In Idaho, the Idaho National Laboratory said it is collaborating with Terragia Biofuel to use preprocessing technologies at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) as the company evaluates its new biomass conversion technology.
This partnership is funded by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and Office of Science.
The BFNUF specializes in preprocessing technologies that turn raw biomass, such as corn stover, into a form that is more easily converted into synthetic biofuels. Those fuels can be used to power jet engines, trains, ships and the nation’s manufacturing economy. Terragia is “developing and deploying disruptive technology to convert cellulosic biomass to ethanol, other fuels and co-products at a cost competitive with petroleum.”
This partnership will improve the bioeconomy supply chain by increasing the yields of biomass-derived sugars, which are widely used in biomanufacturing and biotechnology, the entity said.
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