CX-101340 Lignin Fractionation and Valorization: Focusing on both Value and Quality

Award Number: DE-EE0008502CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Bioenergy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): SCOffice(s): Golden Field Office

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

January 25, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0008502
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Location(s): SC
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Clemson University to develop processes to increase the strength of lignin-based carbon fibers, increase lignin substitution into polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams, and synthesize activated carbons (AC) using residual lignin. Lignin would be isolated and purified using the Aqueous Lignin Purification with Hot Acids (ALPHA) process. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.