ENRTF ID: 190-E

Project Title: Clean Combustion of Renewable Biofuels from Waste Biomass

Category: E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy

Summary: This proposal develops technology that enables clean combustion of waste biomass derived from agricultural or forest residue, and alsoperforms a life-cycle assessment of the environmental impact of this technology.

Total Project Budget: $ 583,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2022 (2 yrs)

Name: Vinod Srinivasan
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: College of Science and Engineering
Address: 111 Church Street SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
Telephone Number: (612) 301-1885
Email vinods@umn.edu
Web Address: http://www.me.umn.edu/people/srinivasan.shtml

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: The graphic shows current techniques for converting biomass into a coal-like solid fuel, as well as the proposed, cheaper technique for creating a liquid fuel that can be burnt using novel technology.