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What performance is required? US. Department of Energy. Idaho National Laboratory. (2009). Uniform-Format Solid Feedstock Supply System: A Commodity- Scale Design to Produce an Infrastructure-Compatible Bulk Solid from Lignocellulosic Biomass. INL/EXT U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (Apr. 2005) (USA). www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/final_billionton_vision_report2.pdf
What performance is required? Clean Cities: Ethanol Basics, Fact Sheet. (2008). DOE/GO Ecology of scale versus economy of scale for bioethanol production. Gwehenberger, G.; Narodoslawsky, M.; Liebmann, B.; Friedl, A. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (2007), 1(4), Dutta, A.; Phillips, S. D. (2009). Thermochemical Ethanol via Direct Gasification and Mixed Alcohol Synthesis of Lignocellulosic Biomass. 144 pp.; NREL Report No. TP
What affects performance? Biofuels (alcohols and biodiesel) applications as fuels for internal combustion engines. Agarwal, A. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (2007), 33(3),
Where can I learn about the chemistry? US Patent Method of and apparatus for converting biological materials into energy resources (Issued March 24, 2009) US Patent Method and apparatus for generating and utilizing combustible gas (Issued November 18, 2003) Donohue, B. S.; Selig, M. J.; Viamajala, S.; Vinzant, T. B.; Adney, W. S.; Himmel, M. E. Detecting Cellulase Penetration Into Corn Stover Cell Walls by Immuno-Electron Microscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Vol. 103, 15 June 2009; pp ; NREL Report No. JA doi: /bit Detecting Cellulase Penetration Into Corn Stover Cell Walls by Immuno-Electron Microscopy.doi: /bit.22281
Where can I learn about the chemistry? Perspectives and new directions for the production of bioethanol using consolidated bioprocessing of lignocellulose By Xu, Qi; Singh, Arjun; Himmel, Michael E. From Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2009), 20(3), Ethanol, biomass, and Clostridia. Baez-Vasquez, M. A.; Demain, A. L. Edited by Wall, J. D.; Harwood, C. S.; Demain, A. L. Bioenergy (2008),
Recommended Reading List Natural Resources Defense Council and Climate Solutions. (2006). “Ethanol: Energy well spent. A Survey of Studies Published Since 1990.” U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Biomass Program. (2003). Roadmap for Agricultural Biomass Feedstock Supply in the United States. DOE/NE-ID Revision 1.