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Modeling The Effects Of Pelleting On The Logistics Of Distillers Grains Shipping, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Elif Kongar
Modeling The Effects Of Pelleting On The Logistics Of Distillers Grains Shipping, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Elif Kongar
Kurt A. Rosentrater
The energy security needs of energy importing nations continue to escalate. It is clear that biofuels can help meet some of the increasing need for energy. Theoretically, these can be produced from a variety of biological materials, including agricultural residues (such as corn stover and wheat straw), perennial grasses, legumes, algae, and other biological materials. Currently, however, the most heavily utilized material is corn starch. Industrial fuel ethanol production in the US primarily uses corn, because it is readily converted into fuel at a relatively low cost compared to other biomass sources. The production of corn-based ethanol in the US …
Costs Of Pelleting To Enhance The Logistics Of Distillers Grains Shipping, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Elif Kongar
Costs Of Pelleting To Enhance The Logistics Of Distillers Grains Shipping, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Elif Kongar
Kurt A. Rosentrater
Biofuels, especially corn-based ethanol, can help meet some of the increasing demand for transportation fuels. Currently, the most heavily utilized substrate is corn grain, which is readily converted into ethanol at a relatively low cost compared to other biomass sources. The production of ethanol in the U.S. has been dramatically increasing during the last several years; so too has the quantity of manufacturing coproducts. These nonfermentable residues are most often dried and sold as distillers dried grains with solubles – DDGS. Even though these materials are used to feed livestock in local markets, as the size of the industry continues …
Feasibility, Economics, And Environmental Impact Of Producing 90 Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Per Year By 2030, Todd West, Katherine Dunphy-Guzman, Amy Sun, Len Malczunski, David Reichmuth, Richard Larson, James Ellison, Robert Taylor, Vincent Tidwell, Lennie Klebanoff, Patricia Hough, Andrew Lutz, Christopher Shaddix, Norman Brinkman, Candace Wheeler, David O'Toole
Feasibility, Economics, And Environmental Impact Of Producing 90 Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Per Year By 2030, Todd West, Katherine Dunphy-Guzman, Amy Sun, Len Malczunski, David Reichmuth, Richard Larson, James Ellison, Robert Taylor, Vincent Tidwell, Lennie Klebanoff, Patricia Hough, Andrew Lutz, Christopher Shaddix, Norman Brinkman, Candace Wheeler, David O'Toole
US Department of Energy Publications
This paper addresses a national interest in investigating the potential of displacing a large fraction of U.S. gasoline use by 2030 with ethanol. This study assesses the feasibility, implications, limitations, and enablers of producing 90 billion gallons ethanol per year by 2030. We developed a dynamic supply chain model, the Biofuels Deployment Model (BDM), and conducted sensitivity analyses to determine the parameters that most affect the feasibility, cost-competitiveness, and greenhouse gas impact of large-scale ethanol production. Though we found no theoretical barriers to achieving the stated goal, we identified a number of practical obstacles that need to be addressed. In …