Biomass Gasification for Chemicals Production Using Chemical Looping Techniques Award Number: DE-EE0007530 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Bioenergy Technologies Office Date: 8/29/2016 Location(s): OH Office(s): Golden Field Office
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September 9, 2016
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Biomass Gasification for Chemicals Production Using Chemical Looping Techniques
Award Number: DE-EE0007530
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Date: 8/29/2016
Location(s): OH
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Ohio State University (OSU) to design, construct and operate a 10 kilowatt-thermal (kWth), commercially scalable, sub-pilot Biomass to Syngas (BTS) system and complete a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of the BTS process using methanol production as an example.
The proposed project activities would include the design, modeling, development, fabrication and in-lab testing of an advanced biomass conversion to chemicals process using the chemical looping technique. The design, testing and development activities would occur at OSU research facility on campus in Columbus, OH. Fabrication would be completed by a licensed fabricator experienced with constructing chemical looping reactor systems. System engineering analyses and economic assessments would be performed at Nexant's offices in San Francisco, CA. All facilities utilized in the proposed project are pre-existing and purpose-built for the type of activities being proposed; therefore, no adverse impacts to sensitive resources are expected as a result of the proposed project. No change in the use, mission or operation of existing facilities would arise out of this effort. The facilities have all applicable permits in place, and would not need additional permits for the proposed activities.