BE/MUSES: Renewable Energy from Forest Resources: Investigating the Complex Interrelated Issues Associated with Generating Automotive Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass

BE/MUSES：来自森林资源的可再生能源：调查与利用木质纤维素生物质生产汽车燃料相关的复杂的相关问题

• 批准号: 0439089
• 负责人: Ann Maclean
• 金额: $ 11.45万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0439089&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MUSES; Renewable; Energy; Forest; Resources

This BE/MUSES planning grant supports planning activities to investigate the feasibility of the use of biomass from lignocellulose sources (switchgrass, poplar, alder) for processing into a motor vehicle fuel (ethanol). It brings together an interdisciplinary team with expertise in forest ecology, conservation biology, natural resource economics, sociology, chemical and mechanical engineering, GIS and spatial analysis, and educational outreach. It includes several parts: investigating and confirming optimal research methodologies including GIS techniques for identifying suitable biomass in the Great Lakes system, avian surveys as a measure of biodiversity, policy elements through involvement of interest groups (CVM), studies on the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and yield of ethanol, comparative life cycle analyses, analysis of the supply chain for processing centers to deliver fuels. Educational activities include new and modified courses at MTU, and inclusion of Native Americans from a local community college in research activities. The impacts of this planning project focus on the groundwork that could alter the way the U.S. is powered. The potential for development of a domestic renewable source of automotive fuel that could significantly replace petroleum and other fossil-based fuels had broad social, industrial, economic, ecological and political implications. This award will be co-manages by Paul Werbos, ECS / ENG and Delcie Durham, DMII./ENG.

这项BE/MUSES规划拨款支持规划活动，以调查使用木质纤维素来源（柳枝稷、白杨、桤木）的生物质加工成机动车燃料（乙醇）的可行性。它汇集了一个具有森林生态学、保护生物学、自然资源经济学、社会学、化学和机械工程、地理信息系统和空间分析以及教育推广方面专门知识的跨学科团队。它包括几个部分：调查和确认最佳研究方法，包括确定五大湖系统适当生物量的地理信息系统技术，作为生物多样性衡量标准的鸟类调查，通过利益集团参与的政策要素（CVM），对纤维素酶水解和乙醇产量的研究，比较生命周期分析，对加工中心提供燃料的供应链的分析。教育活动包括新的和修改后的课程在MTU，并从当地社区学院在研究活动中的美洲原住民的包容性。这个规划项目的影响集中在可能改变美国供电方式的基础上。开发国内可再生的汽车燃料来源，大大取代石油和其他矿物燃料，具有广泛的社会、工业、经济、生态和政治影响。该奖项将由ECS / ENG的Paul Werbos和DMII的Delcie达勒姆共同管理。/ Eng.