Sustainable Production and Distribution of Bioenergy for the Central USA

CenUSA Bioenergy

Objective 5. Feedstock Conversion/Refining

The Feedstock Conversion/Refining research team will perform a detailed economic analysis on the performance of a refinery based on pyrolytic processing of biomass into liquid fuels and provide biochar to other researchers on the project. 

The team concentrates on two highly focused goals:

  • Estimate energy efficiency, GHG emissions, capital costs, and operating costs of the proposed biomass-to-biofuels conversion system using techno-economic analysis; and
  • Prepare and characterize biochar for agronomics evaluations by CenUSA Bioenergy's Sustainable Feedstock Production Systems research team.


Feedstock Conversion/Refining Project Director


Feedstock Conversion/Refining Collaborator

  • David Laird, Iowa State University