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Biofuels Production From Nonedible Bio-oils

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-09-M-0275
Agency Tracking Number: N09A-034-0303
Amount: $69,996.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N09-T034
Solicitation Number: 2009.A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-06-29
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-04-30
Small Business Information
1 Riverside Circle Suite 400
Roanoke, VA 24016
United States
DUNS: 627132913
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Shi-Hau Own
 Principal Investigator
 (540) 769-8400
 submissions302@lunainnovations.com
Business Contact
 Michael Pruzan
Title: Director of Contracts
Phone: (540) 769-8430
Email: submissions@lunainnovations.com
Research Institution
 University of Minnesota
 Roger Ruan
 
Engineering Building 1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108 6005
United States

 (612) 625-1710
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Various efforts to develop biofuels from renewable biomass have been explored. Biofuels made through transesterification processes have the following drawbacks: (1) high freezing point (2) poor cold flow properties (3) poor thermal oxidation stability. Fischer Tropsch chemistry for biomass conversion involves too many unit operations and is cost intensive. Furthermore, conversion of oils from food crops into transportation oils will deplete the food supply. A new approach to biofuel production from non-edible oils is needed. Luna Innovations Incorporated proposes a novel biofuel production process by combining catalytic depolymerization and catalytic hydroprocessing into only a few simple unit operations. The process is not dependent on the feedstock. Glycerides from non-edible oil, waste kitchen oil and grease, cellulose and lignins from biomass, algae cake, plastics waste, animal processing waste and sewage can be used as the biofuel conversion feedstock. The process will be more cost effective and energy efficient.

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