| Source: | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Date: | 1/1/94 Record No.: 10052 |
| Contact: | Charles D. Scott, 615-574-6775; Timothy Scott, 615-574-5962 |
Bioprocessing R&D Center
Applied (not basic) biological research, making basic processes into high production rate systems (as distinct from slow chemical reactions):
- Cellulose--> glucose
- Remove S, N from coal (difficult) and from liquid/gas fuels (more likely)
- Stack gas cleanup with biocatalysts--lab stage; about 3 years to decision on next steps.
- Liquefying coal with enzymes
Bioengineering--unconventional, faster, more efficient. Reactor systems, separation and purification, models for scale up. Looking for industry participation in segregated waste paper to ethanol project
* Fuel Cycle Externalities are receiving renewed attention. ORNL has some notable work by Russ Lee in this area, that has gotten the attention of the NCA, among others.
| Topics: | RENEWABLES |
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