Mixed waste paper to ethanol fuel. A technology, market, and economic assessment for Washington

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10138183· OSTI ID:10138183

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the use of mixed waste paper for the production of ethanol fuels and to review the available conversion technologies, and assess developmental status, current and future cost of production and economics, and the market potential. This report is based on the results of literature reviews, telephone conversations, and interviews. Mixed waste paper samples from residential and commercial recycling programs and pulp mill sludge provided by Weyerhauser were analyzed to determine the potential ethanol yields. The markets for ethanol fuel and the economics of converting paper into ethanol were investigated.

• Research Organization: Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-89CE26597
• OSTI ID: 10138183
• Report Number(s): WAOENG-91-05; ON: DE92011828
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jan 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ETHANOL
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SCRAP
ETHANOL PLANTS
BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
SURVEYS
MARKET
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
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ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL, AND BUSINESS ASPECTS