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Beetle-Killed Pinewood to Ethanol via Gasification and Bio-Fermentation

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Tolman, Thomas N. Role :Text(marcrelator)
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Harris, Dr. H. Gordon Role :Text(marcrelator)
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Laramie, Wyoming
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2009-05-18

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Pinewood can be converted to ethanol using high pressure and high temperature gasification, a reaction including combustion and pyrolysis. Gasification produces a combination of methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and various trace gasses. This mixture is called synthesis gas or syngas. Syngas can be cooled, decompressed, and fed to a bioreactor. The microbes in the reaction can metabolize the syngas to produce ethanol. My senior design team has designed a plant for this conversion process. The design includes unit operations such as the gasification reactor and the bioreactor. The design includes economic analysis such as equipment cost as well as environmental concerns such as gas clean-up. note
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syngas production

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bio-ethanol

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pine wood biomass

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Undergrauate Research Day 2009

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