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Mission: To conduct research and provide educational programs in environmentally-sound biobased product and energy development leading to the establishment of sustainable bioenergy and biorefinery industries in Oklahoma.
Bioenergy Center research areas
- Feedstock development: Maintain an active feedstock development program providing improved perennial grass varieties for central and southern U.S.
- Feedstock production: Identify and enhance feedstocks for producing bio-based products and energy. Researchers: Nurhan Dunford
- Biomass harvesting: Develop and/or employ energy efficient and cost effective harvesting, handling, storage, and transportation systems.
- Handling and storage: Develop and/or employ energy efficient and cost effective harvesting, handling, storage, and transportation systems. Researchers: Carol Jones
- Conversion technologies: Enhance existing, while exploring and developing new, bioconversion technologies. Researchers: Hasan Atiyeh, Danielle Bellmer, Nurhan Dunford, Scott Frazier, Raymond Huhnke, Mark Wilkins
Oklahoma Impacts
- Availability of an in-depth regional assessment tool to assist local community leaders in identifying biomass production potential and biobased industry opportunities.
- Having the Oklahoma populace embrace biobased energy and products.
- Recognizing Oklahoma State University as one of the predominant cellulosic research universities in the U.S.
- Recognizing the state of Oklahoma as a leader in cellulosic research given the collaborations among Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
- Establishing true bioenergy and biorefinery industries in the state.
We hope our Web site will meet your needs.
Please contact us at bioenergy@okstate.edu if you have questions or comments about
the Biobased Products and Energy Center. Thank you!
