Ralph P. Overend

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R D of Biomass Feedstocksfor Non-Energy Uses
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Ralph P. Overend
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sustainability in Energy Production and
Utilization in Brazil the next 20
years February18 - 20, 2002 Unicamp, Campinas,
Sao Paulo, Brasil
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Biobased Products from Biomass

• USES
• Fuels
• Ethanol
• Renewable Diesel
• Electricity
• Heat
• Chemicals
• Plastics
• Solvents
• Pharmaceuticals
• Chemical Intermediates
• Phenolics
• Adhesives
• Furfural
• Fatty acids

Conversion Processes

• Biomass
• Feedstock
• Wood Residues
• Urban Residues
• Grasses
• Agricultural Crops
• Agricultural Residues
• Animal Residues
• Short Rotation Trees

• Enzymatic Fermentation
• Gas/liquid Fermentation
• Acid Hydrolysis/Fermentation
• Gasification
• Combustion
• Co-firing

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Plant Matter Derived Industrial Materials Volume
and Share (Geiser. 2001)
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Closed loop biosphere
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Future Biomass Resources
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4200 Useful Plant Specie Applications Part 1
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4200 Useful Plant Specie Applications Part 2
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Biomass and Bioconversion Topics impacted by
Biotechnology

• Fundamental Science
• Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic microorganisms
• Biomass Crops
• Targeted Breeding
• Use of Genetic Maps and micro-propogation to
  accelerate crop development
• Gene insertion for
• within plant manufacture of desired products
• Pesticide/temperature/water use efficiency
• Photosynthesis
• Bioconversion
• Current major direction is ethanol from
  lignocellulosics

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Biomass Bioenergy Platforms
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Corn Wet MillingTodays Biorefinery
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Babassu Nut Multipurpose
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Cost Volume Curve
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Hazard Identification
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Chemicals Environment