Total and Sustainable Utilization of Biomass Resources: A Perspective
Abstract
Feedstock cost is a major variable cost component in conversion to biofuels and chemicals. Consistent feedstock quality is critically important to achieve high product yield and maximum onstream time. Traditionally, raw biomass materials are delivered directly to the biorefineries where they are preprocessed to feedstock prior to being converted to products. Since many types of biomass materials—including agricultural residues, energy crops, and logging residues—are harvested according to growth cycles and optimal harvesting time, just-in-time steady supply of raw biomass to the biorefineries is not possible. Instead, biomass materials are stored, then delivered to the biorefineries as needed. Experience to date indicates that this approach has caused many issues related to logistics, biomass losses due to microbial degradation and fire, and inconsistent feedstock quality due to variability in the properties of as-delivered biomass. These factors have led to high feedstock cost, low throughput, and low product yield for the biorefineries. Idaho National Laboratory has developed a new strategy to address the problems encountered in the traditional approach in biomass feedstock supply, storage, and preprocessing mentioned above. The key components of this strategy are (1) preservation and preconditioning of biomass during storage, (2) utilization of all the biomass, including minor components thatmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632012
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1815486
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Journal Volume: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2296-4185
- Publisher:
- Frontiers Media SA
- Country of Publication:
- Switzerland
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; biomass; feedstock; preprocessing; co-products; conversion-ready feedstock; biorefinery; depot; corn stover fractionation
Citation Formats
Nguyen, Quang A., Smith, William A., Wahlen, Bradley D., and Wendt, Lynn M. Total and Sustainable Utilization of Biomass Resources: A Perspective. Switzerland: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.00546.
Nguyen, Quang A., Smith, William A., Wahlen, Bradley D., & Wendt, Lynn M. Total and Sustainable Utilization of Biomass Resources: A Perspective. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00546
Nguyen, Quang A., Smith, William A., Wahlen, Bradley D., and Wendt, Lynn M. Fri .
"Total and Sustainable Utilization of Biomass Resources: A Perspective". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00546.
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title = {Total and Sustainable Utilization of Biomass Resources: A Perspective},
author = {Nguyen, Quang A. and Smith, William A. and Wahlen, Bradley D. and Wendt, Lynn M.},
abstractNote = {Feedstock cost is a major variable cost component in conversion to biofuels and chemicals. Consistent feedstock quality is critically important to achieve high product yield and maximum onstream time. Traditionally, raw biomass materials are delivered directly to the biorefineries where they are preprocessed to feedstock prior to being converted to products. Since many types of biomass materials—including agricultural residues, energy crops, and logging residues—are harvested according to growth cycles and optimal harvesting time, just-in-time steady supply of raw biomass to the biorefineries is not possible. Instead, biomass materials are stored, then delivered to the biorefineries as needed. Experience to date indicates that this approach has caused many issues related to logistics, biomass losses due to microbial degradation and fire, and inconsistent feedstock quality due to variability in the properties of as-delivered biomass. These factors have led to high feedstock cost, low throughput, and low product yield for the biorefineries. Idaho National Laboratory has developed a new strategy to address the problems encountered in the traditional approach in biomass feedstock supply, storage, and preprocessing mentioned above. The key components of this strategy are (1) preservation and preconditioning of biomass during storage, (2) utilization of all the biomass, including minor components that are normally considered wastes or contaminants, and (3) maximization of the value of each component. This new approach can be accomplished using feedstock preprocessing depots located near the biomass-production sources.},
doi = {10.3389/fbioe.2020.00546},
journal = {Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology},
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volume = 8,
place = {Switzerland},
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00546
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