method preserves the value of all three primary components: (i) cellulose, which is converted into dissolving pulp for fibers and chemicals production; (ii) hemicellulose, which is converted into furfural (a building block chemical); and (iii) lignin, which is converted into carbon products (carbon foam, fibers, or battery anodes), together producing revenues of more than $500 per dry metric ton of biomass. Once de-risked, our technology can be extended to produce other renewable chemicals and biofuels.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FC02-07ER64494
- OSTI ID:
- 1427598
- Journal Information:
- Science Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 5; ISSN 2375-2548
- Publisher:
- AAASCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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