Compatibility of High-Moisture Storage for Biochemical Conversion of Corn Stover: Storage Performance at Laboratory and Field Scales

Wendt, Lynn M.; Murphy, J. Austin; Smith, William A.; Robb, Thomas; Reed, David W.; Ray, Allison E.; Liang, Ling; He, Qian; Sun, Ning; Hoover, Amber N.; Nguyen, Quang A.

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2018.00030

Title: Compatibility of High-Moisture Storage for Biochemical Conversion of Corn Stover: Storage Performance at Laboratory and Field Scales

Journal Article · Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2018.00030· OSTI ID:1429556

Wendt, Lynn M.; Murphy, J. Austin; Smith, William A.; Robb, Thomas; Reed, David W.; Ray, Allison E.; Liang, Ling; He, Qian; Sun, Ning; Hoover, Amber N.; Nguyen, Quang A.

Here, wet anaerobic storage of corn stover can provide a year-round supply of feedstock to biorefineries while reducing the risks associated with fire loss and microbial degradation. Aerobic and anaerobic storage methods were evaluated for wet corn stover in 100L laboratory reactors. Of the methods evaluated, traditional ensiling resulted in <6% total solid dry matter loss (DML), about 5 times less than the aerobic storage process and slightly less than half that of the anaerobic modified-Ritter pile method. To further demonstrate the effectiveness of the anaerobic storage, a field demonstration was completed with 272 dry tonnes of corn stover; DML averaged <5% after 6 months. Assessment of sugar release as a result of dilute acid or dilute alkaline pretreatment and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis suggested that when anaerobic conditions were maintained in storage, sugar release was either similar to or greater than as-harvested material depending on the pretreatment chemistry used.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1429556

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1471085; OSTI ID: 1619087

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-17-43450-Rev000; 30

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Journal Name: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Vol. 6; ISSN 2296-4185

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Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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