ISU to study biomass gasification for ethanol, CHP

Ethanol Producer Magazine January 2009
By Susanne Retka Schill
Web exclusive posted Dec. 30, 2008, at 12:55 p.m. CST

Iowa State University has received a $2.37 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund to replace natural gas usage in ethanol plants with biomass gasification technology. The project will look at more efficient burners to utilize the syngas production from biomass gasification for thermal energy or for combined heat and power (CHP) generation. In addition, it will examine the production of ethanol from syngas.

The ISU project was one of six renewable energy projects that received a total of $5.87 million in funding that reflect the goals set by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence.

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