Envisioning the transition to a next-generation biofuels industry in the US Midwest

Ismail Dweikat; Clifford Weil; Stephen Moose; Leon Kochian; Nathan Mosier; Klein Ileleji; Patrick Brown; Wendy Peer; Angus Murphy; Farzad Taheripour; Maureen Mccann; Nicholas Carpita

doi:10.1002/bbb.1342

Envisioning the transition to a next-generation biofuels industry in the US Midwest

Ismail Dweikat, Clifford Weil, Stephen Moose, Leon Kochian, Nathan Mosier, Klein Ileleji, Patrick Brown, Wendy Peer, Angus Murphy, Farzad Taheripour, Maureen Mccann, Nicholas Carpita

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Corn grain ethanol production is a mature industry built on a Midwestern agricultural infrastructure. Second- and third-generation biofuels and bio-based products industries could take advantage of this robust framework. Significant but not insurmountable barriers remain for grower acceptance of bioenergy crop plants and capital investment in transitioning from grain to lignocellulosic biomass at scale. The existing infrastructure in the Midwest provides a model for implementing an environmentally responsible and sustainable next-generation biofuels industry into the agro-economy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	376-386
Number of pages	11
Journal	Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1342
State	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

Bio-based products
Bioenergy crops
Biofuels
US Midwest agriculture

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Bioengineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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