Multi-Year Analysis Plan Page 66
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80Technical and Market Studies (WBS 4.4.1)
Project Overview: Activities included in the Products R&D portfolio include a very broad array
of technologies. In part, this is because prior to creation of OBP, three different EERE Programs
conducted work in “products”. As described in the MYPP, the Products R&D work has a
significant near-term focus on the sugars and thermochemical platforms. However, it also
includes work on oil-based products, biooil products, and potential platform co-products.
Analysis is needed to support all of these platforms and their respective potential co-products and
markets. An outcome of FY03 work included the identification of the “Top Ten” opportunities
for the production of value-added chemicals from biomass that would support an integrated
biorefinery, and the associated technologies that would offer the greatest impact in production of
these intermediates. Follow-on to that work includes developing solicitation topics and core R&D
efforts.
Project Participants: NREL, PNNL
Objective: The objectives for these analyses efforts include:
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To prioritize the technical barriers identified during the “Top Ten” Products analysis, to
establish R&D targets, and to provide detailed analysis for other potential biomass platforms,
co-products, and co-processing opportunities.
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Conducting market based analyses for bioproduct opportunities by assessing the current
chemical market segments and identify growth areas for polymers, plastics, coatings, and
solvents, by identifying the needs of these market segments with respect to new functionality
needed to meet consumer and processors needs and by assessing the relationship between
cost structure and performance for each major market segment.
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Completion of the Top Ten analysis by completing the data base; defining specific technical
barriers for the Top Ten selections; further defining technical opportunities for oil, lignin,
polysaccharides and biooil based products; assessing other opportunities for sources of
biomass components to produce products; and working with other technical analysis teams
within OBP to address integration of biobased products within biorefinery scenarios.
Stated Benefits: More detailed analysis will provide data and information necessary to establish
technical targets for products platform R&D. As barriers are overcome through research and
specific targets are met, economic viability for value-added chemicals can be demonstrated.
Analyses will support all platform R&D in achieving their technical goals and targets. This
analysis also supports OBP’s goal to establish the industrial viability of at least four (4)
commodity scale chemicals that can be co-produced in an integrated biorefinery by 2010. The
Integrated Biorefinery element of the MYTP is also responsible for these four outcomes The
Products R&D area will assist in facilitating some of these through reducing risks in assessing
pioneer plant issues related to products.
Barriers Addressed:
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Prioritizing technical barriers that can be overcome with R&D
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Establishing technical targets and quantifiable metrics for Products Platform R&D
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