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South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority: Legislative Briefing January 18, 2006

South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority: Legislative Briefing January 18, 2006. Kevin D. Kephart Vice President for Research Dean, Graduate School South Dakota State University. SDSU Research. History Dr. Paul Murtaugh – 1970’s Broad evaluation of feedstocks Distillation

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South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority: Legislative Briefing January 18, 2006

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  1. South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority: Legislative BriefingJanuary 18, 2006 Kevin D. Kephart Vice President for Research Dean, Graduate School South Dakota State University

  2. SDSU Research • History • Dr. Paul Murtaugh – 1970’s • Broad evaluation of feedstocks • Distillation • Demonstrations on Washington DC National Mall • Feedstocks • Conversion • Co-products • Electrical Engineering • National Leadership

  3. Agricultural Feedstocks • Starch and sugars • Oilseeds and animal fats • Biomass • Lignocellulosic • Grasses • Woody species • Crop residues • Solid wastes

  4. SDSU Feedstock Research • Switchgrass, big bluestem and other grasses • Crop residues • CRP • Agronomic management • Partnerships: • GPISD – Powering the Plains • USDA-ARS • DOE

  5. Biomass Conversion • Fermentation • Ethanol • Anaerobic Digesters - Biogas • Pyrolytic • Gasification - Syngas • Hydrothermal Liquification - Bio-oil • Combustion • Co-firing

  6. http://www.bcintlcorp.com/

  7. Gasification

  8. Pyrolysis Process Recycled non-condensable gases Quencher Wood Chip Feed Wood Chip Drying Wood Grinding Char collector Pyrolysis Reactor Bio-Oil Storage Unit Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

  9. SDSU Conversion Research • Fermentation: • Selection and evaluation of microorganisms • Pretreatments • Hydrothermal liquification • UND-EERC • Gasification • Iowa State University • Syn-gas fermentation for PHA

  10. Iowa State UniversityFluidized Bed Reactor

  11. Co-products • Distillers grains • Dry • Solubles • Wet • Glycerol • Manure solids • Lignin

  12. SDSU Co-product Research • Animal nutrition - DDGS feeding • Beef, dairy, swine • Wet DDGS storage • DDGS cubes • Glycerol feeding to dairy • Secondary fermentation of stillage • Partnership to industry • SD Corn Utilization Council • SD Soybean Research and Promotion Council • Broin • VeraSun

  13. SDSU Electrical Engineering • Wind • Photo-voltaic cells • Nanotechnology • Distributed generation systems • New PhD in Electrical Engineering • Aviation Ethanol

  14. National Activities • Sun Grant Initiative • DOE • Monograph • Fellowships with DOE National Laboratories • Land grant academic programs • US DOT • Forthcoming national award of $42 million

  15. Future Conversion • Beyond ethanol • Anaerobic digestion • Pyrolysis • Feedstock • Sustainability • Transportation and delivery • Distributed energy • Engineering • Policy and economics • Strong linkage to industry

  16. Thank You Kevin D. Kephart Vice President for Research Dean, Graduate School South Dakota State University 605-688-4181 Kevin.Kephart@sdstate.edu

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