CRF Visitor Program News May 2011

Darwin Arifin and Torrie Aston, visitors with Tony McDaniel Torrie and Darwin are part of an ongoing collaboration between the CRF and students from the University of Colorado, Boulder.   Brian Fisher, post-doc with Chuck Meuller Brian Fisher worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Alternative Fuels Optical Engine Laboratory with Chuck Mueller. Their…

Figure 2. Schematic of the modeled, prototypical lignocellulosic biochemical ethanol plant utilizing separate enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation steps.

Thermochemical integration key to improving the efficiency of bio-ethanol production

A recently concluded CRF study as revealed the important role of combustion in the efficient operation of cellulosic ethanol plants for producing  biofuels. Unlike ‘first-generation’ ethanol derived from the fermentation of sugar or starch sources (such as corn), future production of ethanol in the United States is expected (and indeed is federally mandated) to increasingly…