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*$50/acre switchgrass cost - [http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/bioam95/graham3.html] | *$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 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] | |||
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Revision as of 17:01, 9 August 2008
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]