Preliminary characterization of TASE biomass technologies

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6079840

Harper, J. P.; Ballou, S. W.; Habegger, L. J.; Sobek, A. A.; Antonopoulos, A. A.

In 1978, the US Department of Energy initiated the TASE (Technology Assessment of Solar Energy) Program to assess the environmental consequences of increased utilization of solar energy. An overview of the TASE Program and a discussion of the biomass technologies characterized in Phase I is presented. Appropriate biomass conversion technologies were selected for various biomass feedstocks (i.e., agricultural and forestry residues, municipal wastes, manures, and agricultural and forestry energy crops). The technology characterization process involved: description of a model system; input/output analysis of material and energy flows into the system; estimation of the amount of residuals (e.g., particulates, SO/sub x/, etc.) generated during conversion; and estimation of capital and operating and maintenance costs for each system. Results were computed on a per Quad (10/sup 15/ Btu) basis and coded for input into the SEAS (Strategic Environmental Assessment System) model. This discussion of the TASE biomass technology characterizations focuses on agricultural residues, forestry industry residues, and livestock wastes.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Solar Energy
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6079840
• Report Number(s): CONF-790638--4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALDEHYDES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOMASS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
DIGESTION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FERMENTATION
FORESTRY
FURANS
FURFURAL
GASIFICATION
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROLYSIS
INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LYSIS
MANAGEMENT
MANURES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PROCESSING
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESIDUES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLID WASTES
SOLVOLYSIS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
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