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*Average corn and soybean yields - 140 and 30 bushels per acre - [http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2004/040715.Volenec.yields.html] | *Average corn and soybean yields - 140 and 30 bushels per acre - [http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2004/040715.Volenec.yields.html] | ||
*11 lbs of oil per 60 lb bushel of soybeans - [http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/GQ/GQ-39.html] | |||
*Iowa soybean yields - 40 bushels/acre - [http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2002/1-21-2002/prodhistory.html] | |||
*Average soybean oil yields per acre - 48 gallons - [http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield.html] | *Average soybean oil yields per acre - 48 gallons - [http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield.html] | ||
**Wikipedia says 10 gallons in Indiana - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#cite_note-perdue.edu-45] | **Wikipedia says 10 gallons in Indiana - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel#cite_note-perdue.edu-45] | ||
**This site states 70 gallons - [http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=Biodiesel_vs_Ethanol] | **This site states 70 gallons - [http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=Biodiesel_vs_Ethanol] | ||
*Corn alcohol yield per acre - 230 gallongs - [http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=Biodiesel_vs_Ethanol] | *Corn alcohol yield per acre - 230 gallongs - [http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=Biodiesel_vs_Ethanol] | ||
*Soybeans require an average of 12.5 gallons of fuel per acre to grow and harvest them - [http://deltafarmpress.com/mag/farming_biodiesel_fuel_work/] | |||
*$50/acre switchgrass cost - [http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioam95/graham3.html] | |||
*Average switchgrass yield - 4-6 dry tons (central v. southeast) - [http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioam95/graham3.html] | |||
*Average wood yield - 3 dry tons - [http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioam95/graham3.html] | |||
*Biomass cost = $30/dry ton and $60 for switchgrass and wood - [http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioam95/graham3.html] | |||
*40% charcoal yield from dry wood - [http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5328e/x5328e05.htm] | |||
*Experiments show 40-50% charcoal yield - [http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=7025098] | |||
*40% charcoal - [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5551958.html] | |||
*20-30% charcoal yield in Missouri kiln - [folk.ntnu.no/lekangso/kurs2005/presentations/Day4-6_Bio-Energy/background/Gronli.pdf] | |||
*Charcoal contains 30-60% of energy content of original biomass - [folk.ntnu.no/lekangso/kurs2005/presentations/Day4-6_Bio-Energy/background/Gronli.pdf] | |||
*Max theoretical yield of Fischer Tropsch is 75% - [http://www.zero.no/transport/bio/fischer-tropsch-reactor-fed-by-syngas] | |||
*FT uses 200 or 300C temperature processes and 30 bar - [http://www.zero.no/transport/bio/fischer-tropsch-reactor-fed-by-syngas] | |||
*Max FT yield of c5+ liquid fuel - 65% - [www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2004/rx04041.pdf] | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 22 October 2020
Introduction
Based on a personal gasifier (care of Dr. Yuyi Lin [1], Mike Koch, et al.):
which generates gas from any cellulosic biomass:
we can take the process further to make liquid fuels.
Extension to Liquid Fuel Production
Utilizing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, a process proven on a large scale:
(from Wikipedia)
our collaboratory will evaluate the possibilities for optimization for small-scale fuel generation. We mean personal fuel makers - a radical proposition. We are writing a grant proposal for this - and will consider a dual license - free to small producers, and royalty-based for companies with gross sales of a million or more dollars.
Student Projects
Engineering, materials science, and design students are welcome to engage in research on this topic. The questions to be answered are:
- Optimization of gasifier for controlled feed gas production
- Integration of gasifier with proven Fischer-Tropsch technology
- Optimization of efficiency for the above for the small scale (100-1000 gallon per day production
History of Research
This site is worth researching for an overview of research on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to date.
Pyrolysis Oil, Methane Storage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrolysis_oil
http://www.bioenergywiki.net/index.php/Pyrolysis_oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate
Business Planning Due Diligence
- Average corn and soybean yields - 140 and 30 bushels per acre - [2]
- 11 lbs of oil per 60 lb bushel of soybeans - [3]
- Iowa soybean yields - 40 bushels/acre - [4]
- Average soybean oil yields per acre - 48 gallons - [5]
- Corn alcohol yield per acre - 230 gallongs - [8]
- Soybeans require an average of 12.5 gallons of fuel per acre to grow and harvest them - [9]
- $50/acre switchgrass cost - [10]
- Average switchgrass yield - 4-6 dry tons (central v. southeast) - [11]
- Average wood yield - 3 dry tons - [12]
- Biomass cost = $30/dry ton and $60 for switchgrass and wood - [13]
- 40% charcoal yield from dry wood - [14]
- Experiments show 40-50% charcoal yield - [15]
- 40% charcoal - [16]
- 20-30% charcoal yield in Missouri kiln - [folk.ntnu.no/lekangso/kurs2005/presentations/Day4-6_Bio-Energy/background/Gronli.pdf]
- Charcoal contains 30-60% of energy content of original biomass - [folk.ntnu.no/lekangso/kurs2005/presentations/Day4-6_Bio-Energy/background/Gronli.pdf]
- Max theoretical yield of Fischer Tropsch is 75% - [17]
- FT uses 200 or 300C temperature processes and 30 bar - [18]
- Max FT yield of c5+ liquid fuel - 65% - [www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2004/rx04041.pdf]