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From page 1... ... farm and forest products, such as the crop side of this subject. Improving production means food, feed, and fiber crops."2 Then in April 2012, the White increasing biomass yields per acre; decreasing the fertilHouse Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the izer, pesticide, and water inputs; altering plants in a way National Bioeconomy Blueprint, a large portion of which that makes their conversion to sugars easier; and expanding described the importance of biomass as a source of energy the range where these crops can be grown. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... Today, the world's Chris Somerville, professor of alternative energy and largest ethanol plant is rated at 175 million gallons per year, director of the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University the energy equivalent of approximately 12,000 barrels of oil of California in Berkeley, gave a broad perspective on the per day. The largest petroleum refining facility in operation challenges that need to be addressed to develop economitoday can process about 1 million barrels of oil per day, and cally viable schemes for converting lignocellulosic biomass the smallest economically efficient refinery handles 200,000 into fuels or intermediates that can be converted into other barrels per day. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... The final chapter summarizes the panel discussion and compiles some general observations made by the individual ONLINE COMPONENT workshop participants that apply broadly to the opportunities and obstacles in large-scale biomass utilization and the In trying to make the workshop material readily availrole of the chemical sciences and engineering in addressing able to the public, the Board on Chemical Sciences and these issues. Technology developed a hub for information relating to the Opportunities and Obstacles in Large-Scale Biomass Utilization: The Role of the Chemical Sciences and EngiORGANIZATION OF THIS WORKSHOP SUMMARY neering workshop. Read the entire page →

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... farm and forest products, such as the crop side of this subject. Improving production means food, feed, and fiber crops."2 Then in April 2012, the White increasing biomass yields per acre; decreasing the fertilHouse Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the izer, pesticide, and water inputs; altering plants in a way National Bioeconomy Blueprint, a large portion of which that makes their conversion to sugars easier; and expanding described the importance of biomass as a source of energy the range where these crops can be grown.

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... Today, the world's Chris Somerville, professor of alternative energy and largest ethanol plant is rated at 175 million gallons per year, director of the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University the energy equivalent of approximately 12,000 barrels of oil of California in Berkeley, gave a broad perspective on the per day. The largest petroleum refining facility in operation challenges that need to be addressed to develop economitoday can process about 1 million barrels of oil per day, and cally viable schemes for converting lignocellulosic biomass the smallest economically efficient refinery handles 200,000 into fuels or intermediates that can be converted into other barrels per day.

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... The final chapter summarizes the panel discussion and compiles some general observations made by the individual ONLINE COMPONENT workshop participants that apply broadly to the opportunities and obstacles in large-scale biomass utilization and the In trying to make the workshop material readily availrole of the chemical sciences and engineering in addressing able to the public, the Board on Chemical Sciences and these issues. Technology developed a hub for information relating to the Opportunities and Obstacles in Large-Scale Biomass Utilization: The Role of the Chemical Sciences and EngiORGANIZATION OF THIS WORKSHOP SUMMARY neering workshop.

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1 Introduction and Overview Pages 1-4

1 Introduction and Overview
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