NEW CROPS FOR BIOFUEL/BIOPRODUCT PRODUCTION AND THE FEEDSTOCK
READINESS PROFILE ABFC, NEW ORLEANS,JUNE 2015 Processing Research
since 1892
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FEEDSTOCK READINESS CHART THE INFORMATION FLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT
NEEDS INCLUDE ALL STAKEHOLDERS. Research Producers Government
Processors Financiers The feedstock readiness chart is a useful
tool, although linear in its approach, It goal is to be an
information source to bring a feedstock to market. We have been
working on two new crops for fuel production.
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CROP CHOICES (YIELDS) Wet ton/acre 26 lbs simple Sugar/ton
123.6 lbs complex Sugar/ton 362.3 Total lbs Sugar/acre 12,633 Wet
ton/acre20 lbs simple Sugar/ton 184.1 lbs complex Sugar/ton 186.4
Total lbs Sugar/acre 7,410 EnergycaneSweet Sorghum Meets EPA
requirement for RFS Does not meet EPA requirement
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Fuel Production Vision Centralized biorefinery Storable
feedstock Primary plants drawing on local acreage
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MonthSorghumE-cane Commercial sugar Other Jan Feb Mar Apr
Bagasse May Bagasse Jun Bagasse Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec YEAR ROUND
FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY (SOLVES STORAGE)
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Sustainable Production Harvest Deliver ProcessIntermediate
Product Biomass Process Indeterminate analyze Feedstock development
Sustainability Technology development Economic feasibility Value to
Consumer Process Outline - How we approached the problem
Syrups
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EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION SITES (EXPAND TO NON-TRADITIONAL CROP
REGIONS) Sites were established in different soil and climatic
zones in Louisiana for growing energycane and sweet sorghum.
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Winnsboro Ho 02-113 1 st stubble crop (Sept. 2014). White PVC
pole is 10 long. Courtesy of Chris Adams.
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CELLULOSE = FIBER/BRIX+FIBER (EPA GUIDELINES FOR A BIOFUEL CROP
) D* A C B F E C B C AAA *Bars with the same letter are not
different at the P
Potential Feedstock Production Acreage (Idle Cropland Acres) 4
(7,000-9,999 acres) 3 (4,000-6,999 acres) 2 (1,000-3,999 acres) 5
(> 10,000 acres ) 1 (< 1,000 acres) 1.3 million acres of idle
cropland in AR, LA and MS
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DEMONSTRATE SCALABILITY PRODUCE PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRIAL TESTING
Plant operational- initial process run (sweet sorghum) July 2013
Flexible Pilot Plant Education, Extension and Training
Facility
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FUEL AND BY-PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS)
CompanyFeedstockProcessProduct VirentsugarsProprietaryJet fuel
Optinolglucosefermentationbutanol DuPontsugarsProprietaryplastics
ASI/LSUAconitic acidchemicalplastics