The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) recently published eight new technical reports and case studies. The publications examine the environmental and economic impacts of a variety of feedstock characteristics and processing techniques.

• Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Forest Residue Preprocessing with Wet Milling
• Comparative Techno-Economic Analysis of Available Feedstocks for High-Temperature Conversion: Whole Tree Thinnings and Mature Pine Residues
• Techno-Economic Case Study: Low-Temperature Conversion Performance Based on Isolated Anatomical Fractions of Corn Stover
• Value Proposition of Coatings or New Alloys on Hammer Wear
• Air Classification of Forest Residue for Tissue and Ash Separation Efficiency
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Summary Report
• Impact of Anatomical Fractionation of Corn Stover on Hammer Mill Throughput and Energy Consumption
• Particle Scale Impacts on Deconstruction Energy of Pine Residues

Visit the FCIC website to see all FCIC publications and learn more about the consortium.

The FCIC is an integrated and collaborative network of nine DOE national laboratories dedicated to addressing the technical risks that integrated pioneer biorefineries face. The goal of the FCIC is to develop science-based knowledge and tools to understand biomass feedstock and process variability, improving overall operational reliability, conversion performance, and product quality across the biomass value chain.