Biomass Conversion to Acrylonitrile Monomer-Precursor for Production of Carbon Fibers Award Number: DE-EE0006781 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.15 Bioenergy Technologies Office Date: 01/14/2015 Location(s): NC Office(s): Golden Field Office
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January 14, 2015
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Biomass Conversion to Acrylonitrile Monomer-Precursor for Production of Carbon Fibers
Award Number: DE-EE0006781
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.15
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Date: 01/14/2015
Location(s): NC
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Southern Research Institute (SRI) for bioenergy research that would increase algal biomass productivity via technological innovation while reducing operational cost in a seawater-based system. The proposed project would utilize biomass derived sugars, advanced catalysts innovations and process intensification approaches to produce carbon fiber ready biomass derived acrylonitrile (bio-ACN) at a cost of $1.00/lb. The project would demonstrate the proposed technologies at laboratory scale and move through bench scale development, with the goal to be ready for integrated pilot /demonstration scale by the end of the project.