Biomass-to-Liquids Research and Development

Photo of two technicians running the main reactor and feed hopper at DOE's Thermochemical Users Facility.

The DOE Thermochemical Users Facility (main reactor and feed hopper shown here) offers industrial partners many capabilities without the time and expense of building their own facility. See a description of the facility (PDF 610 KB). Download Adobe Reader.

Biomass-to-liquids processes are relatively immature. Research and development are improving the efficiency and economics of these processes.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development include working to produce bio-syngas with characteristics suitable for commercial applications. Pyrolysis research and development areas include investigating stabilization and upgrading of bio-oil, determining potential applications of pyrolysis liquids, and establishing requirements for large-scale pyrolysis systems.

Learn more from DOE's thermochemical conversion pages and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's thermochemical conversion technologies and projects pages.

For additional biomass-to-liquids research and development news, see the Green Car Congress Biomass to Liquids page.