Pall awarded advanced biofuels project contract
January 1, 1970
Posted March 22, 2010, at 3:46 p.m. CST
Pall Corp., a filtration, separation and purification company, announced March 22 that it has been contracted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop critical filtration and separation processes for a U.S. DOE advanced biofuels project. The contract establishes Pall as a member of the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium, a federal initiative under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act to drive the creation of a domestic biofuels industry, reduce U.S. reliance on fossil fuels and generate jobs.
Pall will develop and demonstrate the science and separation technologies necessary to enable fungible biomass-based fuels to be integrated into the existing hydrocarbon fuels infrastructure. The company will be an engineering partner on each of six processes for biofuel production being evaluated under the program. These processes include fermentation, catalytic conversion, catalytic fast pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and a low-cost, one-step syngas-to-distillates process.
"Pall is honored to have been selected to participate in this important research collaboration," said Greg Heilbrunn, senior vice president, global marketing, Pall Energy. "Our experience in advanced hot gas and liquid hydro separations for both conventional and alternative energy applications, as well as our global leadership in industrial membrane separations, will enable us to help ensure a marketable outcome of the consortium's work."
The initiative will deliver at least one pilot-ready process, design reports, and life-cycle analysis demonstrating economics and environmental benefit.
The $46 million project will be co-led by NREL and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
"Collaborating on the ARRA fungible fuels program is consistent with Pall's global commitment to partnering with our customers for a greener future," Heilbrunn added. "It will capitalize on our enabling technologies and expand our renewable energy applications portfolio."
In addition to Pall, other consortium members include: Albemarle Corporation, Amyris Biotechnologies, Argonne National Laboratory, BP Products North America Inc., Catchlight Energy LLC, Colorado School of Mines, Iowa State University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, RTI International, Tesoro companies Inc., University of California-Davis, UOP LLC, Virent Energy Systems and Washington State University.
To learn more about the DOE's investment in advanced biofuels research, please visit: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=286.
SOURCE: PALL CORP.
Pall Corp., a filtration, separation and purification company, announced March 22 that it has been contracted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop critical filtration and separation processes for a U.S. DOE advanced biofuels project. The contract establishes Pall as a member of the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium, a federal initiative under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act to drive the creation of a domestic biofuels industry, reduce U.S. reliance on fossil fuels and generate jobs.
Pall will develop and demonstrate the science and separation technologies necessary to enable fungible biomass-based fuels to be integrated into the existing hydrocarbon fuels infrastructure. The company will be an engineering partner on each of six processes for biofuel production being evaluated under the program. These processes include fermentation, catalytic conversion, catalytic fast pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and a low-cost, one-step syngas-to-distillates process.
"Pall is honored to have been selected to participate in this important research collaboration," said Greg Heilbrunn, senior vice president, global marketing, Pall Energy. "Our experience in advanced hot gas and liquid hydro separations for both conventional and alternative energy applications, as well as our global leadership in industrial membrane separations, will enable us to help ensure a marketable outcome of the consortium's work."
The initiative will deliver at least one pilot-ready process, design reports, and life-cycle analysis demonstrating economics and environmental benefit.
The $46 million project will be co-led by NREL and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
"Collaborating on the ARRA fungible fuels program is consistent with Pall's global commitment to partnering with our customers for a greener future," Heilbrunn added. "It will capitalize on our enabling technologies and expand our renewable energy applications portfolio."
In addition to Pall, other consortium members include: Albemarle Corporation, Amyris Biotechnologies, Argonne National Laboratory, BP Products North America Inc., Catchlight Energy LLC, Colorado School of Mines, Iowa State University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, RTI International, Tesoro companies Inc., University of California-Davis, UOP LLC, Virent Energy Systems and Washington State University.
To learn more about the DOE's investment in advanced biofuels research, please visit: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=286.
SOURCE: PALL CORP.
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