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 Biomass Case Studies and Projects
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Biomass Case Studies
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The Iowa Energy Center meets its goals through in-house energy research and education programs and by sponsoring energy projects developed by other eligible grantees.
The Energy Center awards grants to Iowa-based, nonprofit groups to conduct energy-related research, demonstration and education projects. These projects, which range in size and complexity, are conducted throughout the state by Iowa-based, nonprofit groups such as Iowa's three major universities, several community colleges and at nonprofit energy organizations and community-based educational groups. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis through periodic Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
Iowa Energy Center supported projects currently conducted at the Biomass Energy Conversion (BECON) Facility
Other Current Iowa Energy Center supported projects
- Polymers from Furfural
(Aurand,Jessop/U of I, IEC Grant 03S-04)
- Preserving High-Moisture Corn with Ozone
(Bern/ISU, IEC Grant 05-01)
- A Participatory Approach to Assess the Future of the Bioeconomy in Greene County - A Pilot Study for Iowa
(Haddad/ISU, IEC Grant 07S-03)
- Reducing Energy Costs in Ethanol Production Through Improved On-Farm Storage Methods
(Loy/ISU, IEC Grant 06-02)
- Sequential Solid-state Fermentation of Corn Stover and Swine Manure
(Moore/ISU, IEC Grant 05S-04)
- Sorghum Biomass Cropping Systems
(Moore/ISU, IEC Grant 07S-02)
- Implementing an Ammonia Economy
(Pate/ISU, IEC Grant 07S-01)
- Time-of-Flight Gasification Measurements
(Ratner/U of I, IEC Grant 06S-04)
- Innovative Waste Biomass Derived Organic Acids Synthesis, Immobilization and Purification System
(Sung/ISU, IEC Grant 07-02)
- A Sequential Fermentation of Biorefinery to Produce Ethanol from Corn Processing Co-Products
(van Leeuwen/ISU, IEC Grant 04-04)
Past Iowa Energy Center supported projects
- Emulsion Photopolymerization of Synthetic Monomers onto Corn Starch
(Jessop/U of I, IEC Grant 03-02)
- Measuring Fuel Savings from Soy-Based Gage-Face Lubricant on Rail Track Straightaways
(Honary, Neuzil/UNI, IEC Grant 03-05)
- Biomass-Derived Hydrogen from a Thermally Ballasted Gasifier
(Brown/ISU, IEC Grant 02s-04)
- Hybrid Thermal/Biological Conversion to Industrial Chemicals
(Brown/ISU, IEC Grant 98-05)
- Ensiled Pretreatment and Bioconversion of Corn Stover and Swine Manure
(Richard/ISU, IEC Grant 02-1A)
- Development of Novel Polyesters, Poly(ester amides) and Polyolefins Derived from Renewable Resource
(Chamberlain/Luther College, IEC Grant 03-01)
- Biohydrogen Production from Renewable Organic Wastes
(Sung/ISU, IEC Grant 01-01)
- Development of a Biodiesel Pilot Plant and Research Facility
(Van Gerpen/ISU, IEC Grant 98-06)
- Production of Ethanol and Other Chemicals from Corn Stover & Sorghum
(Anderson/ISU, IEC Grant 02-01)
- Biorefinery Supply Chain Research and Development Project
(Euken/ISU, IEC Grant 03-03)
- Designed Catalyst Systems for the Efficient Conversion of Soybean Oil to Value-Added Oxidation Products
(Shanks/ISU, IEC Grant 02s-02)
- Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulose-Derived Sugars to Polyols
(Shanks/ISU, IEC Grant 01-02)
- Development of Novel Plastics from Soybean and Corn Oils
(Sheares/ISU, IEC Grant 01-03)
- Agroplastics: Feasibility of Blending Biomass with Plastic Resins
(Guffy/ISU, IEC Grant 00-04)
- Nonracemic Chiral Compounds from Mixtures of Biomass and Hydrogen-Rich Materials
(Trahanovsky/ISU, IEC Grant 98-02)
- Optimization & Certification of Hydrous-Ethanol Fumigation System
(Merrell/Des Moines Area Community College, IEC Grant 95-01)
- Determining the Optimal Composition of Biodiesel Fuel
(Van Gerpen/ISU, IEC Grant 94-09-01)
- The Potential for Biomass Gasification and Reburning
(Brown/ISU, IEC Grant 93-13-02)
- Anaerobic Digestion of Corn Stover and Swine Manure
(Anderson/ISU, IEC Grant 93-18-02)
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