In this webinar, two FCIC (Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium) researchers will discuss insights gleaned through multiscale characterization on sources of variability, compositional, and structural attributes that impact the biomass value chain.
Drs. Allison Ray from Idaho National Laboratory and Bryon Donohoe from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will discuss the FCIC Feedstock Variability Team’s work to expand our fundamental understanding of the range and sources of variability in corn stover and pine residues. They will also present on characterization that has not typically been applied to biomass feedstocks and insights into how to anticipate the impacts of variability on bioconversion. This presentation will describe emergent properties of biomass, which arise from underlying physical, chemical, and structural attributes, but exist and interact at spatial scales that increase the complexity of biorefinery operations. The webinar will end with a Q&A session; c
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By Iacovos Vasalos, Research Director Emeritus, Center for Research and Technology-Hellas
Special to The Digest
This report summarizes highlights from the ABLC 2020 Biofuels Digest Virtual Conference, which took place in July 7-10, 2020. (And if you haven’t already registered for this year’s ABLC Digital on May 3-7, 2021, check it out now here.)
There were almost 100 presentations in various areas of technology. These represent work carried out, mainly in United States, in National Labs, Universities and companies. Because most of the academic work in bioeconomy is mainly funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), this brief report puts first in perspective the strategic goals of DOE. Following this, each area of technology is summarized, according to the presentations in the various sessions.
The FCIC is a multi-lab collaboration focused on developing knowledge and tools to understand, quantify, and mitigate the effects of feedstock and process variability across the bioenergy value chain. These efforts, addressing variability from the field and forest through downstream conversion, target a fundamental challenge facing biorefineries today.
The report presents an overview of the accomplishments of FCIC researchers for FY2020, covering both the low- and high-temperature conversion pathways and all three process areas (feedstock harvest and storage, preprocessing, and conversion). In the report, key research achievements of each process area are presented, along with planned FY2021 work that will build on FY2020 accomplishments.