Biobased Product Development Science and Engineering by R' L' Huhnke Biosystems

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Biobased Product Development Science and
Engineering byR. L. HuhnkeBiosystems Agr.
Eng. Dept.
Oklahoma State University
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Mission Develop basic scientific and engineering
knowledge in biobased product development
leading to secure and sustainable energy, fuels,
chemicals, and other products that will promote
the creation of new biomass-based companies in
Oklahoma
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Top World Oil Producing Consuming Countries,
2005
DOE EIA, 11/06
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Conversion of Available Feedstocks

• DOE Billion Ton study
• Enough biomass to displace over 30 of current
  U.S. petroleum consumption, with no impacts to
  food, feed, or export demand.
• Will require a variety of biomass types
• Dedicated energy crops
• Residue/waste
• Forest lands

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Non-fuel Products

• Petroleum products account for nearly 90 of the
  total energy consumption for non-fuel uses
• Products used in the textile, metallurgical,
  electrical, and other industries

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Biomass to Energy and Products
USES Fuels Ethanol
Biodiesel Power Electricity Heat Products Plasti
cs, resins, foams Phenolic resins Solvents,
cleaning fluids Chemical Intermediates Adhesives F
atty acids Carbon black Paints, coatings Dyes,
pigments, and ink Detergents Hydraulic
lubricating fluids
Feedstocks
Conversion Processes
Grasses Agricultural Crops Agricultural
Residues Animal Wastes Municipal Solid Waste
Fermentation Acid/enzymatic hydrolysis Chemical
Conversion Gasification or Pyrolysis Co-firing
Adapted from ORNL-DOE
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Major components of lignocellulosic biomass
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Center Objectives

• Feedstock Development
• Feedstock Pre-processing
• Conversion Technologies
• Education

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Feedstock Development

• Discovery and optimized agronomic production of
  feedstocks
• Identify candidate crops
• Optimize agronomic production practices
• Characterize and discover biochemical pathways
• Genetic modification of feedstocks
• Optimize constituents
• Enhance yield
• Reduce susceptibility to biotic and abiotic
  stresses

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Feedstock Pre-processing

• Collection and handling
• Logistics
• Characterize biomass
• Optimize constituents at harvest
• Preserving essential components
• Evaluating contaminants
• Separation and purification

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Conversion Technologies

• Gasification
• Pyrolysis
• Hydrolysis
• Fermentation
• Extraction
• Microbial digestion

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Education

• Pre-college students and teachers
• Undergraduate and graduate students
• Agricultural community
• Industrial professionals

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Externalities

• Environmental impact
• Land, water, air
• Carbon cycle
• Land use change
• Refinery infrastructure
• Economics
• Process
• Community development

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Participants

• Institutions
• Oklahoma State University
• University of Oklahoma
• The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
• Disciplines
• Biological Sciences
• Engineering
• Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

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• Develop biobased products
• Stimulate economic activity

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Oklahoma Bioenergy Center
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Biobased Product Development Science and
Engineering byR. L. HuhnkeBiosystems Agr.
Eng. Dept.
Oklahoma State University